"So far as I can remember, senor, forty-two should include all hands. But, all the same, it will not be amiss to approach the ship warily, and get aboard, if possible, noiselessly.  Then, once aboard, we can soon ascertain whether anyone is there.  And if perchance there should be, it cannot be more than one or two at most, whom we can probably overpower if we once get a footing on deck."