when i 'd finally climbed down from the rigging , the soldiers had put down their muskets and the crew of the jackdaw relaxed ; when matthew hague had been released and run to his father and offered me tearful apologies , walpole took my arm and led me away , speaking of who i would be introduced to in london : the stephenson-oakley family , a lawyer , an assistant by the name of birch to help me in my new business dealings .