ee the balance of misfortune
lay on my side, and take an example from me of fortitude and submission,
till such time as we could procure redress, which I hoped was not far
off, considering that we should probably be in a harbour in less than
three days, where we should have an opportunity of preferring our
complaints to the admiral. The Welshman joined in my remonstrance, and
was at great pains to demonstrate that it was every man's duty as well
as interest to resign himself to the divine will, and look upon himself
as a sentinel upon duty, who is by no means at liberty to leave his post
before he is relieved. Thompson listened attentively to what he said,
and at last, shedding a flood of tears, shook his hand, and left us
without making any reply. About eleven at night he came to see us again
with a settled gloom on his countenance, and gave us to understand that
he had undergone excessive toil since he saw us, and in recompense had
been grossly abused by the doctor, who taxed him with being confederate
with us, in a design of taking away his life and that of the captain.
After some time spent in mutual exhortation, he got up, and squeezing me
by the hand with uncommon fervour, cried, "God bless you both!" and left
us to wonder at his singular manner of parting with us, which did not
fail to make a deep impression on us both.

Next morning, when the hour of visitation came round, the unhappy
young man was missing, and, after strict search, supposed to have gone
overboard in the night; and this was certainly the case.

CHAPTER XXX

We lament the fate of our companion--the Captain offers Morgan his
liberty, which he refuses to accept--we are brought before him and
examined--Morgan is sent back into custody, whither also I am remanded
after a curious trial

The news of this event affected my fellow prisoner and me extremely, as
our unfortunate companion had justly acquired by his amiable disposition
the love and esteem of us both; and the more we regretted his
untimely fate, the greater horror we conceived for the villain who
was undoubtedly the occasion of it. This abandoned miscreant did not
discover the least symptom of concern for Thompson's death, although he
must have been conscious to himself of having driven him by ill usage to
the fatal resolution, but desired the captain to set Morgan at liberty
again to look after the patients. Accordingly one of the corporals was
sent up to unfetter him, but he pro