I jumped up, and regardless of danger I went, as soon as I could get my clothes on, through my little grove, which, by the way, was by this time grown to be a very thick wood; I say, regardless of danger I went without my arms, which was not my custom to do; but I was surprised when, turning my eyes to the sea, I presently saw a boat at about a league and a half distance, standing in for the shore, with a shoulder-of-mutton sail, as they call it, and the wind blowing pretty fair to bring them in: also I observed, presently, that they did not come from that side which the shore lay on, but from the southernmost end of the island.
Je dis ne prévoyant aucun danger, car je sortis sans armes, contre ma coutume; mais je fus bien surpris quand, tournant mes yeux vers la mer, j'apperçus à environ une lieue et demie de distance, une embarcation qui portait le cap sur mon île, avec une voile en _épaule de mouton,_ comme on l'appelle, et à la faveur d'un assez bon vent. Je remarquai aussi tout d'abord qu'elle ne venait point de ce côté où la terre était située, mais de la pointe la plus méridionale de l'île.