lowing
any water. When he could bear it no longer he kicked the stones from
off his feet, rattled at the rope, and was hauled up as rapidly as
possible. Sometimes the divers remain "a quarter of an hour, yea, even
a half" under water, placidly observes the padre in conclusion.
Considering that he purports to have been an eye-witness, he should
have been more careful of his written statements. From three to five
minutes is the limit assigned by more cautious writers, and probably
even this is an over estimate, as two minutes is now considered a long
time for a good diver to remain under water without a diving bell.
Philip
II. appears to have retained the Pele-grina for his own personal
adornment and to have worn it as a hat-buckle. It looped up the side of
his broad hat or cap according to the Spanish fashion. The black velvet
and other sombre hues which he affected could hardly have given to the
delicate gem the soft background which its beauty demanded. But if it
