ys he, "do not talk ofbeing upon your guard; the best defence is to be out of danger. Ifyou have any regard for your life and the lives of all your men,put to sea without fail at high-water; and as you have a whole tidebefore you, you will be gone too far out before they can come down;for they will come away at high-water, and as they have twentymiles to come, you will get near two hours of them by thedifference of the tide, not reckoning the length of the way:besides, as they are only boats, and not ships, they will notventure to follow you far out to sea, especially if it blows." -"Well," said I, "you have been very kind in this: what shall I doto make you amends?" - "Sir," says he, "you may not be willing tomake me any amends, because you may not be convinced of the truthof it. I will make an offer to you: I have nineteen months' paydue to me on board the ship -, which I came out of England in; andthe Dutchman that is with me has seven months' pay due to him. Ifyou will make good our pay to us we will