Then,asthoughIweresomethinghalfdivine,gentlyenough,theyloosedtheswordfrommywrist,tookthelongbowfrommyback,withthefewarrowsthatremained,alsomydagger,andhidthemaway。Theyunboundme,andfreeingmefrommyarmour,asItoldthemhow,andthegarmentsbeneath,lavedmewithwarm,scentedwater,rubbedmybruisedlimbs,andclothedmeinwonderfulsoftgarments,alsoscentedandfastenedaboutmymiddlewithagoldenbelt。Thisdone,foodandspiceddrinksoftheirnativewinewerebroughttomeingoldenvessels。Iateanddrankand,beingveryweary,laidmyselfdownupononeofthecouchestosleep。FornowInolongertookanythoughtastowhatmightbefallme,butreceivedallasitcame,goodandilltogether,entrustingmybodyandsoultothecareofGodandSt。
　　Hubert。Indeed,whatelsecouldIdowhowasdisarmedandaprisoner？
　　WhenIawokeagain,verystiffandbruised,butmuchrefreshed,nighthadfallen,forhanginglampswerelitabouttheroom。BytheirlightIsawthechamberlainofwhomIhavespokenstandingbeforeme。I
　　askedhimhiserrand。WithmanybowshesaidthatifIwererestedtheIncaUpanquidesiredmypresencethathemightspeakwithme。
　　Ibadehimleadon,and,withotherswhowaitedwithout,heconductedmethroughamazeofpassagesintoagloriouschamberwhereeverythingseemedtobegold,foreventhewallswerepanelledwithit。NeverhadIdreamtofsomuchgold;indeedthesightofitweariedmetillI
　　couldhavewelcomedthatofhumblebrickorwood。Attheendofthischamberthatwasalsolitwithlamps,werecurtains。Presentlytheseweredrawnbytwobeautifulwomeninjewelledskirtsandhead—dresses,andbehindthemonadaisIsawacouchandonthecouchtheoldIncaUpanquilookingfeeblerthanwhenIhadlastbeheldhimintheChancacity,andverysimplycladinawhitetunic。OnlyonhisheadheworetheredfringefromwhichIsupposeheneverparteddayornight。Helookedupandsaid:
　　"Greeting,White—Lord—from—the—Sea。Soyouhavecometovisitmeafterall,thoughyousaidthatyouwouldnot。"
　　"Ihavebeenbroughttovisityou,Inca,"Ianswered。
　　"Yes,yes,theytellmetheycapturedyouinthebattle,thoughI
　　expectthatwasbyyourownwillasyouhadweariedofthoseChancas。
　　Forwhat/laso/canholdagod？"
　　"None,"Iansweredboldly。
　　"Ofcoursenot,andthatyouareakindofgodthereisnodoubtbecauseofthethingsyoudidinthatbattle。Theysaythatthearrowsandspearsmeltedwhentheytouchedyouandthatyoushotandcutdownmenbyscores。AlsothatwhentheprinceUrcotriedtokillyou,althoughheisthestrongestmaninmykingdom,youknockedhimoverasthoughhehadbeenalittlechildandhackedhisheadopensothattheydonotknowwhetherhewillliveordie。IthinkIhopehewilldie,foryouseeIhavequarrelledwithhim。"
　　IthoughttomyselfthatsodidI,butIonlyasked:
　　"Howdidthebattleend,Inca？"
　　"Asitbegan,LordHurachi。Agreatmanymenhavebeenkilledonbothsides,thousandsandthousandsofthem,andneitherarmyhasthevictory。Theyhavedrawnbackandsitgrowlingateachotherliketwoangrylionswhichareafraidtofightagain。Indeed,Idonotwantthemtofight,andnowthatUrcocannotinterfere,IshallputastoptoallthisbloodshedifIamable。Tellme,foryouwerewithhim,whydoesthisHuaracha,whoIhearisalsowounded,wanttomakewaronmewiththosetroublesomeChancasofhis？"
　　"Becauseyourson,theprinceUrco,haspoisoned,ortriedtopoison,hisonlychild,Quilla。"
