Ay,theymustdie,butattheleasttheywouldseektheMansionsoftheSunmadeholybythebloodoftheaccursedTeule。
Ihavesaidthatitwasthewomenwhosangthischantandglaredsofiercelyuponthevictims,butIhavenotyettoldallthehorrorofwhatIsaw,forinthefore-frontoftheircircle,cladinwhiterobes,theneckletofgreatemeralds,Guatemoc’sgift,flashinguponherbreast,theplumesofroyalgreensetinherhair,givingthetimeofthedeathchantwithalittlewand,stoodMontezuma’sdaughter,Otomiemywife。
NeverhadIseenherlooksobeautifulorsodreadful。
ItwasnotOtomiewhomIsaw,forwherewasthetendersmileandwherethegentleeyes?
HerebeforemewasalivingVengeancewearingtheshapeofwoman。