Останній з Могікан
Chapter 12
ThemanhoodofHeywardfeltnoshameindroppingtearsoverthisspectacleofaffectionaterapture;andUncasstood,freshandblood-stainedfromthecombat,acalm,and,apparently,anunmovedlooker-on,itistrue,butwitheyesthathadalreadylosttheirfierceness,andwerebeamingwithasympathythatelevatedhimfarabovetheintelligence,andadvancedhimprobablycenturiesbeforethepracticesofhisnation.
Duringthisdisplayofemotionssonaturalintheirsituation,Hawkeye,whosevigilantdistrusthadsatisfieditselfthattheHurons,whodisfiguredtheheavenlyscene,nolongerpossessedthepowertointerruptitsharmony,approachedDavid,andliberatedhimfromthebondshehad,untilthatmoment,enduredwiththemostexemplarypatience.
"There,"exclaimedthescout,castingthelastwithebehindhim,"youareoncemoremasterofyourownlimbs,thoughyouseemnottousethemwithgreaterjudgmentthanthatinwhichtheywerefirstfashioned.Ifadvicefromonewhoisnotolderthanyourself,butwhohavinglivedmostofhistimeinthewilderness,maybesaidtohaveexperiencebeyondhisyears,willgivenooffence,youarewelcometomythoughts;andtheseare,topartwiththelittletootinginstrumentinyourjackettothefirstfoolyoumeetwith,andbuysomeusefulwe’ponwiththemoney,ifitbeonlythebarrelofahorseman’spistol.Byindustryandcare,youmightthuscometosomeprefarment;forbythistime,Ishouldthink,youreyeswouldplainlytellyouthatacarrioncrowisabetterbirdthanamockingthresher.
