Робинзон Крузо

           SoIsetdownoneofthemusketsandthefowling-pieceupontheground,andFridaydidthelikebyhis;andwiththeothermuskettookmyaimatthesavages,biddinghimdothelike. Thenaskinghimifhewasready,hesaid,"Yes." "Thenfireatthem,"saidI;andthesamemomentIfiredalso. 

           FridaytookhisaimsomuchbetterthanIthatonthesidethatheshothekilledtwoofthem,andwoundedthreemore; andonmysideIkilledoneandwoundedtwo. Theywere,youmaybesure,inadreadfulconsternation; andallofthemwhowerenothurtjumpedupupontheirfeet,butdidnotimmediatelyknowwhichwaytorun,orwhichwaytolook,fortheyknewnotfromwhencetheirdestructioncame. Fridaykepthiseyescloseuponme,that,asIhadbidhim,hemightobservewhatIdid; soassoonasthefirstshotwasmadeIthrewdownthepiece,andtookupthefowling-piece,andFridaydidthelike.Heseesmecockandpresent;hedidthesameagain. "Areyouready,Friday?"saidI. "Yes,"sayshe. "Letfly,then,"saysI,"inthenameofGod!" andwiththatIfiredagainamongtheamazedwretches,andsodidFriday;andasourpieceswerenowloadedwithwhatIcalledswan-shot,orsmallpistol-bullets,werefoundonlytwodrop, butsomanywerewoundedthattheyranaboutyellingandscreaminglikemadcreatures,allbloody,andmiserablywoundedmostofthem; whereofthreemorefellquicklyafter,thoughnotquitedead. 

           "Now,Friday,"saysI,layingdownthedischargedpieces,andtakingupthemusketwhichwasyetloaded, "followme,"saysI,whichhedidwithagreatdealofcourage;uponwhichIrushedoutofthewood,andshowedmyself,andFridaycloseatmyfoot. AssoonasIperceivedtheysawme,IshoutedasloudasIcould,andbadeFridaytodosotoo; andrunningasfastasIcould,which,bytheway,wasnotveryfast,beingloadenwitharmsasIwas,Imadedirectlytowardsthepoorvictim,whowas,asIsaid,lyinguponthebeach,orshore,betweentheplacewheretheysatandthesea.