rence of the Cannibal practices of the Savages-He is amazed at the effects of the Gun, and considers it an in- telligent being-Begins to talk English tolerably-A Dialogue-1 instruct him in the knowledge of Religion, I determine to go over to the Continent-Friday and I construct a Boat equal to carry twenty men-His dex- terity in managing her-Friday brings intelligence of three Canoes of Savages on shore-Resolve to go down upon them-Friday and I fire upon the Wretches, and save the life of a poor Spaniard-List of the Killed and I learn from the Spaniard that there were sixteen more of his Countrymen among the Savages-The Spaniard and Friday's Father, well armed, sail on a Mission to the Continent-I discover an English Ship lying at anchor off the Island-Her Boat comes on shore with three Pri- soners-The Crew straggle into the Woods, their Boat being aground-Discover myself to the Prisoners, who I take leave of the Island, and, after a long voyage, arrive in England-Go down into Yorkshire, and find the great- er part of my Family dead-Resolve to go to Lisbon for information respecting my Plantation at the Brazils -Meet an old Friend there, by whose means I become Strange Battle betwixt Friday and a Bear-Terrible En- gagement with a whole Army of Wolves-Arrive in Reflections-Unsettled state of Mind and Conversation with my Wife thereon-Purchase a Farm in the County of Bedford-Lose my Wife-I determine to revisit my Island, and for that purpose settle all my affairs in Eng- Narrative continued-Insolence of three of the Englishmen to the Spaniards-They are disarmed and brought to or- der-A great body of Savages land upon the Island- They turn out to be two adverse Nations met there by Fresh broils betwixt the turbulent Englishmen and the Spaniards-The English make a Voyage to the Main- Land, and return in twenty-two days-Particulars of their Voyage-Description of the Men and Women they brought with them-The Colony discovered by an un- THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. CHAP. I. Description of my situation in the Twenty-third Year of my Residence-Discover Nine naked Savages round a Fire on my side of the Island-My horror on beholding the dismal Work they were about—I determine on the destruction of the next Party, at all risks-A Ship lost off the Island-Go on board the Wreck, which I discern to be Spanish-Procure a great variety of Articles from the Vessel. I Was now in my twenty-third year of residence in this island, and was so naturalized to the place, and to the manner of living, that could I have but enjoyed the certainty that no savages would come to the place to disturb me, I could have been content to have capitulated for spending the rest of my VOL. II. time there, even to the last moment, till I had laid me down and died, like the old goat, in the cave: I had also arrived to some little diversions and amusements, which made the time pass more pleasantly with me a great deal than it did before; as, first, I had taught my Poll, as I noted before, to speak; and he did it so familiarly, and talked so articulately and plain, that it was very pleasant to me; and he lived with me no less than six-andtwenty years: how long he might live afterwards I knew not; though I know they have a notion in the Brazils, that they live an hundred years; perhaps some of my polls may be alive there still, calling after poor Robin Crusoe to this day; I wish no Englishman the ill luck to come there and hear them; but if he did, he would certainly believe it was the devil. My dog was a very pleasant and loving companion to me for no less than sixteen years of my time, and then died of mere old age; as for my cats, they multiplied, as I have observed, to that degree, that I was obliged to shoot several of them at first, to keep them from devouring me, and all I had; but at length, when the two old ones I brought with me were gone, and after some time continually driving them from me, and letting them have no provision with me, they all ran wild into the woods, except two or three favourites, which I kept tame, and whose young, when they |