The Slave Sculptor — page 77: what you’re looking at

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RETURN OF TOLUCA. 73 During this colloquy, the door had been left a little ajar, and a pair of bright keen eyes were peering through the aperture, upon the lovers. ——— The muffled figure, before alluded to, after stealthily reconnoiter ing, entered the apartment, assigned by Montezuma to the sculptor. All was silent there, was Maxtla asleep? ‘The spy would see. Mov- ing noiselessly toward the sleeping-rooms, all was suddenly illumined with a brilliancy surpassing the sun’s brightest rays. The man sprang backward and fairly staggered er the intensity of the light. In a moment he looked around: * gab Ree or. gg the hetess, directly before him, eyeing him with flashing o eee Let Toluca Shuitzol treiibic, for Tonatiuh has spoken! He can not escape the fate to which his deeds haye Lite oe’ Ne Toluca stood as one struck dumb. His mufifling fallen from his head and face, and his eyes glared wildly upon the figure before him. There was something so mystical and strange in her appear- ing to him as she did, that d his mind with superstitious fear, and, with frantic haste he fled from the room. His steps echoed to a wild taunting laugh. The room was immediately enshrouded in darkness again, and the woman of magic passed out into the open court. Toluca, thus foiled in his attempt to assassinate his rival, hurried away from the scene. Reaching the outside of: the wall, surround- ing the royal palace, he found ruzilli awaiting his return, and they passed agay together. The same time that Toluca left the royal palace, Maxtla took his leave of Mazina counseling her to be of cheer, and remain where em ‘she was until the matter was permanently arranged by the . He went forth from the presence of her he loved, with on theecnl reheat Gale ta ae on throu ? t , elated a pie! A ve ee ity, that, before he could resist, he was felled to the ground, d hand and foot, drawn to a boat near by, and thrown into it, followed by Cruzilli, who rowed off toward the great shannel that led into the lake of Tezcuco - On the following morning, Mazina arose refreshed. It was con sderably after midnight when she retired, but such a load had been removed from her heart, that the few hours of undisturbed repose = uieted her nerves, and restored much of her former buoyancy “Only a few days, he said, when they s be wedded, and for. ever be happy!”’ This thought pos: her whole being : she seemed to know no prison bars, but to walk on air. Her old atten- comicbooks.com