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Chapter 14
Altogether,thissightIhadofmen’shomesandcomfortablelives,althoughitputapointonmyownsufferings,yetitkepthopealive,andhelpedmetoeatmyrawshell-fish(whichhadsoongrowntobeadisgust),andsavedmefromthesenseofhorrorIhadwheneverIwasquitealonewithdeadrocks,andfowls,andtherain,andthecoldsea.
Isayitkepthopealive;andindeeditseemedimpossiblethatIshouldbelefttodieontheshoresofmyowncountry,andwithinviewofachurch-towerandthesmokeofmen’shouses.Buttheseconddaypassed;andthoughaslongasthelightlastedIkeptabrightlook-outforboatsontheSoundormenpassingontheRoss,nohelpcamenearme.Itstillrained,andIturnedintosleep,aswetasever,andwithacruelsorethroat,butalittlecomforted,perhaps,byhavingsaidgood-nighttomynextneighbours,thepeopleofIona.
CharlestheSeconddeclaredamancouldstayoutdoorsmoredaysintheyearintheclimateofEnglandthaninanyother.Thiswasverylikeaking,withapalaceathisbackandchangesofdryclothes.ButhemusthavehadbetterluckonhisflightfromWorcesterthanIhadonthatmiserableisle.Itwastheheightofthesummer;yetitrainedformorethantwenty-fourhours,anddidnotclearuntiltheafternoonofthethirdday.
Thiswasthedayofincidents.InthemorningIsawareddeer,abuckwithafinespreadofantlers,standingintherainonthetopoftheisland;buthehadscarceseenmerisefromundermyrock,beforehetrottedoffupontheotherside.
