MissLanghamandhimself，hesaid，hadpassedatryingnight。
Therehadbeenmuchfiringinthecity，andcontinualuproar。
ThehousesofseveralofthefriendsofAlvarezhadbeenburned，andsacked。Alvarezhimselfhadbeenshotassoonashehad，enteredtheyardofthemilitaryprison。Itwasthengivenout，thathehadcommittedsuicide。Mendozahadnotdaredtokill，Rojas，becauseofthefeelingofthepeopletowardhim，andhad，evenshownhimtothemobfrombehindthebarsofoneofthe，windowsinordertosatisfythemthathewasstillliving。The，BritishMinisterhadsenttothePalaceforthebodyofCaptain，Stuart，andhadhaditescortedtotheLegation，fromwhenceit，wouldbesenttoEngland。This，asfarasMr。Langhamhadheard，wasthenewsofthenightjustover。
``Twonativeofficerscalledhereforyouaboutmidnight，Clay，’’
hecontinued，``andtheyarestillwaitingforyoubelowatyour，office。TheycamefromRojas’stroops，whoareencampedonthe，hillsattheothersideofthecity。Theywantedyoutojoin，themwiththemenfromthemines。ItoldthemIdidnotknow，whenyouwouldreturn，andtheysaidtheywouldwait。Ifyou，couldhavebeenherelastnight，itispossiblethatwemight，havedonesomething，butnowthatitisallover，Iamgladthat，yousavedthatwomaninstead。Ishouldhaveliked，though，to，havestruckoneblowatthem。Butwecannothopetowinagainst，assassins。ThedeathofyoungStuarthashurtmeterribly，and，themurderofAlvarez，comingontopofit，hasmademewishI