He did not believe in Columbus and did not wish to let him have either money, ships or sailors to lose in such a foolish way.
But as Columbus stood before her and talked so earnestly about how he expected to find the Indies and Cathay and what he hoped to bring away from there, Queen Isabella listened and thought the plan worth trying.
Then a singular thing happened.

You would think if you wished for something very much that you would give up a good deal for the sake of getting it.

Columbus had worked and waited for seventeen years.

He had never got what he wanted.

He was always being disappointed.