This evening, going farther into the valleys which lay towards the centre of the island, I found there were plenty of goats, though exceedingly shy, and hard to come at; however, I resolved to try if I could not bring my dog to hunt them down. _Jan._ 2.—Accordingly, the next day I went out with my dog, and set him upon the goats, but I was mistaken, for they all faced about upon the dog, and he knew his danger too well, for he would not come near them.
Arra gondoltam, megpróbálom rájuk uszítani a kutyámat, hátha fülön csíp egyet. Másnap így is tettem, de kiderült, hogy rosszul számítottam, mert a kecskék egyszerre fordultak szembe a kutyámmal, ő pedig felmérte a veszélyt, és nem ment a közelükbe.