“But,” said I, “you swim well enough to reach to the shore, and the sea is calm; make the best of your way to shore, and I will do you no harm; but if you come near the boat I’ll shoot you through the head, for I am resolved to have my liberty;” so he turned himself about, and swam for the shore, and I make no doubt but he reached it with ease, for he was an excellent swimmer.
De ha közelebb jössz a csónakhoz, rögtön agyonlőlek, mert a szabadságomról nem mondok le. Erre ő megfordult és a part felé úszott, melyet kétségkívül könnyen elért, mert mint mondtam, remek úszó volt.