He changes his skin as he goes and plunders under both flags." "Really! That is a fine fairy tale.

On my word it is worthy almost of La Fontaine himself.

And what proof do you offer of all this, my man ?" "Truly none, monsieur, except myself--that I am here for knowing it." "And Main Rouge knew that you knew it ?" "That is why I am here, monsieur." "And alive! Main Rouge is no old woman, my man." "It is a surprise to me that I still live, monsieur, and I cannot explain it.

He has had me in confinement for three weeks, expecting to die each day, since he sank our schooner and shot our men in the water as they swam for their lives.

Why, of all our crew, I live, I do not know." "It is the strongest proof we have that what you tell me is untrue." "And yet I tell it at risk of more than my life, monsieur.