Останній з Могікан
Chapter 13
Heywardlenthisattentionforasinglemomenttohiscompanion,butwithoutreplying,heagainturnedtowardsthosewhojusttheninterestedhimmore.HeheardthetwoHuronsleavethebushes,anditwassoonplainthatallthepursuersweregatheredaboutthem,indeepattentiontotheirreport.Afterafewminutesofearnestandsolemndialogue,altogetherdifferentfromthenoisyclamorwithwhichtheyhadfirstcollectedaboutthespot,thesoundsgrewfainterandmoredistant,andfinallywerelostinthedepthsoftheforest.
HawkeyewaiteduntilasignalfromthelisteningChingachgookassuredhimthateverysoundfromtheretiringpartywascompletelyswallowedbythedistance,whenhemotionedtoHeywardtoleadforththehorses,andtoassistthesistersintotheirsaddles.Theinstantthiswasdone,theyissuedthroughthebrokengateway,andstealingoutbyadirectionoppositetotheonebywhichtheyhadentered,theyquittedthespot,thesisterscastingfurtiveglancesatthesilentgraveandcrumblingruin,astheyleftthesoftlightofthemoon,toburythemselvesinthegloomofthewoods.
