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they did, sending, at the same time, a large piece of goat’s flesh,
and a boiled parrot, which they ate very heartily, for they were
hungry enough,

After half an hour’s consultation, they were called in, and
a long debate ensued, their two countrymen charging them with
the ruin of all their labor, and a design to murder them j-all
which they owned before, and therefore could not deny now.
Upon the whole, the Spaniards acted the moderators between
them ; and as they had obliged the two Englishmen not to hurt
the three while they were naked and unarmed, so they now
obliged the three to go and rebuild their fellows’ two huts, one
to be of the same and the other of larger dimensions than they
were before ; to fence their ground again where they had pulled
up their fences, plant trees in the room of those pulled up, dig
up the land again for planting corn where they had spoiled it,
and, in a word, to restore everything to the same state as they
found it, as near as they could; for entirely it could not be, the
season .for the corn, and the growth of the trees and hedges,
not being possible to be recovered.

Well, they submitted to all this ; and as they had plenty of
provisions given them all the while, they grew very orderly, and
the whole society began to live pleasantly and agreeably to-
gether again ; only that these three fellows could never be per-
suaded to work—I mean for themselves—except now and then
a little, just as they pleased ; however, the Spaniards told them
plainly, that if they would but live sociably and friendly to-

ether, and study the good of the whole plantation, they would
be content to work for them, and’ let them walk about and be as
idle as they pleased ; and thus, having lived pretty well together
for a month or two, the Spaniards gave them arms again, and
gave them liberty to go abroad with them as before.

It was not above a week after they had these arms, and
went abroad, before the ungrateful creatures began to be as
insolent and troublesome as ever ; but, however, an accident.
happened presently upon this, which endangered the safety of
them all; and they were obliged to lay by all private resent-
ments, and look to the preservation of their lives,

It happened one night that the Spanish governor, as I call
him,—that is to say, the Spaniard whose life I had Saved,—who
was now the captain, or leader, or governor of the rest, found
himself very uneasy in the night, and could by no means get
any sleep ; he was perfectly well in body, as he told me the
story, only found his thoughts tumultuous ; his mind ran upon
men fighting and killing one another ; but he was broad awake,