It is true I had been very unfortunate by sea, and this might be one of the reasons; but let no man slight the strong impulses of his own thoughts in cases of such moment: two of the ships which I had singled out to go in, I mean more particularly singled out than any other, having put my things on board one of them, and in the other having agreed with the captain; I say two of these ships miscarried.
Nem kétséges, hogy a tengerrel ápolt kapcsolatom elég szerencsétlen volt. Ez lehetett az óvatosságom egyik oka, de az embernek nem szabad figyelmen kívül hagynia a megérzéseit sem.