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Chapter 33
Thoughnotaneyewasturnedtowardshim,northesmallestsignofimpatienceexhibited,itwasapparent,bythemannerinwhichthemultitudeelevatedtheirheadstolisten,thattheydrankinthesoundswithanintensenessofattention,thatnonebutTamenundhimselfhadeverbeforecommanded.Buttheylistenedinvain.Thestrainsrosejustsoloudastobecomeintelligible,andthengrewfainterandmoretrembling,untiltheyfinallysankontheear,asifborneawaybyapassingbreathofwind.ThelipsoftheSagamoreclosed,andheremainedsilentinhisseat,looking,withhisrivetedeyeandmotionlessform,likesomecreaturethathadbeenturnedfromtheAlmightyhandwiththeformbutwithoutthespiritofaman.TheDelawares,whoknewbythesesymptomsthatthemindoftheirfriendwasnotpreparedforsomightyaneffortoffortitude,relaxedintheirattention;and,withaninnatedelicacy,seemedtobestowalltheirthoughtsontheobsequiesofthestrangermaiden.
Asignalwasgiven,byoneoftheelderchiefs,tothewomenwhocrowdedthatpartofthecirclenearwhichthebodyofCoralay.Obedienttothesign,thegirlsraisedthebiertotheelevationoftheirheads,andadvancedwithslowandregulatedsteps,chanting,astheyproceeded,anotherwailingsonginpraiseofthedeceased.
