The Slave Sculptor — page 39: what you’re looking at

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CENSURE AND PUNISHMENT. él CHAPTER Ix. FATHER AND 80N. Waite these scenes were being enacted upon the feocalli, Monte. -80ma was busy in his palace. He was sorely troubled, not only with the domestic affairs of his government, but there was a powerful and a mysterious enemy marching steadily onward toward his capi- tal, whose coming filled his heart with undefined terrors. Yet Lord Ahuitzol and his slave Meztli. They immediately answered the Toyal summons, when the em , in consideration of services ren- Meztli, who gave i ation where the sculptor could be found, rewarded her with freedom, and made her a privileged in- mate of the imperial palace. _ Lord Ahuitzol was then severely censured for his complicity in the intrigue, and torily dismissed from the council halls. Toluca waneondenned, and an ordér issued for hia arrest. These matters settled, their attention was turned to the all- absorbing interest of the period. The remainder of the day’ was de- voted to discussing the course which they, asa great and mighty ious stran ! i and impetuous Guatemozin demanded that his sovereign should utize him two remove the presumptuous invaders from the ind, ing his life, if thus empowered, to exterminate them in a week; ruled, and were made to receive the At this time — November 7th, 1519—the immortal Cortez and little band of followers had advanced from the coast, oceupied the city of lapan, situated in full view of i the comicbooks.com