t.

But what caused most wonder to the man was how the savage whom
Robinson shot had been killed at so great a distance, and he went to
look as the body, turning it over and over, and looking long at the
wound in the breast that the bullet had made, evidently much puzzled.

Robinson then turned to go away, beckoning to the savage to follow,
but the man made signs that he would bury the two bodies in the sand,
so that the others might not find them if they followed. With his
hands he soon scraped holes deep enough to cover the bodies, and in
less than a quarter of an hour there was hardly a trace left of what
had happened.

Calling him away, Robinson now took him, not to his castle, but to the
cave, where he gave him food and water; and then he made signs for him
to lie down and rest, pointing to a bundle of rice straw.

Soon the man was sound asleep. He was, Robinson thought, a handsome
and well-made man; the muscles of his arms and back and legs showed
great strength, and all his limbs were beautifully formed. As near as
Robinson could guess, he was about twenty-six years of age, with a
good and manly face, and long black hair. His nose and lips were like
those of a European, and his teeth were white and even. In color he
was not black, but of a sort of rich chocolate brown, the skin shining
with health, and pleasant to look upon.

VI

ROBINSON TRAINS FRIDAY, AND THEY BUILD A LARGE BOAT; THEY RESCUE TWO
PRISONERS FROM THE CANNIBALS

In a little while Robinson began to speak to him, and to try to teach
him things. First he made him understand that his name was to be
"Friday" (that being the day of the week when Robinson had saved him
from a horrible death). Then he taught him the meaning of "Yes," and
"No," and to call Robinson "Master."

Friday showed great quickness in learning. He seemed to be happy and
contented, and free from trouble, except that the clothes which
Robinson made him wear gave him at first great discomfort, for in
those warm parts of the world the natives are not used to clothes, but
always go about naked.

The day following that on which Robinson had saved Friday, they went
out together to see if there were any signs of the cannibals still
being on the island, but it was evident that they had gone away
without troubling about the two men whom Robinson had killed.

For some time Robinson did not trust Friday, and did not allow him to
sleep in the same part of his castle with hims