　　"Yes,yes,Iknow,anditwasawickedthingtodo。Yousee,Lord,whathappenedwasthis:ThatlovelyQuilla,whoisfairerthanhermothertheMoon,wastohavemarriedUrco。But,Lord,asitchancedonourjourneytogether,althoughIamold——well,shebecameenamouredofme,andprayedmetoprotectherfromUrco。Suchthingshappentowomen,Lord,whosehearts,whentheybeholdthedivine,areapttocarrythemawayfromthevulgar,"andhelaughedinasillyfashionlikethevainoldfoolthathewas。
　　"Naturally。Howcouldshehelpit,Inca？Who,afterseeingyou,wouldwishtoturntoUrco？"
　　"Noone,especiallyasUrcoisacoarseandbrutalfellow。Well,whatwasItodo？TherearereasonswhyIdonotwishtomarryagainatmyage;indeedIamtiredofthesightofwomen,whowanttimetoprayandthinkofholythings;alsoifIhaddonewhatshewished,somemighthavethoughtthatIhadbehavedbadlytoUrco。Atthesametime,awoman'sheartissacredandIcouldnotdoviolencetothatofonesosweetandunderstandingandlovely。SoIputherintotheHouseoftheVirginsoftheSunwhereshewillbequitesafe。"
　　"Itseemsthatshewasnotsafe,Inca。"
　　"No,becausethatviolentman,Urco,beingdisappointedandveryjealous,throughsomelowcreatureofhis,whowaitedontheVirgins,triedtopoisonherwithadrugwhichwouldhavemadeherallswollenandhideousandcoveredherfacewithblotches,alsoperhapshavesenthermad。Luckilyoneofthematrons,whomwecall/Mama—conas/,knockedthecupawaybeforeshedrank,butsomeofthehorriblepoisonwentintohereyesandblindedher。"
　　"Soshelives,Inca。"
　　"Certainlyshelives。Ihavelearntthatformyself,becauseinthiscountryitisnotwisetotrustwhattheytellyou。YouknowasIncaI
　　haveprivileges,andalthoughevenIdonottalktothem,IcausedthoseVirginsoftheSuntobeledinfrontofme,whichinstrictnessevenIoughtnottohavedone。Itwasadrearybusiness,LordHurachi,forthoughthoseVirginsmaybesoholy,someofthemareveryoldandhideousandofcourseQuillaasanovicecamelastinthelineconductedbytwo/Mama—conas/whoarecousinsofmyown。Theoddthingisthatthepoisonseemstohavemadehermuchmorebeautifulthanbefore,forhereyeshavegrownbiggerandareglorious,shininglikestarsseenwhenthereisfrost。Well,theresheissafefromUrcoandeveryotherman,howeverwickedandimpious。ButwhatdoesthisHuarachawant？"
　　"Hewantshisblindeddaughterback,Inca。"
　　"Impossible,impossible！Whoeverheardofsuchathing！Why,HeavenandEarthwouldcometogetherandtheSun,myfather,andherhusband,wouldburnusallup。Still,perhaps,wecouldcometoanagreementforHuarachamusthavehadenoughfightingandverylikelyhewilldie。NowIamtiredoftalkingabouttheladyQuillaandIwanttoaskyousomething。"
　　"Speakon,Inca。"
　　Suddenlytheolddotard'smannerchanged:hebecamequickandshrewd,asdoubtlesshewasinhisprime,forthisUpanquihadbeenagreatking。AtthebeginningofourtalkthetwowomenofwhomIhavespokenandthechamberlainhadwithdrawntotheendofthechamberwheretheywaitedwiththeirhandsfolded,likethosewhoadorebeforeanaltar。
　　Stillhepeeredabouthimtomakesurethatnonewerewithinhearing,andintheendbeckonedtometoascendthedaisandsituponthecouchbesidehim,saying:
　　"YouseeItrustyoualthoughyouareagodfromtheseawhohasbeenfightingagainstme。Nowhearken。Youhadaservantwithyou,averystrangeman,whoissaidalsotohavecomeoutofthesea,thoughthatIcannotbelievesinceheislikeoneofourprinces。Whereisthatman？"
