When the captain was gone I sent for the men up to me to my apartment, and entered seriously into discourse with them on their circumstances. I told them I thought they had made a right choice; that if the captain had carried them away they would certainly be hanged.
Partito il capitano, feci in appresso venire nel mio appartamento i miei graziati, ai quali tenni una grave allocuzione opportuna alla loro condizione. — «Credo, dissi loro tra l’altre cose, che vi siate appigliati al partito più salutare.