Everything the good man said was full of affection, and I could hardly refrain from tears while he spoke; in short, I took one hundred of the moidores, and called for a pen and ink to give him a receipt for them: then I returned him the rest, and told him if ever I had possession of the plantation I would return the other to him also (as, indeed, I afterwards did); and that as to the bill of sale of his part in his son’s ship, I would not take it by any means; but that if I wanted the money, I found he was honest enough to pay me; and if I did not, but came to receive what he gave me reason to expect, I would never have a penny more from him.
Hozzátettem, hogy amint újra birtokába jutok az ültetvényemnek, visszafizetem az összeget (ez később így is történt). Arra sosem vinne rá a lélek, hogy elvegyem a családi részüket a hajóból és pénzt is csak annyit veszek el, amennyit a becsületem megenged.