The crowd followed tumultuously, expecting to hear a flattering tribute paid to the young men who had behaved so well.

But the aspect of the governor as, surrounded by his officers, he stood in one of the batteries on the mole, excited a vague feeling of astonishment and surprise.
"You are two English seamen," he said, when the lads approached.
"It is useless lying any longer.

Your knowledge of seamanship, and your appearance, alike convict you." For an instant the boys were too surprised to reply, and then Tom said, boldly: "We are, sir.

We have done no wrong to any man, and we are not ashamed, now, to say we are Englishmen.

Under the same circumstances, I doubt not that any Spaniard would have similarly tried to escape recognition.
But as chance has betrayed us, any further concealment were unnecessary." "Take them to the guard house," the governor said, "and keep a close watch over them.