Последний из Могикан
Chapter 22
Here,friend;Ididintendtokindleafirewiththistootingwhistleofthine;butasyouvaluethething,takeit,andblowyourbestonit!"
Gamutreceivedhispitch-pipewithasstronganexpressionofpleasureashebelievedcompatiblewiththegravefunctionsheexercised.Afteressayingitsvirtuesrepeatedly,incontrastwithhisownvoice,andsatisfyinghimselfthatnoneofitsmelodywaslost,hemadeaveryseriousdemonstrationtowardsachievingafewstanzasofoneofthelongesteffusionsinthelittlevolumesooftenmentioned.
Heyward,however,hastilyinterruptedhispiouspurpose,bycontinuingquestionsconcerningthepastandpresentconditionofhisfellow-captives,andinamannermoremethodicalthanhadbeenpermittedbyhisfeelingsintheopeningoftheirinterview.David,thoughheregardedhistreasurewithlongingeyes,wasconstrainedtoanswer:especiallyasthevenerablefathertookapartintheinterrogatories,withaninteresttooimposingtobedenied.Nordidthescoutfailtothrowinapertinentinquiry,wheneverafittingoccasionpresented.Inthismanner,thoughwithfrequentinterruptions,whichwerefilledwithcertainthreateningsoundsfromtherecoveredinstrument,thepursuerswereputinpossessionofsuchleadingcircumstancesaswerelikelytoproveusefulinaccomplishingtheirgreatandengrossingobject—therecoveryofthesisters.ThenarrativeofDavidwassimple,andthefactsbutfew.
