ThemoreunpronounceableoftheAztecnamesareshortenedinmanyinstancesoutofconsiderationforthepatienceofthereader；thus’Popocatapetl’becomes’Popo，’’Huitzelcoatl’becomes’Huitzel，’

　　TheprayerinChapterxxvi。isfreelyrenderedfromJourdanet’sFrenchtranslationofFrayBernardinodeSahagun’sHistoryofNewSpain，writtenshortlyaftertheconquestofMexicoBookVI，chap。v。，towhichmonumentalworkandtoPrescott’sadmirablehistorytheauthorofthisromanceismuchindebted。

　　TheportentsdescribedasheraldingthefalloftheAztecEmpire，andmanyoftheincidentsandeventswrittenofinthisstory，suchastheannualpersonationofthegodTezcatlipocabyacaptivedistinguishedforhispersonalbeauty，anddestinedtosacrifice，areinthemainhistorical。

　　ThenoblespeechoftheEmperorGuatemoctothePrinceofTacubautteredwhiletheybothweresufferingbeneaththehandsoftheSpaniardsisalsoauthentic。

　　StrangeasweretheadventuresandescapesofThomasWingfield，onceofthisparish，whereofthesepagestell，yourowncanalmostequalthemintheselatterdays，and，sinceafellowfeelingmakesuskind，youatleasttheymaymovetoasighofsympathy。

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