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Wrecked on a desert island

           Heimmediatelymadetotheshore;butbetweenthewound,whichwashismortalhurt,andthestranglingofthewater,hediedjustbeforehereachedtheshore. 

           Itisimpossibletoexpresstheastonishmentofthesepoorcreatures,atthenoiseandthefireofmygun; someofthemwereevenreadytodieforfear,andfelldownasdeadwiththeveryterror. Butwhentheysawthecreaturedead,andsunkinthewater,andthatImadesignstothemtocometotheshore,theytookheartandcametotheshore,andbegantosearchforthecreature. Ifoundhimbyhisbloodstainingthewater:andbythehelpofarope,whichIslungroundhim,andgavethenegroestohaul,theydraggedhimontheshore, andfoundthatitwasamostcuriousleopard,spotted,andfinetoanadmirabledegree; andthenegroeshelduptheirhandswithadmiration,tothinkwhatitwasIhadkilledhimwith. 

           Theothercreature,frightedwiththeflashoffireandthenoiseofthegun,swamonshore,andrandirectlytothemountainsfromwhencetheycame; norcouldI,atthatdistance,knowwhatitwas. Ifoundquicklythenegroeswereforeatingthefleshofthiscreature,soIwaswillingtohavethemtakeitasafavorfromme; which,whenImadesignstothemthattheymighttakehim,theywereverythankfulfor.Immediatelytheyfelltoworkwithhim; andthoughtheyhadnoknifeyet,withasharpenedpieceofwood,theytookoffhisskinasreadily,andmuchmorereadily,thanwecouldhavedoneitwithaknife. Theyofferedmesomeoftheflesh,whichIdeclined,makingasifIwouldgiveitthem,butmadesignsfortheskin,whichtheygavemeveryfreely, andbroughtmeagreatdealmoreoftheirprovision,which,thoughIdidnotunderstand,yetIaccepted. 

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