Робинзон Крузо

           SoIbegantoreposemyself,liveaftermyoldfashion,andtakecareofmyfamilyaffairs; and,forawhile,Ilivedeasyenough,onlythatIwasmorevigilantthanIusedtobe,lookedoutoftener,anddidnotgoabroadsomuch; andifatanytimeIdidstirwithanyfreedom,itwasalwaystotheeastpartoftheisland,whereIwasprettywellsatisfiedthesavagesnevercame,andwhereIcouldgowithoutsomanyprecautions,andsuchaloadofarmsandammunitionasIalwayscarriedwithmeifIwenttheotherway. 

           Ilivedinthisconditionneartwoyearsmore;butmyunluckyhead,thatwasalwaystoletmeknowifitwasborntomakemybodymiserable,wasallofthistwoyearsfilledwithprojectsanddesigns,how,ifitwerepossible,Imightgetawayfromthisisland; forsometimesIwasformakinganothervoyagetothewreck,thoughmyreasontoldmethattherewasnothingleftthereworththehazardofmyvoyage; sometimesforarambleoneway,sometimesanother; andIbelieveverily,ifIhadhadtheboatthatIwentfromSalleein,Ishouldhaveventuredtosea,boundanywhere,Iknewnotwhither. 

           Ihavebeen,inallmycircumstances,amementotothosewhoaretouchedwiththegeneralplagueofmankind,whence,foraughtIknow,one-halfoftheirmiseriesflow; Imean,thatofnotbeingsatisfiedwiththestationwhereinGodandNaturehadplacedthem; fornottolookbackuponmyprimitivecondition,andtheexcellentadviceofmyfather,theoppositiontowhichwas,asImaycallit,myoriginalsin,mysubsequentmistakesofthesamekindhadbeenthemeansofmycomingintothismiserablecondition;