; Ihadthelivesofallmysubjectsatmyabsolutecommand; Icouldhang, draw, giveliberty, andtakeitaway, , toseehowlikeakingIdined, too, allalone, attendedbymyservants! Poll, asifhehadbeenmyfavourite, , whowasnowgrownoldandcrazy, andhadfoundnospeciestomultiplyhiskindupon, satalwaysatmyrighthand; andtwocats, oneononesideofthetableandoneontheother, expectingnowandthenabitfrommyhand, asamarkofespecialfavour.
ButthesewerenotthetwocatswhichIbroughtonshoreatfirst, fortheywerebothofthemdead, andhadbeeninterrednearmyhabitationbymyownhand; butoneofthemhavingmultipliedbyIknownotwhatkindofcreature, theseweretwowhichIhadpreservedtame; whereastherestranwildinthewoods, andbecameindeedtroublesometomeatlast, fortheywouldoftencomeintomyhouse, andplundermetoo, tillatlastIwasobligedtoshootthem, anddidkillagreatmany; ; neithercouldIbesaidtowantanythingbutsociety; andofthat, sometimeafterthis, Iwaslikelytohavetoomuch.
Iwassomethingimpatient, asIhaveobserved, tohavetheuseofmyboat, thoughveryloathtorunanymorehazards; andthereforesometimesIsatcontrivingwaystogetherabouttheisland, , asIhavesaidinmylastramble, Iwentupthehilltoseehowtheshorelay, andhowthecurrentset, thatImightseewhatIhadtodo: thisinclinationincreaseduponmeeveryday, andatlengthIresolvedtotravelthitherbyland, ; buthadanyoneinEnglandmetsuchamanasIwas, itmusteitherhavefrightenedhim, orraisedagreatdealoflaughter; andasIfrequentlystoodstilltolookatmyself, IcouldnotbutsmileatthenotionofmytravellingthroughYorkshirewithsuchanequipage, , asfollows.