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Chapter 14

           

           Afteralittle,mywaywasstoppedbyacreekorinletofthesea,whichseemedtorunprettydeepintotheland;andasIhadnomeanstogetacross,Imustneedschangemydirectiontogoabouttheendofit.Itwasstilltheroughestkindofwalking;indeedthewhole,notonlyofEarraid,butoftheneighbouringpartofMull(whichtheycalltheRoss)isnothingbutajumbleofgraniterockswithheatherinamong.AtfirstthecreekkeptnarrowingasIhadlookedtosee;butpresentlytomysurpriseitbegantowidenoutagain.AtthisIscratchedmyhead,buthadstillnonotionofthetruth:untilatlastIcametoarisingground,anditburstuponmeallinamomentthatIwascastuponalittlebarrenisle,andcutoffoneverysidebythesaltseas.

           Insteadofthesunrisingtodryme,itcameontorain,withathickmist;sothatmycasewaslamentable.

           Istoodintherain,andshivered,andwonderedwhattodo,tillitoccurredtomethatperhapsthecreekwasfordable.BackIwenttothenarrowestpointandwadedin.Butnotthreeyardsfromshore,Iplumpedinheadoverears;andifeverIwasheardofmore,itwasratherbyGod’sgracethanmyownprudence.Iwasnowetter(forthatcouldhardlybe),butIwasallthecolderforthismishap;andhavinglostanotherhopewasthemoreunhappy.

           Andnow,allatonce,theyardcameinmyhead.Whathadcarriedmethroughtheroostwouldsurelyservemetocrossthislittlequietcreekinsafety.WiththatIsetoff,undaunted,acrossthetopoftheisle,tofetchandcarryitback.

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