802 WHO COME HERE?

could get my clothes on, through my little grove, which, by the

way, was by this time grown to be a very thick wood; I say, re-

gardless of danger, I went without my arms, which was not my

custom to do; but I was surprised, when, turning my eyes to

the sea, I presently saw a boat at about a league and half’s dis-
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“T PRESENTLY SAW A BOAT AT ABOUT A LEAGUE AND A HALF'S DISTANCE.”

tance, standing in for the shore with a shoulder-of-mutton sail, as
they call it; and the wind blowing pretty fair to bring them in;
also I observed, presently, that they did not come from that side
which the shore lay on, but from the southernmost end of the island.
Upon this I called Friday in, and bid him lie close, for these were