After I had solaced my mind with the comfortable part of my condition, I began to look round me, to see what kind of place I was in, and what was next to be done; and I soon found my comforts abate, and that, in a word, I had a dreadful deliverance; for I was wet, had no clothes to shift me, nor anything either to eat or drink to comfort me; neither did I see any prospect before me but that of perishing with hunger or being devoured by wild beasts; and that which was particularly afflicting to me was, that I had no weapon, either to hunt and kill any creature for my sustenance, or to defend myself against any other creature that might desire to kill me for theirs.
Na door deze overwegingen mij met het troostrijke gedeelte van mijn toestand bekend gemaakt te hebben, begon ik rond te zien, op welke soort van plaats ik was, en wat mij thans te doen stond. Spoedig ontdekte ik, dat ik eene vreesselijke bevrijding had gedaan, want ik was nat, had geene andere drooge kleederen, noch iets te eten of te drinken.