Робінзон Крузо
The Ship Recovered
ItoldhimIlookeduponhimasamansentfromheaventodeliverme,andthatthewholetransactionseemedtobeachainofwonders; thatsuchthingsasthesewerethetestimonieswehadofasecrethandofProvidencegoverningtheworld,andanevidencethattheeyesofaninfinitePowercouldsearchintotheremotestcorneroftheworld,andsendhelptothemiserablewheneverHepleased.
Iforgotnottoliftupmyheartinthankfulnesstoheaven; andwhatheartcouldforbeartoblessHim,whohadnotonlyinamiraculouspowerprovidedforoneinsuchawilderness,andinsuchadesolatecondition, butfromwhomeverydeliverancemustalwaysbeacknowledgedtoproceed?
Whenwehadtalkedawhile,thecaptaintoldmehehadbroughtmesomelittlerefreshment,suchastheshipafforded,andsuchasthewretchesthathadbeensolonghismastershadnotplunderedhimof. Uponthishecalledaloudtotheboat,andbidhismenbringthethingsashorethatwereforthegovernor; and,indeed,itwasapresentasifIhadbeenone,notthatwastobecarriedawayalongwiththem,butasifIhadbeentodwellupontheislandstill,andtheyweretogowithoutme.
First,hehadbroughtmeacaseofbottlesfullofexcellentcordialwaters,sixlargebottlesofMadeirawine(thebottlesheldtwoquartsa-piece),twopoundsofexcellentgoodtobacco,twelvegoodpiecesoftheship’sbeef,andsixpiecesofpork,withabagofpeas,andaboutahundredweightofbiscuit.
Hebroughtmealsoaboxofsugar,aboxofflour,abagfulloflemons,andtwobottlesoflime-juice,andabundanceofotherthings;