Останній з Могікан

           But,inadditiontothenever-ceasinganxietyonaccountofAlice,afresher,thoughfeeblerinterestinthefateofUncasassistedtochainhimtothespot.Hecontinued,therefore,tostrayfromhuttohut,lookingintoeachonlytoencounteradditionaldisappointment,untilhehadmadetheentirecircuitofthevillage.Abandoningaspeciesofinquirythatprovedsofruitless,heretracedhisstepstothecouncillodge,resolvedtoseekandquestionDavid,inordertoputanendtohisdoubts.

           Onreachingthebuildingwhichhadprovedaliketheseatofjudgmentandtheplaceofexecution,theyoungmanfoundthattheexcitementhadalreadysubsided.Thewarriorshadreassembled,andwerenowcalmlysmoking,whiletheyconversedgravelyonthechiefincidentsoftheirrecentexpeditiontotheheadoftheHorican.ThoughthereturnofDuncanwaslikelytoremindthemofhischaracter,andthesuspiciouscircumstancesofhisvisit,itproducednovisiblesensation.Sofar,theterriblescenethathadjustoccurredprovedfavorabletohisviews,andherequirednootherprompterthanhisownfeelingstoconvincehimoftheexpediencyofprofitingbysounexpectedanadvantage.

           Withoutseemingtohesitate,hewalkedintothelodge,andtookhisseatwithagravitythataccordedadmirablywiththedeportmentofhishosts.Ahastybutsearchingglancesufficedtotellhimthat,thoughUncasstillremainedwherehehadlefthim,Davidhadnotreappeared.