When I came to the place, my very blood ran chill in my veins, and my heart sunk within me at the horror of the spectacle.

Answer: These lines occur in Chapter 19 of Robinson Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe. Here Crusoe reveals his disgust and horror at the sight of the remains of the savages’ feast.

Crusoe successfully defeated the cannibals and could save a victim to be slaughtered at their feast. Crusoe names this victim Friday. To gain more knowledge about the cannibals, Crusoe along with Friday makes a visit to the spot where the cannibals were making their feast. Crusoe reached the place being well equipped with arms. On reaching the place where the cannibals had been, Crusoe was really horrorstruck at the sight of the blood-curdling scene. Because he found human bones lying here and there, the ground was red with

lumps of flesh scattered here and there “half-eaten, mangled and scorched.” He found human skulls, hands, legs, and feet lying in abundance on the island. As Crusoe was not used to such a terrifying spectacle, it was very difficult for him to withstand such a shocking experience. But Friday made no sign of disgust because he was habituated to such scenes

Thus Defoe creates an illusion of reality through a much macabre description of Crusoe’s bizarre and traumatic experience on the island.