It is a grand adventure, lads--an adventure that nobles and princes would be glad to share in.

There is honor and glory in it, as well as booty.

We shall be the first Englishmen who ever sailed those seas, or dared to dispute the right of the Spaniards to keep all the treasures of the west in their hands; and in time to come your children's children will be proud to say, 'My grandsire was one of those who sailed in the Swan.'" When the captain ceased speaking, there was a shout of enthusiasm from his hearers; not one of whom but considered himself to be one of the most fortunate of men, in being chosen as one of the crew of the Swan.

This was an adventure, indeed.

It was no mere trading voyage, but a grand expedition.