The rainy Season was in the mean Time upon me，when I kept more within Doors than at other Times；so I had stow'd our new Vessel as secure as we could，bringing her up into the Creek，where as I said，in the Beginning I landed my Rafts from the Ship，and haling her up to the Shore，at high Water mark，I made my Man Friday dig a little Dock，just big enough to hold her，and just deep enough to give her Water enough to fleet in；and then when the Tide was out，we made a strong Dam cross the End of it，to keep the Water out；and so she lay dry，as to the Tide from the Sea；and to keep the Rain off，we laid a great many Boughs of Trees，so thick，that she was as well thatch'd as a House；and thus we waited for the Month of November and December，in which I design'd to make my Adventure.
第81章（3 / 3）