Останній з Могікан
Chapter 12
Ah!Uncas,Uncas,yourbehaviorwasmorelikethatofacuriouswomanthanofawarrioronhisscent."
Uncaspermittedhiseyestoturnforaninstantonthesturdycountenanceofthespeaker,butheneitherspokenorgaveanyindicationofrepentance.Onthecontrary,HeywardthoughtthemanneroftheyoungMohicanwasdisdainful,ifnotalittlefierce,andthathesuppressedpassionsthatwerereadytoexplode,asmuchincomplimenttothelisteners,asfromthedeferenceheusuallypaidtohiswhiteassociate.
"Yousawourcapture?"Heywardnextdemanded.
"Weheardit,"wasthesignificantanswer."AnIndianyellisplainlanguagetomenwhohavepassedtheirdaysinthewoods.Butwhenyoulanded,weweredriventocrawl,likesarpents,beneaththeleaves;andthenwelostsightofyouentirely,untilweplacedeyesonyouagain,trussedtothetrees,andreadyboundforanIndianmassacre."
"OurrescuewasthedeedofProvidence.Itwasnearlyamiraclethatyoudidnotmistakethepath,fortheHuronsdivided,andeachbandhaditshorses."
"Ay!therewewerethrownoffthescent,andmight,indeed,havelostthetrail,haditnotbeenforUncas;wetookthepath,however,thatledintothewilderness;forwejudged,andjudgedrightly,thatthesavageswouldholdthatcoursewiththeirprisoners.Butwhenwehadfolloweditformanymiles,withoutfindingasingletwigbroken,asIhadadvised,mymindmisgaveme;especiallyasallthefootstepshadtheprintsofmoccasins."
