I began now to repose myself, live after my old fashion, and take care of my family affairs; and for a while I lived easy enough, only that I was more vigilant than I used to be, looked out oftener, and did not go abroad so much; and if at any time I did stir with any freedom, it was always to the east part of the island, where I was pretty well satisfied the savages never came, and where I could go without so many precautions, and such a load of arms and ammunition as I always carried with me if I went the other way.
Por un tiempo, logré vivir tranquilamente, si bien estaba más atento que antes y salía mucho menos. Si alguna vez salía libremente, era siempre por la parte oriental de la isla, donde estaba casi seguro de que no llegaban los salvajes y, por tanto, no tenía que tomar demasiadas precauciones, ni andar cargado de tantas armas y municiones, como cuando iba en la otra dirección.