I was something impatient, as I have observed, to have the use of my boat, though very loath to run any more hazards; and therefore sometimes I sat contriving ways to get her about the island, and at other times I sat myself down contented enough without her.
Estaba impaciente, como he observado, por usar mi piragua, aunque no estaba dispuesto a correr más riesgos. A veces me sentaba a pensar en la forma de traerla por la cos ta y, otras, me resignaba a la idea de no tenerla a mano.