The wind blew from the N.N.E., which was contrary to my desire, for had it blown southerly I had been sure to have made the coast of Spain, and at least reached to the bay of Cadiz; but my resolutions were, blow which way it would, I would be gone from that horrid place where I was, and leave the rest to fate.
Egy ideig halászgattunk, de sikertelenül, mivel társam ügyetlen volt, én pedig mindent elkövettem, hogy mit se fogjak, vagy ha hal akadt a horgomra, nem húztam fel azt. Végre így szóltam a mórhoz: