This thought was no sooner in my head than I cast my eye upon a little hill which sufficiently overlooked the sea both ways, and from whence I had a clear view of the currents or sets of the tide, and which way I was to guide myself in my return.
Concepito appena un tale divisamento, i miei occhi si portarono sopra una piccola collina che dominava il mare da entrambi i lati, e da cui vedeva chiaramente le direzioni della marea, e quali mi sarebbero state favorevoli per tornare addietro.