He was sick, he was nearly blind, he was weak, he was feeble--but his determination was just as firm, his hope just as high, his desire just as strong as ever.

He was bound, this time, to find Cathay.
And he had one other wish.

He had enemies in Hayti; they had laughed and hooted at him when he had been dragged off to prison and sent in chains on board the ship.

He did wish to get even with them.

He could not forgive them.