This evening, going farther into the valleys which lay towards the centre of the island, I found there were plenty of goats, though exceedingly shy, and hard to come at; however, I resolved to try if I could not bring my dog to hunt them down. _Jan._ 2.—Accordingly, the next day I went out with my dog, and set him upon the goats, but I was mistaken, for they all faced about upon the dog, and he knew his danger too well, for he would not come near them.
2. Perciò lo condussi meco in questo giorno e lo lanciai contro alle capre; ma aveva sbagliati i miei conti, perchè queste fecero testa al cane, ond’esso, compreso ottimamente in qual pericolo si sarebbe posto, non volle più avvicinarsi a quegli animali.