These thoughts so oppressed my mind that I began to give over my enterprise; and having hauled my boat into a little creek on the shore, I stepped out, and sat down upon a rising bit of ground, very pensive and anxious, between fear and desire, about my voyage; when, as I was musing, I could perceive that the tide was turned, and the flood come on; upon which my going was impracticable for so many hours.
Esta idea me angustió tanto que comencé a darme por vencido. Conduje mi bote a una pequeña ensenada en la orilla, salí y me senté en un pequeño promontorio de tierra, muy pensativo y ansioso, debatiéndome entre el miedo y el deseo de realizar la expedición.