By-and-by I saw a great fowl, like a hawk, sitting upon a tree within shot; so, to let Friday understand a little what I would do, I called him to me again, pointed at the fowl, which was indeed a parrot, though I thought it had been a hawk; I say, pointing to the parrot, and to my gun, and to the ground under the parrot, to let him see I would make it fall, I made him understand that I would shoot and kill that bird; accordingly, I fired, and bade him look, and immediately he saw the parrot fall.
Azt hihette, hogy halál lakik abban a fegyverben, ami közel s távol minden élőlénnyel képes végezni. A rémület, ami ettől keletkezett benne, sokáig nem múlt el.