They went away with a fair gale on the day that the moon was at full, by my account in the month of October; but as for an exact reckoning of days, after I had once lost it I could never recover it again; nor had I kept even the number of years so punctually as to be sure I was right; though, as it proved when I afterwards examined my account, I found I had kept a true reckoning of years.
Igaz, nem állíthattam biztosra a dátumot, mert most már nem csak az egy nap eltérés fordulhatott elő a naptáramban, hanem az évek számát is kissé óvatlanabbul tartottam számon. Később, amikor módom adódott ellenőrizni, bebizonyult, hogy az éveket illetően nem tévedtem.