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1"Several changes of day and night passed, and the orb of night had greatly lessened, when I began to distinguish my
2sensations from each other. I gradually saw plainly the clear stream that supplied me with drink and the trees that
3shaded me with their foliage. I was delighted when I first discovered that a pleasant sound, which often saluted my
4ears, proceeded from the throats of the little winged animals who had often intercepted the light from my eyes. I began
5also to observe, with greater accuracy, the forms that surrounded me and to perceive the boundaries of the radiant roof
6of light which canopied me. Sometimes I tried to imitate the pleasant songs of the birds but was unable. Sometimes I
7wished to express my sensations in my own mode, but the uncouth and inarticulate sounds which broke from me frightened
8me into silence again. "The moon had disappeared from the night, and again, with a lessened form, showed itself, while I
9still remained in the forest. My sensations had by this time become distinct, and my mind received every day additional
10ideas. My eyes became accustomed to the light and to perceive objects in their right forms; I distinguished the insect
11from the herb, and by degrees, one herb from another. I found that the sparrow uttered none but harsh notes, whilst
12those of the blackbird and thrush were sweet and enticing. "One day, when I was oppressed by cold, I found a fire which
13had been left by some wandering beggars, and was overcome with delight at the warmth I experienced from it. In my joy I
14thrust my hand into the live embers, but quickly drew it out again with a cry of pain. How strange, I thought, that the
15same cause should produce such opposite effects! I examined the materials of the fire, and to my joy found it to be
16composed of wood. I quickly collected some branches, but they were wet and would not burn. I was pained at this and sat
17still watching the operation of the fire. The wet wood which I had placed near the heat dried and itself became
18inflamed. I reflected on this, and by touching the various branches, I discovered the cause and busied myself in
19collecting a great quantity of wood, that I might dry it and have a plentiful supply of fire. When night came on and
20brought sleep with it, I was in the greatest fear lest my fire should be extinguished. I covered it carefully with dry
21wood and leaves and placed wet branches upon it; and then, spreading my cloak, I lay on the ground and sank into sleep.
22"It was morning when I awoke, and my first care was to visit the fire. I uncovered it, and a gentle breeze quickly
23fanned it into a flame. I observed this also and contrived a fan of branches, which roused the embers when they were
24nearly extinguished. When night came again I found, with pleasure, that the fire gave light as well as heat and that the
25discovery of this element was useful to me in my food, for I found some of the offals that the travellers had left had
26been roasted, and tasted much more savoury than the berries I gathered from the trees. I tried, therefore, to dress my
27food in the same manner, placing it on the live embers. I found that the berries were spoiled by this operation, and the
28nuts and roots much improved. "Food, however, became scarce, and I often spent the whole day searching in vain for a few
29acorns to assuage the pangs of hunger. When I found this, I resolved to quit the place that I had hitherto inhabited, to
30seek for one where the few wants I experienced would be more easily satisfied. In this emigration I exceedingly lamented
31the loss of the fire which I had obtained through accident and knew not how to reproduce it. I gave several hours to the
32serious consideration of this difficulty, but I was obliged to relinquish all attempt to supply it, and wrapping myself
33up in my cloak, I struck across the wood towards the setting sun. I passed three days in these rambles and at length
34discovered the open country. A great fall of snow had taken place the night before, and the fields were of one uniform
35white; the appearance was disconsolate, and I found my feet chilled by the cold damp substance that covered the ground.
36"It was about seven in the morning, and I longed to obtain food and shelter; at length I perceived a small hut, on a
37rising ground, which had doubtless been built for the convenience of some shepherd. This was a new sight to me, and I
38examined the structure with great curiosity. Finding the door open, I entered. An old man sat in it, near a fire, over
39which he was preparing his breakfast. He turned on hearing a noise, and perceiving me, shrieked loudly, and quitting the
40hut, ran across the fields with a speed of which his debilitated form hardly appeared capable. His appearance, different
41from any I had ever before seen, and his flight somewhat surprised me. But I was enchanted by the appearance of the hut;
42here the snow and rain could not penetrate; the ground was dry; and it presented to me then as exquisite and divine a
43retreat as Pandæmonium appeared to the dæmons of hell after their sufferings in the lake of fire. I greedily devoured
44the remnants of the shepherd's breakfast, which consisted of bread, cheese, milk, and wine; the latter, however, I did
45not like. Then, overcome by fatigue, I lay down among some straw and fell asleep. "It was noon when I awoke, and allured
46by the warmth of the sun, which shone brightly on the white ground, I determined to recommence my travels; and,
47depositing the remains of the peasant's breakfast in a wallet I found, I proceeded across the fields for several hours,
48until at sunset I arrived at a village. How miraculous did this appear! The huts, the neater cottages, and stately
49houses engaged my admiration by turns. The vegetables in the gardens, the milk and cheese that I saw placed at the
50windows of some of the cottages, allured my appetite. One of the best of these I entered, but I had hardly placed my
51foot within the door before the children shrieked, and one of the women fainted. The whole village was roused; some
52fled, some attacked me, until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons, I escaped to the
53open country and fearfully took refuge in a low hovel, quite bare, and making a wretched appearance after the palaces I
54had beheld in the village. This hovel however, joined a cottage of a neat and pleasant appearance, but after my late
55dearly bought experience, I dared not enter it. My place of refuge was constructed of wood, but so low that I could with
56difficulty sit upright in it. No wood, however, was placed on the earth, which formed the floor, but it was dry; and
57although the wind entered it by innumerable chinks, I found it an agreeable asylum from the snow and rain. "Here, then,
58I retreated and lay down happy to have found a shelter, however miserable, from the inclemency of the season, and still
59more from the barbarity of man. As soon as morning dawned I crept from my kennel, that I might view the adjacent cottage
60and discover if I could remain in the habitation I had found. It was situated against the back of the cottage and
61surrounded on the sides which were exposed by a pig sty and a clear pool of water. One part was open, and by that I had
62crept in; but now I covered every crevice by which I might be perceived with stones and wood, yet in such a manner that
63I might move them on occasion to pass out; all the light I enjoyed came through the sty, and that was sufficient for me.
64"Having thus arranged my dwelling and carpeted it with clean straw, I retired, for I saw the figure of a man at a
65distance, and I remembered too well my treatment the night before to trust myself in his power. I had first, however,
66provided for my sustenance for that day by a loaf of coarse bread, which I purloined, and a cup with which I could drink
67more conveniently than from my hand of the pure water which flowed by my retreat. The floor was a little raised, so that
68it was kept perfectly dry, and by its vicinity to the chimney of the cottage it was tolerably warm.
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