Upon this I seemed a little angry with the captain, and told him that they were my prisoners, not his; and that seeing I had offered them so much favour, I would be as good as my word; and that if he did not think fit to consent to it I would set them at liberty, as I found them: and if he did not like it he might take them again if he could catch them.
Alors je fis semblant de me fâcher contre lui, et je lui dis qu'ils étaient mes prisonniers et non les siens; que, puisque je leur avais offert une si grande faveur, je voulais être aussi bon que ma parole; que s'il ne jugeait point à propos d'y consentir je les remettrais en liberté, comme je les avais trouvés; permis à lui de les reprendre, s'il pouvait les attraper.