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Rescue of Prisoners From Cannibals
forIhadaninvincibleimpressionuponmythoughtsthatmydeliverancewasathand,andthatIshouldnotbeanotheryearinthisplace. However,Iwentonwithmyhusbandry,digging,planting,fencing,asusual.Igatheredandcuredmygrapes,anddideverynecessarythingasbefore.
Therainyseasonwas,inthemeantime,uponme,whenIkeptmorewithindoorsthanatanyothertimes; soIhadstowedournewvesselassecureaswecould,bringingherupintothecreek,where,asIsaidinthebeginning,Ilandedmyraftsfromtheship; andhaulingheruptotheshoreathigh-watermark,ImademymanFridaydigalittledock,justbigenoughtoholdher,andjustdeepenoughtogiveherwaterenoughtofloatin, andthen,whenthetidewasout,wemadeastrongdamacrosstheendofit,tokeepthewaterout; andsoshelaydry,astothetide,fromthesea;andtokeeptherainoff,welaidagreatmanyboughsoftrees,sothick,thatshewaswellthatchedasahouse; andthuswewaitedforthemonthofNovemberandDecember,inwhichIdesignedtomakemyadventure.
Whenthesettledseasonbegantocomein,asthethoughtofmydesignedreturnedwiththefairweather,Iwaspreparingdailyforthevoyage; andthefirstthingIdidwastolaybyacertainquantityofprovisions,beingthestoresforourvoyage; andintended,inaweekorafortnight’stime,toopenthedock,andlaunchoutourboat. Iwasbusyonemorninguponsomethingofthiskind,whenIcalledtoFriday,andbidhimgotothesea-shoreandseeifhecouldfindaturtle,ortortoise,athingwhichwegenerallygotonceaweek,forthesakeoftheeggsaswellastheflesh. Fridayhadnotbeenlonggonewhenhecamerunningback,andflewovermyouterwall,orfence,likeonethatfeltnottheground,orthestepshesethisfeeton;andbeforeIhadtimetospeaktohim,hecriesouttome, "Omaster!Omaster!Osorrow!Obad!" "What’sthematter,Friday?"saysI.
