 | John Rodgers Jewitt, Richard Alsop - Indian captivities - 1896 - 294 pages
...his terrors, that he would not allow me to sleep, constantly disturbing me with his questions, and repeating, " John, you know, when you was alone, and...that he would be detained on board no longer than whilst the property was released, and that as soon as it was done, he would be set at liberty. At daybreak... | |
 | Frederick Drimmer - History - 1985 - 388 pages
...to sleep. He constantly disturbed me with his questions, repeating, "John, you know, when you were alone, and more than five hundred men were your enemies,...prevented them from putting you and Thompson to death. Now that I am in the power of your friends, you ought to do the same by me." I assured him that as... | |
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John, you know, when you was alone, and more than five hundred men were your enemies, I was your friend, and prevented them from putting you and Thompson to death, and now I am in the power of your friends, you ought to do the same by me. 