But what is to be the ending?
Have you any plan of escape ?" "Hardly a plan.

I have had no opportunity even to learn the true nature of the crew.

Watkins is an honest sailor, and he has told me of others on whom I could rely.

There are those aboard--but I do not know how many--who would mutiny if they had a leader, and a reasonable chance of success.

I must reach these and learn who they are.
Fortunately the voyage promises to be long enough to enable me to plan carefully." "You have discussed the voyage with this man--Estada ?" "He told me what he had decided upon; not to return to their rendezvous until after they had captured some prizes, and could go with gold chinking in their pockets." "They have gold already--the chest taken from my uncle." "That only serves to make such as these more greedy." "Where is their rendezvous ?" "An island in the West Indies, probably not on the chart.