“I shall keep the open sea. The grand master left me to choose my course; but I think there is more danger by the coast--where pirates may be hiding in unfrequented bays, in readiness to pounce upon a passing craft--than in the open sea, where we should have at least the advantage that we could not be taken by surprise, and might make a race of it. But the sun will be up in a few minutes, and my orders were to set out at sunrise, so I must say goodbye at once.”