But I must observe, too, that at first this was a confused heap of goods, which, as they lay in no order, so they took up all my place; I had no room to turn myself: so I set myself to enlarge my cave, and work farther into the earth; for it was a loose sandy rock, which yielded easily to the labour I bestowed on it: and so when I found I was pretty safe as to beasts of prey, I worked sideways, to the right hand, into the rock; and then, turning to the right again, worked quite out, and made me a door to come out on the outside of my pale or fortification.
Befelé kezdtem mélyíteni, a laza homokkő pedig nem tanúsított túl nagy ellenállást. Mivel most már tudtam, hogy ragadozóktól nem kell tartanom, jobb kéz felől egy oldaljáratot is vájtam a sziklába, és a végén ajtót nyitottam a szabadba, ahonnan az erődömön kívülre juthattam.