While they were changing, the captain had left them.

He returned, presently, with a beaming face.
"She is a more valuable prize than I hoped for," he said.

"She is full almost to the hatches with the plunder she had taken in her last cruise.

I cannot make out what led her to come out of Granville, unless it was in pursuit of you." "I expect it was that," Terence said.

"We were arrested by the Maire of Granville, and had to tie him and one of his officials up.
He was a pompous little man; and no doubt, when he got free, went down to the port and persuaded the captain of the lugger to put out, at once, to endeavour to find us.