A great sword hung from his belt. He was verypolite to the captain，and accepted a drink. Ithought he could be a good friend，not a terrible enemy.
The captain was examining the stranger ’sclothes. He had a hat with feathers，a red waistcoat，and black breeches of good cloth. With themhe wore a short blue coat with silver buttons.
“I am s orry，s ir，a bout the boa t”，the captainsaid.
“I ha ve los t some good frie nds in it，”the stran-
那人一把抓住雙桅船船頭的一根帆桅，脫了險。這說明他動作敏捷，身體強壯，也很走運。船長把他帶到後甲板室時，他顯得十分冷靜。
這人身材瘦小結實，行動很利落。他麵貌很誠懇，雙眼炯炯有神。
他脫下大衣，把一對精致的手槍放在桌上，槍把是銀製的。他的腰帶上還掛著一口大刀。他對船長彬彬有禮，接過了遞給他的一杯酒。我心想，這個人可以成為一位好朋友，不會是一個凶狠的敵人。
船長在打量這位陌生人的打扮。他頭戴一頂插著羽毛的帽子，身穿一件紅色坎肩和用上等料子做成的黑色馬褲，外麵套著一件釘有很鈕扣的藍色短上衣。
“對不起，先生，小船被我們撞沉了。”船長說。
“船上我的幾個好朋友死了。”
ger said.
“I ha ve be e n in Fra nce ，s ir，”Hoseason said“You a re we a ring a Fre nch coa t a nd bre e che s . Youunde rs ta nd my me a ning.”
陌生人回答說。
“我到過法國，先生，你穿的是法國式的上衣和馬褲。我的話你懂了吧？”霍西森說。
“Oh ！”the stranger said. He put his handsquickly on his sword and pistols.
“Wa it a minute ，”the captain said.“I am not aJ a cobite ，it is true . But I ca n be s orry for a ma n inda ng e r.”
“We ll，s ir ，”the Jacobite said，“I a m a n hone s tge ntlema n. I ha ve fought for the S tua rt kings a n d Iha ve be e n in Fra nce . The re d - c oa ts a re no frie ndsof mine . A F re nc h s hip wa s going to me e t me he re ，but she los t he r wa y in the fog. If you c a n ta ke me toFra nc e ，I will pa y you we ll for it.”
“No. s ir，I ca nnot ta ke you to Fra n ce ，but pe rhaps I ca n la nd you somewhe re he re .”
Just then Hoseason noticed me standing in mycorner. He sent me to get a meal for the gentleman.