Πρέπει να ομολογήσουμε, πως κι' οι άλλοι ήτανε τουλάχιστο τόσο δυστυχισμένοι, όσο κι' αυτός.
It must be acknowledged that the other competitors were, at least, as wretched as he; but Candide was in hopes that the company of a man of letters would relieve the tediousness of the voyage.