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The Chief’s Funeral

           "YoukilledKara-Tete,"saidhetoGlenarvan.

           "Idid,"answeredGlenarvan.

           "Youdieto-morrowatsunrise."

           "Alone?"askedGlenarvan,withabeatingheart.

           "Oh!ifourTohonga’slifewasnotmorepreciousthanyours!"exclaimedKai-Koumou,withaferociousexpressionofregret.

           Atthismomenttherewasacommotionamongthenatives.Glenarvanlookedquicklyaround;thecrowdmadeway,andawarriorappearedheatedbyrunning,andsinkingwithfatigue.

           Kai-Koumou,assoonashesawhim,saidinEnglish,evidentlyforthebenefitofthecaptives:

           "YoucomefromthecampofthePakekas?"

           "Yes,"answeredtheMaori.

           "Youhaveseentheprisoner,ourTohonga?"

           "Ihaveseenhim."

           "Alive?"

           "Dead!Englishhaveshothim."

           ItwasalloverwithGlenarvanandhiscompanions.

           "All!"criedKai-Koumou;"youalldieto-morrowatdaybreak."

           Punishmentfellonallindiscriminately.LadyHelenaandMaryGrantweregratefultoHeavenfortheboon.

           ThecaptiveswerenottakenbacktoWare-Atoua.Theyweredestinedtoattendtheobsequiesofthechiefandthebloodyritesthataccompaniedthem.Aguardofnativesconductedthemtothefootofanimmensekauri,andthenstoodonguardwithouttakingtheireyesofftheprisoners.

           ThethreeprescribeddayshadelapsedsincethedeathofKara-Tete,andthesoulofthedeadwarriorhadfinallydeparted;sotheceremoniescommenced.

           Thebodywaslaidonasmallmoundinthecentralenclosure.Itwasclothedinarichdress,andwrappedinamagnificentflaxmat.

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