Останній з Могікан
Chapter 28
Hisdark,wrinkledcountenancewasinsingularandwildcontrastwiththelongwhitelockswhichfloatedonhisshouldersinsuchthicknessastoannouncethatgenerationshadprobablypassedawaysincetheyhadlastbeenshorn.
Thedressofthispatriarch—forsuch,consideringhisvastage,inconjunctionwithhisaffinityandinfluencewithhispeople,hemightveryproperlybetermed—wasrichandimposing,thoughstrictlyafterthesimplefashionsofthetribe.Hisrobewasofthefinestskins,whichhadbeendeprivedoftheirfur,inordertoadmitofahieroglyphicalrepresentationofvariousdeedsinarms,doneinformerages.Hisbosomwasloadedwithmedals,someinmassivesilver,andoneortwoeveningold,thegiftsofvariousChristianpotentatesduringthelongperiodofhislife.Healsoworearmlets,andcincturesabovetheankles,ofthelatterpreciousmetal.Hishead,onthewholeofwhichthehairhadbeenpermittedtogrow,thepursuitsofwarhavingsolongbeenabandoned,wasencircledbyasortofplateddiadem,which,initsturn,borelesserandmoreglitteringornaments,thatsparkledamidtheglossyhuesofthreedroopingostrichfeathers,dyedadeepblack,intouchingcontrasttothecolorofhissnow-whitelocks.Histomahawkwasnearlyhidinsilver,andthehandleofhisknifeshonelikeahornofsolidgold.
Sosoonasthefirsthumofemotionandpleasure,whichthesuddenappearanceofthisveneratedindividualcreated,hadalittlesubsided,thenameof"Tamenund"waswhisperedfrommouthtomouth.
