This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ... land. But leaving out of this account the words we may suppose they would use--the one in asking for news of his lord, and of his friends and acquaintances; the other in his desire to know of the booty--NunoTristam said, that an Arab whom he had brought with_him there, and who was a servant of the Infant his lord, should speak with one of those captives, to see if he understood their language, and that, if they could understand one another, it would be of great profit to know all the state and conditions of the people of that land. And so all three of them spoke, but their language was very different from that of the others, so that they were not able to understand one another. But as soon as Nuno Tristam perceived that he was not able to learn more of the manner of that land, than what Antam Goncalvez had told him, he was eager to depart, but that emulation which Socrates61 praised in gallant youths, tormented his heart in such a manner that he wished first of all to see whether he could not do something of more account before the eyes of his fellows. "How is it right", said he to those of his company, "that we should allow these men to go on their way back to Portugal, without first shewing them some part of our labour? Of a surety, I say to you, that as far a£-it concerneth me, I trow I should receive disgrace, holding the order of knighthood as I do, if I gained here no booty richer than this, by which the Lord Infant may I.e., Nuno Tristam, Antam Goncalvez, and the Arab interpreter all questioned the captives, but the latter could not understand them. gain some first-fruits of a recompence for the great expense he has incurred." Thereupon he caused Antam Goncalvez to be called, and the principal men whom he brought with him, t...