Останній з Могікан
Chapter 13
"Theyaregone,andtheyareharmless,"continuedHawkeye,wavinghishand,withamelancholysmile,attheirmanifestalarm:"they’llnevershoutthewar-whoopnorstrikeablowwiththetomahawkagain!Andofallthosewhoaidedinplacingthemwheretheylie,ChingachgookandIonlyareliving!ThebrothersandfamilyoftheMohicanformedourwar-party;andyouseebeforeyouallthatarenowleftofhisrace."
TheeyesofthelistenersinvoluntarilysoughttheformsoftheIndians,withacompassionateinterestintheirdesolatefortune.Thedarkpersonswerestilltobeseenwithintheshadowsoftheblock-house,thesonlisteningtotherelationofhisfatherwiththatsortofintensenesswhichwouldbecreatedbyanarrativethatredoundedsomuchtothehonorofthosewhosenameshehadlongreveredfortheircourageandsavagevirtues.
"IhadthoughttheDelawaresapacificpeople,"saidDuncan,"andthattheyneverwagedwarinperson;trustingthedefenceoftheirlandstothoseveryMohawksthatyouslew!"
"’Tistrueinpart,"returnedthescout,"andyet,atthebottom,’tisawickedlie.Suchatreatywasmadeinagesgoneby,throughthedeviltriesoftheDutchers,whowishedtodisarmthenativesthathadthebestrighttothecountrywheretheyhadsettledthemselves.TheMohicans,thoughapartofthesamenation,havingtodealwiththeEnglish,neverenteredintothesillybargain,butkepttotheirmanhood;asintruthdidtheDelawares,whentheireyeswereopenedtotheirfolly.
