_ 104 _ his room. They were all very sad, both because this was very advantageous to the Arabs, and also for the death of Dom Lourenco, for he was much loved by everybody, owing to his good nature which made him treat everyone like a companion and a friend. The Viceroy stayed in his room for three days, seeing no one, and afterwards the King of Cochin and Portuguese nobles come to visit him. Some of them reproached him for showing so much grief, for the loss of his son in public. One of these was Manuel Pessanha, who told him that he shouldn’t show his feelings so much, because it was well known that his son had died in war, fighting very honorably. Instead, he should show his feelings to the Arabs by avenging what they had done, rather than crying in front of his men, because this would discourage them further. The Viceroy thanked him for his advice and from then on showed less grief. The first day he showed himself he told the people who were with him: “My Lords, I ask you to forgive the weakness I have hitherto shown, in grieving for the loss of Dom Lourenco, my son and your companion. For even if he was worthy of love, for a Christian I showed my feelings excessively and also showed my dissatisfaction with what God has appointed. For this
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