Останній з Могікан
Chapter 2
Ilayclaimtonohighergiftthanasmallinsightintothegloriousartofpetitioningandthanksgiving,aspractisedinpsalmody."
"Themanis,mostmanifestly,adiscipleofApollo,"criedtheamusedAlice,"andItakehimundermyownespecialprotection.Nay,throwasidethatfrown,Heyward,andinpitytomylongingears,sufferhimtojourneyinourtrain.Besides,"sheadded,inalowandhurriedvoice,castingaglanceatthedistantCora,whoslowlyfollowedthefootstepsoftheirsilentbutsullenguide,"itmaybeafriendaddedtoourstrength,intimeofneed."
"Thinkyou,Alice,thatIwouldtrustthoseIlovebythissecretpath,didIimaginesuchneedcouldhappen?"
"Nay,nay,Ithinknotofitnow;butthisstrangemanamusesme;andifhe‘hathmusicinhissoul,’letusnotchurlishlyrejecthiscompany."Shepointedpersuasivelyalongthepathwithherriding-whip,whiletheireyesmetinalookwhichtheyoungmanlingeredamomenttoprolong;thenyieldingtohergentleinfluence,heclappedhisspursintohischarger,andinafewboundswasagainatthesideofCora.
"Iamgladtoencounterthee,friend,"continuedthemaiden,wavingherhandtothestrangertoproceed,assheurgedherNarragansetttorenewitsamble."PartialrelativeshavealmostpersuadedmethatIamnotentirelyworthlessinaduetmyself;andwemayenlivenourwayfaringbyindulginginourfavoritepursuit.Itmightbeofsignaladvantagetoone,ignorantasI,toheartheopinionsandexperienceofamasterintheart."
