Commander Farragut felt, and with good reason, that it was best to stay in deep waters and keep his distance from continents or islands, whose neighborhoods the animal always seemed to avoid--"No doubt," our bosun said, "because there isn't enough water for him!"
El comandante Farragut pensaba, con fundamento, que era mejor frecuentar las aguas profundas y alejarse de los continentes y de las islas, cuyas proximidades parecía haber evitado siempre el animal, «sin duda porque no había demasiada agua para él», decía el contramaestre.