by Lew Wallace
CONTENTS.
BOOK ONE.
CHAPTER PAGE
I. OUR MOTHER HAS A FORTUNE WAITING US YONDER 1
II. QUETZAL', THE FAIR GOD 7
III. A CHALLENGE 13
IV. TENOCHTITLAN AT NIGHT 16
V. THE CHILD OF THE TEMPLE 20
VI. THE CU OF QUETZAL', AND MUALOX, THE PABA 25
VII. THE PROPHECY ON THE WALL 30
VIII. A BUSINESS MAN IN TENOCHTITLAN 39
IX. THE QUESTIONER OF THE MORNING 46
X. GOING TO THE COMBAT 50
XI. THE COMBAT 59
XII. MUALOX, AND HIS WORLD 68
XIII. THE SEARCH FOR QUETZAL' 74
BOOK TWO.
I. WHO ARE THE STRANGERS? 83
II. A TEZCUCAN LOVER 89
III. THE BANISHMENT OF GUATAMOZIN 95
IV. GUATAMOZIN AT HOME 103
V. NIGHT AT THE CHALCAN'S 112
VI. THE CHINAMPA 120
VII. COURT GOSSIP 126
VIII. GUATAMOZIN AND MUALOX 130
IX. A KING'S BANQUET 135
X. THE 'TZIN'S LOVE 141
XI. THE CHANT 150
BOOK THREE.
I. THE FIRST COMBAT 162
II. THE SECOND COMBAT 169
III. THE PORTRAIT 180
IV. THE TRIAL 183
BOOK FOUR.
I. THE KING GIVES A TRUST TO HUALPA 192
II. THE KING AND THE 'TZIN 198
III. LOVE ON THE LAKE 207
IV. THE KING DEMANDS A SIGN OF MUALOX 214
V. THE MASSACRE IN CHOLULA 220
VI. THE CONQUEROR WILL COME 230
VII. MONTEZUMA GOES TO MEET CORTEZ 239
VIII. THE ENTRY 246
BOOK FIVE.
I. PUBLIC OPINION 257
II. A MESSAGE FROM THE GODS 261
III. HOW ILLS OF STATE BECOME ILLS OF SOCIETY 267
IV. ENNUYE IN THE OLD PALACE 275
V. ALVARADO FINDS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD 282
VI. THE IRON CROSS 291
VII. THE CHRISTIANS IN THE TOILS 299
VIII. THE IRON CROSS COMES BACK TO ITS GIVER 306
IX. TRULY WONDERFUL--A FORTUNATE MAN HATH A MEMORY 315
X. HOW THE IRON CROSS CAME BACK 317
XI. THE CHRISTIAN TAKES CARE OF HIS OWN 325
BOOK SIX.
I. THE LORD HUALPA FLEES HIS FORTUNE 339
II. WHOM THE GODS DESTROY THEY FIRST MAKE MAD 347
III. THE PUBLIC OPINION MAKES WAY 357
IV. THE 'TZIN'S FAREWELL TO QUETZAL' 364
V. THE CELLS OF QUETZAL' AGAIN 374
VI. LOST IN THE OLD CU 379
VII. HOW THE HOLY MOTHER HELPS HER CHILDREN 385
VIII. THE PABA'S ANGEL 392
IX. LIFE IN THE PABA'S WORLD 404
X. THE ANGEL BECOMES A BEADSWOMAN 410
XI. THE PUBLIC OPINION PROCLAIMS ITSELF--BATTLE 427
BOOK SEVEN.
I. THE HEART CAN BE WISER THAN THE HEAD 438
II. THE CONQUEROR ON THE CAUSEWAY AGAIN 449
III. LA VIRUELA 454
IV. MONTEZUMA A PROPHET.--HIS PROPHECY 455
V. HOW TO YIELD A CROWN 462
VI. IN THE LEAGUER 465
VII. IN THE LEAGUER YET 473
VIII. THE BATTLE OF THE MANTAS 481
IX. OVER THE WALL,--INTO THE PALACE 489
X. THE WAY THROUGH THE WALL 499
XI. BATTLE IN THE AIR 510
XII. IN THE INTERVAL OF THE BATTLE--LOVE 524
XIII. THE BEGINNING OF THE END 527
XIV. THE KING BEFORE HIS PEOPLE AGAIN 532
XV. THE DEATH OF MONTEZUMA 544
XVI. ADIEU TO THE PALACE 550
XVII. THE PURSUIT BEGINS 559
XVIII. LA NOCHE TRISTE 562