Останній з Могікан

           Thehorsesofwhitemenarecoming!"returnedtheother,raisinghimselfwithdignity,andresuminghisseatonthelogwithhisformercomposure."Hawkeye,theyareyourbrothers;speaktothem."

           "ThatwillI,andinEnglishthatthekingneedn’tbeashamedtoanswer,"returnedthehunter,speakinginthelanguageofwhichheboasted;"butIseenothing,nordoIhearthesoundsofmanorbeast;’tisstrangethatanIndianshouldunderstandwhitesoundsbetterthanamanwho,hisveryenemieswillown,hasnocrossinhisblood,althoughhemayhavelivedwiththeredskinslongenoughtobesuspected!Ha!theregoessomethinglikethecrackingofadrystick,too—nowIhearthebushesmove—yes,yes,thereisatramplingthatImistookforthefalls—and—butheretheycomethemselves;GodkeepthemfromtheIroquois!"