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The Chief’s Funeral

           Thiscustomwasrigorouslyobserved.TillFebruary15ththe"pah"wasdeserted.

           JohnMangles,hoistedonWilson’sshoulders,frequentlyreconnoiteredtheouterdefences.Notasinglenativewasvisible;onlythewatchfulsentinelsrelievingguardatthedooroftheWare-Atoua.

           Butonthethirddaythehutsopened;allthesavages,men,women,andchildren,inallseveralhundredMaories,assembledinthe"pah,"silentandcalm.

           Kai-Koumoucameoutofhishouse,andsurroundedbytheprincipalchiefsofhistribe,hetookhisstandonamoundsomefeetabovethelevel,inthecenteroftheenclosure.Thecrowdofnativesformedinahalfcirclesomedistanceoff,indeadsilence.

           AtasignfromKai-Koumou,awarriorbenthisstepstowardWare-Atoua.

           "Remember,"saidLadyHelenatoherhusband.Glenarvanpressedhertohisheart,andMaryGrantwentclosertoJohnMangles,andsaidhurriedly:

           "LordandLadyGlenarvancannotbutthinkifawifemayclaimdeathatherhusband’shands,toescapeashamefullife,abetrothedwifemayclaimdeathatthehandsofherbetrothedhusband,toescapethesamefate.John!atthislastmomentIaskyou,havewenotlongbeenbetrothedtoeachotherinoursecrethearts?MayIrelyonyou,asLadyHelenareliesonLordGlenarvan?"

           "Mary!"criedtheyoungcaptaininhisdespair."Ah!dearMary"

           Thematwaslifted,andthecaptivesledtoKai-Koumou;thetwowomenwereresignedtotheirfate;themendissembledtheirsufferingswithsuperhumaneffort.

           TheyarrivedinthepresenceoftheMaorichief.

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