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"
And
Mary
?
who
has
a
right
to
strike
her
dead
?
"
thought
John
,
whose
heart
was
broken
.
Escape
was
clearly
impossible
.
Ten
warriors
,
armed
to
the
teeth
,
kept
watch
at
the
door
of
Ware-Atoua
.
The
morning
of
February
13th
arrived
.
No
communication
had
taken
place
between
the
natives
and
the
"
tabooed
"
prisoners
.
A
limited
supply
of
provisions
was
in
the
house
,
which
the
unhappy
inmates
scarcely
touched
.
Misery
deadened
the
pangs
of
hunger
.
The
day
passed
without
change
,
and
without
hope
;
the
funeral
ceremonies
of
the
dead
chief
would
doubtless
be
the
signal
for
their
execution
.
Although
Glenarvan
did
not
conceal
from
himself
the
probability
that
Kai-Koumou
had
given
up
all
idea
of
exchange
,
the
Major
still
cherished
a
spark
of
hope
.
"
Who
knows
,
"
said
he
,
as
he
reminded
Glenarvan
of
the
effect
produced
on
the
chief
by
the
death
of
Kara-Tete
--
"
who
knows
but
that
Kai-Koumou
,
in
his
heart
,
is
very
much
obliged
to
you
?
"
But
even
McNabbs
'
remarks
failed
to
awaken
hope
in
Glenarvan
's
mind
.
The
next
day
passed
without
any
appearance
of
preparation
for
their
punishment
;
and
this
was
the
reason
of
the
delay
.
The
Maories
believe
that
for
three
days
after
death
the
soul
inhabits
the
body
,
and
therefore
,
for
three
times
twenty-four
hours
,
the
corpse
remains
unburied
.
This
custom
was
rigorously
observed
.
Till
February
15th
the
"
pah
"
was
deserted
.
John
Mangles
,
hoisted
on
Wilson
's
shoulders
,
frequently
reconnoitered
the
outer
defences
.
Not
a
single
native
was
visible
;
only
the
watchful
sentinels
relieving
guard
at
the
door
of
the
Ware-Atoua
.
But
on
the
third
day
the
huts
opened
;
all
the
savages
,
men
,
women
,
and
children
,
in
all
several
hundred
Maories
,
assembled
in
the
"
pah
,
"
silent
and
calm
.
