“Particularly,” said I, aloud (though to myself), “what should I have done without a gun, without ammunition, without any tools to make anything, or to work with, without clothes, bedding, a tent, or any manner of covering?” and that now I had all these to sufficient quantity, and was in a fair way to provide myself in such a manner as to live without my gun, when my ammunition was spent: so that I had a tolerable view of subsisting, without any want, as long as I lived; for I considered from the beginning how I would provide for the accidents that might happen, and for the time that was to come, even not only after my ammunition should be spent, but even after my health and strength should decay.
Ahora tenía todas estas cosas en abundancia y me hallaba en buenas condiciones para abastecerme, incluso cuando se me agotaran las municiones. Ahora tenía una perspectiva razonable de subsistir sin pasar necesidades por el resto de mi vida, pues, desde el principio, había previsto el modo de abastecerme, no solo si tenía un accidente, sino en el futuro, cuando se me hubiesen agotado las municiones y hubiese perdido la salud y la fuerza.