Останній з Могікан
Chapter 18
Uncas,comethisway,lad,andlettheravenssettleupontheMingo.Iknow,fromoftenseeingit,thattheyhaveacravingforthefleshofanOneida;anditisaswelltoletthebirdfollowthegiftofitsnaturalappetite."
"Hugh!"exclaimedtheyoungMohican,risingontheextremitiesofhisfeet,andgazingintentlyinhisfront,frighteningtheraventosomeotherprey,bythesoundandtheaction.
"Whatisit,boy?"whisperedthescout,loweringhistallformintoacrouchingattitude,likeapantherabouttotakehisleap;"GodsenditbeatardyFrencher,skulkingforplunder.Idobelieve‘Killdeer’wouldtakeanoncommonrangeto-day!"
Uncas,withoutmakinganyreply,boundedawayfromthespot,andinthenextinstanthewasseentearingfromabush,andwavingintriumphafragmentofthegreenriding-veilofCora.Themovement,theexhibition,andthecry,whichagainburstfromthelipsoftheyoungMohican,instantlydrewthewholepartyabouthim.
"Mychild!"saidMunro,speakingquickandwildly"givememychild!"
"Uncaswilltry,"wastheshortandtouchinganswer.
Thesimplebutmeaningassurancewaslostonthefather,whoseizedthepieceofgauze,andcrusheditinhishand,whilehiseyesroamedfearfullyamongthebushes,asifheequallydreadedandhopedforthesecretstheymightreveal.
"Herearenodead,"saidHeyward;"thestormseemsnottohavepassedthisway."