　　"WiththearmyofHuaracha,Inca。"
　　"SoIhaveheard。Iheardalsothatinthebattlehehoistedabannerwiththesunblazonedonit,andthatthereoncertainregimentsofminedesertedtoHuaracha。Now,whydidtheydothat？"
　　"Iunderstand,OInca,thatthekingsofthislandhavemanychildren。
　　Perhapshemightbeoneofthem。"
　　"Ah！Youarecleverasagodshouldbe。Well,Iamagodalsoandthesamethoughthascometome,althoughasafactIhaveonlyhadtwolegitimatesonsandtheothersareofnoaccount。TheeldestofthesewasanableandbeautifulprincenamedKari,butwequarrelled,andtotellthetruththerewasawomaninthematter,orrathertwowomen,forKari'smotherfoughtwithUrco'smotherwhomIloved,becausesheneverscoldedme,whichtheotherdid。SoUrcowasnamedtobeIncaafterme。YetthatwasnotenoughforhimwhoremainedjealousofhisbrotherKariwhooutpassedhiminallthingssavestrengthofbody。
　　TheywooedthesamebeautifulwomanandKariwonher,whereonUrcoseducedherfromhim,andafterwardsheorsomeonekilledher。Atleastshedied,Iforgethow。ThenthelordsoftheIncabloodbegantoturntowardsKaribecausehewasroyalandwise,whichwouldhavemeantcivilwarwhenIhadbeengatheredtotheSun。ThereforeUrcopoisonedhim,orsoitwasrumoured;atanyrate,hevanishedaway,andoftensincethenIhavemournedhim。"
　　"Thedeadcometolifeagainsometimes,Inca。"
　　"Yes,yes,Lord—from—the—Sea,thathappens;thegodswhotookthemawaybringthemback——andthisservantofyours——theysayheissoliketoKarithathemightbethesamemangrownolder。And——whydidthoseregiments,allofthemofficeredbymenwhousedtoloveKari,goovertoHuarachato—day,andwhydorumoursrunthroughthelandlikethewindthatspringsupsuddenlyinfineweather？Tellmeofthisservantofyoursandhowyoufoundhiminthesea。"
　　"WhyshouldItellyou,Inca？IsitbecauseyouwanttokillhimwhoissoliketothislostKariofyours？"
　　"No,no——godscankeepeachother'scounsel,cantheynot？ItisbecauseIwouldgive——oh！halfmygodshiptoknowthatheisalive。
　　Harkyou,UrcoweariesmesomuchthatsometimesIwonderwhetherhereallyismyson。Whocantell？Therewasacertainlordofthecoastlands,ahairygiantwho,theysaid,couldeathalfasheepatasittingandbreakthebacksofmeninhishands,ofwhomUrco'smotherusedtothinkmuch。Butwhocantell？Nooneexceptmyfather,theSun,andheguardshissecrets——forthepresent。AtleastUrcoweariesmewithhiscoarsecrimesandhisdrunkenness,thoughthearmyloveshimbecauseheisabutcherandliberal。WequarrelledtheotherdayoverthesmallmatterofthisladyQuilla,andhethreatenedmetillI
　　grewwrathandsaidthatIwouldnothandhimmycrownasIhadpurposedtodo。Yes,IgrewwrathandhatedhimforwhosesakeIhadsinnedbecausehismotherbewitchedme。Lord—from—the—Sea,"herehisvoicedroppedtoawhisper,"IamafraidofUrco。EvenagodsuchasI
　　amcanbemurdered,Lord—from—the—Sea。ThatiswhyIwillnotgotoYucay,forthereImightdieandnoneknowit,whereashereIstillamIncaandagodwhomitissacrilegetotouch。"
　　"Iunderstand,buthowcanIhelpyou,Inca,whoambutaprisonerinyourpalace？"
