Останній з Могікан
Chapter 19
Placinghimselfatanangleoftheworks,wherehemightbeaspectatorofthescenewithin,whilehekeptawatchfuleyeagainstanydangerfromwithout,heawaitedtheresultwithasmuchpatienceashecouldsummon.
Afterashortandimpressivepause,Chingachgooklightedapipewhosebowlwascuriouslycarvedinoneofthesoftstonesofthecountry,andwhosestemwasatubeofwood,andcommencedsmoking.Whenhehadinhaledenoughofthefragranceofthesoothingweed,hepassedtheinstrumentintothehandsofthescout.Inthismannerthepipehadmadeitsroundsthreeseveraltimes,amidthemostprofoundsilence,beforeeitherofthepartyopenedhislips.ThentheSagamore,astheoldestandhighestinrank,inafewcalmanddignifiedwords,proposedthesubjectfordeliberation.Hewasansweredbythescout;andChingachgookrejoined,whentheotherobjectedtohisopinions.ButtheyouthfulUncascontinuedasilentandrespectfullistener,untilHawkeye,incomplaisance,demandedhisopinion.Heywardgatheredfromthemannersofthedifferentspeakers,thatthefatherandsonespousedonesideofadisputedquestion,whilethewhitemanmaintainedtheother.Thecontestgraduallygrewwarmer,untilitwasquiteevidentthefeelingsofthespeakersbegantobesomewhatenlistedinthedebate.
