Part 4 FridayWhen the three persons came to the creek, I found that two of them could swim,but the third could not,and that, standing on the other side，he looked at the others, but went no farther, and soon after went softly back again;which, as it happened，was very good for him in the end.I observed that the two who swam were yet more than twice as strong swimming over the creek as the fellow was that fled from them.It came very warmly upon my thoughts, and indeed irresistibly, that now was the time to get me a servant,and,perhaps, a companion or assistant; and that I was plainly called by Providence to save this poor creature's life.I immediately ran down the ladders with all possible expedition, fetched my two guns,for they were both at the foot of the ladders,and getting up again with the same haste to the top of the hill, I crossed towards the sea;and having a very short cut, and all down hill, placed myself in the way between the pursuers and the pursued,hallowing aloud to him that fled,who, looking back, was at first perhaps as much frightened at me as at them;but I beckoned with my hand to him to come back; and, in the meantime,I slowly advanced towards the two that followed;then rushing at once upon the foremost, I knocked him down with the stock of my piece.I was loath to fire, because I would not have the rest hear;though, at that distance, it would not have been easily heard, and being out of sight of the smoke, too，
第四部分 星期五当那三个人靠近消息的时候，我发现他们中两个人会游泳，而第三个不会, 他只是站在另一边看着他们，并没有靠近。不久又轻轻地回来了。正如所发生的那样，最后证明那是对他有好处的。我注意到，溪水中游泳的两个人比逃离他们的那个人要强壮两倍以上。我脑海里闪过一个令人激动的、不可抗拒的主意，我想现在是时候给自己找个仆人了，也许会是一个同伴或者帮手。上天明明叫我拯救这个可怜人的性命。我立即以最快的速度跑下梯子，取了两把枪，因为这两支枪就放在梯子脚下。然后我又以同样快的 速度爬上梯子，翻过山顶，奔向大海，抄近路向山下跑去，藏匿在追赶者和逃跑者之间。我朝逃跑的野人大声呼唤，他回过头来，第一次看到我时，也许和看到追赶他的人一样惊恐。我招手示意他过来，同时慢慢向追上来的两个野人迎上去。之后一下子冲到前面的一个野人跟前，用枪杆子把他打倒在地。我不想开枪，怕枪声被其余野人听见，虽然依照这个距离，枪声是很难听到的，即使隐隐约约听到了，他们也看不见硝烟，
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