This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...rose and addressed the Vice Eoy: " He is dead! " PART III. HOW THE VICEROY ENTERTAINED. CHAPTER I. THUNDER IN THE ANDES. It was evening. The Residence seemed to chatter like a mountain brook, with the voices of its guests. " Judas " was bound to a stake in the corner of the great interior court or patio, straw ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...rose and addressed the Vice Eoy: " He is dead! " PART III. HOW THE VICEROY ENTERTAINED. CHAPTER I. THUNDER IN THE ANDES. It was evening. The Residence seemed to chatter like a mountain brook, with the voices of its guests. " Judas " was bound to a stake in the corner of the great interior court or patio, straw piled about him ready, at the proper moment, to be lighted. This great court or open space was surrounded on all four sides by the Residence. About the interior of the building ran a gallery, overhung by a roof, supported by graceful Moorish columns, while the gallery itself was supported by fantastically carved arches. From one side, a broad flight of steps descended to a landing and thence to the floor of the courtyard. Here and there, the fountains, for which the city was famous, splashed and sparkled. Here and there, great oleanders gave a fragrance to the summer evening. In one of the galleries were posted the musicians. About the patio, or thronging the galleries, were the Vice Roy's guests, while the Vice Roy himself stood on the landing of the stairs grimly addressing them. In the midst, sounded a distant reverberation. The Vice Roy paused, an anxious look crossed his features, then he continued. " I announced at the close of this morning's council that not one should leave the Residence, till I had again examined Valdez. He will be examined here later." Some of the guests made wry faces, for many of them had been at the council, and they had been compelled to send in hot haste for maids and lacqueys to fetch their finery to the Residence for the evening's dance, for however disturbed might be political conditions, no one thought of giving up the evening's pleasure, and though they might be accused before the evening was over, they...
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