Робінзон Крузо
The Ship Recovered
Butthiseventdidnothappen,andwelaystillalongtime,veryirresolutewhatcoursetotake. AtlengthItoldthemtherewouldbenothingtobedone,inmyopinion,tillnight; andthen,iftheydidnotreturntotheboat,perhapswemightfindawaytogetbetweenthemandtheshore,andsomightusesomestratagemwiththemintheboattogetthemonshore.
Wewaitedagreatwhile,thoughveryimpatientfortheirremoving; andwereveryuneasywhen,afterlongconsultations,wesawthemstartallup,andmarchdowntowardsthesea. Itseemstheyhadsuchdreadfulapprehensionsuponthemofthedangeroftheplacethattheyresolvedtogoonboardtheshipagain,givetheircompanionsoverforlost,andsogoonwiththeirintendedvoyagewiththeship.
AssoonasIperceivedthemgotowardstheshore,Iimaginedittobe,asitreallywas,thattheyhadgivenovertheirsearch,andwereforgoingbackagain;andthecaptain,assoonasItoldhimmythoughts,wasreadytosinkattheapprehensionsofit; butIpresentlythoughtofastratagemtofetchthembackagain,andwhichansweredmyendtoatittle.
IorderedFridayandthecaptain’smatetogooverthelittlecreekwestward,towardstheplacewherethesavagescameonshorewhenFridaywasrescued,andassoonastheycametoalittlerisingground,atabouthalfamiledistance. Ibadethemhallooasloudastheycould,andwaittilltheyfoundtheseamenheardthem; thatassoonasevertheyheardtheseamenanswerthem,theyshouldreturnitagain;andthenkeepingoutofsight,takearound,alwaysansweringwhentheotherhallooed,todrawthemasfarintotheisland,andamongthewoods,aspossible,andthenwheelaboutagaintomebysuchwaysasIdirectedthem.
