24/28 But of course Don Diego cannot go in person, because he is... He has a slight touch of fever--shall we say ?--that detains him in his cabin. But you, his son, may convey all this and some other matters together with his homage to your uncle. You shall go in a boat manned by six of these Spanish prisoners, and I--a distinguished Spaniard delivered from captivity in Barbados by your recent raid--will accompany you to keep you in countenance. |