I mentioned before that I had a great mind to see the whole island, and that I had travelled up the brook, and so on to where I built my bower, and where I had an opening quite to the sea, on the other side of the island.
Dissi dianzi come fosse grande in me la voglia di vedere tutta quanta l’isola, e come mi fossi trasferito lungo il ruscello fermandomi laddove stabilii la mia casa di villa, donde io aveva un cammino aperto sino al mare dall’altra parte.