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Wrecked on a desert island

           Isay,howjusthasitbeen,thatthetrulysolitarylifeIreflectedoninanislandofmeredesolationshouldbemylot, whohadsooftenunjustlycompareditwiththelifewhichIthenled,inwhich,hadIcontinued,Ihadinallprobabilitybeenexceedingprosperousandrich. 

           Iwasinsomedegreesettledinmymeasuresforcarryingontheplantationbeforemykindfriend,thecaptainoftheshipthattookmeupatsea,wentback; fortheshipremainedthereinprovidinghisloading,andpreparingforhisvoyage,nearthreemonths; whentellinghimwhatlittlestockIhadleftbehindmeinLondon,hegavemethisfriendlyandsincereadvice: "SeigniorInglese,"sayshe,forsohealwayscalledme,"ifyouwillgivemeletters,andaprocurationhereinformtome, withorderstothepersonwhohasyourmoneyinLondontosendyoureffectstoLisbon,tosuchpersonsasIshalldirect,andinsuchgoodsasareproperforthiscountry,Iwillbringyoutheproduceofthem,Godwilling,atmyreturn. Butsincehumanaffairsareallsubjecttochangesanddisasters,Iwouldhaveyougiveordersbutforonehundredpoundssterling,which,yousay,ishalfyourstock,andletthehazardberunforthefirst; sothatifitcomesafe,youmayordertherestthesameway; andifitmiscarry,youmayhavetheotherhalftohaverecoursetoforyoursupply." 

           Thiswassowholesomeadvice,andlookedsofriendly,thatIcouldnotbutbeconvinceditwasthebestcourseIcouldtake; soIaccordinglypreparedletterstothegentlewomanwithwhomIleftmymoney,andaprocurationtothePortuguesecaptain,ashedesired. 

           IwrotetheEnglishcaptain’swidowafullaccountofallmyadventures; myslavery,escape,andhowIhadmetwiththePortugalcaptainatsea,thehumanityofhisbehavior,andinwhatconditionIwasnowin,withallnecessarydirectionsformysupply. 

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