1、"My father gave me a very excellent education, and though I was left to my own devices a great deal, I had no difficulty in mastering all that a boy is expected to learn."
2、"I was now, for the first time, looking upon the world around me with my own eyes."
3、"For nearly a week I lived upon the little food I had in my own pockets, and upon such things as I could find growing in the woods around me."
4、"I had been so long shut up in the cabin, that I had become almost blind to the beauties of the world outside."
5、"It is wonderful how much courage a little companionship will give one."
6、"But what crushed me most was the thought that I had no one left to love me, or care for me."
7、"I felt that I was a castaway on a desert island, with nothing to look forward to but a hopeless existence."
8、"The sight of the ship was like a vision of paradise to my eyes."
9、"I had never felt before what it was to be alone, and to have no one to turn to in trouble."
10、"It was strange how the little things of life became of importance to me now that I was alone."
11、"The sight of the tide coming up and covering the sand, and the waves breaking upon the beach, was a never-ending source of wonder to me."
12、"My greatest fear was that I might become insane, like many who have been left in solitude for too long."
13、"It was the first time I had ever known what it was to be really hungry."
14、"I felt that the greatest happiness in life is to be free from all cares and responsibilities, and to be able to enjoy the simple pleasures of life."
