Lúcia de Jesus
My Adelaide4, who managed to speak to the little girl, heard her say that Our Lady had told her that she was the Lady of the Rosary, that she wanted a chapel built to her there, that people should repent because [3v] because they were offending God very much, that the war would end soon and that they should wait for our soldiers, who are coming back soon! — That is all I know. The little girl is ugly, not very likeable and of a very simple-minded disposition; but she speaks very firmly and never contradicts herself.
A minha Adelaide4 que conseguio fallar á pequena, ouvio-lhe dizer que Nossa Senhora lhe tinha dicto que era a Senhora do Rozario, que queria lhe fizéssem ali uma capella que se arrependessem porque [3v] porque estavam offendendo muito a Deus, que a guerra acabava breve e que esperassem pelos nossos soldados que voltam breve! — Eis tudo o que sei é pequena é feia, pouco sympatica e com um feitio muito simplório; mas falla muito firme e nunca se desdiz.
Editor's notes (1)
4 Adelaide da Câmara Villar, daughter of the author of the letter.
4 Adelaide da Câmara Villar, filha da autora da carta.
