While these reflections were rolling in my mind, I was very thankful in my thoughts that I was so happy as not to be thereabouts at that time, or that they did not see my boat, by which they would have concluded that some inhabitants had been in the place, and perhaps have searched farther for me.
Mentre pensava a ciò m’andava rallegrando fra me e me su la mia fortuna di non esser mi trovato in que’ dintorni al momento del loro sbarco, o del non aver essi veduta la mia piroga donde avrebbero preso indizio che qualcheduno abitava in quest’isola e sarebbero forse venuti a cercarmi.