Останній з Могікан

           Heywardprofitedbythefirstopportunitytogazeinhisface,secretlyapprehensivehemightfindthefeaturesofanotheracquaintance;buttheyprovedtobethoseofastranger,and,whatwasstillmoreinexplicable,ofonewhoboreallthedistinctivemarksofaHuronwarrior.Insteadofminglingwithhistribe,however,hesatapart,asolitarybeinginamultitude,hisformshrinkingintoacrouchingandabjectattitude,asifanxioustofillaslittlespaceaspossible.Wheneachindividualhadtakenhisproperstation,andsilencereignedintheplace,thegray-hairedchiefalreadyintroducedtothereader,spokealoud,inthelanguageoftheLenniLenape.

           "Delaware,"hesaid,"thoughoneofanationofwomen,youhaveprovedyourselfaman.Iwouldgiveyoufood;buthewhoeatswithaHuronshouldbecomehisfriend.Restinpeacetillthemorningsun,whenourlastwordsshallbespoken."

           "Sevennights,andasmanysummerdays,haveIfastedonthetrailoftheHurons,"Uncascoldlyreplied;"thechildrenoftheLenapeknowhowtotravelthepathofthejustwithoutlingeringtoeat."

           "Twoofmyyoungmenareinpursuitofyourcompanion,"resumedtheother,withoutappearingtoregardtheboastofhiscaptive;"whentheygetback,thenwillourwisemensaytoyou‘live’or‘die.’"

           "HasaHuronnoears?"scornfullyexclaimedUncas;"twice,sincehehasbeenyourprisoner,hastheDelawareheardagunthatheknows.Youryoungmenwillnevercomeback!"

           Ashortandsullenpausesucceededthisboldassertion.