I had not kept myself long in this posture till I saw the boat draw near the shore, as if they looked for a creek to thrust in at, for the convenience of landing; however, as they did not come quite far enough, they did not see the little inlet where I formerly landed my rafts, but ran their boat on shore upon the beach, at about half a mile from me, which was very happy for me; for otherwise they would have landed just at my door, as I may say, and would soon have beaten me out of my castle, and perhaps have plundered me of all I had.
Non rimasi lungo tempo su quella cima prima di vedere la barca avvicinarsi al lido come in cerca di una cala ove gettar l’àncora, e donde effettuare uno sbarco. Fortunatamente non era venuta innanzi tanto che chi vi stava entro si potesse accorgere della darsena ch’io m’avea poco prima costrutta pel mio navilio; onde cercò spiaggia un miglio e mezzo lontano da me; altrimenti ne avrei avuta alla porta di casa, come si suol dire, la ciurma che m’avrebbe smantellato il mio castello e svaligiato del tutto.