Робинзон Крузо
A Dream Realised
Hehadaverygoodcountenance,notafierceandsurlyaspect,butseemedtohavesomethingverymanlyinhisface; andyethehadallthesweetnessandsoftnessofanEuropeaninhiscountenancetoo,especiallywhenhesmiled. Hishairwaslongandblack,notcurledlikewool; hisforeheadveryhighandlarge;andagreatvivacityandsparklingsharpnessinhiseyes. Thecolorofhisskinwasnotquiteblack,butverytawny;andyetnotofanugly,yellow,nauseoustawny,astheBraziliansandVirginians,andothernativesofAmericaare,butofabrightkindofadunolivecolor,thathadinitsomethingveryagreeable,thoughnotveryeasytodescribe. Hisfacewasroundandplump;hisnosesmall,notflatlikethenegroes; averygoodmouth,thinlips,andhisfineteethwellset,andwhiteasivory.
Afterhehadslumbered,ratherthanslept,abouthalfanhour,hewakedagain,andcomesoutofthecavetome,forIhadbeenmilkingmygoats,whichIhadintheenclosurejustby. Whenheespiedme,hecamerunningtome,layinghimselfdownagainupontheground,withallthepossiblesignsofanhumble,thankfuldisposition,makingasmanyanticgesturestoshowit. Atlasthelayshisheadflatupontheground,closetomyfoot,andsetsmyotherfootuponhishead,ashehaddonebefore,andafterthismadeallthesignstomeofsubjection,servitude,andsubmissionimaginable,toletmeknowhowhewouldservemeaslongashelived. Iunderstoodhiminmanythings,andlethimknowIwasverywellpleasedwithhim. InalittletimeIbegantospeaktohim,andteachhimtospeaktome; and,first,ImadehimknowhisnameshouldbeFriday,whichwasthedayIsavedhislife. Icalledhimsoforthememoryofthetime.Ilikewisetaughthimtosaymaster,andthenlethimknowthatwastobemyname. IlikewisetaughthimtosayYesandNo,andtoknowthemeaningofthem.
