Останній з Могікан

           Hewasbroughtamongus,asIhaveheard,bysomestrangeaccidentinwhichyourfatherwasinterested,andinwhichthesavagewasrigidlydealtby—butIforgettheidletale;itisenough,thatheisnowourfriend."

           "Ifhehasbeenmyfather’senemy,Ilikehimstillless!"exclaimedthenowreallyanxiousgirl."Willyounotspeaktohim,MajorHeyward,thatImayhearhistones?Foolishthoughitmaybe,youhaveoftenheardmeavowmyfaithinthetonesofthehumanvoice!"

           "Itwouldbeinvain;andanswered,mostprobably,byanejaculation.Thoughhemayunderstandit,heaffects,likemostofhispeople,tobeignorantoftheEnglish;andleastofallwillhecondescendtospeakit,nowthatwardemandstheutmostexerciseofhisdignity.Buthestops;theprivatepathbywhichwearetojourneyis,doubtless,athand."

           TheconjectureofMajorHeywardwastrue.WhentheyreachedthespotwheretheIndianstood,pointingintothethicketthatfringedthemilitaryroad,anarrowandblindpath,whichmight,withsomelittleinconvenience,receiveonepersonatatime,becamevisible.

           "Here,then,liesourway,"saidtheyoungman,inalowvoice."Manifestnodistrust,oryoumayinvitethedangeryouappeartoapprehend."

           "Cora,whatthinkyou?"askedthereluctantfairone."Ifwejourneywiththetroops,thoughwemayfindtheirpresenceirksome,shallwenotfeelbetterassuranceofoursafety?"

           "Beinglittleaccustomedtothepracticesofthesavages,Alice,youmistaketheplaceofrealdanger,"saidHeyward.