Останній з Могікан
Chapter 19
Thenhedelineatedalongandpainfulpath,amidrocksandwater-courses.TheageandweaknessoftheslumberingandunconsciousMunrowereindicatedbysignstoopalpabletobemistaken.Duncanperceivedthatevenhisownpowerswerespokenlightlyof,asthescoutextendedhispalm,andmentionedhimbyappellationofthe"OpenHand,"—anamehisliberalityhadpurchasedofallthefriendlytribes.Thencamearepresentationofthelightandgracefulmovementsofacanoe,setinforciblecontrasttothetotteringstepsofoneenfeebledandtired.HeconcludedbypointingtothescalpoftheOneida,andapparentlyurgingthenecessityoftheirdepartingspeedily,andinamannerthatshouldleavenotrail.
TheMohicanslistenedgravely,andwithcountenancesthatreflectedthesentimentsofthespeaker.Convictiongraduallywroughtitsinfluence,andtowardsthecloseofHawkeye’sspeech,hissentenceswereaccompaniedbythecustomaryexclamationofcommendation.Inshort,Uncasandhisfatherbecameconvertstohiswayofthinking,abandoningtheirownpreviouslyexpressedopinionswithaliberalityandcandorthat,hadtheybeentherepresentativesofsomegreatandcivilizedpeople,wouldhaveinfalliblyworkedtheirpoliticalruin,bydestroying,forever,theirreputationforconsistency.
Theinstantthematterindiscussionwasdecided,thedebate,andeverythingconnectedwithit,excepttheresults,appearedtobeforgotten.
