Rescue of Prisoners From Cannibals

           Uponthewhole,IwasbythistimesofixeduponmydesignofgoingoverwithhimtothecontinentthatItoldhimwewouldgoandmakeoneasbigasthat,andheshouldgohomeinit. Heanswerednotoneword,butlookedverygraveandsad. Iaskedhimwhatwasthematterwithhim.Heaskedmeagainthus: "WhyyouangrymadwithFriday?Whatmedone?" Iaskedhimwhathemeant.ItoldhimIwasnotangrywithhimatall. "Noangry!noangry!"sayshe,repeatedthewordsseveraltimes. "WhysendFridayhomeawaytomynation?" "Why,"saysI,"Friday,didyounotsayyouwishedyouwerethere?" "Yes,yes,"sayshe,"wishbeboththere,nowishFridaythere,nomasterthere." Inaword,hewouldnotthinkofgoingtherewithoutme. "Igothere,Friday!"saysI;"whatshallIdothere?" Heturnedveryquickuponmeatthis. "Youdogreatdealmuchgood,"sayshe;"youteachwildmanstobegood,sober,tamemans;youtellthemknowGod,prayGod,andlivenewlife." "Alas!Friday,"saysI,"thouknowestnotwhatthousayest. Iambutanignorantmanmyself." "Yes,yes,"sayshe,"youteacheemegood,youteacheethemgood." "No,no,Friday,"saysI,"youshallgowithoutme;leavemeheretolivebymyself,asIdidbefore." Helookedconfusedagainatthatword,andrunningtooneofthehatchetswhichheusedtowear,hetakesituphastily,comesandgivesittome. "WhatmustIdowiththis?"saysItohim. "YoutakekillFriday,"sayshe. "WhatmustIkillyoufor?"saidIagain. Hereturnsveryquick,"WhatyousendFridayawayfor? TakekillFriday,nosendFridayaway. "ThishespokesoearnestlythatIsawtearsstandinhiseyes. Inaword,Isoplainlydiscoveredtheutmostaffectioninhimtome,andafirmresolutioninhim,thatItoldhimthen,andoftenafter,thatIwouldneversendhimawayfrommeifhewaswillingtostaywithme.