Останній з Могікан
Chapter 21
"Houndneverranonamorebeautifulscent,"respondedthescout,dashingforward,atonce,ontheindicatedroute;"wearefavored,greatlyfavored,andcanfollowwithhighnoses.Ay,herearebothyourwaddlingbeasts:thisHurontravelslikeawhitegeneral.Thefellowisstrickenwithajudgment,andismad!Looksharpforwheels,Sagamore,"hecontinued,lookingback,andlaughinginhisnewlyawakenedsatisfaction;"weshallsoonhavethefooljourneyinginacoach,andthatwiththreeofthebestpairofeyesontheborders,inhisrear."
Thespiritsofthescout,andtheastonishingsuccessofthechase,inwhichacircuitousdistanceofmorethanfortymileshadbeenpassed,didnotfailtoimpartaportionofhopetothewholeparty.Theiradvancewasrapid;andmadewithasmuchconfidenceasatravellerwouldproceedalongawidehighway.Ifarock,orarivulet,orabitofearthharderthancommon,severedthelinksofthecluetheyfollowed,thetrueeyeofthescoutrecoveredthematadistance,andseldomrenderedthedelayofasinglemomentnecessary.TheirprogresswasmuchfacilitatedbythecertaintythatMaguahadfounditnecessarytojourneythroughthevalleys;acircumstancewhichrenderedthegeneraldirectionoftheroutesure.NorhadtheHuronentirelyneglectedtheartsuniformlypractisedbythenativeswhenretiringinfrontofanyenemy.
