Останній з Могікан

           Iwillattendthem,whenIhavecompletedmymorningpraise,towhichnothingisnowwantingbutthedoxology.Wiltthoubearapart,friend?Themetreiscommon,andthetune,‘Southwell.’"

           Then,extendingthelittlevolume,andgivingthepitchoftheairanewwithconsiderateattention,Davidrecommencedandfinishedhisstrains,withafixednessofmannerthatitwasnoteasytointerrupt.Heywardwasfaintowaituntiltheversewasended;when,seeingDavidrelievinghimselffromthespectacles,andreplacingthebook,hecontinued—

           "Itwillbeyourdutytoseethatnonedaretoapproachtheladieswithanyrudeintention,ortoofferinsultortauntatthemisfortuneoftheirbravefather.Inthistaskyouwillbesecondedbythedomesticsoftheirhousehold."

           "Evenso."

           "ItispossiblethattheIndiansandstragglersoftheenemymayintrude,inwhichcaseyouwillremindthemofthetermsofthecapitulation,andthreatentoreporttheirconducttoMontcalm.Awordwillsuffice."

           "Ifnot,Ihavethatherewhichshall,"returnedDavid,exhibitinghisbook,withanairinwhichmeeknessandconfidenceweresingularlyblended."Herearewordswhich,uttered,orratherthundered,withproperemphasis,andinmeasuredtime,shallquietthemostunrulytemper:—

           "‘Whyragetheheathenfuriously!’"—

           "Enough,"saidHeyward,interruptingtheburstofhismusicalinvocation:"weunderstandeachother;itistimethatweshouldnowassumeourrespectiveduties."

           Gamutcheerfullyassented,andtogethertheysoughtthefemales.