The life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, mariner . h again. I stepped back, andwas indeed struck with such a surprise, that it put me into acold sweat; and if I had had a hat on my head, I will notanswer for it, that my hair might not have lifted it off. But [68 LIFE AND Q4DVENTURES still plucking up my spirits as well as I could, and encouragingmyself a little with considering that the power and presence ofGod was everywhere, and was able to protect me; upon this Istepped forward again, and by the light of the firebrand, holdingit up a little over my head, I saw lying on
The life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, mariner . h again. I stepped back, andwas indeed struck with such a surprise, that it put me into acold sweat; and if I had had a hat on my head, I will notanswer for it, that my hair might not have lifted it off. But [68 LIFE AND Q4DVENTURES still plucking up my spirits as well as I could, and encouragingmyself a little with considering that the power and presence ofGod was everywhere, and was able to protect me; upon this Istepped forward again, and by the light of the firebrand, holdingit up a little over my head, I saw lying on the ground a mostmonstrous, frightful, old he-goat, just making his will, as we say,•and gasping for life j and dying, indeed, of mere old age. Istirred him a little to see if I could get him out, and he essayedto get up, but was not able to raise himself j and I thought withmyself he might even lie there ; for if he had frighted me so, hewould certainly fright any of the savages, if any one of themshould be so hardy as to come in there while he had any lifein I was now recovered from my surprise, and began to lookround me, when I found the cave was but very small, that is tosay, it might be about twelve feet over, but in no manner ofshape, either round or square, no hands having ever been em-ployed in making it but those of mere Nature. I observed alsothat there was a place at the farther side of it that went infarther, but was so low that it required me to creep upon myhands and knees to go into it, and whither I went I knew not:so having no candle, I gave it over for some time ; but resolvedto come again the next day, provided with candles and a tinder OF HOBINSON CRUSOE. 169 box, which I had made of the lock of one of the muskets, withsome wild fire in the pan. Accordingly, the next day I came provided with six largecandles of my own making (for I made very good candles nowof goats tallow) and going into this low place I was obligedto creep upon all fours, as I hav
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