The Fair God; or, The Last of the 'Tzins: A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico

  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