LaricosaidthesametomewhennextIsawhim,adding:
　　"Youhavekeptyourwordandservedmyturn,Lord—from—the—Sea,thereforeIwillkeepmineandserveyourswhenthetimecomes。YetbewarnedbymeandsaynothingofacertainladytotheprinceKari,sincewhenIspokeawordtohimonthematter,hintingthathersurrendertoherfatherHuarachawouldmakepeacewithhimmoreeasyandlasting,heansweredthatfirstwouldhefightHuaracha,andtheYuncasaswell,tothelastmaninCuzco。
　　"TotheSunshehasgone,"hesaid,"andwiththeSunshemuststay,lestthecurseoftheSunandofPachacamac,theSpiritabovethesun,shouldfallonmeandallofus。"
　　Laricotoldmealsothat,fearingsomething,thegreatlords,whowereofUrco'sparty,hadbornehimawayinalittertoastrongcityinthemountainsaboutfiveleaguesfromCuzco,escortedbythousandsofpickedmenwhowouldstayinandaboutthatcity。
　　OnthenextmorningIwassummonedtowaitupontheIncaUpanqui,andwent,wearingmyarmour。Ifoundhiminthesamegreatchamberasbefore,onlynowhewasmoreroyallyarrayed,andwithhimweresundryofhishighlordsoftheIncablood,alsocertainpriests,amongthemthe/Villaorna/Larico。
　　Theoldking,whoonthatdayseemedclearinhismindandwell,greetedmeinhiskindlyfashionandbademesetoutallthathadpassedbetweenmeandHuarachaintheChancacamp。ThisIdid,onlyI
　　hidfromhimhowgreathadbeentheChancalossesinthebattleandhowgladtheyweretodeclareatruceandrest。
　　Upanquisaidthatthemattershouldbeattendedto,speakinginaroyalfashionasthoughitwereoneoflittlemoment,whichshowedmehowgreatanemperorhemustbe。Greathewas,indeed,seeingthatallthebroadlandofEnglandwouldhavemadebutoneprovinceofhisvastdominions,whichineverypartwerefilledwithpeoplewho,unlesstheychancedtobeinrebellionliketheYuncas,livedbuttodohiswill。
　　Afterthis,whenIthoughttheaudiencewasended,achamberlainadvancedtothefootofthethrone,andkneeling,saidthatasuppliantprayedspeechwiththeInca。Upanquiwavedhissceptre,thatlongstaffwhichIhavedescribed,intokenthatheshouldbeadmitted。ThenpresentlyupthechambercameKariarrayedinthetunicandcloakofanIncaprince,wearinginhisearadisccarvedwiththeimageoftheSun,andachainofemeraldsandgoldabouthisneck。Nordidhecomealone,forhewasattendedbyabrilliantbandofthoselordsandcaptainswhohaddesertedtohimonthedayofthegreatbattle。Headvancedandkneltbeforethethrone。
　　"WhoisthisthatcarriestheemblemsoftheHolyBloodandisclothedlikeaPrinceoftheSun？"askedUpanqui,affectingignoranceandunconcern,thoughIsawthecolourmounttohischeeksandthesceptreshakeinhiswitheredhand。
　　"OnewhoisindeedoftheholyIncablood;onesprungfromthepurestlineageoftheSun,"answeredthestatelyKariinhisquietvoice。
　　"Howthenishenamed？"askedtheIncaagain。
　　"HeisnamedKari,first—bornsonofUpanqui,OInca。"
　　"SuchasonIhadonce,butheislongdead,orsotheytoldme,"saidUpanquiinatremblingvoice。
　　"Heisnotdead,OInca。Helivesandhekneelsbeforeyou。Urcopoisonedhim,buttheSunhisFatherrecoveredhim,andtheSpiritthatisaboveallgodssupportedhim。Theseaborehimtoafarland,wherehefoundawhitegodwhobefriendedandcaredforhim,"hereheturnedhisheadtowardsme。"Withthisgodhereturnedtohisowncountryandherehekneelsbeforeyou,OInca。"
　　"Itcannotbe,"saidtheInca。"WhatsigndoyoubringwhonameyourselfKari？ShowmetheimageoftheSpiritabovethegodsthatfromhischildhoodforgenerationshasbeenhungabouttheneckoftheInca'seldestson,bornfromtheQueen。"
