Guacanagari listened, attentive.

The Franciscan had a certainty that presently he might begin to baptize.

His face glowed.

I heard him say to the Admiral, "If it be possible, senor, leave me here when you return to Spain! I will convert this chief and all his people--by the time you come again there shall be a church!" "Let me ponder it yet a while," answered the other.
He was thoughtful when he went back to the _Nina_.

Vicente Pinzon, too, was anxious for light.