I was indeed terribly surprised at the sight, and stopped short within my grove, not daring to go out, lest I might be surprised; and yet I had no more peace within, from the apprehensions I had that if these savages, in rambling over the island, should find my corn standing or cut, or any of my works or improvements, they would immediately conclude that there were people in the place, and would then never rest till they had found me out.
Megdöbbenésemet követően jól elrejtőztem, és szertekémlelni sem mertem, nehogy észrevegyen valaki. Gyötört az aggodalom, hogy ha a vadak beljebb kalandoznak, megláthatják a gabonaföldjeimet, a learatott és kötözött kévéket vagy más dolgokkal találkozhatnak, amelyek a kezeim nyomát viselik magukon.