Captain Poynings singled out the scarred-faced lieutenant, and, being well ahead of his men, his position was for a time one of considerable danger.  I watched the fight without fear of being made a mark by the pirates, who were too hard pressed to heed me.  The sight held me spellbound, till I observed one of the pirates covering our captain with a musket.  The man waited, with finger on trigger, till the position of the combatants would give him an opportunity to fire without injuring his leader.