Not that I did not believe the savages had frequented the island even all the while, and might have been several hundreds of them at times on shore there; but I had never known it, and was incapable of any apprehensions about it; my satisfaction was perfect, though my danger was the same, and I was as happy in not knowing my danger as if I had never really been exposed to it.
Nè credeva io già che i selvaggi non avessero frequentata quest’isola, e che parecchie centinaia di essi non vi fossero sbarcate anche prima ch’io mi fossi accorto di loro. Ma finchè, non gli avendo mai veduti, io non poteva concepirne il menomo timore, vivea perfettamente tranquillo, ancorchè il mio pericolo fosse lo stesso, ed era felice come se veramente non mi fosse mai sovrastato.