Останній з Могікан
Chapter 14
Men,hotandangryinpursuit,wereevidentlyontheirfootsteps,andeachinstantthreatenedtheircapture,ifnottheirdestruction.
"Pointdequartierauxcoquins!"criedaneagerpursuer,whoseemedtodirecttheoperationsoftheenemy.
"Standfirm,andbeready,mygallant60ths!"suddenlyexclaimedavoiceabovethem;"waittoseetheenemy—firelow,andsweeptheglacis."
"Father!father!"exclaimedapiercingcryfromoutthemist;"itisI!Alice!thyownElsie!spare,O!saveyourdaughters!"
"Hold!"shoutedtheformerspeaker,intheawfultonesofparentalagony,thesoundreachingeventothewoods,androllingbackinsolemnecho."’Tisshe!Godhasrestoredmemychildren!Throwopenthesally-port;tothefield,60ths,tothefield;pullnotatrigger,lestyekillmylambs!DriveoffthesedogsofFrancewithyoursteel."
Duncanheardthegratingoftherustyhinges,anddartingtothespot,directedbythesound,hemetalonglineofdarkredwarriors,passingswiftlytowardstheglacis.HeknewthemforhisownbattalionoftheroyalAmericans,andflyingtotheirhead,soonswepteverytraceofhispursuersfrombeforetheworks
