. The myths of Mexico and Peru. fore became apprised of his danger and advised himto fly. To this advice, however, Nezahualcoyotl re-fused to listen, and resolved to await the approach ofhis enemies. A Romantic Escape When they arrived he was engaged in the Mexicanball-game o{ tlachtli. With great politeness he requestedthem to enter and to partake of food. Whilst theyrefreshed themselves he betook himself to anotherroom, but his action excited no surprise, as he could beseen through the open doorway by which the apart-ments communicated with each other. A huge censer,however, stood in the ves
. The myths of Mexico and Peru. fore became apprised of his danger and advised himto fly. To this advice, however, Nezahualcoyotl re-fused to listen, and resolved to await the approach ofhis enemies. A Romantic Escape When they arrived he was engaged in the Mexicanball-game o{ tlachtli. With great politeness he requestedthem to enter and to partake of food. Whilst theyrefreshed themselves he betook himself to anotherroom, but his action excited no surprise, as he could beseen through the open doorway by which the apart-ments communicated with each other. A huge censer,however, stood in the vestibule, and the clouds ofincense which arose from it hid his movements fromthose who had been sent to slay him. Thus obscured,he succeeded in entering a subterranean passage whichled to a large disused water-pipe, through which hecrawled and made his escape. A Thrilling Pursuit For a season Nezahualcoyotl evaded capture byhiding in the hut of a zealous adherent. The hut wassearched, but the pursuers neglected to look below a126. .su The Prince who fled for his Life Gilbert James 126 THE DEFEAT OF MAXTLA heap of maguey fibre used for making cloth, underwhich he lay concealed. Furious at his enemys escape,Maxtla now ordered a rigorous search, and a regularbattue of the country round Tezcuco was arranged. Alarge reward was offered for the capture of Nezahual-coyotl dead or alive, along with a fair estate and thehand of a noble lady, and the unhappy prince was forcedto seek safety in the mountainous country betweenTezcuco and Tlascala. He became a wretched outcast,a pariah lurking in caves and woods, prowling aboutafter nightfall in order to satisfy his hunger, and seldomhaving a whole nights rest, because of the vigilance ofhis enemies. Hotly pursued by them, he was compelledto seek some curious places of concealment in order tosave himself. On one occasion he was hidden by somefriendly soldiers inside a large drum, and on anotherhe was concealed beneath some chia stalks by a girl
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