When I showed myself to the two hostages, it was with the captain, who told them I was the person the governor had ordered to look after them; and that it was the governor’s pleasure they should not stir anywhere but by my direction; that if they did, they would be fetched into the castle, and be laid in irons: so that as we never suffered them to see me as governor, I now appeared as another person, and spoke of the governor, the garrison, the castle, and the like, upon all occasions.
Cuando me presenté ante los dos rehenes, el capitán les dijo que yo era la persona a la que el gobernador había encomendado su vigilancia; que el gobernador había decretado que no fuesen a ninguna parte, a menos que yo se lo indicara; y que si escapaban serían perseguidos y atados con cadenas en el castillo. Como no queríamos que supieran que yo era el gobernador, me presenté como si fuera otra persona y les hablé del gobernador, las guarniciones, el castillo y todo lo demás.