Останній з Могікан

           Heoncemoreendeavoredtopassthesupposedempiric,scorningeventheparadeofthreateningtousetheknife,ortomahawk,thatwaspendentfromhisbelt.Suddenlythebeastextendeditsarms,orratherlegs,andinclosedhiminagraspthatmighthaveviedwiththefar-famedpowerofthe"bear’shug"itself.Heywardhadwatchedthewholeprocedure,onthepartofHawkeye,withbreathlessinterest.AtfirstherelinquishedhisholdofAlice;thenhecaughtupathongofbuckskin,whichhadbeenusedaroundsomebundle,andwhenhebeheldhisenemywithhistwoarmspinnedtohissidebytheironmusclesofthescout,herusheduponhim,andeffectuallysecuredthemthere.Arms,legs,andfeetwereencircledintwentyfoldsofthethong,inlesstimethanwehavetakentorecordthecircumstance.WhentheformidableHuronwascompletelypinioned,thescoutreleasedhishold,andDuncanlaidhisenemyonhisback,utterlyhelpless.

           Throughoutthewholeofthissuddenandextraordinaryoperation,Magua,thoughhehadstruggledviolently,untilassuredhewasinthehandsofonewhosenerveswerefarbetterstrungthanhisown,hadnotutteredtheslightestexclamation.