It would not do also to forget that the six survivors of the "Speedy's" crew had landed on the island, for they were in all probability scoundrels of the deepest dye, and it was necessary that the colonists should be on their guard against them.
No debía olvidarse, sin embargo, que seis piratas sobrevividos a la pérdida de la tripulación del Speedy se hallaban en la isla, que eran verdaderamente bandidos redomados y que debían prevenirse contra ellos.