After all this was done, I had my man Friday to teach as to what belonged to the navigation of my boat; though he knew very well how to paddle a canoe, he knew nothing of what belonged to a sail and a rudder; and was the most amazed when he saw me work the boat to and again in the sea by the rudder, and how the sail jibed, and filled this way or that way as the course we sailed changed; I say when he saw this he stood like one astonished and amazed.
Compiute tutte le predette cose mi restava ad ammaestrare il mio Venerdì su quanto concerneva il governo della mia barca; perchè, quantunque sapesse regolare assai bene un canotto col remo, non conosceva nulla di ciò che riguardava timone o vela; ed anzi rimase stupido quando vide me che faceva voltare la scialuppa col soccorso del timone e la spalla di castrato gonfiarsi e moversi a seconda delle variazioni del nostro veleggiare.