However, though my little periagua was finished, yet the size of it was not at all answerable to the design which I had in view when I made the first; I mean of venturing over to the _terra firma_, where it was above forty miles broad; accordingly, the smallness of my boat assisted to put an end to that design, and now I thought no more of it.
Cependant quand ma petite pirogue fut terminée, sa dimension ne répondit point du tout au dessein que j'avais eu en vue en entreprenant la première, c'est-à-dire de gagner la terre ferme, éloignée d'environ quarante milles. La petitesse de mon embarcation mit donc fin à projet, et je n'y pensai plus; mais je résolus de faire le tour de l'île.