Chapter 4

           Wenowseatedourselvesuponarock,andbegantoexamineintoourpersonalproperty.Whenwereachedtheshoreafterbeingwrecked,mycompanionshadtakenoffpartoftheirclothesandspreadthemoutinthesuntodry;foralthoughthegalewasragingfiercely,therewasnotasinglecloudinthebrightsky.Theyhadalsostrippedoffmostpartofmywetclothesandspreadthemalsoontherocks.Havingresumedourgarments,wenowsearchedallourpocketswiththeutmostcare,andlaidtheircontentsoutonaflatstonebeforeus;andnowthatourmindswerefullyalivetoourcondition,itwaswithnolittleanxietythatweturnedourseveralpocketsinsideoutinorderthatnothingmightescapeus.Whenallwascollectedtogether,wefoundthatourworldlygoodsconsistedofthefollowingarticles:

           First,asmallpenknifewithasingleblade,brokenoffaboutthemiddleandveryrusty,besideshavingtwoorthreenotchesonitsedge.(Peterkinsaidofthis,withhisusualpleasantry,thatitwoulddoforasawaswellasaknife,whichwasagreatadvantage.)Second,anoldGerman-silverpencil-casewithoutanyleadinit.Third,apieceofwhip-cordaboutsixyardslong.Fourth,asailmaker’sneedleofasmallsize.Fifth,aship’stelescope,whichIhappenedtohaveinmyhandatthetimetheshipstruck,andwhichIhadclungtofirmlyallthetimeIwasinthewater;indeed,itwaswithdifficultythatJackgotitoutofmygraspwhenIwaslyinginsensibleontheshore.IcannotunderstandwhyIkeptsuchafirmholdofthistelescope.Theysaythatadrowningmanwillclutchatastraw.Perhapsitmayhavebeensomesuchfeelinginme,forIdidnotknowthatitwasinmyhandatthetimewewerewrecked.

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