I had found a perspective glass or two in one of the seamen’s chests, which I saved out of our ship, but I had it not about me; and this was so remote that I could not tell what to make of it, though I looked at it till my eyes were not able to hold to look any longer; whether it was a boat or not I do not know, but as I descended from the hill I could see no more of it, so I gave it over; only I resolved to go no more out without a perspective glass in my pocket.
Cuando bajé la colina hasta el extremo de la isla en el que no había estado nunca, tenía la certeza de que haber visto la huella de una pisada de hombre no era tan extraño como me lo había imaginado. Lo providencial era que hubiese ido a parar al lado de la isla que no frecuentaban los salvajes.