Останній з Могікан
Chapter 19
Hawkeye,withoutlookingroundtoreadhistriumphinapplaudingeyes,verycomposedlystretchedhistallframebeforethedyingembers,andclosedhisownorgansinsleep.
Leftnowinameasuretothemselves,theMohicans,whosetimehadbeensomuchdevotedtotheinterestsofothers,seizedthemomenttodevotesomeattentiontothemselves.Castingoff,atonce,thegraveandausteredemeanorofanIndianchief,Chingachgookcommencedspeakingtohissoninthesoftandplayfultonesofaffection.Uncasgladlymetthefamiliarairofhisfather;andbeforethehardbreathingofthescoutannouncedthatheslept,acompletechangewaseffectedinthemannerofhistwoassociates.
Itisimpossibletodescribethemusicoftheirlanguage,whilethusengagedinlaughterandendearments,insuchawayastorenderitintelligibletothosewhoseearshaveneverlistenedtoitsmelody.Thecompassoftheirvoices,particularlythatoftheyouth,waswonderful—extendingfromthedeepestbasstotonesthatwereevenfeminineinsoftness.Theeyesofthefatherfollowedtheplasticandingeniousmovementsofthesonwithopendelight,andheneverfailedtosmileinreplytotheother’scontagious,butlowlaughter.Whileundertheinfluenceofthesegentleandnaturalfeelings,notraceofferocitywastobeseeninthesoftenedfeaturesoftheSagamore.Hisfiguredpanoplyofdeathlookedmorelikeadisguiseassumedinmockery,thanafierceannunciationofadesiretocarrydestructioninhisfootsteps
