Chapter 32 Summary

The soldiers attend to the dead and Judith closes up the house and prepares to leave her home. Hetty's body is sunk into the lake along with her mother and Hutter. Judith takes Deerslayer aside and confesses that she loves him and wants to marry him. She invites him to live with her at the castle. Deerslayer rejects her, and shows that his feelings are based on the rumors he heard from Harry. Deerslayer, Chingachgook, and Wah-ta-Wah return to the Delaware tribe.

Fifteen years later, Deerslayer and Chingachgook return to the area. Both have gained fame as warriors. They find the castle deserted, as though it has not been inhabited since they left it long ago. They cannot learn anything about Judith in the settlement, aside from rumors that she left to be the mistress of Captain Warley.

Chapter 32 Analysis

The final goodbyes...