He had decided to leave the island of Barbadoes and to return to England.
The house suited Captain Ichabod exactly, when Mrs.Mander told him about it, and Lucilla agreed with him because she was always accustomed to trust her mother in such things.
So they all got into the boat and rowed back to Dickory's old home, and on the way Captain Ichabod told Dickory that when they returned together to the town he would pay him for the plantation, having brought specie sufficient for the purpose.
It was a gay party in the boat as they rowed down the river; it was a gay party at the house when they reached it, and they would have all taken supper together had the Manders been prepared for such hospitality; but they were poor, having taken the place upon a short lease and having had but few returns so far.

But they were all going to live at the old Bonnet place, and happiness shone over everything.

It was twilight, and the two young men were about to walk down to the boat, one of them promising to come again early in the morning, when Lucilla approached Dickory.
"Where are you going to live with that girl ?" she asked in a low voice.
"In Jamaica," said he.
"I am glad of it," she replied, quite frankly.
* * * * * They were well content, those Jamaica people, when Ben Greenway came to live with them.

It had been proposed at one time that he should go to his old Bridgetown home and take charge of the place as he used to, but the good Scotchman demurred to this.
"I hae served ane master before he became a pirate," he said, "an' I don't want to try anither after he has finished bein' ane.

If I serve ony mon, let him be one wha has been righteous, wha is righteous now, an' wha will continue in righteousness." "Then serve Mr.Delaplaine," said Dickory.
* * * * * The Manders soon removed to the little house where Dickory was born.