Crusoe's savage was "a comely, handsome fellow, perfectly well made, with straight strong limbs, not too large, tall and well-shaped . . . and about twenty-six years of age." In general, his appearance was highly commendable, with an appealing olive complexion. When he awakened, he ran to Crusoe, prostrating himself in thankful submission. Crusoe named the savage Friday to commemorate the day that he saved his life, and taught him simple words like "master," "yes," and "no." Crusoe then gave him some clothes and Friday seemed quite happy to receive the clothes because he was completely naked.
Friday made signs to ask Crusoe if they should dig up the buried men and eat them, but Crusoe, with violent gestures, expressed his abhorrence to that idea. Going to the top of a hill, they discovered that the canoes were gone. Crusoe, armed with his gun, and Friday with his arrows, explored the camp-site. It was a sickening spectacle to Crusoe, even though Friday seemed oblivious to the horror. Pointing to the remains, Friday made Crusoe understand that he was to be the fourth feast, and Crusoe immediately saw the other three skulls and various hands and other bones of the anatomy scattered here and there in grisly array. By means of sign language, Friday told Crusoe that he, Friday, was one of many political prisoners who had supported the old king and the opponents had captured all of his group and taken them to various islands, where it was presumed that all had been eaten. Friday and Crusoe then gathered up all the remains and burned them.
Coming back to the habitation, Crusoe showed Friday how to wear his clothes. Being not entirely at ease, Crusoe put up a little tent for Friday between his two walls. Crusoe also made sure that Friday could not get inside Crusoe's innermost wall without alerting him first. Time, however, was to show that none of the precautions were necessary: "for never man had a more faithful, loving, sincere servant than Friday was to me."