　　"No,no,youareonlyaprisonerinname。AttheworstUrcowillbesickforalongwhile,sincethephysicianssaythatswordofyourshasbittendeep,andduringthattimeallpowerismine。Messengersareatyourservice;youarefreetocomeandgoasyouwill。Bringthisservantofyourstomypresence,fordoubtlesshetrustsyou。I
　　wouldspeakwithhim,OLord—from—the—Sea。"
　　"IfIshoulddothis,Inca,willtheladyQuillabegivenbacktoherfather？"
　　"Nay,itwouldbesacrilege。Askwhatelseyouwill,landsandruleandpalacesandwives——notthat。MyselfIshouldnotdaretolayafingeronherwhorestsinthearmsoftheSun。WhatdoesitmatteraboutthisQuillawhoisbutonefairwomanamongthousands？"
　　Ithoughtawhile,thenanswered,"Ithinkitmattersmuch,Inca。
　　Still,thatthisbloodshedmaybestayed,Iwilldomybesttobringhimwhowasmyservanttoyourpresenceifyoucanfindmethemeanstocomeathim,andafterwardswewilltalkagain。"
　　"Yes,Iamwearynow。Afterwardswewilltalkagain。Farewell,Lord—
　　from—the—Sea。"
　　CHAPTERIX
　　KARICOMESTOHISOWN
　　WhenIawokeonthefollowingmorninginthesplendidchamberofwhichIhavespoken,itwastofindthatmyarmourandarmshadbeenrestoredtome,andverygladwasItoseeWave—Flameagain。AfterI
　　hadeatenand,escortedbyservants,walkedinthegardens,fornevercouldIbeleftalone,marvellingatthewondrousgoldenfruitsandflowers,amessengercametome,sayingthatthe/Villaorna/desiredspeechwithme。Iwonderedwhothis/Villaorna/mightbe,butwhenheenteredIsawthathewasLarico,thatsamestern—faced,cunning—eyedlordwhohadbeenthespokesmanoftheIncawhenhevisitedthecityoftheChancas。AlsoIlearnedthat/Villaorna/washistitleandmeant"Chiefpriest。"
　　Webowedtoeachotherandallweresentfromthechamber,leavingusquitealone。
　　"Lord—from—the—Sea,"hesaid,"theIncasendsme,hisCouncillorandbloodrelative,whoamheadpriestoftheSun,todesirethatyouwillgoonanembassyforhimtothecampoftheChancas。First,however,itisneedfulthatyoushouldswearbytheSunthatyouwillreturnthencetoCuzco。Willyoudothis？"
　　NowastherewasnothingIdesiredmorethantoreturntoCuzcowhereQuillawas,IansweredthatIwouldswearbymyowngod,bytheSun,andbymysword,unlesstheChancasdetainedmebyforce。Further,I
　　prayedhimtosetouthisbusiness。
　　Hedidsointhesewords:
　　"Lord,wehavecometoknow,itmattersnothow,thatthemanwhoappearedwithyouinthislandisnootherthanKari,theeldersonoftheInca,whomwethoughtdead。NowitisintheInca'smind,andinthemindsofus,hiscouncillors,toproclaimthePrinceKariasheirtothethronewhichsoonhewouldbecalledupontofill。Butthematterisverydangerous,seeingthatUrcostillcommandsthearmyandmanyofthegreatlordswhoareofhismother'sHouseclingtohim,hopingtoreceiveadvancementfromhimwhenhebecomesInca。"
　　"But,PriestLarico,Urco,theysay,isliketodie,andifsoallthistroublewillmeltlikeacloud。"
　　"Yourswordbitdeep,Lord,butIhaveitfromhisphysiciansthatasthebrainisuncuthewillnotdie,althoughhewillbesickforalongwhile。Thereforewemustactwhileheissick,sinceitisnotlawfultobringabouthisend,evenifhecouldbecomeat。Timepresses,Lord,forasyouhaveseen,theIncaisoldandfeebleandhismindisweak。Indeedattimeshehasnomind,thoughatothershisstrengthreturnstohim。"
　　"WhichmeansthatIdealwithyouwhoarethechiefpriest,andthosebehindyou,"Isaid,lookinghimintheeyes。
　　"Thatiswhatitmeans,Lord。NowhearkenwhileItellyouthetruth。
