We made signs of thanks to them, for we had nothing to make them amends; but an opportunity offered that very instant to oblige them wonderfully; for while we were lying by the shore came two mighty creatures, one pursuing the other (as we took it) with great fury from the mountains towards the sea; whether it was the male pursuing the female, or whether they were in sport or in rage, we could not tell, any more than we could tell whether it was usual or strange, but I believe it was the latter; because, in the first place, those ravenous creatures seldom appear but in the night; and, in the second place, we found the people terribly frighted, especially the women.
Toutefois, je pencherais plutôt pour le dernier, parce que ces animaux voraces n'apparaissent guère que la nuit, et parce que nous vîmes la foule horriblement épouvantée, surtout les femmes. L'homme qui portait la lance ou le dard ne prit point la fuite à leur aspect comme tout le reste.