It was longer than the squire imagined ere we were ready for the sea, and none of our first plans--not even Dr. Livesey’s, of keeping me beside him--could be carried out as we intended.

我们准备出海所花的时间，比乡绅预想的更长；最初的计划没有一项能按原意实现，甚至连利弗西医生想把我留在身边的打算也不例外。