But I have been often enough picked up and set down upon this coast, and should ken something of the lie of it." The captain shook his head, still frowning.
"If I had lost less money on this unchancy cruise," says he, "I would see you in a rope's end before I risked my brig, sir.

But be it as ye will.

As soon as I get a slant of wind (and there's some coming, or I'm the more mistaken) I'll put it in hand.

But there's one thing more.

We may meet in with a king's ship and she may lay us aboard, sir, with no blame of mine: they keep the cruisers thick upon this coast, ye ken who for.