In my viewing the sea from that hill where I stood, I perceived a strong, and indeed a most furious current, which ran to the east, and even came close to the point; and I took the more notice of it because I saw there might be some danger that when I came into it I might be carried out to sea by the strength of it, and not be able to make the island again; and indeed, had I not got first upon this hill, I believe it would have been so; for there was the same current on the other side the island, only that it set off at a further distance, and I saw there was a strong eddy under the shore; so I had nothing to do but to get out of the first current, and I should presently be in an eddy.
J'en pris une ample connaissance, parce qu'il me semblait y avoir quelque péril, et qu'y étant une fois tombé, entraîné par sa violence, je ne pourrais plus regagner mon île. Vraiment, si je n'eusse pas eu la précaution de monter sur cette colline, je crois que les choses se seraient ainsi passées; car le même courant régnait du l'autre côté de l'île, seulement il s'en tenait à une plus grande distance.