4/17 He had arrived in the country at the limit both of his strength and his resources. The Portuguese had an excellent heart; he did not ask the unknown where he came from, but what he wanted. The noble, high-spirited look which Joam Garral bore in spite of his exhaustion had touched him. He received him, restored him, and, for several days to begin with, offered him a hospitality which lasted for his life. Trouble, he said, had obliged him to quit his country and abandon all thoughts of return. |