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It was very doubtful , however , had I gone on shore , whether I should have fallen among friends or foes . I resolved , therefore , to make , the best of my way to the ship . I watched the lights glimmering in the houses , one after the other being put out as I pulled slowly by , and I could hear the constant call of the sentries as the officers went their rounds , while any moment I felt that my mutinous crew might come to their senses and make an end of me . I amused myself , however , by whistling and singing snatches of songs to make them suppose that I was perfectly indifferent to their threats , and at length , by half-past one in the morning , to my great relief I got alongside the ship . The mutineers only at that moment roused up , and very much astonished they were to find themselves clapped into irons as soon as they got on board . The next morning they each received nine dozen , with the exception of the two who had at once returned to their duty . I took care to get them ultimately rewarded .