I must acknowledge I had hardly eyes to look up when the seamen told me she was sinking; for from the moment that they rather put me into the boat than that I might be said to go in, my heart was, as it were, dead within me, partly with fright, partly with horror of mind, and the thoughts of what was yet before me.
Nos gens faisaient toujours force de rames pour approcher du rivage. Quand notre bateau s'élevait au haut des vagues, nous l'appercevions, et le long de la rive nous voyions une foule nombreuse accourir pour nous assister lorsque nous serions proches.