Any one may guess how readily such a proposal would be accepted by men in their condition; they fell down on their knees to the captain, and promised, with the deepest imprecations, that they would be faithful to him to the last drop, and that they should owe their lives to him, and would go with him all over the world; that they would own him as a father to them as long as they lived. “Well,” says the captain, “I must go and tell the governor what you say, and see what I can do to bring him to consent to it.”
Cualquiera podría adivinar el entusiasmo con que estos hombres, que se hallaban en tan terrible situación, aceptaron la propuesta. Se arrodillaron ante el capitán y le jura ron que le serían leales hasta derramar la última gota de sangre; que siendo deudores de sus vidas, lo seguirían a cualquier parte del mundo y lo considerarían como un padre mientras viviesen. -Bien -dijo el capitán-, iré a informar al gobernador de lo que decís y veré si puedo lograr su consentimiento.