“Particularly,” said I, aloud (though to myself), “what should I have done without a gun, without ammunition, without any tools to make anything, or to work with, without clothes, bedding, a tent, or any manner of covering?” and that now I had all these to sufficient quantity, and was in a fair way to provide myself in such a manner as to live without my gun, when my ammunition was spent: so that I had a tolerable view of subsisting, without any want, as long as I lived; for I considered from the beginning how I would provide for the accidents that might happen, and for the time that was to come, even not only after my ammunition should be spent, but even after my health and strength should decay.
Most viszont, ha lőszerem el is fogyna és a fegyverem félre kellene tennem, így is elláttam magam hosszú időre minden szükséges holmival. Nem kell nélkülöznöm, amíg itt élek, akár hosszú ideig tart ez az élet, akár rövid idő alatt végez velem valamiféle betegség.