"I will tell thee what they are—for I have passed my life by the seaside, and know the nature, and have learned to know the occupation and nation of each ship by its fashion, as I would tell a tradesman's by his garb."
"What, then, is the nation of this barque?"
"He is a Dane."
"Its nature?"
"To sail in shallow waters, and run before the wind."
"Its business on the sea?"
"To rob, pillage, and slay!"
"Ha, a bucanier?"
"A Dane."
"'Tis but another name for pirate in these waters. By the cross! when I saw the glitter of steel in the hands of its crew, I half guessed it."