They went away with a fair gale on the day that the moon was at full, by my account in the month of October; but as for an exact reckoning of days, after I had once lost it I could never recover it again; nor had I kept even the number of years so punctually as to be sure I was right; though, as it proved when I afterwards examined my account, I found I had kept a true reckoning of years.
Zij vertrokken bij gunstigen wind en met volle maan, volgens mijne rekening in de maand October, doch nadat eens mijne rekening van de dagen in de war was geraakt, kon ik die nimmer weder in orde brengen; zelfs wist ik niet zeker, of ik de jaren wel volkomen juist had berekend, doch naderhand bleek het, dat mijne rekening van de jaren volkomen juist was.