The man that had the lance or dart did not fly from them, but the rest did; however, as the two creatures ran directly into the water, they did not offer to fall upon any of the negroes, but plunged themselves into the sea, and swam about, as if they had come for their diversion; at last one of them began to come nearer our boat than at first I expected; but I lay ready for him, for I had loaded my gun with all possible expedition, and bade Xury load both the others.
Se zambulleron en el agua y comenzaron a nadar como si solo hubiesen ido allí por diversión. Al cabo de un rato, uno de ellos comenzó a acercarse a nuestro bote, más de lo que yo hubiese deseado, pero yo le apunté con el fusil que había cargado a toda prisa, y le dije a Xury que cargara los otros dos.