Thus he lived in the same manner as when he had no other shelter than the forests of Tabor Island, and as all persuasion to induce him to improve his life was in vain, the colonists waited patiently.
Ainsi, il vivait encore comme au temps où il n'avait d'autre abri que les forêts de l'île Tabor, et toute insistance pour l'amener à modifier sa vie ayant été vaine, les colons attendirent patiemment.