He could acknowledge service and be quite simply and deeply grateful for it.

He was grateful to Martin Pinzon who had aided him from his first coming to Palos, and also I think he loved the younger man's great blond strength and beauty.

He had all of Italy's quickness to beauty, be it of land or sea, forest, flower, animal or man.

But now and again, even so early as this, he must put out hand to check Pinzon's impetuous advice.

His brows drew together above gray eyes and eagle nose.