However, the chief business of the colonists was to make that complete exploration of the island which had been decided upon, and which would have two objects: to discover the mysterious being whose existence was now indisputable, and at the same time to find out what had become of the pirates, what retreat they had chosen, what sort of life they were leading, and what was to be feared from them.
La gran preocupación de los colonos por el momento era verificar la exploración completa de la isla, ya decidido, que tendría dos fines: descubrir el ser misterioso, cuya existencia no era ya discutible, y al mismo tiempo salar qué había sido de los piratas, el retiro que habían elegido, la vida que llevaban y lo que podía temerse de su parte.