Останній з Могікан
Chapter 7
"Iknow’dit!andIsaidit!"mutteredthescout,whirlingthedespisedlittleimplementoverthefallswithbitterdisdain."Comeon,yebloodymindedhell-hounds!yemeetamanwithoutacross!"
Thewordswerebarelyuttered,whenheencounteredasavageofgiganticstature,andofthefiercestmien.Atthesamemoment,Duncanfoundhimselfengagedwiththeother,inasimilarcontestofhandtohand.Withreadyskill,Hawkeyeandhisantagonisteachgraspedthatupliftedarmoftheotherwhichheldthedangerousknife.Fornearaminutetheystoodlookingoneanotherintheeye,andgraduallyexertingthepoweroftheirmusclesforthemastery.Atlength,thetoughenedsinewsofthewhitemanprevailedoverthelesspractisedlimbsofthenative.Thearmofthelatterslowlygavewaybeforetheincreasingforceofthescout,whosuddenlywrestinghisarmedhandfromthegraspofthefoe,drovethesharpweaponthroughhisnakedbosomtotheheart.InthemeantimeHeywardhadbeenpressedinamoredeadlystruggle.Hisslightswordwassnappedinthefirstencounter.Ashewasdestituteofanyothermeansofdefence,hissafetynowdependedentirelyonbodilystrengthandresolution.Thoughdeficientinneitherofthesequalities,hehadmetanenemyeverywayhisequal.Happily,hesoonsucceededindisarminghisadversary,whoseknifefellontherockattheirfeet;andfromthismomentitbecameafiercestruggle,whoshouldcasttheotheroverthedizzyheightintoaneighboringcavernofthefalls
