My last place was with the Jew, Don Issachar, who placed me near your person, my fair lady; to whose fortunes I have attached myself, and have been more concerned with your adventures than with my own. I should never have even mentioned the latter to you, had you not a little piqued me on the head of sufferings; and if it were not customary to tell stories on board a ship in order to pass away the time.
Al fin me tomó por su criada el Judío Don Isacar, y me llevó, hermosa señorita, á casa de vm., donde no he pensado mas queen la felicidad de vm., interesándome mas en sus aventuras que en las mias propias; y nunca hubiera mentado siquiera mis cuitas, si no me hubiera vm. picado cun poco, y si no fuese estilo de los que van embarcados contar cuentos para matar el tiempo.