Roy Norton, The Glyphs — Chapter 14 (1919)
“ We were lost for an entire day before we found the blazings of the trail we had made when entering, and the trail itself had become overgrown and tangled again with that marvelous and malignant rapidity which nothing save such a jungle can manifest. It was as if the jungle itself had become a huge enveloping serpent leisurely enfolding us, certain of crushing us in its embrace and leering at our puny, frantic efforts to escape. ”
Roy Norton, The Glyphs — Chapter 14 (1919)
“ I owe an eternal debt of gratitude to that hereditary high priest of his tribe, Ixtual, with whom by an interchange of sacred rites and ceremonies I have become a blood brother with the rank of priesthood in the Maya race, of which I have become an adopted and fully accepted member. I am no longer Italian. I am Maya henceforth. I entreat you by the memories of a friendship which I shall always fondly cherish not to betray the secrets which we have learned together to any living man. ”
Roy Norton, The Glyphs — Chapter 14 (1919)
“ Benny cursed him in frenzied, murderous Arabic, and the little doctor appealed and implored him; but he remained steadfastly obdurate and inflexible.“The señores do not understand!” he said to me in hoarse, dry-throated Spanish. “We must not be seen here! We must not! Is it well to die after all we have endured, rather than be safe by suffering but a few hours more? Is it just to me to have been your friend and servant that I be killed for my follies of faithfulness?”“Not by a damned sight!” croaked Wardy. “What say you, Hallewell? I vote we stick it out and do as Ixtual says.” ”
