He was a handsome fellow. He was tall but not too large.
His hair was long and black. His forehead was high and broad. His eyes were very bright.
His face was round and plump. His nose was well shaped. His lips were thin. His teeth were white as ivory.
His skin was not black like that of an African. It was not yellow like that of some Indians. But it was a kind of olive color, very pleasant to look at.
After he had been asleep about an hour he awoke and came out of the cave where I was milking my goats. He made signs to show that he was glad to see me.
Then he laid his head flat down on the ground and set my foot upon it, as he had done before. This was his way of saying that he would do anything I wished.
I understood him and told him by signs that I was well pleased with him.
I spoke some simple words to him and tried to teach him what they meant. He was quick to learn and soon began to try to talk to me.
I named him FRIDAY, because it was on that day of the week that I had saved his life.
He soon learned to call me "Master," and to say "yes" and "no" in the right way.
In the evening I gave him an earthen pot with some milk in it, and showed him how to sop his bread in the milk. I also gave him a barley cake, which he ate as though it was very good.
All that night we stayed in the cave. But early the next morning I led him back to my castle.
My first care was to learn whether the savages had left the island. I climbed to the top of the rock and looked around with my spyglass.
I saw the place where the savages had been. I saw where they had built their fire. But they were not there. I could see no sign of them or of their canoes. It was plain that they had left the place.
I gave my man Friday one of my guns to carry. In his right hand he held my sword, and on his back were his bow and arrows.
I carried two guns myself. And thus armed we went boldly down to the beach.
The sand was red with blood, and bones and bits of flesh were scattered all around. These I caused Friday to gather up and bury.
We stayed on the beach for some time, but could find nothing more.
Friday gave me to understand that there had been three other prisoners in the boats with him. I had no doubt that the savages had killed and eaten them all.
The next day I made a tent for Friday to stay in. It was just inside of my castle wall and in front of the door into my own sleeping room.
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