　　AftertheIncaIamthemostpowerfulmaninTavantinsuyu,indeedforthemostparttheIncaspeakswithmyvoicealthoughIseemtospeakwithhis。YetIaminasnare。HeretoforeIhavesupportedUrcobecausetherewasnootherwhocouldbecomeInca,althoughheisabrutalandanevilman。Oflate,however,sincemyreturnfromtheCityoftheChancas,IhavequarrelledwithUrcobecausehehaslostthatwitch,theladyQuilla,whomhedesiresmadlyandlaystheblameonme,andithascometomyknowledgethatwhenhesucceedstothethroneitishispurposetokillme,whichdoubtlesshewilldoifhecan,orattheleasttocastmefrommyplaceandpower,whichisasbadasdeath。Therefore,IdesiretomakemypeacewithKari,ifhewillsweartocontinuemeinmyoffice,andthisIcanonlydothroughyou。Bringthispeaceabout,Lord,andIwillpromiseyouanythingyoumaywish,evenperchancetotheIncashipitself,shouldaughthappentoKariorshouldherefusemyoffers。IthinkthattheQuichuasmightwelcomeawhitegodfromtheSeawhohasshownhimselfsogreatageneralandsobraveinbattle,andwhohasknowledgeandwisdommorethantheirs,toruleoverthem,"headdedreflectively。"Onlythen,Lord,itwouldbeneedfultoberidofKariaswellasofUrco。"
　　"TowhichIwouldneverconsent,"Ireplied,"seeingthatheismyfriendwithwhomIhavesharedmanydangers。Moreover,IdonotwishtobeInca。"
　　"Istherethenanythingelsethatyouwishverymuch,Lord？Athoughtcametome,yonderattheCityoftheChancas。Bytheway,howlovelyisthatladyQuillaandhowroyalawoman。ItismoststrangethatsheshouldhaveturnedhermindtowardsanagedmanlikeUpanqui。"
　　Welookedateachother。
　　"Verystrange,"Isaid。"ItseemstomesadalsothatthisbeauteousQuillashouldbeimmuredinanunneryforlife。Totellyouthetruth,High—priest,sinceitisnotgoodformantolivealone,ratherthanthatsuchathingshouldhavehappenedIwouldhavemarriedhermyself,towhichperchanceshemighthaveconsented。"
　　AgainwelookedateachotherandIwenton:
　　"IhintedasmuchtoKariafterweheardshewasnumberedamongsttheVirgins,andaskedhimwhether,shouldhebecomeInca,hewouldtakeherthenceandgivehertome。"
　　"Whatdidheanswer,Lord？"
　　"Hesaidthatthoughhelovedmelikeabrother,firsthewouldkillmewithhisownhand,sincesuchadeedwouldbesacrilegeagainsttheSun。LastnightalsotheIncahimselfsaidmuchthesame。"
　　"Isitso,Lord？Well,wepriestsbringupourIncastothinkthus。Ifwedidnot,wherewouldourpowerbe,seeingthatwearetheVoiceoftheSunuponearthandissuehisdecrees？"
　　"Butdoyoualwaysthinkthusyourselves,OHigh—priest？"
　　"Notquitealways。Thereareloopholesineverylawofgodsandmen。
　　Forexample,IbelieveIseeoneintheinstanceofthisladyQuilla。
　　Butbeforewewastemoretimeintalking——tellme,WhiteLord,doyoudesireher,andifso,areyoureadytopaymemyprice？ItisthatyoushallassuretomethefriendshipoftheprinceKari,shouldhebecomeInca,andthecontinuanceofmypowerandoffice。"
　　"MyansweristhatIdodesirethislady,OHigh—priest,andthatifI
　　canIwillobtainfromKarithepromiseofwhatyouseek。Andnowwhereistheloophole？"
　　"Iseemtoremember,Lord,thatthereisanancientlawwhichsays——
　　thatnonewhoaremaimedmaybethewivesoftheSun。Itistruethatthislawappliestothem/before/theycontracttheholymarriage。
