We came upon them, indeed, in the dark, so that they could not see our number; and I made the man they had left in the boat, who was now one of us, to call them by name, to try if I could bring them to a parley, and so perhaps might reduce them to terms; which fell out just as we desired: for indeed it was easy to think, as their condition then was, they would be very willing to capitulate.
Szóltam a tengerésznek, akit korábban a csónakban hagytak, hogy kezdjen tárgyalni velük és így talán egyezségre juthatunk. A dolgok jelenlegi állása mellett jó okom volt azt hinni, hogy hamar megadásra bírjuk őket.