From the pillory he was taken back to Newgate, there to be imprisoned during her Majesty's pleasure.

His confinement must have been much less disagreeable to him than it would have been to one of less hardy temperament.

Defoe was not the man to shrink with loathing from the companionship of thieves, highwaymen, forgers, coiners, and pirates.

Curiosity was a much stronger power with him than disgust.
Newgate had something of the charm for Defoe that a hospital full of hideous diseases has for an enthusiastic surgeon.

He spent many pleasant hours in listening to the tales of his adventurous fellow-prisoners.
Besides, the Government did not dare to deprive him of the liberty of writing and publishing.