I was too much moved with the honesty and kindness of the poor man to be able to bear this; and remembering what he had done for me, how he had taken me up at sea, and how generously he had used me on all occasions, and particularly how sincere a friend he was now to me, I could hardly refrain weeping at what he had said to me; therefore I asked him if his circumstances admitted him to spare so much money at that time, and if it would not straiten him?
Appena ritornerà, sarete soddisfatto d’ogni vostro avere.» E ciò dicendo traeva a mano una vecchia borsa e mi offerse cento sessanta moidori d’oro, e presentatemi in oltre le carte che autenticavano i diritti di lui e di suo figlio, ciascuno su un quarto del vascello mercantile salpato per il Brasile, volea farmi la cessione di tutti questi diritti.