Робинзон Крузо
Visit of Mutineers
UponthisIcalledFridayin,andbidhimlieclose,forthesewerenotthepeoplewelookedfor,andthatwemightnotknowyetwhethertheywerefriendsorenemies.
Inthenextplace,Iwentintofetchmyperspective-glass,toseewhatIcouldmakeofthem; andhavingtakentheladderout,Iclimbeduptothetopofthehill,asIusedtodowhenIwasapprehensiveofanything,andtotakemyviewtheplainer,withoutbeingdiscovered.
Ihadscarcesetmyfootonthehill,whenmyeyeplainlydiscoveredashiplyingatananchoratabouttwoleaguesandahalf’sdistancefromme,south-southeast,butnotabovealeagueandahalffromtheshore. Bymyobservation,itappearedplainlytobeanEnglishship,andtheboatappearedtobeanEnglishlongboat.
IcannotexpressconfusionIwasin; thoughthejoyofseeingaship,andonewhoIhadreasontobelievewasmannedbymyowncountrymen,andconsequentlyfriends,wassuchasIcannotdescribe. ButyetIhadsomesecretdoubtshungaboutme,Icannottellfromwhencetheycame,biddingmekeepuponmyguard. Inthefirstplace,itoccurredtometoconsiderwhatbusinessanEnglishshipcouldhaveinthatpartoftheworld,sinceitwasnotthewaytoorfromanypartoftheworldwheretheEnglishhadanytraffic; Iknewtherehadbeennostormstodrivetheminthere,asindistress; andthatiftheywereEnglishreally,itwasmostprobablethattheywerehereuponnogooddesign,andthatIhadbettercontinueasIwasthanfallintothehandsofthievesandmurderers.
Letnomandespisehesecrethintsandnoticesofdangerwhichsometimesaregivenhimwhenhemaythinkthereisnopossibilityofitsbeingreal.
