I had now not a moment to lose, for nineteen of the dreadful wretches sat upon the ground, all close huddled together, and had just sent the other two to butcher the poor Christian, and bring him perhaps limb by limb to their fire, and they were stooping down to untie the bands at his feet. I turned to Friday.
Most már nem volt idő a késlekedésre. A kegyetlen emberevők közül tizenkilencen a földön ülve lakmároztak, kettő viszont éppen elindult, hogy letaglózza és majd, esetleg darabokban, odahordja a szerencsétlen keresztényt a tűzhöz.