До Адама
Chapter IV
NorhaveIbeenabletoframeupthevariousdreamssoastobridgethegapbetweenmyleavingthehome-treeandmyarrivalatthecaves.
IrememberthatseveraltimesIcametoopenspaces.TheseIcrossedingreattrepidation,descendingtothegroundandrunningatthetopofmyspeed.Irememberthatthereweredaysofrainanddaysofsunshine,sothatImusthavewanderedaloneforquiteatime.Iespeciallydreamofmymiseryintherain,andofmysufferingsfromhungerandhowIappeasedit.Oneverystrongimpressionisofhuntinglittlelizardsontherockytopofanopenknoll.Theyranundertherocks,andmostofthemescaped;butoccasionallyIturnedoverastoneandcaughtone.Iwasfrightenedawayfromthisknollbysnakes.Theydidnotpursueme.Theyweremerelybaskingonflatrocksinthesun.ButsuchwasmyinheritedfearofthemthatIfledasfastasiftheyhadbeenafterme.
ThenIgnawedbitterbarkfromyoungtrees.Iremembervaguelytheeatingofmanygreennuts,withsoftshellsandmilkykernels.AndIremembermostdistinctlysufferingfromastomach-ache.Itmayhavebeencausedbythegreennuts,andmaybebythelizards.Idonotknow.ButIdoknowthatIwasfortunateinnotbeingdevouredduringtheseveralhoursIwasknotteduponthegroundwiththecolic.
