Останній з Могікан
Chapter 18
"Well,boy,"demandedtheattentivescout,"whatdoesitsay?canyoumakeanythingofthetell-tale?"
"LeRenardSubtil!"
"Ha!thatrampagingdevilagain!thereneverwillbeanendofhisloping,till‘Killdeer’hassaidafriendlywordtohim."
Heywardreluctantlyadmittedthetruthofthisintelligence,andnowexpressedratherhishopesthanhisdoubtsbysaying—
"Onemoccasinissomuchlikeanother,itisprobablethereissomemistake."
"Onemoccasinlikeanother!youmayaswellsaythatonefootislikeanother;thoughweallknowthatsomearelong,andothersshort;somebroad,andothersnarrow;somewithhigh,andsomewithlowinsteps;somein-toed,andsomeout.Onemoccasinisnomorelikeanotherthanonebookislikeanother;thoughtheywhocanreadinoneareseldomabletotellthemarksoftheother.Whichisallorderedforthebest,givingtoeverymanhisnaturaladvantages.Letmegetdowntoit,Uncas;neitherbooknormoccasinistheworseforhavingtwoopinions,insteadofone."Thescoutstoopedtothetask,andinstantlyadded,"Youareright,boy;hereisthepatchwesawsooftenintheotherchase.Andthefellowwilldrinkwhenhecangetanopportunity:yourdrinkingIndianalwayslearnstowalkwithawidertoethanthenaturalsavage,itbeingthegiftofadrunkardtostraddle,whetherofwhiteorredskin.’Tisjustthelengthandbreadthtoo!lookatit,Sagamore:youmeasuredtheprintsmorethanonce,whenwehuntedthevarmintsfromGlenn’stothehealth-springs."
