Chapter 70Butchering a turtle was hard work. My first one was a small hawksbill. It was its blood that tempted me, the "good, nutritious, salt-fr...
Chapter 71To those who should ever find themselves in a predicament such as I was in, I would recommend the following program:1. Choose a day when the...
Chapter 72In my case, to protect myself from Richard Parker while I trained him, I made a shield with a turtle shell. I cut a notch on each side of th...
Chapter 73My greatest wish - other than salvation - was to have a book. A long book with a never-ending story. One I could read again and again, with ...
Chapter 74I practised religious rituals that I adapted to the circumstances - solitary Masses without priests or consecrated Communion hosts, darshans...
Chapter 75On the day when I estimated it was Mother's birthday, I sang "Happy Birthday" to her out loud.第七十五章 在我估计是母亲生日的那一天，我大声对她唱了生日快乐...
Chapter 76I got into the habit of cleaning up after Richard Parker. As soon as I became aware that he had had a bowel movement, I went about getting t...
Chapter 77As the cartons of survival rations diminished, I reduced my intake till I was following instructions exactly, holding myself to only two bis...
Chapter 78There were many skies. The sky was invaded by great white clouds, flat on the bottom but round and billowy on top. The sky was completely cl...
Chapter 79There were sharks every day, mainly makos and blue sharks, but also oceanic whitetips, and once a tiger shark straight from the blackest of ...