Останній з Могікан

           Thehigh-spiritedDuncanfeltapowerfulimpulseofadmirationandpitytowardstheformer,thoughnoopportunitycouldoffertoexhibithisgenerousemotions.Hewatchedhisslightestmovement,however,witheagereyes;andashetracedthefineoutlineofhisadmirablyproportionedandactiveframe,heendeavoredtopersuadehimself,thatifthepowersofman,secondedbysuchnobleresolution,couldbearoneharmlessthroughsosevereatrial,theyouthfulcaptivebeforehimmighthopeforsuccessinthehazardousracehewasabouttorun.InsensiblytheyoungmandrewnighertotheswarthylinesoftheHurons,andscarcelybreathed,sointensebecamehisinterestinthespectacle.Justthenthesignalyellwasgiven,andthemomentaryquietwhichhadprecededitwasbrokenbyaburstofcries,thatfarexceededanybeforeheard.Themostabjectofthetwovictimscontinuedmotionless;buttheotherboundedfromtheplaceatthecry,withtheactivityandswiftnessofadeer.Insteadofrushingthroughthehostilelines,ashadbeenexpected,hejustenteredthedangerousdefile,andbeforetimewasgivenforasingleblow,turnedshort,andleapingtheheadsofarowofchildren,hegainedatoncetheexteriorandsafersideoftheformidablearray.Theartificewasansweredbyahundredvoicesraisedinimprecations;andthewholeoftheexcitedmultitudebrokefromtheirorder,andspreadthemselvesabouttheplaceinwildconfusion.