I lived with him some time, and acquainted myself by that means with the manner of planting and making of sugar; and seeing how well the planters lived, and how they got rich suddenly, I resolved, if I could get a licence to settle there, I would turn planter among them: resolving in the meantime to find out some way to get my money, which I had left in London, remitted to me.
Láttam egyszersmind, hogy az ültetvényesek kényelmes életet élnek és hamar meggazdagodnak. Úgy gondoltam, ha engedélyt kapnék a letelepedésre, magam is ültetvényessé válhatnék.