　　Still,ifthepointcameupbeforemeashigh—priest,Imightperhapsfindthatitappliedalsotothosewhoweremaimed/after/marriage。
　　Thecaseisrare,forwhichprecedentscannotbefoundifthesearchbethorough。NowthroughthewickednessofUrco,asithappens,thisladyQuillahasbeenblinded,andthereforeisnolongerperfectinherbody。Doyouunderstand？"
　　"Quite。ButwhatwouldUpanquiorKarisay？TheIncasyoudeclarearealwaysbigotsandmightinterpretthislawotherwise。"
　　"Icannottell,Lord,butletusceasefrombeatingbushes。IwillhelpyouifIcan,ifyouwillhelpmeif/you/can,thoughIdaresaythatintheendyou,whoarenotabigot,musttakethelawintoyourownhands,asperhapstheladyQuilla,whoisamoon—worshipper,wouldbewillingtodoalso。"
　　ThefinishofitwasthatthiscunningpriestandstatesmanandImadeabargain。IfIcouldwinKariovertohisinterests,thenhesworebytheSunthathewouldgainmeaccesstotheladyQuillaandhelpmetoflywithher,ifsowebothwished,whileIonmypartsworetopleadhiscausewithKari。Moreover,asheshowedme,therewaslittlefearthateitherofuswouldbreaktheseoathssincehencefortheachlayinthepoweroftheother。
　　Afterthiswepassedontopublicmatters。IwaschargedtoofferanhonourabletrucetoHuarachaandtheChancaswithpermissiontothemtocamptheirarmiesincertainvalleysneartoCuzcowheretheywouldbefeduntilpeacewasdeclared,whichpeacewouldgivethemalltheyneeded,namely,theirfreedomandsafeguardsfromattack。FortherestIwastobringKariandthosewhohaddesertedtohimontheyesterdayintoCuzcowherenonewouldmolestthem。
　　Thenhewent,leavingmehappierthanIhadbeensinceIbadefarewelltoQuilla。FornowatlastIsawlight,afaintuncertainlight,itwastrue,onlytobereached,ifreachedatall,throughmanydifficultiesanddangers,butstilllight。AtlastIhadfoundsomeoneinthislandofblacksuperstitionwhowasnotabigot,andwho,beingtheHigh—priestoftheSun,knewtoomuchofhisgodtofearhimortobelievethatheshouldcomedowntoearthandburnitupshouldoneofthehundredsofhisbridesseekanotherhusband。OfcoursethisLaricomightbetraymeandQuilla,butIdidnotthinkhewould,sincehehadnothingtogainthereby,andmighthavemuchtolose,forthereasonthatIwasable,orhethoughtthatIwasable,tosetKariagainsthim。AtleastIcouldonlygoforwardandtrusttofortune,thoughinfacthithertoshehadnevershownmefavourwherewomanwasconcerned。
　　AwhilelaterIwasbeingborneinoneoftheInca'sownlittersbacktothecampoftheChancas,accompaniedbyanembassyofgreatlords。
　　Wepassedoverthatdreadful,bloodstainedplainwhere,underaflagoftruce,bothsideswereengagedinburyingthethousandsoftheirdead,andcametotheridgewhencewehadchargedontheyestermorn。
　　HeresentriesstoppedusandIdescendedfrommylitter。WhentheChancassawmeinmyarmourcomebacktothemalive,theysetupagreatshoutingandpresentlyIandthelordswithmewereledtothepavilionofKingHuaracha。
　　Wefoundhimlyingsickuponacouch,forthoughheshowednowoundhehadbeenbadlybruiseduponthebodybyablowfromUrco'scluband,asIfeared,washurtinthebowels。Hegreetedmewithdelight,sincehethoughtthatImighthavebeenkilledafterIwascaptured,andaskedhowIcametoappearinhiscampinthecompanyofourenemies。
