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For when I had been led off to sacrifice, she spoke to the cacique, her lord, bringing it to his mind that, by common report Montezuma, the Emperor of Anahuac, was disturbed as to the Teules or Spaniards, and desired much to see one.
It was popularly believed that Quetzalcoatl would some day return, and it was more than probable to the Aztec monarch and his counsellors that he might be reincarnated in the person of Cortes and his followers. Indeed, the common name for them among the Mexicans was Teules, which means gods. If Cortes was a god it was useless to fight against him.
Tlaltelulco! they exclaimed, 'come out quickly with your canoes; the teules are going; cut them off at the bridges. Almost immediately after this alarm, the lake was covered with canoes. It rained, and the misfortunes of the night commenced by two horses slipping from the pontoon into the water.
'Save us, Teules; they murder us! she shrieked in so piercing a note that it reached the ears of the Spaniards, for one shouted in answer and in the Castilian tongue, 'On, my comrades, on! The dogs do murder on their altars! Then there was a mighty rush and the defending Aztecs were swept in upon the altar, lifting the priest of sacrifice from his feet and throwing him across my body.
By mine, I am an officer of the day, and if you disobey I'll have you flogged till you never ask another question. 'Shall I call the Teules within? said the man sulkily to his companion. 'No, he answered; 'the lord Sarceda is weary and gave orders that he should not be awakened without good cause. Keep them in or let them through as you will, but do not wake him.
Here beside me stand ambassadors from Malinche, the captain of the Teules, who reached our city but an hour ago.
Otomie, who nursed me tenderly, and so strange is the heart of woman, even seemed to be consoled in her sorrow at the loss of her father and nearest kin, because I had escaped the slaughter and won fame, told me of the ceremony of the crowning, which was splendid enough. Indeed the Aztecs were almost mad with rejoicing because the Teules had gone at last.
Wherefore continue to assist these teules all of whom you will see sacrificed. "The Mexicans, however, did not succeed in carrying off any more Spaniards for sacrifice that night. The Spanish camp had some few hours of repose, and some time to reckon up their losses, which were very considerable.
'Why should you wish to save the Teules? Will they save us some few days hence, when WE are in their power? 'Perhaps not, I said, 'but if we must die, let us die clean from this shame. 'What then do you wish me to do, Teule? 'This: I would have you find some three or four men who are not fallen into this madness, and with them aid me to loose the Teules, for we cannot save the others.
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