The Christian captive had hardly uttered these words, when the horseman threw himself off his horse, and ran to embrace the young man, crying: "Nephew of my soul and life! I recognise thee now; and long have I mourned thee as dead, I, and my sister, thy mother, and all thy kin that are still alive, and whom God has been pleased to preserve that they may enjoy the happiness of seeing thee. We knew long since that thou wert in Algiers, and from the appearance of thy garments and those of all this company, I conclude that ye have had a miraculous restoration to liberty."
Apenas hubo dicho esto el cristiano cautivo, cuando el jinete se arrojó del caballo y vino a abrazar al mozo, diciéndole: ''Sobrino de mi alma y de mi vida, ya te conozco, y ya te he llorado por muerto yo, y mi hermana, tu madre, y todos los tuyos, que aún viven; y Dios ha sido servido de darles vida para que gocen el placer de verte: ya sabíamos que estabas en Argel, y por las señales y muestras de tus vestidos, y la de todos los desta compañía, comprehendo que habéis tenido milagrosa libertad''.