They did not care to take the trouble of disabusing him of his error, as they considered that since it did not in any way hurt his conscience it would be better to leave him in it, and they would have all the more amusement in listening to his simplicities; and so they bade him pray to God for his lord's health, as it was a very likely and a very feasible thing for him in course of time to come to be an emperor, as he said, or at least an archbishop or some other dignitary of equal rank.
No quisieron cansarse en sacarle del error en que estaba, pareciéndoles que, pues no le dañaba nada la conciencia, mejor era dejarle en él, y a ellos les sería de más gusto oír sus necedades. Y así, le dijeron que rogase a Dios por la salud de su señor, que cosa contingente y muy agible era venir, con el discurso del tiempo, a ser emperador, como él decía, o, por lo menos, arzobispo, o otra dignidad equivalente.