She's a brave girl, my daughter Kate, and what I do, she would have me do well and not half-heartedly, to make her ashamed of me.

And then, there is my brother-in-law, Delaplaine.

I don't believe that he had a very high opinion of me when I was a plain farmer and planter, and I want him to think better of me now.

A bold, fearless pirate cannot be looked upon with disrespect." Dickory groaned in his heart that this man was the father of Kate.
Turning southward, rounding the cape of Delaware, the Revenge ran up the bay, seeking some spot where she might take in water, casting anchor before a little town on the coast of New Jersey.

Here, while some of the men were taking in water, others of the crew were allowed to go on shore, their captain swearing to them that if they were guilty of any disorder they should suffer for it.