Робінзон Крузо
Builds a House — The Journal
December11. —ThisdayIwenttoworkwithitaccordingly,andgottwoshoresorpostspitcheduprighttothetop,withtwopiecesofboardsacrossovereachpost. ThisIfinishedthenextday; andsettingmorepostsupwithboards,inaboutaweekmoreIhadtheroofsecured; andthepostsstandinginrows,servedmeforpartitionstopartofmyhouse.
December17. —FromthisdaytothetwentiethIplacedshelves,andknockedupnailsonthepoststohangeverythingupthatcouldbehungup; andnowIbegantobeinsomeorderwithindoors.
December20. —NowIcarriedeverythingintothecave,andbegantofurnishmyhouse,andsetupsomepiecesofboards,likeadresser,toordermyvictualsupon; butboardsbegantobeveryscarcewithme;alsoImademeanothertable.
December24. —Muchrainallnightandallday;nostirringout.
December25. —Rainallday.
December26. —Norain,andtheearthmuchcoolerthanbefore,andpleasanter.
December27. —Killedayounggoat,andlamedanother,sothatIcatchedit,andledithomeinastring. WhenIhadithome,Iboundandsplinteredupitsleg,whichwasbroke. N.B.—Itooksuchcareofit,thatitlived;andtheleggrewwellandasstrongasever; butbymynursingitsolongitgrewtame,andfeduponthelittlegreenatmydoor,andwouldnotgoaway. ThiswasthefirsttimethatIentertainedathoughtofbreedingupsometamecreatures,thatImighthavefoodwhenmypowderandshotwasallspent.
