human
If yonder ship does not carry the devil and a whole host of his imps on board, she must be an Englishman, said the old Pilot, coming up to the captain's side;
gpt
I know not of what nation he is, though I am pretty certain of his mortal qualities, answered the Captain.
human
But if he is an Englishman, I wish we could find some way of letting him know we are friends, for he will not leave us till he has either sunk us or blown us out of the water, if we cannot manage to treat him in the same way.
gpt
Where is the enemy? Where is the skulking foe? was echoed along the decks by some of the crew; for since the last discharge of her guns their opponent had disappeared in the impenetrable darkness which surrounded them, increased by a thick mist, which came driving past; while others exclaimed,
human
Holy Virgin, that was no mortal bark! Ah, she has vanished as suddenly as she appeared! May the saints protect us, and gain us forgiveness for our sins; for we have been fighting with the powers of darkness?
gpt
That fellow is no Englishman, or he would not for a moment have lost sight of us, if he thought us an enemy, cried the Captain.
human
No, no, I know those haughty islanders too well. He is some Frenchman, perhaps, who, from the few guns we used, mistakes us for a smaller vessel of the foe, and will be down again upon us directly. We must fight our whole broadside, Senhor Alvez, at every risk, to undeceive him as to our size; and we will take care that he does not run away from us, whoever he may be.
gpt
If we were to sail on till doomsday we should never come up with him, were he to seek to avoid us,