“Why,” said I, “it is, that as you say there are three or four honest fellows among them which should be spared, had they been all of the wicked part of the crew I should have thought God’s providence had singled them out to deliver them into your hands; for depend upon it, every man that comes ashore is our own, and shall die or live as they behave to us.” As I spoke this with a raised voice and cheerful countenance, I found it greatly encouraged him; so we set vigorously to our business.
Mert, ha mi is úgy akarjuk, mindenkiről, aki most partra száll, magunk dönthetjük el, hogy tovább éljen vagy elpusztuljon, aszerint, hogy miként viselkedtek velünk. - Emelt hangon és jó kedéllyel mondtam ezt, és úgy tűnt, felbátorítottam a kapitányt, mert hamarosan serényen nekiláthattunk a feladatnak.