But this hope of mine was soon taken away; for when he went to sea, he left me on shore to look after his little garden, and do the common drudgery of slaves about his house; and when he came home again from his cruise, he ordered me to lie in the cabin to look after the ship.
De ebben csalódnom kellett. Amikor uram a tengerre ment, kis kertje gondozását s a szokott ház körüli szolgálatokat bízta rám, ha pedig valamely kóborlásból visszatért, hajóján kellett hálnom, hogy őrizzem azt.