As I knew nothing that night of the supply I was to receive by the providential driving of the ship nearer the land by the storms and tide, by which I have since been so long nourished and supported; so these three poor desolate men knew nothing how certain of deliverance and supply they were, how near it was to them, and how effectually and really they were in a condition of safety, at the same time that they thought themselves lost and their case desperate.
Así como en aquel momento no sospechaba que, gracias a la Providencia, el barco sería arrastrado cerca de la tierra por la tormenta y la marea, y me proveería tan rica mente durante tanto tiempo, aquellos tres pobres hombres no podían sospechar cuán cierta y próxima era su salvación ni cuán a salvo estaban, justamente cuando más perdidos y desamparados se sentían. Realmente, es muy poco lo que podemos predecir en este mundo.