If you command it, I am bound to make payment; and, since I have no money, you have a right to the service of my hands till we be quits." Don Alonzo looked him from head to foot and smiled again.
"Sir Ludar is his Majesty's guest on this ship," said he, with a fine motion of the head.

"Any service he may render I shall be honoured to accept.

I refer him to Captain Desmond, here, for further intelligence." "And you, Senor," said he, addressing me with somewhat less ceremony, "you are English ?" "I thank Heaven, yea," said I, "a humble servant to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, and a foe to her enemies." "And your estate ?" demanded he, coldly ignoring my tone.
"I have no estate.

I am a plain London 'prentice." "We shall have the honour of restoring you to London shortly," said he.
"Meanwhile Sir Ludar shall not be deprived of the service of his squire." Then turning to his officers, he occupied himself again with the chart, and left Captain Desmond to conduct us from the cabin.
Neither Ludar nor I was much elated by this interview, but it relieved us, at least, of any immediate prospect of execution, and, unless the Don were jesting, consigned us to no very intolerable service on board his ship.

From Captain Desmond, who was not a little impressed by the commander's reception of Ludar, we learned rather more of the expedition and its prospects than before.
"If all go well," said he, "we shall be in English waters to-morrow, and a week later should have dealt with the enemy's fleet and be landed at Dover.