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海角乐园美食真流畅 AND now they had another broil with the three Englishmen; one ofwhom, a most turbulent fellow, being in a rage at one of the threecaptive slaves, because the fellow had not done something rightwhich he bade him do, and seemed a little untractable in hisshowing him, drew a hatchet out of a frog-belt which he wore by hisside, and fell upon the poor savage, not to correct him, but tokill him. One of the Spaniards who was by, seeing him give thefellow a barbarous cut with the hatchet, which he aimed at hishead, but stuck into his shoulder, so that he thought he had cutthe poor creature's arm off, ran to him, and entreating him not tomurder the poor man, placed himself between him and the savage, toprevent the mischief. The fellow, being enraged the more at this,struck at the Spaniard with his hatchet, and swore he would servehim as he intended to serve the savage; which the Spaniardperceiving, avoided the blow, and with a shovel, which he had inhis hand (for they were all working in the field about their corn From thence we sailed still north, keeping the coast of China at anequal distance, till we knew we were beyond all the ports of Chinawhere our European ships usually come; being resolved, if possible,not to fall into any of their hands, especially in this country,where, as our circumstances were, we could not fail of beingentirely ruined. Being now come to the latitude of 30 degrees, weresolved to put into the first trading port we should come at; andstanding in for the shore, a boat came of two leagues to us with anold Portuguese pilot on board, who, knowing us to be an Europeanship, came to offer his service, which, indeed, we were glad of andtook him on board; upon which, without asking us whither we wouldgo, he dismissed the boat he came in, and sent it back. I thoughtit was now so much in our choice to make the old man carry uswhither we would, that I began to talk to him about carrying us tothe Gulf of Nankin, which is the most northern part of the coast ofChina. The old man said he knew the Gulf o
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