Read this quotation from paragraph 1.
When I recovered a little I found some black people about me, who I believed
were some of those who brought me on board, and had been receiving their pay:
they talked to me in order to cheer me, but all in vain.
From this sentence, the reader can infer that the author -
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is not understanding what the people who brought him on board are saying.
has been sold into slavery by people from his native country.
O has joined the crew of a work ship and is preparing to board.
is being comforted by friends while recovering from a serious illness.
