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Chapter 11
"Look!thechildweeps!Sheisyoungtodie!SendhertoMunro,tocombhisgrayhairs,andkeeplifeintheheartoftheoldman."
Coracouldnotresistthedesiretolookuponheryouthfulsister,inwhoseeyesshemetanimploringglance,thatbetrayedthelongingsofnature.
"Whatsayshe,dearestCora?"askedthetremblingvoiceofAlice."Didhespeakofsendingmetoourfather?"
Formanymomentstheeldersisterlookedupontheyounger,withacountenancethatwaveredwithpowerfulandcontendingemotions.Atlengthshespoke,thoughhertoneshadlosttheirrichandcalmfulness,inanexpressionoftendernessthatseemedmaternal.
"Alice,"shesaid,"theHuronoffersusbothlife,nay,morethanboth;heofferstorestoreDuncan,ourinvaluableDuncan,aswellasyou,toourfriends—toourfather—toourheart-stricken,childlessfather,ifIwillbowdownthisrebellious,stubbornprideofmine,andconsent—"
Hervoicebecamechoked,andclaspingherhands,shelookedupward,asifseeking,inheragony,intelligencefromawisdomthatwasinfinite.
"Sayon,"criedAlice;"towhat,dearestCora?O,thattheprofferweremadetome!tosaveyou,tocheerouragedfather,torestoreDuncan,howcheerfullycouldIdie!"
"Die!"repeatedCora,withacalmerandafirmervoice,"thatwereeasy!Perhapsthealternativemaynotbelessso.