ABSTRACT

This chapter reproduces the text from Chapter XV of Ada Reis, Volume 1. In the course of the voyage, a sailor chanced to disobey a command which Ada Reis had given him: in his fury, even before Fiormonda’s eyes, he caused him to be strangled. Amidst the sinking crew of that little galley, one man was observed at times, with lifted head, labouring amongst the waves, and driven towards them by the strong current, and imploring assistance. Ada Reis ordered a cord to be thrown out; the fearless youth, braving the winds and waves, every moment approached the galley. The storm soon abated, and the voyage continued prosperous from that day. The name, by which the young stranger called himself, was Condulmar. He answered Fiormonda’s most difficult questions, with an intelligence and grace which delighted her, though with some reserve.