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A Dream Realised

           Withtheseresolutionsinmythoughts,Isetmyselfuponthescoutasoftenaspossible,andindeedsooften,tillIwasheartilytiredofit; foritwasaboveayearandhalfthatIwaited; andforgreatpartofthattimewentouttothewestend,andtothesouth-westcorneroftheisland,almosteverydaytoseeforcanoes,butnoneappeared. Thiswasverydiscouraging,andbegantotroublememuch;thoughIcannotsaythatitdidinthiscase,asithaddonesometimebeforethat,viz.,wearofftheedgeofmydesiretothething. Butthelongeritseemedtobedelayed,themoreeagerIwasforit. Inaword,Iwasnotatfirstsocarefultoshunthesightofthesesavages,andavoidbeingseenbythem,asIwasnoweagertobeuponthem. 

           Besides,Ifanciedmyselfabletomanageone,nay,twoorthreesavages,ifIhadthem,soastomakethementirelyslavestome,todowhateverIshoulddirectthem,andtopreventtheirbeingableatanytimetodomeanyhurt. ItwasagreatwhilethatIpleasedmyselfwiththisaffair;butnothingstillpresented. Allmyfanciesandschemescametonothing,fornosavagescamenearmeforagreatwhile. 

           AboutayearandhalfafterIhadentertainedthesenotions,andbylongmusinghad,asitwere,resolvedthemallintonothing,forwantofanoccasiontoputtheminexecution, Iwassurprised,onemorningearly,withseeingnolessthanfivecanoesallonshoretogetheronmysidetheisland,andthepeoplewhobelongedtothemalllanded,andoutofmysight. Thenumberofthembrokeallmymeasures;forseeingsomany,andknowingthattheyalwayscamefour,orsix,orsometimesmoreinaboat,Icouldnottellwhattothinkofit,orhowtotakemymeasurestoattacktwentyorthirtymensingle-handed; soIlaystillinmycastle,perplexedanddiscomforted. 

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