e iron, which I
expected would have been of great use to me; however, when the tide was
out, I got most of the pieces of the cable ashore, and some of the iron,
though with infinite labour; for I was fain to dip for it into the water,
a work which fatigued me very much. After this, I went every day on
board, and brought away what I could get.

I had been now thirteen days on shore, and had been eleven times on board
the ship, in which time I had brought away all that one pair of hands
could well be supposed capable to bring; though I believe verily, had the
calm weather held, I should have brought away the whole ship, piece by
piece. But preparing the twelfth time to go on board, I found the wind
began to rise: however, at low water I went on board, and though I
thought I had rummaged the cabin so effectually that nothing more could
be found, yet I discovered a locker with drawers in it, in one of which I
found two or three razors, and one pair of large scissors, with some ten
or a dozen of good knives and forks: in another I found about thirty-six
pounds value in money--some European coin, some Brazil, some pieces of
eight, some gold, and some silver.

I smiled to myself at the sight of this money: "O drug!" said I, aloud,
"what art thou good for? Thou art not worth to me--no, not the taking
off the ground; one of those knives is worth all this heap; I have no
manner of use for thee--e'en remain where thou art, and go to the bottom
as a creature whose life is not worth saying." However, upon second
thoughts I took it away; and wrapping all this in a piece of canvas, I
began to think of making another raft; but while I was preparing this, I
found the sky overcast, and the wind began to rise, and in a quarter of
an hour it blew a fresh gale from the shore. It presently occurred to me
that it was in vain to pretend to make a raft with the wind offshore; and
that it was my business to be gone before the tide of flood began,
otherwise I might not be able to reach the shore at all. Accordingly, I
let myself down into the water, and swam across the channel, which lay
between the ship and the sands, and even that with difficulty enough,
partly with the weight of the things I had about me, and partly the
roughness of the water; for the wind rose very hastily, and before it was
quite high water it blew a storm.

But I had got home to my little tent, where I lay, with all my wealth
about me, very secure. It blew very har