and being almost famished with hunger, having not eaten a morsel for some hours before I left the ship, I found the demands of nature so strong upon me, that I could not forbear showing my impatience (perhaps against the strict rules of decency) by putting my finger frequently to my mouth, to signify that I wanted food.
eta ia goseak akabatuta nengoenez-ontzitik irten baino zenbait orduz lehenagotik mokadurik egin gabe bainengoen-, eta berezko eginbeharrak hain premiatsuak zirenez niregan, ezin izan nintzen neure egonezina adierazi gabe egon eta (gizabidezko arau zorrotzen kontra beharbada) sarri-sarri behatza ahora eramanez, jan egin nahi nuela eman nuen aditzera.