The Spanish in the Southwest . the first greetings had been exchanged, Cortes madea motion to embrace the emperor as he had the chiefswhom he had met on the road; but he was instantly pre-vented by a noble. To have touched the lord of all theAztecs would have been a profanation of the royal presents were exchanged, some words spoken bymeans of an interpreter, and Montezuma stepped againinto his palanquin. He had welcomed Cortes to his kingdom, but he had nohope nor pleasure in greeting this cold, proud man ; hehad only fear for his unknown power. He had yielded towhat
The Spanish in the Southwest . the first greetings had been exchanged, Cortes madea motion to embrace the emperor as he had the chiefswhom he had met on the road; but he was instantly pre-vented by a noble. To have touched the lord of all theAztecs would have been a profanation of the royal presents were exchanged, some words spoken bymeans of an interpreter, and Montezuma stepped againinto his palanquin. He had welcomed Cortes to his kingdom, but he had nohope nor pleasure in greeting this cold, proud man ; hehad only fear for his unknown power. He had yielded towhat he believed was his fate. He thought that Cortescame from the gods, and he did not know yet whether hebrought from them good or evil. So he met the strangerscourteously, but he would not be the one to conduct theminto the city. Carried back to his palace, Montezuma left Cortes 51 the Spaniards to be escorted slowly after him by some ofthe nobles. The long and interesting story about Cortes and Monte-zuma cannot be given W^
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