He told me there were two desperate villains among them that it was scarce safe to show any mercy to; but if they were secured, he believed all the rest would return to their duty. I asked him which they were.
Mais ne vaudrait-il pas mieux les faire prisonniers?»--Il me dit alors que parmi eux il y avait deux désespérés coquins à qui il ne serait pas trop prudent de faire grâce; mais que, si on s'en assurait, il pensait que touts les autres retourneraient à leur devoir.