These were enclosed by magnificent hangings, which were drawn aside by two attendants as he approached them.

The walls were here entirely hidden by hangings, and the floor covered with a thick carpeting of richly-dyed cotton stuff.

The air was heavy with odors of perfumes.
The king led the way to an apartment of considerable size, although small in comparison to the two great halls they had left.

Couches of quilted mats, covered with silken embroidery, extended round the room; and a general air of comfort, as well as luxury, pervaded it.
From the open windows, a view extended over a lovely garden below, and then across the lake to the walls and temples of Mexico, shining in the moonlight and dotted with innumerable spots of fire on the summits of the teocallis.

The room itself was lighted with open lamps, in which burned cotton wicks embedded in wax.
Cacama clapped his hands, and a young noble in attendance entered.
The king bade him summon six of his counselors, and tell the queen and the princess that he awaited them.
In a short time these entered.