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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. 

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