Робінзон Крузо
Rescue of Prisoners From Cannibals
Butastowhattheywoulddoiftheycamesafeonshore,hesaidheknewnot; butitwashisopinionthattheyweresodreadfullyfrightenedwiththemanneroftheirbeingattacked,thenoise,andthefire,thathebelievedtheywouldtelltheirpeopletheywereallkilledbythunderandlightning,notbythehandofman; andthatthetwowhichappeared,viz.,Fridayandme,weretwoheavenlyspirits,orfuries,comedowntodestroythem,andnotmenwithweapons. This,hesaid,heknew,becauseheheardthemallcryoutsointheirlanguagetooneanother; foritwasimpossibletothemtoconceivethatamancoulddartfire,andspeakthunder,andkillatadistancewithoutliftingupthehand,aswasdonenow. Andthisoldsavagewasintheright; for,asIunderstoodsincebyotherhands,thesavagesneverattemptedtogoovertotheislandafterwards. Theyweresoterrifiedwiththeaccountsgivenbythosefourmen(for,itseems,theydidescapethesea)thattheybelievedwhoeverwenttothatenchantedislandwouldbedestroyedwithfirefromthegods.
