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Hehadnosoonergivenhisfathertheseraisins,butIsawhimcomeoutoftheboatandrunaway,asifhehadbeenbewitched,heranassucharate; forhewastheswiftestfellowofhisfootthateverIsaw. Isay,herunatsucharatethathewasoutofsight,asitwere,inaninstant; andthoughIcalled,andhallooed,too,afterhim,itwasallone,awayhewent; andinaquarterofanhoursawhimcomebackagain,thoughnotsofastashewent; andashecamenearer,Ifoundhispacewasslacker,becausehehadsomethinginhishand.
Whenhecameuptome,Ifoundhehadbeenquitehomeforanearthenjug,orpot,tobringhisfathersomefreshwater,andthathehadgottwomorecakesorloavesofbread. Thebreadhegaveme,butthewaterhecarriedtohisfather.However,asIwasverythirstytoo,Itookalittlesipofit. ThiswaterrevivedhisfathermorethanalltherumorspiritsIhadgivenhim,forhewasjustfaintingwiththirst.
Whenhisfatherhaddrank,Icalledtohimtoknowiftherewasanywaterleft. Hesaid,"Yes;"andIbadehimgiveittothepoorSpaniard,whowasinasmuchwantofitashisfather; andIsentoneofthecakes,thatFridaybrought,totheSpaniard,too,whowasindeedveryweak,andwasreposinghimselfuponagreenplaceundertheshadeofatree; andwhoselimbswerealsoverystiff,andverymuchswelledwiththerudebandagehebeentiedwith. WhenIsawthatuponFriday’scomingtohimwiththewaterhesatupanddrank,andtookthebread,andbegantoeat.Iwenttohim,andgavehimahandfulofraisins. Helookedupinmyfacewithallthetokensofgratitudeandthankfulnessthatcouldappearinanycountenance; butwassoweak,notwithstandinghehadsoexertedhimselfinthefight,thathecouldnotstandupuponhisfeet.Hetriedtodoittwoorthreetimes,butwasreallynotable,hisanklesweresoswelledandsopainfultohim;