But when I had done this, I was unable to stir it up again, or to get under it, much less to move it forward towards the water; so I was forced to give it over; and yet, though I gave over the hopes of the boat, my desire to venture over for the main increased, rather than decreased, as the means for it seemed impossible.
Mas cuando hube terminado de hacer esto, advertí, nuevamente, que no podía darle la vuelta, ni meterme debajo ni, mucho menos, empujarlo hacia el agua. De este modo, me vi obligado a desistir de la idea y, aunque así lo hice, mis deseos de aventurarme hacia el continente aumentaban a medida que disminuían mis probabilidades de lograrlo.