_ 388 _ out whether what he feared was true Afonso de Albuquerque received intelligence of this where he was in Kalhat on a day when his illness was giving him some respite. When he saw Hassan who was a man he knew very well and realized that the King had sent Hassan as a token of his happy memories, Afonsa d' Albuquerque was so pleased that he appeared to be much better in health. When Hassan returned to Ormuz, he reported that Afonso de Albuquerque had made a full recovery. But after Hassan had left Kelhat, the illness became so much worse that Afonso de Albuquerque sent Aires da Silva away. He did not wait for Simão d' Andrade but pointed the bows of the ship towards the coast of India. On that afternoon they sighted a ship, to which Afonso de Albuquerque sent a brigantine which he kept for sending despatches, and this brought to him the captain, master and pilot. Once they had arrived, he remained alone with them. Alexandre d' Ataide gave him to understand that he had heard from the Moors come intelligence that displeased him concerning a matter which might anger Afonso de Albuquerque. Afonso de Albuquerque made them swear on the Gospels not to conceal anything that those Moors might have said.
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