The moment we see the light we will set sail.' "But how about the two signallers ?" one of the other captains said.
"They would be left behind and might not get the chance of rejoining us again." "I have thought of that too," Captain Vipon, said.

"I have an English lad on board whom I picked up in the channel.

He is a smart lad, and has been working as one of the crew.

He would of course be glad to stay behind, because it will give him the chance of rejoining his friends." "That would do capitally.

But how about the other man?
You see, if he showed himself he would be made prisoner and sent to England; if he didn't show himself he might be on this island for years before he got a chance of joining a French ship.