Останній з Могікан

           "See,andjudgewithyourowneyes,"saidthescout,advancingtowardstheeasternbrowofthemountain,whitherhebeckonedforthewholepartytofollow;"ifitwasaseasytolookintotheheartofmanasitistospyoutthenakednessofMontcalm’scampfromthisspot,hypocriteswouldgrowscarce,andthecunningofaMingomightprovealosinggame,comparedtothehonestyofaDelaware."

           Whenthetravellersreachedthevergeoftheprecipice,theysaw,ataglance,thetruthofthescout’sdeclaration,andtheadmirableforesightwithwhichhehadledthemtotheircommandingstation.

           Themountainonwhichtheystood,elevated,perhaps,athousandfeetintheair,wasahighconethatrosealittleinadvanceofthatrangewhichstretchesformilesalongthewesternshoresofthelake,untilmeetingitssisterpiles,beyondthewater,itranofftowardstheCanadas,inconfusedandbrokenmassesofrock,thinlysprinkledwithevergreens.Immediatelyatthefeetoftheparty,thesouthernshoreoftheHoricansweptinabroadsemicircle,frommountaintomountain,markingawidestrand,thatsoonroseintoanunevenandsomewhatelevatedplain.Tothenorthstretchedthelimpid,and,asitappearedfromthatdizzyheight,thenarrowsheetofthe"holylake,"indentedwithnumberlessbays,embellishedbyfantasticheadlands,anddottedwithcountlessislands.Atthedistanceofafewleagues,thebedofthewatersbecamelostamongmountains,orwaswrappedinthemassesofvaporthatcameslowlyrollingalongtheirbosom,beforealightmorningair.