Останній з Могікан
Chapter 7
TheIndianssilentlyrepairedtotheirappointedstations,whichwerefissuresintherocks,whencetheycouldcommandtheapproachestothefootofthefalls.Inthecentreofthelittleisland,afewshortandstuntedpineshadfoundroot,formingathicket,intowhichHawkeyedartedwiththeswiftnessofadeer,followedbytheactiveDuncan.Heretheysecuredthemselves,aswellascircumstanceswouldpermit,amongtheshrubsandfragmentsofstonethatwerescatteredabouttheplace.Abovethemwasabare,roundedrock,oneachsideofwhichthewaterplayeditsgambols,andplungedintotheabyssesbeneath,inthemanneralreadydescribed.Asthedayhadnowdawned,theoppositeshoresnolongerpresentedaconfusedoutline,buttheywereabletolookintothewoods,anddistinguishobjectsbeneaththecanopyofgloomypines.
Alongandanxiouswatchsucceeded,butwithoutanyfurtherevidencesofarenewedattack;andDuncanbegantohopethattheirfirehadprovedmorefatalthanwassupposed,andthattheirenemieshadbeeneffectuallyrepulsed.Whenheventuredtoutterthisimpressiontohiscompanion,itwasmetbyHawkeyewithanincredulousshakeofthehead.
"YouknownotthenatureofaMaqua,ifyouthinkheissoeasilybeatenbackwithoutascalp!"heanswered."Iftherewasoneoftheimpsyellingthismorning,therewereforty!andtheyknowournumberandqualitytoowelltogiveupthechasesosoon.Hist!lookintothewaterabove,justwhereitbreaksovertherocks.
