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.
Wij konden er niet aan denken het vaartuig, waarvan men ons te hulp was gekomen, te bereiken, en besloten dus de boot te laten drijven en zoo veel mogelijk haar naar den wal te roeijen, en onze kapitein beloofde, dat als de boot verbrijzelde, hij die aan hunnen kapitein zou betalen. Aldus kwamen wij deels roeijende, deels drijvende, bij Wintertonness aan wal.