"Sure, I knew that all the time," Bob replied.
"What do you suppose they intend to do?"
"Rush us, most likely."
"En massé, as it were."
"Exactly."
"Well, it seems to me it's about time Cap'n Ole was trying to pull out."
"Back out, you mean."
"Well, any way to get out."
"And it's got to be done pronto if it's going to be done at all, for they're coming."
The leader of the navy, as Jack had referred to him, had finished his parley with the other leader and was now aboard his craft once more, and they could plainly hear his voice as he shouted orders.