teeth were as white as snow.

I had been to milk my goats in the field close by, and when he
saw me, he ran to me, and lay down on the ground to show me his
thanks. He then put his head on the ground, and set my foot on
his head, as he had done at first. He took all the means he could
think of, to let me know that he would serve me all his life; and
I gave a sign to show that I thought well of him. The next thing
was to think of some name to call him by. I chose that of the
sixth day of the week (Friday), as he came to me on that day. I
took care not to lose sight of him all that night, and when the
sun rose, I made signs for him to come to me, that I might give
him some clothes, for he wore none. We then went up to the top of
the hill, to look out for the men; but as we could not see them,
or their boats, it was clear that they had left the isle.

My slave has since told me that they had had a great fight with
the tribe that dwelt next to them; and that all those men whom
each side took in war were their own by right. My slave's foes
had four who fell to their share, of whom he was one.

I now set to work to make my man a cap of hare's skin, and gave
him a goat's skin to wear round his waist. It was a great source
of pride to him, to find that his clothes were as good as my own.

At night, I kept my guns, sword, and bow close to my side; but
there was no need for this, as my slave was, in sooth, most true
to me. He did all that he was set to do, with his whole heart in
the work; and I knew that he would lay down his life to save
mine. What could a man do more than that? And oh, the joy to have