This was very discouraging, and began to trouble me much, though I cannot say that it did in this case (as it had done some time before) wear off the edge of my desire to the thing; but the longer it seemed to be delayed, the more eager I was for it: in a word, I was not at first so careful to shun the sight of these savages, and avoid being seen by them, as I was now eager to be upon them.
Dit was zeer ontmoedigend, en daar ik niet kan zeggen, gelijk anders het geval was, dat met der tijd mijn verlangen verdween, werd ik er te gretiger naar hoe langer het duurde. Ik verlangde nu evenzeer naar de wilden als ik vroeger ze verlangde te vermijden.