I knew that all the ships from Europe, which sailed either to the coast of Guinea or to Brazil, or to the East Indies, made this cape, or those islands; and, in a word, I put the whole of my fortune upon this single point, either that I must meet with some ship or must perish.
Sabía que todas las naves que venían de Europa, pasaban por ese cabo, o esas islas, de camino a Guinea, Brasil o las Indias Orientales. En pocas palabras, aposté toda mi fortuna a esa posibilidad, de manera que, encontraba un barco o perecía.