The Shadow of the Pomegranate
“It appeared that the King had cast off his infirmities; he was as a young man again. Perhaps, thought the Cardinal, watching him, he congratulates himself that, although his body may be failing him, his mind is as shrewd and cunning as it ever was – and indeed, it may be more so, for his experience teaches him further methods of double-dealing, of plotting against his friends while he professes his regard for them.
Ximenes could have felt sorry for the young King of England if he had not been convinced that what had happened to him was due to his own folly. The King of England was clearly a braggart, seeking easy glory. He had certainly not found it in Spain; and one of the first lessons he would have to learn was that none but the foolish would enter into alliance with the most avaricious, double-dealing monarch in Europe – Ferdinand of Aragon.
Henry was as yet over-sentimental; he believed that because he was Ferdinand’s son-in-law he would be treated with special consideration.
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