Останній з Могікан
Chapter 33
Gamut,whohadbeenacloseobserverofriteshedeemedsoheathenish,nowbenthisheadovertheshoulderoftheunconsciousfather,whispering—
"Theymovewiththeremainsofthychild;shallwenotfollow,andseetheminterredwithChristianburial?"
Munrostarted,asifthelasttrumpethadsoundedinhisear,andbestowingoneanxiousandhurriedglancearoundhim,hearoseandfollowedinthesimpletrain,withthemienofasoldier,butbearingthefullburdenofaparent’ssuffering.Hisfriendspressedaroundhimwithasorrowthatwastoostrongtobetermedsympathy—eventheyoungFrenchmanjoiningintheprocession,withtheairofamanwhowassensiblytouchedattheearlyandmelancholyfateofonesolovely.Butwhenthelastandhumblestfemaleofthetribehadjoinedinthewild,andyetorderedarray,themenoftheLenapecontractedtheircircle,andformedagainaroundthepersonofUncas,assilent,asgrave,andasmotionlessasbefore.
TheplacewhichhadbeenchosenforthegraveofCorawasalittleknoll,whereaclusterofyoungandhealthfulpineshadtakenroot,formingofthemselvesamelancholyandappropriateshadeoverthespot.Onreachingitthegirlsdepositedtheirburden,andcontinuedformanyminuteswaiting,withcharacteristicpatience,andnativetimidity,forsomeevidencethattheywhosefeelingsweremostconcernedwerecontentwiththearrangement.Atlengththescout,whoaloneunderstoodtheirhabits,said,intheirownlanguage—
"Mydaughtershavedonewell;thewhitementhankthem."
