Останній з Могікан
Chapter 11
OnhisrightwasCora,inadurancesimilartohisown,paleandagitated,butwithaneye,whosesteadylookstillreadtheproceedingsoftheirenemies.Onhisleft,thewitheswhichboundhertoapine,performedthatofficeforAlicewhichhertremblinglimbsrefused,andalonekeptherfragileformfromsinking.Herhandswereclaspedbeforeherinprayer,butinsteadoflookingupwardstowardsthatpowerwhichalonecouldrescuethem,herunconsciouslookswanderedtothecountenanceofDuncanwithinfantiledependency.Davidhadcontended,andthenoveltyofthecircumstanceheldhimsilent,indeliberationontheproprietyoftheunusualoccurrence.
ThevengeanceoftheHuronshadnowtakenanewdirection,andtheypreparedtoexecuteitwiththatbarbarousingenuitywithwhichtheywerefamiliarizedbythepracticeofcenturies.Somesoughtknots,toraisetheblazingpile;onewasrivingthesplintersofpine,inordertopiercethefleshoftheircaptiveswiththeburningfragments;andothersbentthetopsoftwosaplingstotheearth,inordertosuspendHeywardbythearmsbetweentherecoilingbranches.ButthevengeanceofMaguasoughtadeeperandamoremalignantenjoyment.
