"Can you speak Arabic?"
"Yes, sir."
"Any other languages?"
"French and Italian, sir. It was for that reason that I came on board with the captain to interpret for him."
"Where are you going now?"
"I was going to Naples first, in order to take a passage home from there."
"Ah! What have they got on board?"
"Little enough, sir. They came across with spirits and wine and other cargo. The man is a small trader and part owner of the ship."
"Tell him if he carries stores again to Alexandria his ship will be seized as a prize by the first ship-of-war that comes across her. By carrying them to Alexandria he is aiding the French. Now about yourself. What are you going home for?"
"To join my father in England."