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           However,IputmyselfintoallthesameposturesforanattackthatIhadformerlyprovided,andwasjustreadyforactionifanythinghadpresented. Havingwaitedagoodwhile,listeningtoheariftheymadeanynoise,atlength,beginveryimpatient,Isetmygunsatthefootofmyladder,andclambereduptothetopofthehill,bymytwostages,asusual; standingso,however,thatmyheaddidnotappearabovethehill,sothattheycouldnotperceivemebyanymeans. HereIobserved,bythehelpofmyperspectiveglass,thattheywerenolessthanthirtyinnumber,thattheyhadafirekindled,thattheyhadhadmeatdressed. Howtheyhadcookedit,thatIknewnot,orwhatitwas;buttheywerealldancing,inIknownothowmanybarbarousgesturesandfigures,theirownway,roundthefire. 

           WhileIwasthuslookingonthem,Iperceivedbymyperspectivetwomiserablewretchesdraggedfromtheboats,where,itseems,theywerelaidby,andwerenowbroughtoutfortheslaughter. Iperceivedoneofthemimmediatelyfell,beingknockeddown,Isuppose,withacluborwoodensword,forthatwastheirway,andtwoorthreeotherswereatworkimmediately,cuttinghimopenfortheircookery,whiletheothervictimwasleftstandingbyhimself,tilltheyshouldbereadyforhim. Inthatverymomentthispoorwretchseeinghimselfalittleatliberty,Natureinspiredhimwithhopesoflife,andhestartedawayfromthem,andranwithincredibleswiftnessalongthesandsdirectlytowardsme,Imeantowardsthatpartofthecoastwheremyhabitationwas. 

           Iwasdreadfullyfrighted(thatImustacknowledge)whenIperceivedhimtorunmyway,andespeciallywhen,asIthought,Isawhimpursuedbythewholebody; andnowIexpectedthatpartofmydreamwascomingtopass,andthathewouldcertainlytakeshelterinmygrove; butIcouldnotdepend,byanymeans,uponmydreamfortherestofit,viz.,thattheothersavageswouldnotpursuehimthither,andfindhimthere.