THE BRIDE OF THE SUN
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clung closer, and whispered, "Look, Maria-Teresa! Look at the Red Ponchos." She lifted her eyes, looked, trembled, and forced herself to silence. While every other head was bent in worship, the Guards of the Sacrifice had raised theirs, and under the sacred bonnets, despite the stain that disguised them, Maria-Teresa recognized the faces of Dick, her father, Natividad and Uncle Francis.
When she looked a second time, the four bonnets were prostrate again, and a cry from Huascar, herald of Huayna Capac, brought the multitude to its feet.
Another tremor shook the very foundations of the temple, and one wall seemed to vanish.
"Huayna Capac!"
