They needed very few arguments to persuade a single man to yield, when he saw five men upon him and his comrade knocked down: besides, this was, it seems, one of the three who were not so hearty in the mutiny as the rest of the crew, and therefore was easily persuaded not only to yield, but afterwards to join very sincerely with us.
Il ne fallait pas beaucoup d'arguments pour soumettre un seul homme, qui voyait cinq hommes contre lui et son camarade étendu mort. D'ailleurs c'était, à ce qu'il paraît, un des trois matelots qui avaient pris moins de part à la mutinerie que le reste de l'équipage.