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The Marquesa de Moya, wife of his friend Cabrera, took a great liking to him; and as she was one of the oldest and closest friends of the Queen, it is likely that she spoke many a good word for Columbus in Isabella's ear. By the time the Court moved to Cordova early in 1487, Columbus was once more hopeful of getting a favourable hearing.
MARQUESA. Así, así ... tengo coche ... dos mil reales al mes de alfileres ... y en cuanto a mi marido ... es como todos los maridos, ni feo, ni bonito, ni ... tu suerte, Matilde, es la que no me parece muy envidiable. DOÑA MATILDE. Al contrario ... ayer me casé con el hombre que adoraba. MARQUESA. ¡Calla! ¿Serías tú acaso la novia que estuvo a pique de acostarse anoche a oscuras?
He was of a Bohemian temperament, and fond of low company. Thus he would occasionally compromise the dignity of his descent from the illustrious Don-Pierrot-de-Navarre, grandee of Spain of the first class, and the Marquesa Dona Seraphita, of aristocratic and disdainful bearing.
The Marquesa wrote back that it was impossible; the Conservative Deputy for the district was very popular and a man with large properties there. When Holy Week was over, Laura and the Countess Brenda and her daughter decided to spend a while at Florence, and invited Caesar to accompany them; but he was quite out of harmony with the Brenda lady, and said that he had to stay on in Rome.
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