He anticipated my proposals by telling me that both he and the ship, if recovered, should be wholly directed and commanded by me in everything; and if the ship was not recovered, he would live and die with me in what part of the world soever I would send him; and the two other men said the same.
Si no podíamos recuperar la nave, viviría y moriría a mi lado en cualquier parte del mundo donde quisiera llevarlo. Los otros dos hombres dijeron lo mismo. -Bien -dije-, mis condiciones son dos.