After I had thus laid the scheme of my design, and in my imagination put it in practice, I continually made my tour every morning to the top of the hill, which was from my castle, as I called it, about three miles or more, to see if I could observe any boats upon the sea, coming near the island, or standing over towards it; but I began to tire of this hard duty, after I had for two or three months constantly kept my watch, but came always back without any discovery; there having not, in all that time, been the least appearance, not only on or near the shore, but on the whole ocean, so far as my eye or glass could reach every way.
Most, hogy minden rendelkezésemre állt a tervem gyakorlati megvalósításához, reggelente rendszeresen látogatást tettem a sziget csúcsához közeli hegytetőn, amely a váramtól mintegy öt kilométerre volt. Figyeltem, látok-e csónakokat a partnál vagy a sziget felé közeledni.