But all talked loudly of my madness because I would not abandon the chase of my enemy but chose to follow him to the far Indies, though Squire Bozard took comfort from the thought that whether I lived or died the money was still his daughter's.

Only Lily spoke up for me, saying 'Thomas has sworn an oath and he does well to keep it, for his honour is at stake.

Now I go to wait until he comes to me in this world or the next.' But all this is out of place, for many a year passed away before I heard of these doings..