Already I have suffered much at the hands of your people; it matters little if I die or live.' 'Boldly spoken, Teule.

Now, lords, I ask your judgment.

Shall this man be given to Otomie as husband and be sworn as one of us, or shall he be killed instantly?
You know the matter.

If he can be trusted, as Guatemoc and Otomie believe, he will be worth an army to us, for he is acquainted with the language, the customs, the weapons, and the modes of warfare of these white devils whom the gods have let loose upon us.

If on the other hand he is not to be trusted, and it is hard for us to put faith in one of his blood, he may do us much injury, for in the end he will escape to the Teules, and betray our counsels and our strength, or the lack of it.
It is for you to judge, lords.' Now the councillors consulted together, and some said one thing and some another, for they were not by any means of a mind in the matter.
At length growing weary, Cuitlahua called on them to put the question to the vote, and this they did by a lifting of hands.