Останній з Могікан
Chapter 8
Theunwontedcryhadbroughtthesisters,togetherwiththewoundedDavid,fromtheirplaceofrefuge;andthewholeparty,atasingleglance,wasmadeacquaintedwiththenatureofthedisasterthathaddisturbedeventhepractisedstoicismoftheiryouthfulIndianprotector.
Atashortdistancefromtherock,theirlittlebarkwastobeseenfloatingacrosstheeddy,towardstheswiftcurrentoftheriver,inamannerwhichprovedthatitscoursewasdirectedbysomehiddenagent.Theinstantthisunwelcomesightcaughttheeyeofthescout,hisriflewaslevelledasbyinstinct,butthebarrelgavenoanswertothebrightsparksoftheflint.
"’Tistoolate,’tistoolate!"Hawkeyeexclaimed,droppingtheuselesspieceinbitterdisappointment;"themiscreanthasstrucktherapid;andhadwepowder,itcouldhardlysendtheleadswifterthanhenowgoes!"
TheadventurousHuronraisedhisheadabovetheshelterofthecanoe,andwhileitglidedswiftlydownthestream,hewavedhishand,andgaveforththeshout,whichwastheknownsignalofsuccess.Hiscrywasansweredbyayellandalaughfromthewoods,astauntinglyexultingasiffiftydemonswereutteringtheirblasphemiesatthefallofsomeChristiansoul.
