Робінзон Крузо
Return to England
Inaword,Iwassoprepossessedagainstmygoingbyseaatall,exceptfromCalaistoDover,thatIresolvedtotravelallthewaybyland;whichasIwasnotinhaste,anddidnotvaluethecharge,wasbymuchthepleasanterway. Andtomakeitmoreso,myoldcaptainbroughtanEnglishgentleman,thesonofamerchantinLisbon,whowaswillingtotravelwithme; afterwhichwepickeduptwoormoreEnglishmerchantsalso,andtwoyoungPortuguesegentlemen,thelastgoingtoParisonly; sothatwewereinallsixofus,andfiveservants,besidesmymanFriday,whowastoomuchastrangertobecapableofsupplyingtheplaceofaservantontheroad.
InthismannerIsetoutfromLisbon; andourcompanybeingallverywellmountedandarmed,wemadealittletroop,whereoftheydidmethehonortocallmecaptain,aswellbecauseIwastheoldestman,asbecauseIhadtwoservants,andindeedwastheoriginalofthewholejourney.
AsIhavetroubledyouwithnoneofmyseajournals,soIshalltroubleyounowwithnoneofmylandjournal; butsomeadventuresthathappenedtousinthistediousanddifficultjourneyImustnotomit.
WhenwecametoMadrid,webeingallofusstrangerstoSpain,werewillingtostaysometimetothecourtofSpain,andtoseewhatwasworthobserving; butitbeingthelatterpartofthesummerwehastenedaway,andsetoutfromMadridaboutthemiddleofOctober; butwhenwecametotheedgeofNavarre,wewerealarmedatseveraltownsonthewaywithanaccountthatsomuchsnowwasfallenontheFrenchsideofthemountainsthatseveraltravelerswereobligedtocomebacktoPampeluna,afterhavingattempted,atanextremehazard,topasson.
