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Wrecked on a desert island
ThenImadesignstothemforsomewater,andheldoutoneofmyjarstothem,turningitbottomupward,toshowthatitwasempty,andthatIwantedtohaveitfilled. Thecalledimmediatelytosomeoftheirfriends,andtherecametwowomen,andbroughtagreatvesselmadeofearth,andburnt,asIsuppose,inthesun; thistheysetdownforme,asbefore,andIsentXuryonshorewithmyjars,andfilledthemallthree. Therewomenwereasstarknakedasthemen.
Iwasnowfurnishedwithrootsandcorn,suchasitwas,andwater;andleavingmyfriendlynegroes,Imadeforwardforaboutelevendaysmore,withoutofferingtogoneartheshore, tillIsawthelandrunoutagreatlengthintothesea,ataboutthedistanceoffourorfiveleaguesbeforeme; andtheseabeingverycalm,Ikeptalargeoffing,tomakethispoint. Atlength,doublingthepoint,atabouttwoleaguesfromtheland,Isawplainlylandontheotherside,toseaward; thenIconcluded,asitwasmostcertainindeed,thatthiswastheCapedeVerde,andthosetheislands,calledfromthenceCapedeVerdeIslands. However,theywereatagreatdistance,andIcouldnotwelltellwhatIhadbesttodo; forifIshouldbetakenwithafreshofwind,Imightneitherreachoneorother.
Inthisdilemma,asIwasverypensive,Isteppedintothecabin,andsatmedown,Xuryhavingthehelm;when,onasudden,theboycriedout, "Master,master,ashipwithasail!" andthefoolishboywasfrightedoutofhiswits,thinkingitmustneedsbesomeofhismaster’sshipssenttopursueus,whenIknewweweregottenfarenoughoutoftheirreach. Ijumpedoutofthecabin,andimmediatelysaw,notonlytheship,butwhatshewas,viz.,thatitwasaPortugueseship,and,asIthought,wasboundtothecoastofGuinea,fornegroes.
