Останній з Могікан
Chapter 19
Unableanylongertoquiethisuneasiness,Duncanspokeinalowvoicetothescout,requestinghimtoascendthemoundtotheplacewherehestood.Hawkeyethrewhisrifleacrossanarm,andcomplied,butwithanairsounmovedandcalm,astoprovehowmuchhecountedonthesecurityoftheirposition.
"Listen!"saidDuncan,whentheotherplacedhimselfdeliberatelyathiselbow:"therearesuppressednoisesontheplainwhichmayshowthatMontcalmhasnotyetentirelydesertedhisconquest."
"Thenearsarebetterthaneyes,"saidtheundisturbedscout,who,havingjustdepositedaportionofbearbetweenhisgrinders,spokethickandslow,likeonewhosemouthwasdoublyoccupied."I,myself,sawhimcagedinTy,withallhishost;foryourFrenchers,whentheyhavedoneacleverthing,liketogetback,andhaveadance,oramerry-making,withthewomenovertheirsuccess."
"Iknownot.AnIndianseldomsleepsinwar,andplundermaykeepaHuronhereafterhistribehasdeparted.Itwouldbewelltoextinguishthefire,andhaveawatch—listen!youhearthenoiseImean!"
"AnIndianmorerarelylurksaboutthegraves.Thoughreadytoslay,andnotover-regardfulofthemeans,heiscommonlycontentwiththescalp,unlesswhenbloodishot,andtemperup;butafterthespiritisoncefairlygone,heforgetshisenmity,andiswillingtoletthedeadfindtheirnaturalrest.Speakingofspirits,Major,areyouofopinionthattheheavenofaredskinandofuswhiteswillbeoneandthesame?"
"Nodoubt—nodoubt.
