I had three encouragements—1st, a smooth, calm sea; 2ndly, the tide rising, and setting in to the shore; 3rdly, what little wind there was blew me towards the land.
Trois choses relevaient mon courage: 1º une mer calme et unie; 2º la marée montante et portant à la terre; 3º le vent, qui tout faible qu'il était, soufflait vers le rivage.