The middle-aged man who spoke first nodded with no surprise, a helpless smile appearing on his face: "Buddy, it seems we're heading to Spain together."
Manuel was taken aback, looking at his friend, who was also his fellow disciple, and asked with some surprise: "You're going to Spain too, Egas?"
Egas nodded, saying: "Actually, I don't want to leave Portugal either. But there's no choice; the offer from Spain is too generous. Vice President of Zaragoza Medical College, Second-level Academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Senior Expert of the Royal Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine - who could refuse that?"
Manuel was stunned, looking at his friend with some surprise.
"What's the matter?" Egas was somewhat surprised. Why was his friend suddenly showing such an expression?
