but the affair must be managed with dexterity, and his officers should be commanded to let me pass, as it were by forgetfulness. For he assured me, that if the secret should be discovered by my countrymen the Dutch, they would cut my throat in the voyage."
Zeren eta, nire erkide holandarrak ohartzen baziren sekretuaz, bidaian lepoa moztuko zidatela baieztatu baitzidan.