ThenCortessenthasheraldsdemandingoursurrender，andnowthree-fourthsofthecitywasaruin，andthree-fourthsofitsdefendersweredead。
Thedeadwereheapedinthehouseslikebeesstifledinahive，andinthestreetstheylaysothickthatwewalkeduponthem。
Thecouncilwassummoned——fiercemen，haggardwithhungerandwithwar，andtheyconsideredtheofferofCortes。
’Whatisyourword，Guatemoc？’saidtheirspokesmanatlast。
’AmIMontezuma，thatyouaskme？