IsawsomeSpaniardsalso，butthemostoftheseweresodrunkwithmescal，andwithjoyatthetidingsthatTenoctitlanhadfallen，andtheirlabourswereendedatlast，thattheytooknoheedofme。
NeverdidIseesuchmadnessaspossessedthem，forthesepoorfoolsbelievedthathenceforththeyshouldeattheirverybreadoffplatesofgold。
ItwasforgoldthattheyhadfollowedCortes；forgoldtheyhadbravedthealtarofsacrificeandfoughtinahundredfights，andnow，astheythought，theyhadwonit。
Theroomofthestonehousewheretheyprisonedmehadawindowsecuredbybarsofwood，andthroughthesebarsIcouldseeandheartherevellingsofthesoldiersduringthetimeofmyconfinement。
Alldaylong，whentheywerenotonduty，andmostofthenightalso，theygambledanddrank，stakingtensofpesosonasinglethrow，whichthelosermustpayoutofhisshareofthecountlesstreasuresoftheAztecs。