Останній з Могікан
Chapter 14
Justhereaway,whereyouseethetreesriseintoamountainswell,Imetapartycomingdowntoouraid,andIledthemwheretheenemyweretakingtheirmeal,littledreamingthattheyhadnotfinishedthebloodyworkoftheday."
"Andyousurprisedthem?"
"Ifdeathcanbeasurprisetomenwhoarethinkingonlyofthecravingsoftheirappetites.Wegavethembutlittlebreathingtime,fortheyhadborneharduponusinthefightofthemorning,andtherewerefewinourpartywhohadnotlostfriendorrelativebytheirhands.Whenallwasover,thedead,andsomesaythedying,werecastintothatlittlepond.Theseeyeshaveseenitswaterscoloredwithblood,asnaturalwaterneveryetflowedfromthebowelsofthe‘arth."
"Itwasaconvenient,and,Itrust,willproveapeacefulgraveforasoldier.Youhave,then,seenmuchserviceonthisfrontier?"
"I!"saidthescout,erectinghistallpersonwithanairofmilitarypride;"therearenotmanyechoesamongthesehillsthathaven’trungwiththecrackofmyrifle,noristherethespaceofasquaremileatwixtHoricanandtheriver,that‘Killdeer’hasn’tdroppedalivingbodyon,beitanenemyorbeitabrutebeast.Asforthegrave,there,beingasquietasyoumention,itisanothermatter.Therearetheminthecampwhosayandthink,man,toliestill,shouldnotbeburiedwhilethebreathisinthebody;andcertainitisthatinthehurryofthatevening,thedoctorshadbutlittletimetosaywhowaslivingandwhowasdead.
