Carbajal，toridhimselfoftheghostlyfather\'simportunity，repliedbycoollyrepeatingthewords，\"PaterNoster，\"\"AveMaria\"！Hethenremainedobstinatelysilent。Hedied，ashehadlived，withajest，orratherascoff，uponhislips。5
FranciscodeCarbajalwasoneofthemostextraordinarycharactersofthesedarkandturbulenttimes；themoreextraordinaryfromhisgreatage；for，attheperiodofhisdeath，hewasinhiseighty-fourthyear；——anagewhenthebodilypowers，and，fortunately，thepassions，areusuallyblunted；when，inthewittywordsoftheFrenchmoralist，\"Weflatterourselvesweareleavingourvices，whereasitisourvicesthatareleavingus。\"6ButthefiresofyouthglowedfierceandunquenchableinthebosomofCarbajal。
Thedateofhisbirthcarriesusbacktowardsthemiddleofthefifteenthcentury，beforethetimesofFerdinandandIsabella。Hewasofobscureparentage，andborn，asitissaid，atArevalo。ForfortyyearsheservedintheItalianwars，underthemostillustriouscaptainsoftheday，GonsalvodeCordova，Navarro，andtheColonnas。HewasanensignatthebattleofRavenna；witnessedthecaptureofFrancistheFirstatPavia；andfollowedthebanneroftheill-starredBourbonatthesackofRome。Hegotnogoldforhisshareofthebooty，onthisoccasion，butsimplythepapersofanotary\'soffice，which，Carbajalshrewdlythought，wouldbeworthgoldtohim。Andsoitproved；forthenotarywasfaintoredeemthematapricewhichenabledtheadventurertocrosstheseastoMexico，andseekhisfortuneintheNewWorld。OntheinsurrectionofthePeruvians，hewassenttothesupportofFrancisPizarro，andwasrewardedbythatchiefwithagrantoflandinCuzco。Hereheremainedforseveralyears，busilyemployedinincreasinghissubstance；fortheloveoflucrewasarulingpassioninhisbosom。OnthearrivalofVacadeCastro，wefindhimdoinggoodserviceundertheroyalbanner；andatthebreakingoutofthegreatrebellionunderGonzaloPizarro，heconvertedhispropertyintogold，andpreparedtoreturntoCastile。Heseemedtohaveapresentimentthattoremainwherehewaswouldbefatal。But，althoughhemadeeveryefforttoleavePeru，hewasunsuccessful，fortheviceroyhadlaidanembargoontheshipping。7Heremainedinthecountry，therefore，andtookservice，aswehaveseen，thoughreluctantly，underPizarro。Itwashisdestiny。
Thetumultuouslifeonwhichhenowenteredrousedalltheslumberingpassionsofhissoul，whichlaythere，perhapsunconsciouslytohimself；
cruelty，avarice，revenge。Hefoundampleexercisefortheminthewarwithhiscountrymen；forcivilwarisproverbiallythemostsanguinaryandferociousofall。TheatrocitiesrecordedofCarbajal，inhisnewcareer，andthenumberofhisvictims，arescarcelycredible。Forthehonorofhumanity，wemaytrusttheaccountsaregreatlyexaggerated；