said, when tried to pay him. Perhaps, one day, some will help me when I need it.' But he gave me money for my boat, and for xury, too. At first, I did not want to sell xury as a slave, after allour dangerous adventures together. But Xury was happy to go to the captain, and the captain was a good man. "In ten years' time," he said, "Xury can go free. When we arrived in Brazil three weeks later, I said goodbye to the captain and Xury, left the ship, and went to begin a new life.