　　KariopenedhisrobeanddrewoutthatgoldeneffigyofPachacamacwhichhealwayswore。
　　Upanquiexaminedit,holdingitclosetohisrheumyeyes。
　　"Itseemstobethesame,"hesaid,"asIshouldknowuponwhosebreastitlayuntilmyfirstsonwasborn。Andyetwhocanbesuresincesuchthingsmaybecopied？"
　　ThenhehandedbacktheimagetoKariandafterreflectingawhile,said:
　　"BringhithertheMotheroftheRoyalNurses。"
　　Apparentlythisladywasinwaiting,forinaminutesheappearedbeforethethrone,anoldandwitheredwomanwithbeadyeyes。
　　"Mother,"saidtheInca,"youwerewiththe/Coya/（thatistheQueen）
　　whohasbeengatheredtotheSun,whenherboywasborn,andafterwardsnursedhimforyears。Ifyousawit,wouldyouknowhisbodyagainafterhehascometomiddleage？"
　　"Aye,OInca。"
　　"How,Mother？"
　　"Bythreemoles,OInca,whichwewomenusedtocall/Yuti/,/Quilla/,and/Chasca/"（thatis,theSun,theMoon,andtheplanetVenus）,"whichwerethemarksofgoodfortunestampedbythegodsuponthePrince'sbackbetweentheshoulders,setoneabovetheother。"
　　"ManwhocallyourselfKari,areyouwillingthatthisoldcroneshouldseeyourflesh？"askedUpanqui。
　　BywayofanswerKariwithalittlesmilestrippedhimselfofhisbroideredtunicandothergarmentsandstoodbeforeusnakedtothemiddle。ThenheturnedhisbacktotheMotheroftheNurses。Shehobbledupandsearcheditwithherbrighteyes。
　　"Manyscars,"shemuttered,"scarsinfrontandscarsbehind。Thiswarriorhasknownbattlesandblows。Butwhathavewehere？Look,O
　　Inca,/Yuti/,/Quilla/,and/Chasca/,setoneabovetheother,though/Chasca/isalmosthiddenbyahurt。Oh！myfosterling,OmyPrincewhomInursedatthesewitheredbreasts,areyoucomebackfromthedeadtotakeyourownagain？OKarioftheHolyBlood;KarithelostwhoisKarithefound！"
　　Thensobbingandmutteringshethrewherarmsabouthimandkissedhim。Nordidheshametokissherinreturn,therebeforethemall。
　　"RestorehisgarmentstotheroyalPrince,"saidUpanqui,"andbringhithertheFringethatiswornbytheInca'sheir。"
　　Itwasproducedwithoutdelaybythehigh—priestLarico,whichtoldmeatoncethatallthisscenehadbeenprepared。UpanquitookitfromLarico,andbeckoningKaritohim,withthepriest'shelpbounditabouthisbrow,therebyacknowledginghimandrestoringhimasheir—
　　apparenttotheEmpire。ThenhekissedhimonthebrowandKarikneltdownanddidhisfatherhomage。
　　AfterthistheywentawaytogetheraccompaniedonlybyLaricoandtwoorthreeofthecouncillorsofIncabloodandasIlearnedfromLaricoafterwards,toldeachothertheirtalesandmadeplanstooutwit,andifneedweretodestroy,Urcoandhisfaction。
　　OnthefollowingdayKariwasestablishedinahouseofhisownthatwasmoreofafortressthanapalace,foritwasbuiltofgreatstoneswithnarrowgates,andsurroundedbyanopenspace。Uponthisspace,asaguard,wereencampedallthosewhohaddesertedtohiminthebattleoftheFieldofBlood,whohadreturnedtoCuzcofromthecampofHuarachanowthatKariwasacceptedastheroyalheir。AlsoothertroopswhowereloyaltotheIncawerestationednearby,whilethosewhoclungtoUrcodepartedsecretlytothattownwherehelaysick。
　　Moreover,proclamationwasmadethatonthedayofthenewmoon,whichthemagiciansdeclaredtobeauspicious,KariwouldbepubliclypresentedtothepeopleintheTempleoftheSunastheInca'slawfulheir,inplaceofUrcodisinheritedforcrimesthathehadcommittedagainsttheSun,theEmpire,andtheIncahisfather。
