Some time was spent, and much precaution used, before the seamen would trust themselves ashore; but Henry having finally succeeded in making the officer who commanded the party credit his assertions, he was able to rejoin his companions in arms in safety.
A matrózok igen óvatosan viselkedtek, és csak nagy körültekintés után mertek kikötni; Henrynek azonban végül is sikerült meggyőznie a tisztjüket, s így csatlakozhatott fegyvertársaihoz.