Unsettled by this counsel, the king vacillated. But finally he gave Da Gama what he wanted — a letter to the king of Portugal in which the zamorin agreed to trade with the king.
Tāda padoma samulsināts, valdnieks kādu laiku svārstījās, bet galu galā viņš iedeva Gamam to, ko tas vēlējās, — Portugāles karalim adresētu vēstuli, kurā samorins deva savu piekrišanu tirgoties ar karali.