The Life & Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe Part-18
Those that were in the Canoe, work'd hard to get out of
Gun-Shot; and though Friday made two or three Shot at
them, I did not find that he hit any of them: Friday would
fain have had me took one of their Canoes, and pursu'd them;
and indeed I was very anxious about their Escape, least
carrying the News home to their People, they should come
back perhaps with two or three hundred of their Canoes, and
devour us by meer Multitude; so I consented to pursue them
by Sea, and running to one of their Canoes, I jump'd in, and
bad Friday follow me; but when I was in the Canoe, I was
surpriz'd to find another poor Creature lye there alive, bound
Hand and Foot, as the Spaniard was, for the Slaughter, and
almost dead with Fear, not knowing what the Matter was;
for he had not been able to look up over the Side of the Boat,
he was ty'd so hard, Neck and Heels, and had been ty'd so
long, that he had really but little Life in him.
if not dead.
the
who
I immediately cut the twisted Flags, or Rushes, which
they had bound him with, and would have helped him up;
but he could not stand, or speak, but groan'd most piteously,
believing it seems still that he was only unbound in order
to be kill'd. RO
When Friday came to him, I bad him speak to him, and
him give the poor Wretch a Dram, which, with the News of his
tell him of his Deliverance, and pulling out my Bottle, made
being deliver'd, reviv'd him, and he sat up in the Boat; but
when Friday came to hear him speak, and look in his Face,
it would have mov'd any one to Tears, to have seen how
Friday kiss'd him, embrac'd him, hugg'd him, cry'd,
to
Face, and Head, and
to me,
himself, he told me, that it was his Father.
again, wrung his Hands, beat his own
then sung, and jump'd about again, like a distracted Creature:
It was a good while before I could make him speak t
or tell me what was the Matter; but when he came a little to
It is not easy for me to express how it mov'd me to see
what Extasy and filial Affection had work'd in this p
Savage, at the Sight of his Father, and of his being deliver'd
from Death; nor indeed can I describe half the Extrava-
gancies of his Affection after this; for he went into the Boat
poor
and out of the Boat a great many times: When he went in to
him, he would sit down by him, open his Breast, and hold his
Father's Head close to his Bosom, half an Hour together,
nourish' it; then he took his Arms and Ankles, which were
numb'd and stiff with the Binding, and chaffed and rubbed
them with his Hands; and I perceiving what the Case was;
gave him some Rum out of my Bottle, to rub them with,
which did them a great deal of Good.
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This Action put an End to our Pursuit of the Canoe, with
the other Savages, who were now gotten almost out of Sight
and it was happy for us that we did not; for it blew so hard
within two Hours after, and before they could be gotten
Quarter of their Way, and continued blowing so hard all
Night, and that from the North-west, which was against them
that I could not suppose their Boat could live, or that they
ever reach'd to their own Coast.
But to return to Friday, he was so busy about his Father,
that I could not find in my Heart to take him off for some
time: But after I thought he could leave him a little, I call him to me
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