Робінзон Крузо
Ill and Conscience–Stricken
Ihadmademealonglineofsomerope-yarn,butIhadnohooks; yetIfrequentlycaughtfishenough,asmuchasIcaredtoeat; allwhichIdriedinthesun,andeatthemdry.
May5. —Workedonthewreck,cutanotherbeamasunder,andbroughtthreegreatfir-planksofffromthedecks,whichItiedtogether,andmadeswimonshore,whenthetideoffloodcameon.
May6. —Workedonthewreck,gotseveralironboltsoutofher,andotherpiecesofiron-work; workedveryhard,andcamehomeverymuchtired,andhadthoughtsofgivingitover.
May7. —Wenttothewreckagain,butwithanintentnottowork,butfoundtheweightofthewreckhadbrokeitselfdown,thebeamsbeingcut;thatseveralpiecesoftheshipseemedtolieloose,andtheinsideoftheholdlaysoopenthatIcouldseeintoit,butalmostfullofwaterandsand.
May8. —Wenttothewreck,andcarriedanironcrowtowrenchupthedeck,whichlaynowquiteclearofthewaterorsand. Iwrenchedopentwoplanks,andbroughtthemonshorealsowiththetide. Ilefttheironcrowinthewreckfornextday.
May9. —Wenttothewreck,andwiththecrowmadewayintothebodyofthewreck,andfeltseveralcasks,andloosenedthemwiththecrow,butcouldnotbreakthemup. IfeltalsotherollofEnglishlead,andcouldstirit,butitwastooheavytoremove.
May10,11,12,13,14. —Wenteverydaytothewreck,andgotagreatdealofpiecesoftimber,andboards,orplank,andtwoorthreehundredweightofiron.
