DuringthatmealBernalDiazspokeofourfirstmeetingonthecauseway，andofhowIhadgoneneartokillinghiminerror，thinkingthathewasSarceda，andthenheaskedmewhatwasmyquarrelwithSarceda。
InasfewwordsaspossibleItoldhimthestoryofmylife，ofalltheevilthatdeGarciaorSarcedahadworkeduponmeandmine，andofhowitwasthroughhimthatIwasinthislandthatday。
Helistenedamazed。
’HolyMother！’hesaidatlength，’Ialwaysknewhimforavillain，butthat，ifyoudonotlie，friendWingfield，hecouldbesuchamanasthis，Ididnotknow。
Nowbymyword，hadIheardthistaleanhourago，Sarcedashouldnothaveleftthiscamptillhehadanswereditorclearedhimselfbycombatwithyou。