To my great surprise, I saw that it was an English ship U But why was it here? English ships never came this way. Perhaps they were pirates! Don't let them see you, Friday I called. We'll hide in the trees and watch.' There were eleven men in the boat, but three of them were prisoners. Their arms were tied with rope. but their legs were free and they could walk. The other sailors pushed the three prisoners up the beach, laughing and shouting and hitting them. Then some of them sat down on the sand and began to drink. Others walked away to look at the island, and two men stayed to watch the boat. The three prisoners walked slowly along the beach and sat down under a tree, not far from us. They looked very unhappy.