In the first place, it occurred to me to consider what business an English ship could have in that part of the world, since it was not the way to or from any part of the world where the English had any traffic; and I knew there had been no storms to drive them in there in distress; and that if they were really English it was most probable that they were here upon no good design; and that I had better continue as I was than fall into the hands of thieves and murderers.
En primer lugar, me pregunté qué podía traer a un navío inglés a esta parte del mundo, que estaba completamente fuera de la ruta de tráfico. Sabía que ninguna tempestad los había arrastrado hasta mis costas y, si eran realmente ingleses, posiblemente venían con malas intenciones, por lo que prefería seguir como estaba a caer en manos de ladrones y asesinos.