He swam so strong after the boat that he would have reached me very quickly, there being but little wind; upon which I stepped into the cabin, and fetching one of the fowling-pieces, I presented it at him, and told him I had done him no hurt, and if he would be quiet I would do him none.
"Zoo gij mij ongemoeid laat, zal ik u geen kwaad doen," zeide ik, "maar zoo gij de boot nadert, zal ik u een kogel door het hoofd jagen. De zee is stil, en gij kunt gemakkelijk naar den wal zwemmen.