Останній з Могікан
Chapter 9
Asminuteafterminutepassedby,leavingtheminundisturbedsecurity,theinsinuatingfeelingofhopewasgraduallygainingpossessionofeverybosom,thougheachonefeltreluctanttogiveutterancetoexpectationsthatthenextmomentmightsofearfullydestroy.
Davidaloneformedanexceptiontothesevaryingemotions.Agleamoflightfromtheopeningcrossedhiswancountenance,andfelluponthepagesofthelittlevolume,whoseleaveshewasagainoccupiedinturning,asifsearchingforsomesongmorefittedtotheirconditionthananythathadyetmethiseye.Hewas,mostprobably,actingallthistimeunderaconfusedrecollectionofthepromisedconsolationofDuncan.Atlength,itwouldseem,hispatientindustryfounditsreward;for,withoutexplanationorapology,hepronouncedaloudthewords"IsleofWight,"drewalong,sweetsoundfromhispitch-pipe,andthenranthroughthepreliminarymodulationsoftheair,whosenamehehadjustmentionedwiththesweetertonesofhisownmusicalvoice.
"Maynotthisprovedangerous?"askedCora,glancingherdarkeyeatMajorHeyward.
"Poorfellow!hisvoiceistoofeebletobeheardamidthedinofthefalls,"wastheanswer;"besides,thecavernwillprovehisfriend.Lethimindulgehispassion,sinceitmaybedonewithouthazard."
