At this surprising change of my circumstances, from a merchant to a miserable slave, I was perfectly overwhelmed; and now I looked back upon my father’s prophetic discourse to me, that I should be miserable and have none to relieve me, which I thought was now so effectually brought to pass that I could not be worse; for now the hand of Heaven had overtaken me, and I was undone without redemption; but, alas! this was but a taste of the misery I was to go through, as will appear in the sequel of this story.
Entonces, recordé las proféticas palabras de mi padre, cuando me advertía que sería un desgraciado y no hallaría a nadie que pudiera ayudarme. Me parecía que estas palabras no podían haberse cumplido más al pie de la letra y que la mano del cielo había caído sobre mí; me hallaba perdido y sin salvación.