If I escape, I will do my best to retrieve my life.

I shall never return to England again, but, under a new name, may start afresh in the colonies.

God bless you, and make you happy." The young men wrung each other hands, with a silent clasp, and James returned to his own cabin.
The next morning, the officer of marines reported to Captain Peters that the prisoner was missing.

The porthole was found open, and a rope hanging to the water's edge.

The captain at once took the report to the admiral.
"A bad job," the admiral said, with a twinkle of the eye.