Останній з Могікан
Chapter 33
ButwhentheyspokeofthefutureprospectsofCoraandUncas,heshookhishead,likeonewhoknewtheerroroftheirsimplecreed,andresuminghisrecliningattitude,hemaintainedituntiltheceremony—ifthatmightbecalledaceremony,inwhichfeelingwassodeeplyimbued—wasfinished.Happilyfortheself-commandofbothHeywardandMunro,theyknewnotthemeaningofthewildsoundstheyheard.
Chingachgookwasasolitaryexceptiontotheinterestmanifestedbythenativepartoftheaudience.Hislookneverchangedthroughoutthewholeofthescene,nordidamusclemoveinhisrigidcountenance,evenatthewildestorthemostpatheticpartsofthelamentation.Thecoldandsenselessremainsofhissonwasalltohim,andeveryothersensebutthatofsightseemedfrozen,inorderthathiseyesmighttaketheirfinalgazeatthoselineamentshehadsolongloved,andwhichwerenowabouttobeclosedforeverfromhisview.
Inthisstageofthefuneralobsequies,awarriormuchrenownedfordeedsinarms,andmoreespeciallyforservicesintherecentcombat,amanofsternandgravedemeanor,advancedslowlyfromthecrowd,andplacedhimselfnighthepersonofthedead.
"Whyhastthouleftus,prideoftheWapanachki?"hesaid,addressinghimselftothedullearsofUncas,asiftheemptyclayretainedthefacultiesoftheanimatedman;"thytimehasbeenlikethatofthesunwheninthetrees;thyglorybrighterthanhislightatnoonday.
