Ribald Classics: Dumb Jaime, And How He Spoke
September, 1967
Of all the grandees at the court of King Alfonso of Aragon, Don Federico was, certainly, the most proud and honorable. His name was an ancient one, and he never forgot the fact that most of his forebears had died in battle for king or Christendom. Don Federico had two great sorrows in life--the death of his wife in childbirth and the thoroughly disappointing son she had given him.On the surface, there was nothing wrong with Jaime, a pleasant enough lad of 14, who seemed to have at least two wits...
