I was loth to spend our shot too hastily; so I called my servant, not my man Friday, for he was better employed, for, with the greatest dexterity imaginable, he had charged my fusee and his own while we were engaged—but, as I said, I called my other man, and giving him a horn of powder, I had him lay a train all along the piece of timber, and let it be a large train.
A többi úgy megijedt a nagy fényességtől, amelyet a most már koromsötét este csak félelmetesebbé tett, hogy kicsit meghátráltak. Ekkor parancsot adtam, hogy mind egyszerre süssük el utolsó töltött pisztolyainkat, majd rögtön utána ordítozni kezdtünk.