I expected every wave would have swallowed us up, and that every time the ship fell down, as I thought it did, in the trough or hollow of the sea, we should never rise more; in this agony of mind, I made many vows and resolutions that if it would please God to spare my life in this one voyage, if ever I got once my foot upon dry land again, I would go directly home to my father, and never set it into a ship again while I lived; that I would take his advice, and never run myself into such miseries as these any more.
En esta agonía física y mental, hice muchas promesas y resoluciones. Si Dios quería salvarme la vida en este viaje, si volvía a pisar tierra firme, me iría directamente a casa de mi padre y no volvería a montarme en un barco mientras viviese; seguiría sus consejos y no volvería a verme sumido en la miseria.