The Wanderings of Persiles and Sigismunda: A Northern StoryCervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
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The Wanderings of Persiles and Sigismunda: A Northern Story
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Spanish fiction -- Translations into English; Voyages and travels -- Fiction
Ten days more they voyaged on, without finding any port, or beach, or
shelter, whatever, leaving right and left little isles which gave no
promise of being peopled. They turned their eyes to a high mountain
that appeared in view, rowing with all their strength, for their boats
began to leak terribly, and their provisions were well nigh exhausted.
At last, more thanks to Providence than to their own exertions, they
reached the wished-for land, and saw two persons, standing on the
shore, to whom Transila cried out with a loud voice, and asked, "What
land is this? Who governs it? And are ye Catholic Christians?" They
replied, in their own language, which she well understood, that the
island was called Golandia, and that they were Catholics, but that it
was uninhabited; so few persons lived there that they only occupied
one house, which served for an inn to people who put into the harbour,
which was behind a great rocky mountain, to which they pointed. And
if, said they, you, whoever you are, wish to repair any damage, keep
us in sight, and we will direct you to the port. They, in the boats,
thanked God for this, and followed on the water those who guided them
on land. On turning round the corner of the rock, that had been pointed
out, they saw a little bay, that might be termed a harbour, in which
lay ten or a dozen vessels, some large, some middle-sized, and some
small. Great was their joy in seeing these, since it gave them hopes of
obtaining a change of boats to pursue their voyage in safety to other
lands.
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