The English were suspicious and assumed that  the Pequot were readying themselves for war.

英国人对此表示怀疑，并认为 Pequot 人正在为战争做准备。

Rivals of the Pequot, the Narragansetts,   began trading with the English in 1632.

Pequot 的竞争对手 Narragansetts 于 1632 年开始与英国人进行贸易。

The meeting was a disaster and the  situation deteriorated with the English declaring that there was no possibility of  continuing to negotiate with the Pequot.

这次会议是一场灾难，随着英国人宣布不可能继续与 Pequot 谈判，局势进一步恶化。

They asserted that if the Pequot did not meet  their demands, they would take twenty Pequot children as hostages. The elder was then allowed  to return to the tribe to discuss the terms.

他们断言，如果 Pequot 不满足他们的要求，他们将劫持 20 个 Pequot 儿童作为人质。然后长老被允许返回部落讨论条件。