At the same time I cherished a trembling hope which was a fear as well. It seemed to me impossible that the terrible wreck of the raft should not have destroyed everything on board.
Abrigaba yo una esperanza, que era al mismo tiempo un temor: me parecía imposible que en el terrible choque de la balsa no se hubiese destrozado todo lo que conducía. No le engañaba, en efecto.