Robinson Crusoe Chapter 17 - Visit of Mutineers

In which the good Robinson, after much discourse with a loyal Spaniard and his aged savage guide, contemplates the relief of shipwrecked countrymen stranded on the main, prudently securing provisions and allies ere venturing forth. At length, a confounding arrival of mutinous Englishmen sets the stage for cautious parley and stratagem, as he prepares to assert command and recover lost honour and safety upon his solitary isle.