On general topics he was highly intelligent and communicative.

He had visited every corner of Spain, and could furnish the most accurate details respecting its ancient and present state.
On topics of religion and of his own history, previous to his TRANSFORMATION into a Spaniard, he was invariably silent.

You could merely gather from his discourse that he was English, and that he was well acquainted with the neighbouring countries.
His character excited considerable curiosity in this observer.

It was not easy to reconcile his conversion to the Romish faith, with those proofs of knowledge and capacity that were exhibited by him on different occasions.

A suspicion was, sometimes, admitted, that his belief was counterfeited for some political purpose.