I looked upon my present condition as the most miserable that could possibly be; that I was not able to throw myself into anything but death, that could be called worse; and if I reached the shore of the main I might perhaps meet with relief, or I might coast along, as I did on the African shore, till I came to some inhabited country, and where I might find some relief; and after all, perhaps I might fall in with some Christian ship that might take me in: and if the worst came to the worst, I could but die, which would put an end to all these miseries at once.
Mi situación me parecía la más miserable del mundo y no podía imaginarme nada peor que la muerte. Pensaba que podría llegar al continente, donde, tal vez, hallaría consuelo, o navegar a lo largo de la costa, como lo había hecho en África, hasta llegar a algún lugar habitado, donde pudiese ser rescatado.