What does equiano think will happen to him when he is brought on board ship

And this adds to his confusion and fear. Slave Narrative (p. 68) Equiano says that when he first looked around the ship, he saw "a multitude of black people of every description chained together," and that each of their faces expressed "dejection and sorrow."

He fears the white man will kill and eat him. What does Equiano fear will happen to him when he is taken aboard the ship? His fear probably result from him never seeing a white man before. He is also young.