“Yes, I mean to land you.”
“You mean to land me?”
“I do.”
“When?”
“I am heading in toward shore now. You will be all right.”
“Why did you bring me aboard here?”
“We found you lying in the street. We did not know what to do with you, and brought you aboard.”
“Then why didn’t you treat me well?”
“Because we feared we might be pursued by the rascals who knocked you down.”
It was a weak explanation the captain made, but our hero did not see that he could gain anything by disputing or arguing, and he said: