At one point, the two see a Portuguese ship in the distance. These natives are very friendly to Crusoe and Xury. Soon they see that black people live there. They anchor on what appears to be uninhabited land. Crusoe throws one overboard, and tells the other one, called Xury, that he may stay if he is faithful. An opportunity is presented when he is sent out with two Moorish youths to go fishing. ![]() On the way, the ship is attacked by Turkish pirates, who bring the crew and passengers into the Moorish port of Sallee. He manages to find another voyage headed to Guiana. ![]() He thinks briefly about going home, but cannot stand to be humiliated. They part, and Crusoe makes his way to London via land. When Crusoe's friend learns the circumstances under which he left his family, he becomes angry and tells him that he should have never come to the sea. Misfortune begins immediately, in the form of rough weather. When his parents refuse to let him take at least one journey, he runs away with a friend and secures free passage to London. His father cautions that a middle-class existence is the most stable. ![]() He disregards the fact that his two older brothers are gone because of their need for adventure. Although his father wishes him to become a lawyer, Crusoe dreams of going on sea voyages. Robinson Crusoe is a youth of about eighteen years old who resides in Hull, England.
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