Останній з Могікан
Chapter 8
Iseenoenemies!theyhavesickenedofastruggleinwhichtheyrisksomuchwithsolittleprospectofgain!"
"Itmaybeaminute,oritmaybeanhour,aforethewilysarpentsstealuponus,anditisquiteinnatur’forthemtobelyingwithinhearingatthisverymoment,"saidHawkeye;"butcometheywill,andinsuchafashionaswillleaveusnothingtohope!Chingachgook"—hespokeinDelaware—"mybrother,wehavefoughtourlastbattletogether,andtheMaquaswilltriumphinthedeathofthesagemanoftheMohicans,andofthepale-face,whoseeyescanmakenightasday,andlevelthecloudstothemistsofthesprings!"
"LettheMingowomengoweepovertheirslain!"returnedtheIndian,withcharacteristicprideandunmovedfirmness;"theGreatSnakeoftheMohicanshascoiledhimselfintheirwigwams,andhaspoisonedtheirtriumphwiththewailingsofchildrenwhosefathershavenotreturned!Elevenwarriorsliehidfromthegravesoftheirtribessincethesnowshavemelted,andnonewilltellwheretofindthemwhenthetongueofChingachgookshallbesilent!Letthemdrawthesharpestknife,andwhirltheswiftesttomahawk,fortheirbitterestenemyisintheirhands.
