It was something indefinable in Desiree's attitude that told me the truth-what, I cannot tell. I saw that he understood, and saw too, by the expression that shot into his face, that it would go ill with any Incas who tried to stop us then. And then, glancing at him and following the direction of his gaze, I saw Desiree. But so fast did we go that it seemed to me we had left the great cavern scarcely a minute behind us when I suddenly saw the steps of a steep stairway leading down from an opening on our right.Īll this I saw in a flash, when suddenly Harry's fingers sank into the flesh of my arm with such force that I all but cried out in actual pain. I do not know what led us whether a remorseful Providence, who suddenly decided that we had been played with long enough, or the mere animal instinct of direction, or blind luck. But all the Incas appeared to have assembled within, for the corridor remained deserted. Yet we avoided foolhardiness, for as we approached the last turn we proceeded slowly, keeping an eye on the rear. On the throne was seated the king, surrounded by guards and attendants. We saw it from a different viewpoint than before the alcove which held the golden throne was far off to our left, nearly half-way round the vast circumference. The flames in the massive urns mounted in steady tongues, casting their blinding glare in every direction. As before, the stone seats which surrounded the amphitheater on every side were filled with the Incas, crouching motionless and silent.
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