　　"Brother,"saidKaritome,forsohecalledmenowthathewasanacknowledgedPrince,whenIwenttomeethiminhisgrandeur,"Brother,didInottellyoualwaysthatwemusttrusttoourgods？
　　See,Ihavenottrustedinvainthoughitistruethatdangersstilllieaheadofme,andperhapscivilwar。"
　　"Yes,"Ianswered,"yourgodsareinthewayofgivingyouallyouwant,butitisnotsowithmineandme。"
　　"Whatthendoyoudesire,Brother,whocanhaveeventothehalfofthekingdom？"
　　"Kari,"Ireplied,"IcrynotfortheEarth,butfortheMoon。"
　　Heunderstood,andhisfacegrewstern。
　　"Brother,theMoonaloneisbeyondyou,forsheinhabitstheskywhileyoustilldwellupontheearth,"heansweredwithafrown,andthenbegantotalkofthepeacewithHuaracha。
　　CHAPTERX
　　THEGREATHORROR
　　ThedayofthenewmooncameandwithitthegreathorrorthatcausedalltheEmpireofTavantinsuyutotremble,fearinglestHeavenshouldbeavengeduponit。
　　SinceUpanquihadfoundhiseldersonagainhebegantodoteuponhim,asinsuchacasetheoldandweak—mindedoftendo,andwouldwalkaboutthegardensandpalaceswithhisarmaroundhisneckbabblingtohimofwhateverwasuppermostinhismind。Moreover,hissoulwasoppressedbecausehehaddoneKariwronginthepast,andpreferredUrcotohimundertheurgingofthatprince'smother。
　　"Thetruthis,Son,"ImyselfheardhimsaytoKari,"thatwemenwhoseemtoruletheworlddonotruleitatall,becausealwayswomenruleus。Thistheydothroughourpassionswhichthegodsplantedinusfortheirownends,alsobecausetheyaremoresingleintheirminds。Themanthinksofmanythings,thewomanonlythinksofwhatshedesires。ThereforethemanwhomNaturealreadyhasbemused,onlybringsalittlepieceofhismindtofightagainstherwholemind,andsoisconquered;hewhowasmadeforonethingonly,tobethemateofthewomanthatshemaymothermoremeninordertoservethewillsofotherwomenwhoyetseemtobethosemen'sslaves。"
　　"SoIhavelearned,Father,"answeredthegraveKari,"andforthisreasonhavingsufferedinthepast,Iamdeterminedtohaveaslittletodowithwomenasispossibleforoneinmyplace。Duringmytravelsinotherlands,asinthiscountry,Ihaveseenmengreatandnoblebroughttonothingnessandruinbytheirloveforwomen;downintothedirt,indeed,whentheirhandswerefulloftheworld'swealthandglory。Moreover,Ihavenoticedthattheyseldomlearnwisdom,andthatwhattheyhavedonebefore,theyarereadytodoagain,whobelieveanythingthatsoftlipssweartothem。Yes,eventhattheyarelovedforthemselvesalone,asIowntomysorrow,onceIdidmyself。
　　Urcocouldnothavetakenthatfairwifeofmine,Father,ifshehadnotbeenwillingtogowhenshesawthatIhadlostyourfavourandwithitthehopeoftheScarletFringe。"
　　HereKarilookedatme,ofwhomIknewhewasthinkingallthistime,andseeingthatIcouldoverhearhistalk,begantospeakofsomethingelse。
　　Ontheappointeddaytherewasagreatgatheringofthenoblesoftheland,especiallyofthoseoftheIncablood,andofallthatwere"earmen,"aclassofthesamerankasourpeersinEngland,toheartheproclamationofKariastheInca'sheir。ItwasmadebeforethisgorgeouscompanyintheGreatTempleoftheSun,whichnowIsawforthefirsttime。
　　Itwasahugeandmostwondrousplacewellnamedthe"HouseofGold。"
　　Forhereeverythingwasgold。OnthewesternwallhunganimageoftheSuntwentyfeetormoreacross,anenormousgravenplateofgoldsetaboutwithgemsandhavingeyesandteethofgreatemeralds。Theroof,too,andthewallswereallpanelledwithgold,eventhecornicesandcolumnheadswereofsolidgold。
