Things were not going well between the two men, Da was about ready to throttle Capt. John, and he in return was not courteous or respectful.  Better to just answer his question and move as quickly through the encounter as possible.  “I’m listening,” Rosy replied.  Jim brought in a roasted pig on a large platter over a bed of cooked yams and greens.  To accompany it, there was freshly baked bread, rice with peas, and ackee and saltfish.  Of course, there was red wine and rum on the side board.  Jim was Da’s First-Mate, but his cooking prowess had him wearing two hats oftentimes.  First things first, everyone was served and given a second helping with preferred beverage.  She loved ackee and saltfish, saltiness cut with the ackee.  Finally, over coffee, the got down to business.<br/><br/>The Morgan covertly watched Capt. John and his daughter.  Both were close to the same age and ambitious.  He did admire the man’s exploits and could see Rosy didn’t completely hate him, evident by his presence at the table.  If she’d felt otherwise, he’d have heard of it already.  People who weren’t from these parts lumped him in with the pirate population, but there was more to him than that. He was with General Venables and Admiral Penn in 1654 when they captured Jamaica from the Spanish.  Soon after, he took up the life of a privateer, launching attacks up and down the Spanish Main and Central America.  Morgan was one of many<a class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thoughtco.com%2Fprivateers-definition-1773340&amp;hash=0b864bdd3fc7778d5f9a61edce037131" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/privateers-definition-1773340" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank"><u>privateers</u></a>who had a “license” to attack the Spanish, as long as England and Spain were at war.  Better for men like him to defend Jamaica than The Crown to dip into its’ own pocket to get the job done.  Given official approval by England, Tortuga was his territory to defend and maintain order.  If the plans Capt. John had weren’t too risky, and Rosy had a chance to profit and regain her lost pride, he’d support the venture.<br/><br/>It was good her ship was ready to get underway, keeping a respectable distance between the young people.  He would be watching and sending men to safeguard her virtue.  As strong and skilled as she was to defend herself, Rosy was a woman and men were inherently stronger.  So long as there was breath in his body, no man would be taking advantage of her.  Now if she fancied him, the situation would have to be reassessed.  He waited to hear the plan.