Останній з Могікан
Chapter 16
"Goyou,Duncan,"hesaid;"gowiththismarquess,asindeedmarquessheshouldbe;gotohismarqueeandarrangeitall.Ihavelivedtoseetwothingsinmyoldage,thatneverdidIexpecttobehold.AnEnglishmanafraidtosupportafriend,andaFrenchmantoohonesttoprofitbyhisadvantage."
Sosaying,theveteranagaindroppedhisheadtohischest,andreturnedslowlytowardsthefort,exhibiting,bythedejectionofhisair,totheanxiousgarrison,aharbingerofeviltidings.
FromtheshockofthisunexpectedblowthehaughtyfeelingsofMunroneverrecovered;butfromthatmomenttherecommencedachangeinhisdeterminedcharacter,whichaccompaniedhimtoaspeedygrave.Duncanremainedtosettlethetermsofthecapitulation.Hewasseentore-entertheworksduringthefirstwatchesofthenight,andimmediatelyafteraprivateconferencewiththecommandant,toleavethemagain,Itwasthenopenlyannounced,thathostilitiesmustcease—Munrohavingsignedatreaty,bywhichtheplacewastobeyieldedtotheenemy,withthemorning;thegarrisontoretaintheirarms,theircolors,andtheirbaggage,andconsequently,accordingtomilitaryopinion,theirhonor.
