《徐霞客游记·楚游日记十五》
于是，与我同行的两条船上的人反过来向我道谢，说： 昨天若不等候先生您而往前走，也应当是到达此地二而到此地灾祸岂能避免！ 
于是，余同行两舫人反谢予曰： 昨不候君而前，亦当至此。至此祸其能免耶！ 
Accordingly, the people from the two boats that were traveling with me thanked me and said, “If we hadn’t waited for you yesterday and continued on our way, we may also have reached this place. Could we have avoided this disaster if we had?”