This moment my former notions of deliverance darted into my thoughts, for now I found I was likely to have a little ship at my command; and my master being gone, I prepared to furnish myself, not for fishing business, but for a voyage; though I knew not, neither did I so much as consider, whither I should steer—anywhere to get out of that place was my desire.
Mihelyt uram távozott, nem halászútra, hanem tengeri utazáshoz kezdtem készülődni. Nem tudtam ugyan, hogy milyen irányba kormányozzam majd a bárkát, de mindegy volt, csak messzire innen.