　　ItoldhimatoncewhathadchancedandthatIwassworntoreturntoCuzcowhenIhaddonemybusiness。ThentheInca'sambassadorssetouttheirproposalsforatruce,andretired,whileHuarachadiscussedthemwithhisgeneralsandKari,whoalsowasoverjoyedtoseemesafe。
　　Theendofitwasthattheywereacceptedonthetermsoffered,namely,thatHuarachaandhisarmyshouldwithdrawtothevalleysofwhichIhavespoken,andtherecamp,receivingallthefoodtheyneededuntilapeacecouldbeofferedsuchashewouldbewillingtoaccept。Indeed,theChancasweregladtoagreetothisplanfortheirlossesinthebattlehadbeenverygreatandtheywereinnostatetorenewtheattackuponCuzco,whichwasstilldefendedbysuchmightyhordesofbravewarriorsfightingfortheirhomes,families,andfreedom。
　　Soallwasagreedonthepromisethatpeaceshouldbemadewithinthirtydaysorsooner,andthatifitwerenotthewarshouldre—commence。
　　Thenprivately,ItoldHuarachaallthatIhadlearnedaboutQuillaandthatIhadstillhopesofsavingherthoughwhatthesewereIdidnottellhim。Whenhehadthought,hesaidthatnowthefateofQuillamustbeleftinthehandsofthegodsandmine,sincenotevenforhercouldheneglecttheopportunityofanhonourablepeace,seeingthatanotherbattlemightmeandestruction。AlsohepointedoutthathewashurtandIwhohadbeengeneralunderhimwasaprisonerandboundbymyoathtoreturntoprison,sothattheChancashadlosttheirleaders。
　　Afterthisweparted,Ipromisingtoworkforhiscauseandtocometoseehimagain,ifImight。
　　ThesemattersfinishedIwentasidewithKaritoaplacewherenonecouldhearus,andtherelaidbeforehimtheoffersofLarico,thehigh—priest,showinghimhowthecasestood。OfQuilla,however,I
　　saidnothingtohim,thoughitpainedmetokeepbackpartofthetruthevenfromKari。Yet,whatwasItodo,whoknewthatifItoldhimallandhebecameInca,ortheInca'sacknowledgedheir,hewouldworkagainstmebecauseofhissuperstitiousmadness,andperhapscauseQuillatobekilledbythepriests,asonewhosefeetweresetinthepathofsacrilege？SoonthismatterIheldmypeace,nordidheaskmeanythingconcerningQuillawho,Ithink,wishedtohearnothingofthatladyandwhathadbefallenher。
　　Whenhehadlearnedall,hesaid:
　　"Thismaybeatrap,Lord。IdonottrustyonderLarico,whohasalwaysbeenmyenemyandUrco'sfriend。"
　　"Ithinkheishisownfriendfirst,"Ianswered,"whoknowsthatifUrcorecovershewillkillhim,becausehehastakenthepartofyourfather,Upanqui,intheirquarrels,andsuspectshim。"
　　"Iamnotsure,"saidKari。"Yetsomethingmustberisked。DidInottellyouwhenweweresailingdowntheEnglishriverthatwemustputfaithinourgods,yes,afterwardsalso,andmorethanonce？Anddidnotthegodssaveus？Well,nowagainItrusttomygod,"anddrawingouttheimageofPachacamac,whichheworeroundhisneck,hekissedit,thenturning,bowedandprayedtotheSun。
　　"Iwillcomewithyou,"hesaid,whenhehadfinishedhisdevotions,"tolivetobeInca,ortodie,astheSundecrees。"
　　Sohecameandwithhimsomeofhisfriends,captainsofthosewhohaddesertedtohiminthebattle。Butthefivethousandsoldiers,orthosewhowereleftofthem,didnotcomeasyetbecausetheyfearedlesttheyshouldbesetuponandbutcheredbytheregimentsofUrco。
　　Thatnight,whenwewerebacksafeinCuzco,Kariandthehigh—priest,Laricotalkedtogetherinsecret。Ofwhatpassedbetweenthemheonlytoldmethattheyhadcometoanagreementwhichsatisfiedthemboth。