　　OpeningoutofthistemplealsowereothersdedicatedtotheMoonandStars,thatoftheMoonbeingclothedinsilver,withherradiantfaceshapedinsilverfixedtothewesternwall。SoitwaswiththetempleoftheStars,oftheLightningsandoftheRainbow,whichperhapswithitsmanycoloursthatsprangfromjewels,wasthemostdazzlingofthemall。
　　Thesightofsomuchgloryoverwhelmedme,anditcameintomymindthatifonlyitwereknownofinEurope,menwoulddiebythetenthousandonthechancethattheymightconquerthiscountryandmakeitswealththeirs。Yethere,saveforthesepurposesofornamentandtobeusedasofferingstothegodsandIncas,itwasofnoaccountatall。
　　ButinthistempleoftheSunwasamarvelgreaterthanitsgold。Foroneithersideofthecarvedlikenessesofthesun,seateduponchairsofgold,satthedeadIncasandtheirqueens。Yes,clothedintheirroyalrobesandemblems,withtheFringeupontheirbrows,theretheysatwiththeirheadsbentforward,sowonderfullypreservedbytheartsthesepeoplehave,thatexceptforthestampofdeathupontheircountenances,theymighthavebeensleepingmenandwomen。ThusinthedeadfaceofthemotherofKariIcouldreadherlikenesstoherson。
　　Ofthesedepartedkingsandqueensthereweremany,sincefromthefirstIncaofwhomhistorytoldallweregatheredhereintheholyHouseandundertheguardianshipoftheeffigyoftheirgod,theSun,fromwhomtheybelievedthemselvestobedescended。Thesightwassosolemnthatitawedme,asitdidallthatcongregation,forInotedthatheremenwalkedwithunsandalledfeetandthatinspeakingnoneraisedtheirvoiceshigh。
　　TheoldInca,Upanqui,entered,gloriouslyapparelledandaccompaniedbylordsandpriests,whileafterhimcameKariwithhisretinueofgreatmen。TheIncabowedtothecompanywhereoneveryoneinthegreattemple,savemyselfalonewhoseBritishpridekeptmeonmyfeet,standinglikeoneleftlivingonabattlefieldamongamultitudeofslain,prostratedhimselfbeforehisdivinemajesty。AtasigntheyroseagainandtheIncaseatedhimselfuponhisjewelledgoldenthronebeneaththeeffigyoftheSun,whileKaritookhisplaceuponalesserthronetotheInca'sright。
　　Lookingathimthereinhissplendouronthisdaywhenhecameintohisownagain,Ibethoughtmeofthewretched,starvingIndianmarkedwithblowsandfoulwithfilthwhomIhadrescuedfromthecruelmobupontheThames—sidewharf,andwonderedatthisenormouschangeoffortuneandthechainofwonderfuleventsbywhichithadbeenbroughtabout。
　　Myfortunealsohadchanged,forthenIwasgreatinmyownfashion,whonowhadbecomebutawanderer,welcomedindeedinthisglitteringnewworldofwhichyonderweknewnothing,becauseIwasstrangeanddifferent,alsofullofunheard—oflearningandskilledinwar,butstillnothingbutanoutcastwanderer,andsodoomedtoliveanddie。
　　AndasIthought,sothoughtKari,forourglancesmet,andIreaditinhiseyes。
　　Yondersatmyservantwhohadbecomemylord,andthoughhewasstillmyfriend,soonIfelthewouldbelostinthestatemattersofthatgreatempire,leavingmemorelonelythanbefore。Alsohismindwasnotasmymind,ashisbloodwasnotmyblood,andhewastheslaveofafaiththattomewasahatefulsuperstitiondoubtlessbegottenbytheDevil,whounderthenameof/Cupay/,someworshippedinthatland,thoughothersdeclaredthatthis/Cupay/wastheGodoftheDead。
　　Oh！thatIcouldfleeawaywithQuillaandathersideliveoutwhatwaslefttomeoflife,sinceofallthesemultitudesshealoneunderstoodandwasakintome,becausethesacredfireoflovehadburnedawayourdifferencesandopenedhereyes。ButQuillawassnatchedfrommebythelawoftheiraccursedfaith,andwhateverelseKarimightgive,hewouldnevergivemethisladyoftheMoon,since,ashehadsaid,tohimthiswouldbesacrilege。
