AfterthisinsulthesworeallegiancetotheKingofSpain,andevencontrivedtocaptureCacama,thelordofTezcuco,bytreacheryandtodeliverhimintothehandsoftheSpaniardsonwhomhewouldhavemadewar。
Tothemalsohegaveupallthehoardedgoldandtreasureoftheempire,tothevalueofhundredsofthousandsofEnglishpounds。
Allthisthenationbore,foritwasstupefiedandstillobeyedthecommandsofitscaptiveking。
ButwhenhesufferedtheSpaniardstoworshipthetrueGodinoneofthesanctuariesofthegreattemple,amurmurofdiscontentandsullenfuryroseamongthethousandsoftheAztecs。
Itfilledtheair,itcouldbeheardwherevermenweregathered,anditssoundwaslikethatofadistantangrysea。