Останній з Могікан

           Alice,adieu"—histonechangedfromadmirationtotenderness—"adieu,Alice;weshallsoonmeetagain;asconquerors,Itrust,andamidrejoicings!"

           Withoutwaitingforananswerfromeither,theyoungmanthrewhimselfdownthegrassystepsofthebastion,andmovingrapidlyacrosstheparade,hewasquicklyinthepresenceoftheirfather.MunrowaspacinghisnarrowapartmentwithadisturbedairandgiganticstridesasDuncanentered.

           "Youhaveanticipatedmywishes,MajorHeyward,"hesaid;"Iwasabouttorequestthisfavor."

           "Iamsorrytosee,sir,thatthemessengerIsowarmlyrecommendedhasreturnedincustodyoftheFrench!Ihopethereisnoreasontodistrusthisfidelity?"

           "Thefidelityof‘TheLongRifle’iswellknowntome,"returnedMunro,"andisabovesuspicion;thoughhisusualgoodfortuneseems,atlast,tohavefailed.Montcalmhasgothim,andwiththeaccursedpolitenessofhisnation,hehassenthiminwithadolefultale,of‘knowinghowIvaluedthefellow,hecouldnotthinkofretaininghim.’AJesuiticalway,that,MajorDuncanHeyward,oftellingamanofhismisfortunes!"

           "Butthegeneralandhissuccor?"

           "Didyelooktothesouthasyeentered,andcouldyenotseethem?"saidtheoldsoldier,laughingbitterly."Hoot!hoot!you’reanimpatientboy,sir,andcannotgivethegentlemenleisurefortheirmarch!"

           "Theyarecoming,then?Thescouthassaidasmuch?"

           "When?andbywhatpath?fortheduncehasomittedtotellmethis.