They thought not so much of the peril which menaced themselves personally, but of the destruction of the island which had sheltered them, which they had cultivated, which they loved so well, and had hoped to render so flourishing.
No pensaron en el peligro que les amenazaba directamente, sino en la destrucción de aquel suelo que les había dado asilo; de aquella isla, fecundada por ellos, a la cual amaban y querían hacer tan floreciente un día.