57 on his way. He said he could reach a desirable conclusion if she was to confirm what she said, and that the sign he wanted for such confirmation was that she sent him her dress. Bibi Fatima sent him one of her silk Bajoo outfits which was worn in those areas like a shirttype. It was clear that no delays could be afforded to respond to such justifiable requests for help. Bibi Fatima was living in one of the apartments in the royal palace together with her brother and mother. There were also other people. For someone like her living in such a place, one could imagine the kind of problems that could result if her plan was to be discovered. First, she pretended to be sick and in need of rest in order that she could recover from an illness which was totally different from what her mother thought it to be. The military commander called Alvaro de Avelar, the general commander of the fleet, and informed him that he needed to keep some criminals as prisoners in a place where he himself had to be there with 50 soldiers, and that he should be ready to
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