Останній з Могікан
Chapter 26
"Nomorewords,butleadon,"returnedHawkeye,concealinghisfaceagain,andsettingtheexampleinhisownperson,byinstantlyquittingthelodge.
Astheyproceeded,thescoutascertainedthathiscompanionfoundaccesstoUncas,underprivilegeofhisimaginaryinfirmity,aidedbythefavorhehadacquiredwithoneoftheguards,who,inconsequenceofspeakingalittleEnglish,hadbeenselectedbyDavidasthesubjectofareligiousconversation.HowfartheHuroncomprehendedtheintentionsofhisnewfriend,maywellbedoubted;butasexclusiveattentionisasflatteringtoasavageastoamorecivilizedindividual,ithadproducedtheeffectwehavementioned.ItisunnecessarytorepeattheshrewdmannerwithwhichthescoutextractedtheseparticularsfromthesimpleDavid;neithershallwedwellinthisplaceonthenatureoftheinstructionshedelivered,whencompletelymasterofallthenecessaryfacts;asthewholewillbesufficientlyexplainedtothereaderinthecourseofthenarrative.
ThelodgeinwhichUncaswasconfinedwasintheverycentreofthevillage,andinasituation,perhaps,moredifficultthananyothertoapproach,orleave,withoutobservation.ButitwasnotthepolicyofHawkeyetoaffecttheleastconcealment.Presumingonhisdisguise,andhisabilitytosustainthecharacterhehadassumed,hetookthemostplainanddirectroutetotheplace.Thehour,however,affordedhimsomelittleofthatprotectionwhichheappearedsomuchtodespise.