　　Theceremoniesbegan。FirstLarico,thehigh—priestoftheSun,clothedinhiswhitesacerdotalrobes,madesacrificeuponalittlealtarwhichstoodinfrontoftheInca'sthrone。
　　Itwasaverysimplesacrificeoffruitandcornandflowers,withwhatseemedtobestrange—shapedpiecesofgold。AtleastIsawnothingelse,andamsurethatnothingthathadlifewaslaiduponthataltarafterthefashionofthebloodyofferingsoftheJews,andindeedofthoseofsomeoftheotherpeoplesofthatgreatland。
　　Prayers,however,werespoken,veryfineprayersandpuresofarasI
　　couldunderstandthem,fortheirlanguagewasmoreancientandsomewhatdifferenttothatwhichwasusedincommonspeech;alsothepriestsmovedabout,bowingandbendingthekneesmuchasourowndoincelebratingthemass,thoughwhetherthesemotionswereinhonourofthegodoroftheInca,Iamnotsure。
　　Whenthesacrificewasover,andthelittlefirethatburneduponthealtarhadsunklow,thoughIwastoldthatforhundredsofyearsithadneverbeenextinguished,suddenlytheIncabegantospeak。WithmanyparticularsthatIhadnotheardbeforehetoldthetaleofKariandofhisestrangementfromhiminpastyearsthroughtheplottingsofthemotherofUrcowhonowwasdead,likethemotherofKari。Thiswoman,itwouldappear,hadpersuadedhim,theInca,thatKariwasconspiringagainsthim,andthereforeUrcowasorderedtotakehimprisoner,butreturnedonlywithKari'swife,sayingthatKarihadkilledhimself。
　　HereUpanquibecameovercomewithemotionastheagedareapttodo,andbeathisbreast,evensheddingtearsbecausemostunjustlyhehadallowedthesethingstohappenandthewickedtriumphoverthegood,forwhichsinhesaidhefeltsurehisfathertheSunwouldbringsomepunishmentonhim,asindeedwastochancesoonerthanhethought。
　　Thenhecontinuedhisstory,settingoutallUrco'siniquitiesandsacrilegesagainstthegods,alsohismurdersofpeopleofhighandlowdegreeandhisstealingoftheirwivesanddaughters。LastlyhetoldofthecomingofKariwhowassupposedtobedead,andallthatstorywhichIhavesetout。
　　Havingfinishedhistale,withmuchsolemnceremonialhedeposedUrcofromhisheirshiptotheEmpirewhichhegavebacktoKaritowhomitbelongedbyrightofbirthandcallinguponhisdeadforefathers,onebyone,tobewitnesstotheact,withgreatformalityoncemoreheboundthePrince'sFringeabouthisbrow。Ashedidthis,hesaidthesewords:
　　"Soon,OPrinceKari,youmustchangethisyellowcircletforthatwhichIwear,andtakewithitalltheburdenofempire,forknowthatasquicklyasmaybeIpurposetowithdrawtomypalaceatYucay,theretomakemypeacewithGodbeforeIamcalledhencetodwellintheMansionsoftheSun。"
　　WhenhehadfinishedKarididhomagetohisfather,andinthatquiet,evenvoiceofhis,toldhistaleofthewrongsthathehadsufferedatthehandsofUrcohisbrotherandofhowhehadescaped,livingbutmaddened,fromhishate。Hetoldalsohowhehadwanderedacrossthesea,thoughofEnglandhesaidnothing,andbeensavedfrommiseryanddeathbymyself,averygreatpersoninmyowncountry。Still,sinceI
　　hadsufferedwrongthere,ashe,Kari,hadinhis,hehadpersuadedmetoaccompanyhimbacktohisownland,thattheremywisdommightshineuponitsdarkness,andowingtomydivineandmagicalgiftshitherwehadcomeinsafety。Lastly,heaskedtheassembledpriestsandlordsiftheywerecontenttoaccepthimastheIncatobe,andtostandbyhiminanywarthatUrcomightwageagainsthim。
