The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Defoe, Daniel, PUBLISHER: Wildside Press, We set out on ong>theong> 5th of February from Ireland, and had a very fair gale of wong>inong>d for some days. As I remember, it might be about ong>theong> 20th of February ong>inong> ong>theong> evenong>inong>g long>atong>e, when ong>theong> mong>atong>e, havong>inong>g ong>theong> wong>atong>ch, came ong>inong>to ong>theong> round-house and told us he saw a flash of fire, and heard a gun fired; and while he was tellong>inong>g us of it, a boy came ong>inong> and told us ong>theong> boong>atong>swaong>inong> heard anoong>theong>r. This made us all run out upon ong>theong> quarterdeck, where for a while we heard nothong>inong>g; but ong>inong> a few mong>inong>utes we saw a very greong>atong> light, and found thong>atong> ong>theong>re was some very terrible fire ong>atong> a distance; immediong>atong>ely we had recourse to our reckonong>inong>gs, ong>inong> which we all agreed thong>atong> ong>theong>re could be no land thong>atong> way ong>inong> which ong>theong> fire showed itself, no, not for five hundred leagues, for it appeared ong>atong> WNW. Upon this, we concluded it must be some ship on fire ong>atong> sea; and as, by our hearong>inong>g ong>theong> noise of guns just before, we concluded thong>atong> it could not be far off, we stood directly towards it, and were presently song>atong>isfied we should discover it, because ong>theong> furong>theong>r we sailed, ong>theong> greong>atong>er ong>theong> light appeared; though, ong>theong> weaong>theong>r beong>inong>g hazy, we could not perceive anythong>inong>g but ong>theong> light for a while. ong>Inong> about half-an-hour's sailong>inong>g, ong>theong> wong>inong>d beong>inong>g fair for us, though not much of it, and ong>theong> weaong>theong>r clearong>inong>g up a little, we could plaong>inong>ly discern thong>atong> it was a greong>atong> ship on fire ong>inong> ong>theong> middle of ong>theong> sea....