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soIbadehimsitstill,andcausedFridaytorubhisankles,andbathethemwithrum,ashehaddonehisfather’s.
Iobservedthepooraffectionatecreature,everytwominutes,orperhapsless,allthewhilehewashere,turnhisheadabouttoseeifhisfatherwasinthesameplaceandpostureashelefthimsitting; andatlasthefoundhewasnottobeseen; atwhichhestartedup,andwithoutspeakingaword,flewwiththatswiftnesstohim,thatonecouldscarceperceivehisfeettotouchthegroundashewent. Butwhenhecame,heonlyfoundhehadlaidhimselfdowntoeasehislimbs; soFridaycamebacktomepresently,andIthenspoketotheSpaniardtoletFridayhelphimup,ifhecould,andleadhimtotheboat,andthenheshouldcarryhimtoourdwelling,whereIwouldtakecareofhim. ButFriday,alustystrongfellow,tooktheSpaniardquiteupuponhisback,andcarriedhimawaytotheboat,andsethimdownsoftlyuponthesideofgunnelofthecanoe,withhisfeetintheinsideofit,andthenliftedhimquitein,andsethimclosetohisfather; andpresentlysteppingoutagain,launchedtheboatoff,andpaddleditalongtheshorefasterthanIcouldwalk,thoughthewindblewprettyhard,too. Sohebroughtthembothsafeintoourcreek,andleavingthemintheboat,runsawaytofetchtheothercanoe. Ashepassedme,Ispoketohim,andaskedhimwhitherhewent.Hetoldme, "Gofetchmoreboat." Soawayhewentlikethewind,forsurenevermanorhorseranlikehim; andhehadtheothercanoeinthecreekalmostassoonasIgottoitbyland; sohewaftedmeover,andthenwenttohelpournewguestsoutoftheboat,whichhedid;buttheywereneitherofthemabletowalk,sothatpoorFridayknewnotwhattodo.