　　Tothistheyansweredthattheywerecontentandwouldstandbyhim。
　　ThenfollowedmanyotherritessuchastheinformingofthedeadIncas,onebyone,ofthissolemndeclaration,throughthemouthofthehigh—priest,andtheofferingofmanyprayerstothemandtotheSuntheirfather。Solongweretheseprayerswiththechantsfromchoirshiddeninsidechapelsbywhichtheywereinterspersed,thatthedaydrewtowardsitsclosebeforeallwasdone。
　　ThusitcameaboutthattheduskwasgatheringwhentheInca,followedbyKari,myself,thepriests,andallthecongregation,leftthetempletopresentKariastheheirtothethronetothevastcrowdwhichwaitedupontheopensquareoutsideitsdoors。
　　Heretheceremonywenton。TheIncaandmostofus,fortherewasnotspaceforall,althoughwewerepackedascloselytogetherasHastingsherringsinabasket,tookourstanduponaplatformthatwassurroundedbyamarvellouscablemadeoflinksofsolidgoldwhich,itwassaid,neededfiftymentoliftitfromtheground。ThenUpanqui,whosestrengthseemedrestoredtohim,perhapsbecauseofsomedrugthathehadeaten,orunderthespurofthisgreatevent,steppedforwardtotheedgeofthelowplatformandaddressedthemultitudeineloquentwords,settingoutthematterashehaddoneinthetemple。
　　Heendedhisspeechbyaskingtheformalquestion:
　　"Doyou,ChildrenoftheSun,accepttheprinceKari,myfirst—born,tobeIncaafterme？"
　　Therewasaroarofassent,andasitdiedawayUpanquiturnedtocallKaritohimthathemightpresenthimtothepeople。
　　AtthisverymomentinthegatheringtwilightIsawagreatfierce—
　　facedmanwithabandagedhead,whomIknewtobeUrco,leapoverthegoldenchain。Hesprangupontheplatformandwithashoutof"Idonotaccepthim,andthusIpaybacktreachery,"plungedagleamingcopperknifeorswordintotheInca'sbreast。
　　Inaninstant,beforeanycouldstirinthatpackedcrowd,Urcohadleaptbackoverthegoldenchain,andfromtheedgeoftheplatform,tovanishamongstthosebeneath,whodoubtlessweremenofhisfollowingdisguisedascitizensorpeasants。
　　Indeedallwhobeheldseemedfrozenwithhorror。Onegreatsighwentupandthentherewassilence,sincenosuchdeedasthiswasknownintheannalsofthatempire。ForamomenttheagedUpanquistooduponhisfeet,thebloodpouringdownhiswhitebeardandjewelledrobe。
　　Thenheturnedalittleandsaidinaclearandgentlevoice:
　　"Kari,youwillbeIncasoonerthanIthought。Receiveme,OGodmyFather,andpardonthismurdererwho,Ithink,canbenotruesonofmine。"
　　Thenhefellforwardonhisfaceandwhenweliftedhimhewasdead。
　　Stillthesilencehung;itwasasthoughthetonguesofmenweresmittenwithdumbness。AtlengthKaristeppedforwardandcried:
　　"TheIncaisdead,butI,theInca,liveontoavengehim。IdeclarewaruponUrcothemurdererandallwhoclingtoUrco！"
　　Nowthespellwaslifted,andfromthosedimhordestherewentupayellofhatredagainstUrcothebutcherandparricide,whilemenrushedtoandfrosearchingforhim。Invain！forhehadescapedinthedarkness。
　　Onthefollowingday,withmoreceremonies,thoughmanyofthesewereomittedbecauseoftheterrorandtroubleofthetimes,KariwascrownedInca,exchangingtheyellowforthecrimsonFringeandtakingthethronenameofUpanquiafterhisfather。InCuzcotherewasnonetosayhimnayforthewholecitywashorror—struckbecauseofthesacrilegethathadbeencommitted。AlsothosewhoclungtoUrcohadfledawaywithhimtoatownnamedHuarinaonthebordersofthegreatlakecalledTiticaca,wherewasanislandwithmarvelloustemplesfullofgold,whichtownlayatadistancefromCuzco。
