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Chapter 33
Gamutstoodathisside,hismeekheadbaredtotheraysofthesun,whilehiseyes,wanderingandconcerned,seemedtobeequallydividedbetweenthatlittlevolume,whichcontainedsomanyquaintbutholymaxims,andthebeinginwhosebehalfhissoulyearnedtoadministerconsolation.Heywardwasalsonigh,supportinghimselfagainstatree,andendeavoringtokeepdownthosesuddenrisingsofsorrowthatitrequiredhisutmostmanhoodtosubdue.
Butsadandmelancholyasthisgroupmayeasilybeimagined,itwasfarlesstouchingthananother,thatoccupiedtheoppositespaceofthesamearea.Seated,asinlife,withhisformandlimbsarrangedingraveanddecentcomposure,Uncasappeared,arrayedinthemostgorgeousornamentsthatthewealthofthetribecouldfurnish.Richplumesnoddedabovehishead;wampum,gorgets,bracelets,andmedals,adornedhispersoninprofusion;thoughhisdulleyeandvacantlineamentstoostronglycontradictedtheidletaleofpridetheywouldconvey.
DirectlyinfrontofthecorpseChingachgookwasplaced,withoutarms,paint,oradornmentofanysort,exceptthebrightblueblazonryofhisrace,thatwasindeliblyimpressedonhisnakedbosom.Duringthelongperiodthatthetribehadbeenthuscollected,theMohicanwarriorhadkeptasteady,anxiouslookonthecoldandsenselesscountenanceofhisson.
