The three ships were proceeding west-southwest and were experiencing rougher seas than they had during the entire voyage. Perhaps it was the rough seas that caused Pedro to seek out the Admiral whom he had avoided for so many days. When he approached the Admiral it was early morning and the sun was shining from the East. Pedro paused a little bit, to look at the Admiral, and was struck by the bright sun streaking through his silver hair. A halo it seemed. He wondered, as he did the first time he saw the Admiral, what kind of man. He was so very different from his attentive father. Pedro was determined, on this occasion, to speak with him if the Admiral would pause long enough to talk. As he approached the Admiral he noticed that his eyes were bloodshot and that his face was covered with weary lines of fatigue. Col¬umbus watched the boy as he approached, forced a slight smile of welcome inviting the boy to talk. Pedro began, "My good Captain, three days ago, …show more content…
In fact, I have in my cabin a replica of the earth made of parchment and skin that is patterned after the globe or sphere that the German, Behamin, made. In my readings I have learned that the early Greek, Crotes, two hundred and seventy years before the time of Christ had fashioned a globe of the earth and was well aware of the size of this earth of ours and where the different continents float. In fact, my son, I have also in my cabin an early Byzantine coin showing an image of the Christ child who holds in his hand a globe with a cross placed above it, indicating that the Christ oversees this round world of ours. In all of my reading and in the books of science there is one inescapable conclusion.” He shifted to lean closer to Pedro. “That this Enterprise which all men before us in recorded history were afraid to take is destined for