The life and strange adventures of Robinson Crusoe . ROBINSON CRUSOE the boatswain and his crew to complete their bloodywork ; and I, seeing it quite out of my power torestrain them, came away pensive and sad, for I couldnot bear the sight, much less the horrible noise andcries of the poor wretches that fell into their hands. I got nobody to come back with me but thesupercargo and two men, and with these I walkedback to the boats. It was a very great piece of follyin me, I confess, to venture back as it were alone; foras it began now to be almost day, and the alarm hadrun over the country, the
The life and strange adventures of Robinson Crusoe . ROBINSON CRUSOE the boatswain and his crew to complete their bloodywork ; and I, seeing it quite out of my power torestrain them, came away pensive and sad, for I couldnot bear the sight, much less the horrible noise andcries of the poor wretches that fell into their hands. I got nobody to come back with me but thesupercargo and two men, and with these I walkedback to the boats. It was a very great piece of follyin me, I confess, to venture back as it were alone; foras it began now to be almost day, and the alarm hadrun over the country, there stood above forty menarmed with lances and bows at the little place wherethe twelve or thirteen houses stood mentioned be-fore ; but by accident I missed the place, and camedirectly to the seaside; and by the time I got to theseaside it was broad day. Immediately I took thepinnace and went aboard, and sent her back to assistthe men in what might happen. I observed about the time that I came to the boat-side that the fire was pretty well out, and
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