There were no lights on board the Catamaran, consequently the pirate ship could not be seen.
Had she moved on?
That was scarcely probable, but Jack did not know what to think.
There was little doubt that Hunston would induce the pirates to attack the Calabar.
It was to their interest to do so.
Having obtained one sum of money out of Young Jack, it was easy enough, they thought, to get some more.
If they played their own game, they gratified Hunston’s revenge too.
The Red Sea pirates had no mercy on any one, and honor was a word unknown to them.
If they had entertained any idea of fair dealing, they would not have set upon Jack after receiving his ransom.
With regard to money, they were cormorants.