Останній з Могікан
Chapter 33
ThepatienceandforbearanceofIndianfortitudecouldalonesupportsuchanappearanceofabstraction,asseemednowtohaveturnedeachdarkandmotionlessfigureintostone.
Atlength,thesageoftheDelawaresstretchedforthanarm,andleaningontheshouldersofhisattendants,hearosewithanairasfeebleasifanotheragehadalreadyintervenedbetweenthemanwhohadmethisnationtheprecedingday,andhimwhonowtotteredonhiselevatedstand.
"MenoftheLenape!"hesaid,inhollowtonesthatsoundedlikeavoicechargedwithsomepropheticmission;"thefaceoftheManitouisbehindacloud!Hiseyeisturnedfromyou;Hisearsareshut;Histonguegivesnoanswer.YouseeHimnot;yetHisjudgmentsarebeforeyou.Letyourheartsbeopenandyourspiritstellnolie.MenoftheLenape!thefaceoftheManitouisbehindacloud."
Asthissimpleandyetterribleannunciationstoleontheearsofthemultitude,astillnessasdeepandawfulsucceededasiftheveneratedspirittheyworshippedhadutteredthewordswithouttheaidofhumanorgans;andeventheinanimateUncasappearedabeingoflife,comparedwiththehumbledandsubmissivethrongbywhomhewassurrounded.Astheimmediateeffect,however,graduallypassedaway,alowmurmurofvoicescommencedasortofchantinhonorofthedead.Thesoundswerethoseoffemales,andwerethrillinglysoftandwailing.
