On marching out from the city, Roger and his two comrades formed part of a picked band, to whom was entrusted the charge of the prisoners.

Roger had been specially selected, as he could translate to them any order given by the officer of the party; and he was ordered to march next to them.
He had once or twice in the past few days been enabled, by the intervention of Marina, to visit the prisoners.

Cacama's spirit was in no way shaken by captivity.
"Your general has made a fatal mistake," he said, "in sending Cuitlahua out to pacify the populace.

He is of very different stuff from Montezuma, who has become a woman in the hands of the Spanish.
You will see that he will never return, but will lead the people on to the attack.
"It matters little to us.

I know that we shall never escape.