It was to no purpose for them or us, after we were in the boat, to think of reaching their own ship; so all agreed to let her drive, and only to pull her in towards shore as much as we could; and our master promised them, that if the boat was staved upon shore, he would make it good to their master: so partly rowing and partly driving, our boat went away to the northward, sloping towards the shore almost as far as Winterton Ness.
Poichè fummo nella barca non conveniva nè ad essi nè a noi il raggiungnere la loro nave; quindi ognuno convenne di lasciarla costeggiare, e di non pensare ad altro che a vogare più che si potea verso la riva. Il nostro capitano promise loro che se la barca vi si fosse rotta contro, ne avrebbe rifatti i danni al proprietario; così, parte remigando, parte abbandonandoci alla marea verso tramontana, la barca arrivò di sghembo quasi vicino a Winterton-Ness.