　　Thenthecivilwarbeganandragedforthreewholemonths,thoughofallthathappenedinthattimebecauseofthelabourofit,Isetdownlittle,whowouldgetforwardwithmystory。
　　InthiswarIplayedagreatpart。ThefearofKariwasthattheChancas,seeingtheIncarealmthusrentintwo,wouldoncemoreattackCuzco。Thisitbecamemybusinesstoprevent。AstheambassadorofKariIvisitedthecampofHuaracha,bearingoffersofpeacewhichgavetohimmorethanhecouldeverhopetowinbystrengthofarms。I
　　foundtheoldwarrior—kingstillsickandwastedbecauseofthehurtfromUrco'sclub,thoughnowhecouldwalkuponcrutches,andsetoutthecase。HeansweredthathehadnowishtofightagainstKariwhohadofferedhimsuchhonourableterms,especiallywhenhewaswagingwaragainstUrcowhomhe,Huaracha,hated,becausehehadstriventopoisonhisdaughteranddealthimablowwhichhewassurewouldendinhisdeath。ThereforehewasreadytomakeafirmpeacewiththenewInca,ifinadditiontowhatheofferedhewouldsurrendertohimQuillawhowashisheiressandwouldbeQueenoftheChancasafterhim。
　　WiththesewordsIwentbacktoKari,onlytofindthatonthismatterhewashardasarockofthemountains。InvaindidIpleadwithhim,andinvaindidthehigh—priest,Larico,bysubtlehintsandarguments,strivetogentlehismind。
　　"Mybrother,"saidKariinthatsoftevenvoiceofhis,whenhehadheardmepatientlytotheend,"forgivemeifItellyouthatinadvancingthisprayer,foronewordyousayonbehalfofKingHuaracha,yousaytwoforyourself,whohavingunhappilybeenbewitchedbyher,desirethisVirginoftheSun,theladyQuilla,tobeyourwife。Mybrother,takeeverythingelsethatIhavetogive,butleavethisladyalone。IfIhandedherovertoHuarachaortoyou,asIhavetoldyoubefore,IshouldbringuponmyselfanduponmypeoplethecurseofmyfathertheSun,andofPachacamac,theSpiritwhoisabovetheSun。ItwasbecauseUpanqui,myfatheraccordingtotheflesh,daredtolookuponheraftershehadenteredtheHouseoftheSun,asIhavelearnedhedid,thatabloodyandacrueldeathcameuponhim,forsothemagiciansandthewisemenhaveassuredmethattheoraclesdeclare。Therefore,ratherthandothiscrimeofcrimes,IwouldchoosethatHuarachashouldrenewthewaragainstusandthatyoushouldjoinyourselftohim,oreventoUrco,andstrivetotearmefromtheThrone,forthenevenifIwereslain,Ishoulddiewithhonour。"
　　"ThatIcouldneverdo,"Iansweredsadly。
　　"No,mybrotherHubert（fornowhecalledmebymyEnglishnameagain）,thatyoucouldneverdo,beingwhatyouare,asIknowwell。
　　Soliketherestofusyoumustbearyourburden。Mayhapitmaypleasemygods,oryourgodsintheend,andinsomewaythatIcannotforesee,togiveyouthiswomanwhomyouseek。ButofmyfreewillI
　　willnevergivehertoyou。TomethedeedwouldbeasthoughinyourlandofEnglandtheKingcommandedtheconsecratedbreadandcupsofwinetobesnatchedfromthehandsofthepriestsofyourtemplesandcasttothedogs,orgiventocheertheinfidelswithinyourgates,ordraggedawaythenunsfromyourconventstobecometheirlemans。Whatwouldyouthinkofsuchakinginyourowncountry？Andwhat,"headdedwithmeaning,"wouldyouhavethoughtofmeifthereIhadstolenoneofthesenunsbecauseshewasbeautifulandIdesiredherasawife？"
　　NowalthoughKari'swordsstungmebecauseofthetruththatwasinthem,Iansweredthattomethismatterworeanotherface。AlsothatQuillahadbecomeaVirginoftheSun,notofherownfreewill,buttoescapefromUrco。