When I was on shore, God I fell on my knees and gave God thanks for my deliverance, resolving to lay aside all thoughts of my deliverance by my boat; and refreshing myself with such things as I had, I brought my boat close to the shore, in a little cove that I had spied under some trees, and laid me down to sleep, being quite spent with the labour and fatigue of the voyage.
A csónakomról kis időre úgy megfeledkeztem, mintha szerepe sem lett volna az egészben. Mikor kicsit erőre kaptam, kivonszoltam a csónakomat a szárazra, majd pihenni tértem egy üregbe, amire egy fa tövénél bukkantam.