That my business was by all possible means to conceal my self from them, and not to leave the least signal to them to guess by, that there were any living creatures upon the island; I mean of humane shape.

• 我的任务是,采取一切可能的办法,不让他们发现我,并且不能留下任何一点细微的痕迹,会让他们怀疑有人住在这小岛上。