C.
The next day they went in two carriages to Fátima, accompanied by troops (such was their fear!) and civic guards, and there, at the very place where the apparitions seem to have occurred, and before the numerous audience (14 people, including the speakers!), it seems they said little or nothing, for lack of a quorum, having closed the session without needing to put their hats on, because they already had them on their heads before they began. And so, consigned to contempt, the best slap in the face the people could give them, they went back to Villa Nova crestfallen and rancorous, with little desire to get into another such venture, which might cost them dearer, since this time they only got a few stones thrown at them, which did them no harm.
No dia seguinte, foram em dois carros até á Fátima, acompanhados de tropa, (tal era o medo!) e guardas civicos, e ahi, no proprio local onde parece ter havido as aparições, e perante o numeroso auditorio, (14 pessoas, incluidos os oradores!) parece que pouco ou nada fallaram, por falta de numero, tendo encerrado a sessão, sem ser preciso pôr os chapeus, porque já os tinham na cabeça, antes de começarem. E, assim, votados ao desprezo, a melhor bofetada que o povo lhes podia dar, voltaram cabisbaixos e rancorosos para Villa Nova, com pouca vontade de se metterem n'outra, que lhes poderá custar mais cara, pois que desta vez só apanharam com algumas pedradas, que não os molestaram.
