I asked him what he thought would become of them there, and if they had formed any design of making their escape. He said they had many consultations about it; but that having neither vessel nor tools to build one, nor provisions of any kind, their councils always ended in tears and despair.
Je lui demandai s'il pouvait présumer comment ils accueilleraient, venant de moi, une proposition qui tendrait à leur délivrance, et si, étant touts dans mon île, elle ne pourrait pas s'effectuer.