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Eighty-fourth picture
Las Casas and his guide traverse the tropical forest. Some wild Indians are in ambush, but, on recognizing the traveller they come out of hiding and prostrate themselves before him.
Eighty-fifth picture
A gang of slaves drags itself along the road. The soldiers hurry the pace. One of the Indians collapses and falls down. He is deserted. Frightful despair of the wretched man who is about to die ; he implores for mercy. Las Casas hastens up raises him and gives him to drink and promises him place and happiness in the next world. He baptises the dying man who expires with a last glance of gratitude and love.
Eighty-sixth picture
Peru. The Spaniards in their greed for gold are seen ravaging the ancient tombs in which the Indians were buried with their jewels. They are ferreting out rings and necklaces from among the bones. They stop suddenly on perceiving Las Casas. The priest reprimands them severely ; he then reverently replaces the bones in the grave and cries out in exasperation to the Spaniards : « Will you leave neither the living nor the dead in peace ! »
Eighty-seventh picture
At Chiapas. The Bishop has assembled the priests of his diocese. He exhorts them to fight with all their might against the exactions of the conquerors. One priest approves. He recounts how...
Eighty-eighth picture
...in his village the settlers had driven the Indians out of the church during the Holy Rites.
Eighty-ninth picture
A monk who had sought to oppose the abuses of the soldiers had been bound to a stake and whipped by orders of an officer.
Ninetieth picture
Las Casas urges the priests to take severe measures and to refuse absolution to the Spaniards if they persist in showing themselves such bad Christians. He reads to them his « Instructions to Confessors » which they all approve and promise to follow.
Ninety-first picture
The Royal Palace in Spain. The President of the Council of the Indies indignantly lays a copy of these Instructions before the King. A General protests. All discipline is at an end with this Las Casas !