ButofmyfearsIsaidnothingtoOtomie，andifshefeltanyshe，onherpart，buriedtheminherbreast。
IntruthIdobelieveherfaithinmewassogreat，thatshethoughtmysinglewitenoughtoover-matchallthearmiesoftheSpaniards。
Nowatlengththeenemydrewnear，andIsetmybattleasIhaddonefourteenyearsbefore，advancingdownthepassbywhichalonetheycouldapproachuswithasmallportionofmyforce，andstationingtheremainderintwoequalcompaniesuponeitherbrowofthebeetlingcliffsthatoverhungtheroad，havingcommandtooverwhelmtheSpaniardswithrocks，hurleduponthemfromabove，sosoonasIshouldgivethesignalbyflyingbeforethemdownthepass。
OthermeasuresItookalso，forseeingthatdowhatIwoulditwellmighthappenthatweshouldbedrivenbackuponthecity，I
causeditswallsandgatestobesetinorder，andgarrisonedthem。