They who know what it is to have a reprieve brought to them upon the ladder, or to be rescued from thieves just going to murder them, or who have been in such extremities, may guess what my present surprise of joy was, and how gladly I put my boat into the stream of this eddy; and the wind also freshening, how gladly I spread my sail to it, running cheerfully before the wind, and with a strong tide or eddy underfoot.
Aquellos que hayan recibido un perdón al pie del cadalso, que hayan sido liberados de los asesinos en el último momento, o que se hayan visto en peligros tan extremos como estos, podrán adivinar mi alegría cuando pude dirigir mi piragua hacia esta corriente y desplegar mis velas al viento, que me impulsaba hacia delante, con una fuerte marea por debajo.