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The Life of Christopher Columbus from his own Letters and Journals

CHAPTER VIII
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He did it immediately, as I believe, more from timidity than from choice.

The surgeon came to him and began to take off the bandage.

Then he said to the Admiral that the injury was caused by ciba, that is, by a stone.

When it was unbandaged we managed to examine it.

It is certain that he was no more injured in that leg than in the other, although he pretended that it was very painful." The Spaniards did not know what to believe.


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