This evening, going farther into the valleys which lay towards the centre of the island, I found there were plenty of goats, though exceedingly shy, and hard to come at; however, I resolved to try if I could not bring my dog to hunt them down. _Jan._ 2.—Accordingly, the next day I went out with my dog, and set him upon the goats, but I was mistaken, for they all faced about upon the dog, and he knew his danger too well, for he would not come near them.
2 Januarij. Ik ging derhalve den volgenden dag met mijn hond uit, en hitste hem op de geiten aan; maar ik had mij misrekend, want zij hielden stand tegen den hond, en deze besefte zijn gevaar, want hij durfde haar niet naderen.