Ayrton was on deck in two bounds, and three seconds later, having discharged his last barrel in the face of a pirate who was about to seize him by the throat, he leaped over the bulwarks into the sea.
Después, Ayrton, en dos saltos, se halló sobre el puente del brick y, descargando por última vez su revólver en la cara de un pirata que acababa de asirlo por el cuello, subió sobre la obra muerta y se precipitó al mar.