Робінзон Крузо
Visit of Mutineers
Inthemiddleofthisdiscourseweheardsomeofthemawake,andsoonafterwesawtwoofthemontheirfeet. Iaskedhimifeitherofthemwereofthemenwhohehadsaidweretheheadsofthemutiny. Hesaid,"No." "Wellthen,"saidI,"youmayletthemescape; andProvidenceseemstohavewakenedthemonpurposetosavethemselves. Now,"saysI,"iftherestescapeyou,itisyourfault."
Animatedwiththis,hetookthemusketIhadgivenhiminhishand,andapistolinhisbelt,andhistwocomradeswithhim,witheachmanapieceinhishand. Thetwomenwhowerewithhimgoingfirstmadesomenoise,atwhichoneoftheseamenwhowasawaketurnedabout,andseeingthemcomingcriedouttotherest; butitwastoolatethen,forthemomenthecriedouttheyfired,Imeanthetwomen,thecaptainwiselyreservinghisownpiece. Theyhadsowellaimedtheirshotatthementheyknew,thatoneofthemwaskilledonthespot,andtheotherverymuchwounded; butnotbeingdead,hestartedupuponhisfeet,andcalledeagerlyforhelptotheother. Butthecaptainsteppingtohim,toldhimItwastoolatetocryforhelp,heshouldcalluponGodtoforgivehisvillainy; andwiththatwordknockedhimdownwiththestockofhismusket,sothatheneverspokemore. Therewerethreemoreinthecompany,andoneofthemwasalsoslightlywounded. BythistimeIwascome; andwhentheysawtheirdanger,andthatitwasinvaintoresist,theybeggedformercy. Thecaptaintoldthemhewouldsparetheirlivesiftheywouldgivehimanyassuranceoftheirabhorrenceofthetreacherytheyhadbeenguiltyof,andwouldsweartobefaithfulhiminrecoveringtheship,andafterwardsincarryingherbacktoJamaica,fromwhencetheycame.
