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CHAPTER XIV.
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Crusoe's return, and his private adventures among the Indians--Dickat a very low ebb--Crusoe saves him.
The means by which Crusoe managed to escapefrom his two-legged captors, and rejoin his master,require separate and special notice.
In the struggle with the fallen horse and Indian,which Dick had seen begun but not concluded, he wasalmost crushed to death; and the instant the Indiangained his feet, he sent an arrow at his head withsavage violence. Crusoe, however, had been so wellused to dodging1 the blunt-headed arrows that werewont to be shot at him by the boys of the MustangValley, that he was quite prepared, and eluded2 theshaft by an active bound. Moreover, he uttered one ofhis own peculiar3 roars, flew at the Indian's throat, anddragged him down. At the same moment the otherIndians came up, and one of them turned aside to therescue. This man happened to have an old gun, ofthe cheap sort at that time exchanged for peltries bythe fur-traders. With the butt4 of this he struckCrusoe a blow on the head that sent him sprawling5 onthe grass.
The rest of the savages6, as we have seen, continuedin pursuit of Dick until he leaped into the river; thenthey returned, took the saddle and bridle7 off his deadhorse, and rejoined their comrades. Here they held acourt-martial on Crusoe, who was now bound foot andmuzzle with cords. Some were for killing9 him; others,who admired his noble appearance, immense size, andcourage, thought it would be well to carry him to theirvillage and keep him. There was a pretty violent disputeon the subject, but at length it was agreed thatthey should spare his life in the meantime, and perhapshave a dog-dance round him when they got to theirwigwams.
This dance, of which Crusoe was to be the chiefthough passive performer, is peculiar to some of thetribes east of the Rocky Mountains, and consists inkilling a dog and cutting out its liver, which is afterwardssliced into
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dodging
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adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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adj.蔓生的,不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 );蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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未开化的人,野蛮人( savage的名词复数 ) | |
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killing
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privately
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jaws
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n.口部;嘴 | |
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diligent
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joyfully
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buffalo
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养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 ); 培育; 滋长; 助长 | |
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