The life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, mariner . might go on shore. But there were somany chances against them in all these cases; such as storms tooverset and founder them ; rains and cold to benumb and perishtheir limbs; contrary winds to keep them out and starve them jthat it must have been next to miraculous if they had escaped. In the midst of their consultations, every one being hopeless,and ready to despair, the captain with tears in his eyes told me, OF liPBINSON CRUSOE. 305 they were on a sudden surprised with the joy of hearing a gunfire, and after that four m
The life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, mariner . might go on shore. But there were somany chances against them in all these cases; such as storms tooverset and founder them ; rains and cold to benumb and perishtheir limbs; contrary winds to keep them out and starve them jthat it must have been next to miraculous if they had escaped. In the midst of their consultations, every one being hopeless,and ready to despair, the captain with tears in his eyes told me, OF liPBINSON CRUSOE. 305 they were on a sudden surprised with the joy of hearing a gunfire, and after that four more; these were the five guns whichI caused to be fired at first seeing the light: this revived theirhearts, and gave them the notice which, as above, I designed itshould, viz., that there was a ship at hand for their help. It was upon hearing these guns, that they took down theirmasts and sails •, and the sound coming from the windward, theyresolved to lie by till morning. Some time after this, hearingno more guns, they fired three muskets, one a considerable while. after another; but these, the wnid bting contrary, we neverheard. Some time after that again, they were still more agreeablysurprised with seeing our lights, and hearing the guns, which,as I have said, I caused to be fired all the rest of the night; thisset them to work with their oars to keep their boats ahead, atleast that we might the sooner come up with them; and at last,to their inexpressible joy, they found we saw them. It is impossible for me to express the several gestures, thestrange ecstacies, the variety of postures, which these poor de- u 3o6 LIFE AND Q4DVENTURES livered people run into, to express the joy of their souls at sounexpected a deliverance ; grief and fear are easily described ;sighs, tears, groans, and a very few motions of the head andhands, make up the sum of its variety; but an excess of joy, asurprise of joy, has a thousand extravagances in it; there weresome in tears, some raging and
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