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men had mutinied against him. They had planned to
kill him. I led the prisoners to the safety of the woods.
I promised to help the captain to get back to his
ship. In return he had to take me and my men back
to England. The captain agreed most willingly.
20. Just then the sailors returned. I gave guns to the
English men and some of the mutineers were shot
dead. Other were taken prisoner. When their ship
mates failed to return, more mutineers came to the
island. We made them surrender at gun point. The
captain would spare their lives if they assisted him
in recovering the ship. They agreed. With a crew of
about twelve, the captain set off to the ship. The
captain and his crew entered the ship and shot the
leader of the mutiny. The other mutineers
surrendered. The ship was now in the captain’s hands.
All of us were happy.
21. It was time to bid goodbye to my island home. I
spent my last night walking through the paths and
hills I had come to know so well. And thus I left my
island in the year 1686, after I had been on it for
twenty seven years, two months and nineteen days.
22. I landed in England in the June of 1687 after six
months at sea. Both my parents were dead. I learned
that my plantations in Brazil had been well managed
by my friends. I sold my plantations, making a
handsome profit out of their sale. I settled down in
England thereafter!
Notes
What was the deal between the
captain of the ship and Crusoe?
Suppose you are left alone at home
for a day. What will the activities of
the day be? Write it in a paragraph.
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