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But of this last wickedness he is innocent. 'Then let him ask his tool Sarceda of it. 'As for Sarceda, I promise you, princess, that if I can I will avenge this threat upon him.
As for the hidalgo Don Sarceda, I know him only as a brave companion in arms, and certainly I shall not listen to tales told against him by a wandering apostate. It is, however, unlucky for you, and here a gleam of light shot across the face of Cortes, 'that there should be any old feud between you, seeing that it is to his charge that I am about to confide you.
Then he drew to the corner of the room and consulted with Sarceda and the other torturers, leaving Marina face to face with Guatemoc and with me.
This man has the secret of the treasure of Guatemoc and of Montezuma. If Guatemoc and his nobles will not tell it, he at least may be forced to speak, for the torments that an Indian can endure without a groan will soon bring truth bubbling from the lips of this white heathen. Take him, Sarceda, and hearken, let him be your especial care.
'For my own reasons, Juan de Garcia. 'You are confused, senor. My name is Sarceda, as these gentlemen can bear me witness. Once I knew a cavalier of the name of de Garcia, but he is dead. 'You lie, I answered; whereon one of De Garcia's companions struck me across the mouth.
'But too well, general. Three times he has striven to murder me. 'Well, you have escaped and it is your hour now, Sarceda. He says that he has a quarrel with you; what is it? De Garcia hesitated, stroking his peaked beard, then answered: 'I am loth to tell it because it is a tale of error for which I have often sorrowed and done penance.
Now by my word, had I heard this tale an hour ago, Sarceda should not have left this camp till he had answered it or cleared himself by combat with you. But I fear it is too late; he was to leave for Mexico at the rising of the moon, to stir up mischief against me because I granted you terms not that I fear him there, where his repute is small. 'I do not lie indeed, I answered.
'Dare to speak thus once more to a gentleman of Spain, said Cortes coldly, 'and, you heathen dog, your tongue shall be dragged from you with red-hot pincers. For you, Sarceda, I thank you for your confidence. If you have no worse crime than a love affair upon your soul, I think that our good chaplain Olmedo will frank you through the purgatorial fires. But we waste words and time.
I am away to Mexico to report these matters to the viceroy, who may have a word to say. I made no answer, but asked of our conductor, that same Spaniard whom I had saved from the sacrifice, what the senor meant by his words. 'This, Teule; that there has been a quarrel between our comrade Sarceda and our captain.
And so words ran high, and in the end the Senor Sarceda, who is third in command among us, declared that he would be no party to this peacemaking, but would be gone to Mexico with his servants, there to report to the viceroy.
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