672 CRUSOE AND HIS PARTNER,

the dangers as well of the seas as of the Japanese, who are a false,
cruel, and treacherous people; and then of the Spaniards at the
Philippines, more false, more ernel, and more treacherous than
they.

But to bring this long turn of our affairs to a conclusion, the
first thing we had to do was to consult with the captain of the
ship, and with his men, and know if they were willing to go to
Japan. And while T was doing this, the young man whom, as I
said, my nephew had left with me as my companion for my travels,
came to me and told me that he thought that voyage promised
very fair, and that there was a great prospect of advantage, and he
would be very glad if T undertook it; but that if Lwould not, and
would give him leave, he would go as a merchant, or how T pleased
to order him; that if ever he came to England, and I was there
and alive, he would render me a faithful account of his success, and
it should be as much mine as T pleased,

T was really loath to part with him, but considering the prospect
of advantage, which was really considerable, and that he was a
young fellow as likely to do well in it as any T knew, T inclined to
let him go; but first TL told him T would consult my partner, and
give him an answer the next day. My partner and T discoursed about
it, and my partner made a most generous offer. He told me, “You
know it has been an unlucky ship, and we both resolve not to go
to sea in it again; if your steward,” so he called my man, “ will
venture the voyage, PIL leave my share of the vessel to him, and
let him make his best of it; and if wo live to meet in Wngland,
and he meets with success abroad, he shall account for one half of
the profits of the ship’s freight to us, the other shall be his own.”

Tf my partner, who was no way concerned with my young man,
made him such an offer, Eeonld do no less than offer him the same ;
and all the ship’s company being willing to go with him, we made
over half the ship to him in property, and took a writing from him,
obliging him to account for the other; and away he went to Japan.
The Japan merchant proved a very punctual, honest man to him,
protected him at Japan, and got him a license to come on shore,
which the Kuropeans in general have not lately obtained; paid
him his freight very punctually, sent him to the Philippines loaded