"Death and zounds!" answered the other, "I am a sailor and was born at Batavia, and have trampled four times upon the crucifix in as many voyages to Japan; you have come to a good hand with your universal reason."
Por vida del Padre Eterno, respondió el otro, yo soy marinero, y nacido en Batavia; quatro veces he pisado el crucifixo en quatro viages que tengo hechos al Japon.