They laugh even louder as Bastiaan heads towards the helm.
"//Full sail, he says! All hands to the rigging, men! Best do as the Captain orders!//"
Ofsen laughs again and closes in on Bastiaan. He grabs the Tortuga street rat by the back of the shirt and jerks him in close. He shakes the boy rough and turns them both around to show the young man off to the other men.
"//The whoreson wants to go to India!//"
Everyone cheers and one asks if Bastiaan's mother 'taught him any of her tricks'.
"//Yes. It will be very lonely on the voyage to India.//"