Останній з Могікан
Chapter 18
Woebetidethewretchwhoisborntobeholdthisplain,withthejudgmenthangingabouthissoul!Ha—asIamamanofwhiteblood,yonderliesaredskin,withoutthehairofhisheadwherenaturerootedit!Looktohim,Delaware;itmaybeoneofyourmissingpeople;andheshouldhaveburiallikeastoutwarrior.Iseeitinyoureye,Sagamore:aHuronpaysforthis,aforethefallwindshaveblownawaythescentoftheblood!"
Chingachgookapproachedthemutilatedform,andturningitover,hefoundthedistinguishingmarksofoneofthosesixalliedtribes,ornations,astheywerecalled,who,whiletheyfoughtintheEnglishranks,weresodeadlyhostiletohisownpeople.Spurningtheloathsomeobjectwithhisfoot,heturnedfromitwiththesameindifferencehewouldhavequittedabrutecarcass.Thescoutcomprehendedtheaction,andverydeliberatelypursuedhisownway,continuing,however,hisdenunciationsagainsttheFrenchcommanderinthesameresentfulstrain.
"Nothingbutvastwisdomandunlimitedpowershoulddaretosweepoffmeninmultitudes,"headded;"foritisonlytheonethatcanknowthenecessityofthejudgment;andwhatisthere,shortoftheother,thatcanreplacethecreaturesoftheLord?Iholditasintokillthesecondbuckaforethefirstiseaten,unlessamarchinthefront,oranambushment,becontemplated.Itisadifferentmatterwithafewwarriorsinopenandruggedfight,for’tistheirgifttodiewiththerifleorthetomahawkinhand;accordingastheirnaturesmayhappentobe,whiteorred.
