Afterthisstop, wemadeontothesouthwardcontinuallyfortenortwelvedays, livingverysparinglyonourprovisions, whichbegantoabateverymuch, , thatistosayanywhereabouttheCapedeVerde, whereIwasinhopestomeetwithsomeEuropeanship; andifIdidnot, IknewnotwhatcourseIhadtotake, buttoseekfortheislands, , whichsailedeithertothecoastofGuineaortoBrazil, ortotheEastIndies, madethiscape, orthoseislands; and, inaword, Iputthewholeofmyfortuneuponthissinglepoint, eitherthatImustmeetwithsomeshipormustperish.
WhenIhadpursuedthisresolutionabouttendayslonger, asIhavesaid, Ibegantoseethatthelandwasinhabited; andintwoorthreeplaces, aswesailedby, wesawpeoplestandupontheshoretolookatus; ; butXurywasmybettercounsellor, andsaidtome, "Nogo, nogo." However, IhauledinnearertheshorethatImighttalktothem, , exceptone, whohadalongslenderstick, whichXurysaidwasalance, andthattheycouldthrowthemagreatwaywithgoodaim; soIkeptatadistance, buttalkedwiththembysignsaswellasIcould; andparticularlymadesignsforsomethingtoeat: theybeckonedtometostopmyboat, , andtwoofthemranupintothecountry, andinlessthanhalf-anhourcameback, andbroughtwiththemtwopiecesofdriedfleshandsomecorn, suchasistheproduceoftheircountry; butweneitherknewwhattheoneortheotherwas; however, wewerewillingtoacceptit, buthowtocomeatitwasournextdispute, forIwouldnotventureonshoretothem, andtheywereasmuchafraidofus; buttheytookasafewayforusall, fortheybroughtittotheshoreandlaiditdown, andwentandstoodagreatwayofftillwefetcheditonboard, andthencameclosetousagain.