Останній з Могікан
Chapter 10
NotwithstandingtheHuronswerenecessarilyignorantofthelittlechannelsamongtheeddiesandrapidsofthestream,theyknewthecommonsignsofsuchanavigationtoowelltocommitanymaterialblunder.Whenthepilotchosenforthetaskofguidingthecanoehadtakenhisstation,thewholebandplungedagainintotheriver,thevesselglideddownthecurrent,andinafewmomentsthecaptivesfoundthemselvesonthesouthbankofthestream,nearlyoppositetothepointwheretheyhadstruckittheprecedingevening.
Herewasheldanothershortbutearnestconsultation,duringwhichthehorses,towhosepanictheirownersascribedtheirheaviestmisfortune,wereledfromthecoverofthewoods,andbroughttotheshelteredspot.Thebandnowdivided.Thegreatchiefsooftenmentioned,mountingthechargerofHeyward,ledthewaydirectlyacrosstheriver,followedbymostofhispeople,anddisappearedinthewoods,leavingtheprisonersinchargeofsixsavages,atwhoseheadwasLeRenardSubtil.Duncanwitnessedalltheirmovementswithreneweduneasiness.
Hehadbeenfondofbelieving,fromtheuncommonforbearanceofthesavages,thathewasreservedasaprisonertobedeliveredtoMontcalm.Asthethoughtsofthosewhoareinmiseryseldomslumber,andtheinventionisnevermorelivelythanwhenitisstimulatedbyhope,howeverfeebleandremote,hehadevenimaginedthattheparentalfeelingsofMunroweretobemadeinstrumentalinseducinghimfromhisdutytotheking.
