Itwasagaysight，forinthebrightsunlighttheirfeatherdressesflashedlikecoatsofgems，andnonewouldhaveguessedhowitwastoend。
MinglingwiththedancersweregroupsofSpaniardscladinmailandarmedwithswordsandmatchlocks，butInotedthat，asthetimewenton，thesemenseparatedthemselvesfromtheIndiansandbegantoclusterlikebeesaboutthegatesandatvariouspointsundertheshadowoftheWallofSerpents。
’Nowwhatmaythismean？’IsaidtoGuatemoc，andasIspoke，IsawaSpaniardwaveawhiteclothintheair。
Then，inaninstant，beforetheclothhadceasedtoflutter，asmokearosefromeveryside，andwithitcamethesoundofthefiringofmatchlocks。
Everywhereamongthedancersmenfelldeadorwounded，butthemassofthem，unharmedasyet，huddledthemselvestogetherlikefrightenedsheep，andstoodsilentandterror-stricken。