After I had solaced my mind with the comfortable part of my condition, I began to look round me, to see what kind of place I was in, and what was next to be done; and I soon found my comforts abate, and that, in a word, I had a dreadful deliverance; for I was wet, had no clothes to shift me, nor anything either to eat or drink to comfort me; neither did I see any prospect before me but that of perishing with hunger or being devoured by wild beasts; and that which was particularly afflicting to me was, that I had no weapon, either to hunt and kill any creature for my sustenance, or to defend myself against any other creature that might desire to kill me for theirs.
Después de consolarme un poco, con lo poco que tenía para consolarme en mi situación, empecé a mirar a mi alrededor para ver en qué clase de sitio me encontraba y qué debía hacer. Muy pronto, la sensación de alivio se desvaneció y comprendí que me había salvado para mi mal, pues estaba empapado y no tenía ropas para cambiarme, no tenía nada que comer o beber para reponerme, ni tenía alternativa que no fuese morir de hambre o devorado por las bestias salvajes.