Робинзон Крузо
Wrecked on a desert island
AndwhenthishonestcaptaincametoLisbon,hefoundmeans,bysomeoftheEnglishmerchantsthere,tosendovernottheorderonly,butafullaccountofmystorytoamerchantatLondon,whorepresentediteffectuallytoher; whereupon,shenotonlydeliveredthemoney,butoutofherownpocketsentthePortugalcaptainaveryhandsomepresentforhishumanityandcharitytome.
ThemerchantinLondonvestingthishundredpoundsinEnglishgoods,suchasthecaptainhadwritfor,sentthemdirectlytohimatLisbon,andhebroughtthemallsafetometotheBrazils; amongwhich,withoutmydirection(forIwastooyounginmybusinesstothinkofthem),hehadtakencaretohaveallsortsoftools,iron-work,andutensilsnecessaryformyplantation,andwhichwereofgreatusetome.
Whenthiscargoarrived,Ithoughtmyfortunemade,forIwassurprisedwithjoyofit; andmygoodsteward,thecaptain,hadlaidoutthefivepounds,whichmyfriendhadsenthimforapresentforhimself,topurchaseandbringmeoveraservantunderbondforsixyears’service, andwouldnotacceptofanyconsideration,exceptalittletobacco,whichIwouldhavehimaccept,beingofmyownproduce.
Neitherwasthisall; butmygoodsbeingallEnglishmanufacturessuchascloth,stuffs,baise,andthingsparticularlyvaluableanddesirableinthecountry,Ifoundmeanstosellthemtoaverygreatadvantage; sothatImaysayIhadmorethanfourtimesthevalueofmyfirstcargo,andwasnowinfinitelybeyondmypoorneighbor,Imeanintheadvancementofmyplantation; forthefirstthingIdid,Iboughtmeanegroslave,andaEuropeanservantalso;ImeananotherbesidesthatwhichthecaptainbroughtmefromLisbon.
