‘Evidently, someone who had visited the Christian Visigoths in the land in which they had established Christianity. But why wouldn't the abbot disclose such an important discovery?’ my father asked. They all fell silent for a moment.
‘At the trial you said that you are the legitimate heir to the statue. It must have been one of your ancestors who brought back this letter.’
‘Not quite. My wife's grandmother bequeathed the document to us before she died. Her family is the legitimate heir to the statue. The only problem is that my wife does not know who her ancestors were.’
‘Without knowing who delivered it or where it came from, it would be impossible to trace its origins,’ said my father.
‘There is another option,’ announced Thomas, who had been silent the entire time. ‘We examine the s
