He passed the guard, who knew him well.

"What, to sea already ?" said one.

"You have quarrelled with your wife." At which they all laughed, and we joined.

We gained the beach, jumped into his little boat, pulled off to his vessel, and, in a few minutes, were under weigh.
With a strong tide and a fair wind we were soon clear of the Scheldt, and the next morning a cutter hove in sight.

We steered for her, ran under her lee, O'Brien hailed for a boat, and Eustache, receiving my bill for the remainder of his money, wished us success; we shook hands, and in a few minutes found ourselves once more under the British pennant..