Останній з Могікан
Chapter 14
See,"hesaid,pointingthroughthetreestowardsaspotwherealittlebasinofwaterreflectedthestarsfromitsplacidbosom,"hereisthe‘bloodypond’;andIamonthegroundthatIhavenotonlyoftentravelled,butoverwhichIhavefou’ttheenemy,fromtherisingtothesettingsun."
"Ha!thatsheetofdullanddrearywater,then,isthesepulchreofthebravemenwhofellinthecontest.Ihavehearditnamed,butneverhaveIstoodonitsbanksbefore."
"ThreebattlesdidwemakewiththeDutch-Frenchmaninaday,"continuedHawkeye,pursuingthetrainofhisownthoughts,ratherthanreplyingtotheremarkofDuncan."Hemetushardby,inouroutwardmarchtoambushhisadvance,andscatteredus,likedrivendeer,throughthedefile,totheshoresofHorican.Thenweralliedbehindourfallentrees,andmadeheadagainsthim,underSirWilliam—whowasmadeSirWilliamforthatverydeed;andwelldidwepayhimforthedisgraceofthemorning!HundredsofFrenchmensawthesunthatdayforthelasttime;andeventheleader,Dieskauhimself,fellintoourhandssocutandtornwiththelead,thathehasgonebacktohisowncountry,unfitforfurtheractsinwar."
"’Twasanoblerepulse!"exclaimedHeyward,intheheatofhisyouthfulardor;"thefameofitreachedusearly,inoursouthernarmy."
"Ay!butitdidnotendthere.IwassentbyMajorEffingham,atSirWilliam’sownbidding,tooutflanktheFrench,andcarrythetidingsoftheirdisasteracrosstheportage,tothefortontheHudson.
