But whose fortune soever was upon the increase, mine seemed to be upon the wane, and I found nothing present, except two or three boatswains, or such fellows, but as for the commanders, they were generally of two sorts: 1.
Mais si d'autres fortunes étaient en croissance, la mienne semblait décliner, et je ne trouvais rien sinon deux ou trois bossemans et gens de cette espèce.