Every part of the ship was now in their possession, except the cabin, and to that they all repaired.

Our hero tried the door, and found it fast; they beat it open, and were received with loud screams from one side of the cabin, and the discharge of two pistols from the other, fortunately without injury: those who had fired the pistols were an elderly man and a lad about the age of our hero.
They were thrown down and secured; the cabin was searched, and nobody else found in it but three women; one old and shrivelled, the other two, although with their countenances distorted with terror, were lovely as houris.

So thought Jack, as he took off his hat, and made them a very low bow with his usual politeness, as they crouched, half-dressed, in a corner.

He told them in English that they had nothing to fear, and begged that they would attend to their toilets.
The ladies made no reply, because, in the first place, they did not know what Jack said, and, in the next, they could not speak English.
Mesty interrupted Jack in his attentions, by pointing out that they must all go upon deck--so Jack again took off his hat and bowed, and then followed his men, who led away the two prisoners taken in the cabin.

It was now five o'clock in the morning, and there was movement on board of the other vessels, which laid not far from the ship.
"Now, then," said Jack, "what shall we do with the prisoners ?--could we not send the boat and bring our own vessel alongside, and put them all in, tied as they are?
We should then get rid of them." "Massa Easy, you be one very fine officer one of these days.