5/22 Don Francisco de Bobadilla would quit Hispaniola--though not in chains. Upon the table stood a flask of wine and a dish of figs. We were comfortable in La Rabida. Word from the Admiral, word of the Admiral, came not infrequently to white La Rabida. He himself, in his own person, stood in bright favor, the Queen treasuring him, loving to talk with him, the Court following her, the King at worst only a cool friend. |