Answer:
For fear of retaliation against them.
Explanation:
Douglas wouldn't want fot the boys who taught him how to read to get in trouble on his behalf. He was afraid that they would be repremended or punished for having taught him how to read.
Answer:
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Explanation:
Child.
During our passage, I first saw flying fishes, which surprised me very much; they used frequently to fly across the ship, and many of them fell on the deck. I also now first saw the use of the quadrant; I had often with astonishment seen the mariners make observations with it, and I could not think what it meant. They at last took notice of my surprise; and one of them, willing to increase it, as well as to gratify my curiosity, made me one day look through it. The clouds appeared to me to be land, which disappeared as they passed along. This heightened my wonder; and I was now more persuaded than ever, that I was in another world, and that every thing about me was magic