I bowed down to the board of the table, and humbly answered " that I was my master's slave: but, if I were at my own disposal, I should be proud to devote my life to her majesty's service" .

我对着案板鞠了一躬，谦虚地回答说：“我是主人的奴隶：但是，如果我可以随意支配，我应该以我的一生为女王陛下服务而自豪”。