She may be an Egyptian or a Moor, but certainly she comes from the African coast." "Or is got up in African fashion," Francis said.

"She may be, as we agreed yesterday, a Genoese masquerading in that fashion, in order to be able to approach our traders without their suspicions being aroused.
She looks as if she has made a captive of that vessel.

I imagine she must have come up to her late yesterday evening, and has been at work all night stripping her.

I hope she is too busy to attend to us." The sail had been lowered the instant the captain caught sight of the vessels, for there was scarcely enough wind to fill it, and the men were now rowing steadily.
"I do not think she could have taken much of her cargo out.

She is very deep in the water." "Very deep," Francis agreed.