There is some gold left in the coffers of Aragon.

After all, the man asks but three little ships and a few score seamen and offers himself to furnish one of the ships.'" "With Martin Alonso Pinzon's help, I will!" "'Never,' said I to their majesties, 'was so huge a possible gain matched against so small a sending forth! And as for this Genoese who truly hath given and gives and will give his life for his vision, saith not Scripture that a laborer is worthy of his hire ?' At which the Queen said with decision, 'We will do it, Don Luis! And now go and find Master Christopherus and comfort him, whose heart must be heavy, and indeed mine,' she saith, 'was heavy when he went forth to-day, and a voice seemed to say within me, "What have you done, Isabella?
How may you have hindered!"'" The Gatherer of Ecclesiastical Revenues laughed again with that compelling laughter.

"So forth we go, and Don Alonso sends for you to his house.

But you could not be found.

Early this morning came one and informed us that the ship had put out of harbor, whereupon my nephew and I set sail after!" The Admiral of the Ocean-Sea turned his face to the west.