Останній з Могікан
Chapter 20
"IfImaybepermittedtospeakinthismatter,itwillbetosay,thatwehavebuttwothingstochoosebetween:theoneis,toreturn,andgiveupallthoughtsoffollowingtheHurons—"
"Never!"exclaimedHeyward,inavoicefartooloudfortheircircumstances.
"Well,well,"continuedHawkeye,makingahastysigntorepresshisimpatience;"Iammuchofyourmindmyself;thoughIthoughtitbecomingmyexperiencetotellthewhole.Wemustthenmakeapush,andiftheIndiansorFrenchersareinthenarrows,runthegauntletthroughthesetopplingmountains.Istherereasoninmywords,Sagamore?"
TheIndianmadenootheranswerthanbydroppinghispaddleintothewater,andurgingforwardthecanoe.Asheheldtheofficeofdirectingitscourse,hisresolutionwassufficientlyindicatedbythemovement.Thewholepartynowpliedtheirpaddlesvigorously,andinaveryfewmomentstheyhadreachedapointwhencetheymightcommandanentireviewofthenorthernshoreoftheisland,thesidethathadhithertobeenconcealed.
"Theretheyare,byallthetruthofsigns,"whisperedthescout;"twocanoesandasmoke.Theknaveshaven’tyetgottheireyesoutofthemist,orweshouldheartheaccursedwhoop.Together,friend!weareleavingthem,andarealreadynearlyoutofwhistleofabullet."
Thewellknowncrackofarifle,whoseballcameskippingalongtheplacidsurfaceofthestrait,andashrillyellfromtheisland,interruptedhisspeech,andannouncedthattheirpassagewasdiscovered.
