Indeed, it was not much in my thoughts that we could be able to recover the ship; but my view was, that if they went away without the boat, I did not much question to make her again fit to carry as to the Leeward Islands, and call upon our friends the Spaniards in my way, for I had them still in my thoughts.
La verdad es que no estaba convencido de que pudiésemos recuperar el barco pero pensaba que, si se iban sin la chalupa, podríamos arreglarla para que pudiera transportarnos hasta las Islas de Sotavento y en el camino recogeríamos a nuestros amigos españoles, a quienes recordaba constantemente.