The Fair God; or, The Last of the 'Tzins
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Lew Wallace. The Fair God; or, The Last of the 'Tzins
NOTE BY THE AUTHOR
INTRODUCTORY
BOOK ONE
CHAPTER I. OUR MOTHER HAS A FORTUNE WAITING US YONDER
CHAPTER II. QUETZAL’, THE FAIR GOD
CHAPTER III. A CHALLENGE
CHAPTER IV. TENOCHTITLAN AT NIGHT
CHAPTER V. THE CHILD OF THE TEMPLE
CHAPTER VI. THE CÛ OF QUETZAL’, AND MUALOX, THE PABA
CHAPTER VII. THE PROPHECY ON THE WALL
CHAPTER VIII. A BUSINESS MAN IN TENOCHTITLAN
CHAPTER IX. THE QUESTIONER OF THE MORNING
CHAPTER X. GOING TO THE COMBAT
CHAPTER XI. THE COMBAT
CHAPTER XII. MUALOX AND HIS WORLD
CHAPTER XIII. THE SEARCH FOR QUETZAL’
BOOK TWO
CHAPTER I. WHO ARE THE STRANGERS?
CHAPTER II. A TEZCUCAN LOVER
CHAPTER III. THE BANISHMENT OF GUATAMOZIN
CHAPTER IV. GUATAMOZIN AT HOME
CHAPTER V. NIGHT AT THE CHALCAN’S
CHAPTER VI. THE CHINAMPA
CHAPTER VII. COURT GOSSIP
CHAPTER VIII. GUATAMOZIN AND MUALOX
CHAPTER IX. A KING’S BANQUET
CHAPTER X. THE ’TZIN’S LOVE
CHAPTER XI. THE CHANT
BOOK THREE
CHAPTER I. THE FIRST COMBAT
CHAPTER II. THE SECOND COMBAT
CHAPTER III. THE PORTRAIT
CHAPTER IV. THE TRIAL
BOOK FOUR
CHAPTER I. THE KING GIVES A TRUST TO HUALPA
CHAPTER II. THE KING AND THE ’TZIN
CHAPTER III. LOVE ON THE LAKE
CHAPTER IV. THE KING DEMANDS A SIGN OF MUALOX
CHAPTER V. THE MASSACRE IN CHOLULA
CHAPTER VI. THE CONQUEROR WILL COME
CHAPTER VII. MONTEZUMA GOES TO MEET CORTES
CHAPTER VIII. THE ENTRY
BOOK FIVE
CHAPTER I. PUBLIC OPINION
CHAPTER II. A MESSAGE FROM THE GODS
CHAPTER III. HOW ILLS OF STATE BECOME ILLS OF SOCIETY
CHAPTER IV. ENNUYÉ IN THE OLD PALACE
CHAPTER V. ALVARADO FINDS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
CHAPTER VI. THE IRON CROSS
CHAPTER VII. THE CHRISTIANS IN THE TOILS
CHAPTER VIII. THE IRON CROSS COMES BACK TO ITS GIVER
CHAPTER IX. TRULY WONDERFUL.—A FORTUNATE MAN HATH A MEMORY
CHAPTER X. HOW THE IRON CROSS CAME BACK
CHAPTER XI. THE CHRISTIAN TAKES CARE OF HIS OWN
BOOK SIX
CHAPTER I. THE LORD HUALPA FLEES HIS FORTUNE
CHAPTER II. WHOM THE GODS DESTROY THEY FIRST MAKE MAD
CHAPTER III. THE PUBLIC OPINION MAKES WAY
CHAPTER IV. THE ’TZIN’S FAREWELL TO QUETZAL’
CHAPTER V. THE CELLS OF QUETZAL’ AGAIN
CHAPTER VI. LOST IN THE OLD CÛ
CHAPTER VII. HOW THE HOLY MOTHER HELPS HER CHILDREN
CHAPTER VIII. THE PABA’S ANGEL
CHAPTER IX. LIFE IN THE PABA’S WORLD
CHAPTER X. THE ANGEL BECOMES A BEADSWOMAN
CHAPTER XI. THE PUBLIC OPINION PROCLAIMS ITSELF.—BATTLE
BOOK SEVENTH
CHAPTER I. THE HEART CAN BE WISER THAN THE HEAD
CHAPTER II. THE CONQUEROR ON THE CAUSEWAY AGAIN
CHAPTER III. LA VIRUELA
CHAPTER IV. MONTEZUMA A PROPHET.—HIS PROPHECY
CHAPTER V. HOW TO YIELD A CROWN
CHAPTER VI. IN THE LEAGUER
CHAPTER VII. IN THE LEAGUER YET
CHAPTER VIII. THE BATTLE OF THE MANTAS
CHAPTER IX. OVER THE WALL,—INTO THE PALACE
CHAPTER X. THE WAY THROUGH THE WALL
CHAPTER XI. BATTLE IN THE AIR
CHAPTER XII. IN THE INTERVAL OF THE BATTLE—LOVE
CHAPTER XIII. THE BEGINNING OF THE END
CHAPTER XIV. THE KING BEFORE HIS PEOPLE AGAIN
CHAPTER XV. THE DEATH OF MONTEZUMA
CHAPTER XVI. ADIEU TO THE PALACE
CHAPTER XVII. THE PURSUIT BEGINS
CHAPTER XVIII. LA NOCHE TRISTE
Отрывок из книги
Fernando De Alva,1 a noble Tezcucan, flourished, we are told, in the beginning of the sixteenth century. He was a man of great learning, familiar with the Mexican and Spanish languages, and the hieroglyphics of Anahuac. Ambitious to rescue his race from oblivion, and inspired by love of learning, he collected a library, availed himself of his knowledge of picture-writing, became master of the songs and traditions, and, in the Castilian language, composed books of merit.
It was scarcely possible that his labors should escape the researches of Mr. Prescott, who, with such incomparable genius, has given the world a history of the Conquest of Mexico. From him we have a criticism upon the labors of the learned Fernando, from which the following paragraph is extracted.
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“The ’tzin Guatamo.”23
“I know him. He comes to my portico sometimes, but not to borrow money. You see, I frequently act as broker, and take deposits from the merchants and securities from the spendthrift nobles; he, however, has no vices. When not with the army, he passes the time in study; though they do say he goes a great deal to the palace to make love to the princess. And now that I reflect, I doubt if you can get place with him.”
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