I walk d about on the shore , lifting up my hands , and my whole being , as i may say , wrapt up in the contemplation of my deliverance , making a thousand gestures and motions which i cannot describe , reflecting upon all my comerades that were drown d , and that there should not be one soul sav d but my self ; for , as for them , i never saw them afterwards , or any sign of them , except three of their hats , one cap , and two shoes that were not fellows 在把这些木头扔下水之前，先都用绳子绑好，以免被海水冲走。然后，我又把它们一一用绳子拉近船边，把四根木头绑在一起，两头尽可能绑紧，扎成一只木排的样子，又用两三块短木板横放在上面，我上去走了走，倒还稳当，就是木头太轻吃不住多少重量。于是我又动手用木匠的锯子把一根第二接桅锯成三段加到木排上。
