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1、III.SelectReadingRobinsonCrusoeMythoughtswerenowwhollyemployedaboutsecuringmyselfagainsteithersavages,ifanyshouldappear,orwildbeasts,ifanywereintheisland;andIhadmanythoughtsofthemethodhowtodothis,andwhatkindofdwellingtomake-whetherIshouldmakemeacaveintheearth,oratentupontheearth;and,insho
2、rt,Iresolveduponboth;themanneranddescriptionofwhich,itmaynotbeimpropertogiveanaccountof.IsoonfoundtheplaceIwasinwasnotfitformysettlement,becauseitwasuponalow,moorishground,nearthesea,andIbelieveditwouldnotbewholesome,andmoreparticularlybecausetherewasnofreshwaternearit;soIresolvedtofindam
3、orehealthyandmoreconvenientspotofground.Iconsultedseveralthingsinmysituation,whichIfoundwouldheproperforme:1st,healthandfreshwater,Ijustnowmentioned;2ndly,shelterfromtheheatofthesun;3rdly,securityfromravenouscreatures,whethermanorbeast;4thly,aviewtothesea,thatifGodsentanyshipinsight,Imigh
4、tnotloseanyadvantageformydeliverance,ofwhichIwasnotwillingtobanishallmyexpectationyet.Insearchofaplaceproperforthis,Ifoundalittleplainonthesideofarisinghill,whosefronttowardsthislittleplainwassteepasahouse-side,sothatnothingcouldcomedownuponmefromthetop.Ontheonesideoftherocktherewasahollo
5、wplace,wornalittlewayin,liketheentranceordoorofacavebuttherewasnotreallyanycaveorwayintotherockatall.Ontheflatofthegreen,justbeforethishollowplace,Iresolvedtopitchmytent.Thisplainwasnotaboveahundredyardsbroad,andabouttwiceaslong,andlaylikeagreenbeforemydoor;and,attheendofit,descendedirreg
6、ularlyeverywaydownintothelowgroundbytheseaside.ItwasontheN.N.W.sideofthehill;sothatitwasshelteredfromtheheateveryday,tillitcametoaW.andbyS.sun,orthereabouts,which,inthosecountries,isnearthesetting.BeforeIsetupmytentIdrewahalf-circlebeforethehollowplace,whichtookinabouttenyardsinitssemi-di
7、ameterfromtherock,andtwentyyardsinitsdiameterfromitsbeginningandending.Inthishalf-circleIpitchedtworowsofstrongstakes,drivingthemintothegroundtillthey-12-stoodveryfirmlikepiles,thebiggestendbeingoutofthegroundabovefivefeetandahalf,andsharpenedonthetop.Thetworowsdidn
