Crusoe ordered Friday to kill a goat and he made a delicious stew with rice and barley. Taking it to the new arrivals, the four of them ate together in the tent, cheered by the meal. Crusoe sent Friday down to the beach to collect the firearms and to bury the dead savages. Using Friday as an interpreter, Crusoe asked the father if the savage who escaped might bring back any more with them. The father's opinion was that they were so thunderstruck at the manner of death that they would assume that it was because of a supernatural power and that they would dare not return.
Time destroying caution, Crusoe once again began to make plans to leave the island. Speaking to the Spaniard through Friday, Crusoe found that there were sixteen more compatriots living on the mainland who would be grateful for escape. Crusoe asked him if the sixteen might be trusted in an escape attempt, adding that he would rather be eaten by the savages than to fall into the hands of the merciless priests of the Inquisition. The Spaniard said that he would make them swear on the Holy Sacraments to be loyal and that he himself would fight unto his death for Crusoe.
The Spaniard proposed that they postpone the trip for six months for good reasons. First, their stock of corn and rice was sufficient for only four, and their stock of supplies should be built up so that when they returned with the others there would be no lack of food. Consequently, the four began planting more seeds and harvesting the crops. They also cut down trees, made many planks with much effort, and, in addition, caught more goats to breed, and cured a large quantity of grapes so that they would have a good supply of raisins. Next, they made wicker baskets in order to hold the harvests. Then, everything being ready, Crusoe sent the Spaniard and Friday's father away to bring back the other white men. They left in October, agreeing to give a signal on their return.
