Останній з Могікан
Chapter 11
"Nonebutafiendcouldmeditatesuchavengeance!Butthouoverratestthypower!Youshallfinditis,intruth,theheartofMunroyouhold,andthatitwilldefyyourutmostmalice!"
TheIndianansweredthisbolddefiancebyaghastlysmile,thatshowedanunalteredpurpose,whilehemotionedheraway,asiftoclosetheconferenceforever.Cora,alreadyregrettingherprecipitation,wasobligedtocomply,forMaguainstantlyleftthespot,andapproachedhisgluttonouscomrades.Heywardflewtothesideoftheagitatedfemale,anddemandedtheresultofadialoguethathehadwatchedatadistancewithsomuchinterest.ButunwillingtoalarmthefearsofAlice,sheevadedadirectreply,betrayingonlybyhercountenanceherutterwantofsuccess,andkeepingheranxiouslooksfastenedontheslightestmovementsoftheircaptors.Tothereiteratedandearnestquestionsofhersister,concerningtheirprobabledestination,shemadenootheranswerthanbypointingtowardsthedarkgroup,withanagitationshecouldnotcontrol,andmurmuring,asshefoldedAlicetoherbosom—
"There,there;readourfortunesintheirfaces;weshallsee;weshallsee!"
Theaction,andthechokedutteranceofCora,spokemoreimpressivelythananywords,andquicklydrewtheattentionofhercompanionsonthatspotwhereherownwasrivetedwithanintensenessthatnothingbuttheimportanceofthestakecouldcreate.
