I feel obliged to say that at that date I was very far from sharing such a conviction. On the contrary, I returned from Fatima more sceptical than ever, although I had been greatly moved in contemplating the ardent faith and sincere piety of the pilgrims during my long journey.
Julgo-me na obrigação de dizer que nessa data eu estava muito longe de partilhar de semelhante convicção. Pelo contrario, regressei de Fatima mais sceptico do que nunca, apesar de me ter commovido bastante ao contemplar a fé ardente e a piedade sincera dos romeiros durante a minha longa viagem.
What doubtless contributed to this was the fact that I had stayed on the road far from the place of the apparitions, from where I had been able to observe nothing or almost nothing.
Concorreu sem duvida para isso a circunstancia de me haver conservado na estrada longe do local das apparições, donde nada ou quasi nada tinha podido observar.