But this poor heart of mine is crushed with its crimes." Here he pressed his right hand to his heart, and raised his eyes upwards, as if imploring Heaven's forgiveness in silence.
This continued invoking Heaven's forgiveness excited Tite's curiosity to know something of the old man's strange and wonderful history, for he already began to feel that there was a terrible crime at the bottom of it.

When they had partaken of supper and were all seated around the fire on their skins, and nothing but the music of the brook was heard outside, the old man requested Tite to give him an account of his voyage, together with the place and manner of their shipwreck.

Tite was glad to comply with the old man's request, for it afforded him an excellent excuse for making a similar one.
The reader has already been made familiar with Tite's unfortunate voyage, hence it will not be necessary to repeat it.

The recital interested the old man deeply, and when he had reached that part which described their troubles in the cave, the old man's eyes sparkled, and his whole nature seemed to warm into enthusiasm.
"There's where my ship lays, guns and all," he said, pressing his hands on his knees.

"My men used to call this island 'No Man's Island,' and they named that place 'The Cave of Enchantment.' Then they named it after me.