This was very discouraging, and began to trouble me much, though I cannot say that it did in this case (as it had done some time before) wear off the edge of my desire to the thing; but the longer it seemed to be delayed, the more eager I was for it: in a word, I was not at first so careful to shun the sight of these savages, and avoid being seen by them, as I was now eager to be upon them.
Esto me desalentó mucho y comencé a sentir una gran inquietud, aunque en este caso no podía decir, como en ocasiones anteriores, que mi deseo hubiese disminuido en lo más mínimo. Más aún, cuanto más tardaban en llegar, más crecía mi ansiedad.