José Maria de Proença de Almeida Garrett
I believe what he saw made a great impression on him and perhaps inwardly did him some good, but what Your Exa was told is unfortunately not accurate. There was not the conversion that I so much desire and ask of God, [2] of his showing himself and being a practising Christian without human respect. As for outward things, he remained the same as he was.....
Creio lhe fez muita impressão o que vio e talvez no intimo lhe fizèsse algum bem, mas o que disseram a V. Exa não é infelizmente exacto. Não houve a conversão que eu tanto desejo e peço a Deus, [2] d'elle se mostrar e sêr, um christão practico sem respeitos humanos. Quanto ao exterior ficou o mesmo que era.....