_ 351 _ This was a poor little house which today is the hospital for the fathers who are no longer residing in this land. He left Bernaldin de Sousa waiting on the beach intentionally for him to give him this snub, so that he would understand that he was not his servant. As soon as Bernaldin de Sousa saw him turn round when so near him, he immediately understood, but pretended not to take any notice and moved off with everybody towards Sao Domingos. There he found Don Alvaro da Silveira at Mass and he went up to him. They spoke to each other and he found Don Alvaro cold and different from what he had been before, When Mass was finished, they went outside and Bernaldin de Sousa invited him to dinner, which Don Alvaro accepted. On going towards his fortress and reaching the king's factory Don Alvaro da Silveira told him that he had some business with the factor and wanted Don Bernaldim to allow him to detain himself there to deal with this. After this, he would immediately join him. Bernaldim de Sousa went off and said to those with him "he is not going to come, because if we had the cow ready, the little bull would have already entered the table," Don Alvaro stayed dealing with the factor on various matters
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