Останній з Могікан
Chapter 26
ThelittleknotofIndiansdrewbackinabody,andsuffered,astheythought,theconjurerandhisinspiredassistanttoproceed.
ItrequirednocommonexerciseoffortitudeinUncasandthescout,tocontinuethedignifiedanddeliberatepacetheyhadassumedinpassingthelodges;especiallyastheyimmediatelyperceivedthatcuriosityhadsofarmasteredfear,astoinducethewatcherstoapproachthehut,inordertowitnesstheeffectoftheincantations.TheleastinjudiciousorimpatientmovementonthepartofDavidmightbetraythem,andtimewasabsolutelynecessarytoinsurethesafetyofthescout.Theloudnoisethelatterconceiveditpolitictocontinue,drewmanycuriousgazerstothedoorsofthedifferenthutsastheypassed;andonceortwiceadark-lookingwarriorsteppedacrosstheirpath,ledtotheactbysuperstitionorwatchfulness.Theywerenot,however,interrupted;thedarknessofthehour,andthecoldnessoftheattempt,provingtheirprincipalfriends.
Theadventurershadgotclearofthevillage,andwerenowswiftlyapproachingtheshelterofthewoods,whenaloudandlongcryarosefromthelodgewhereUncashadbeenconfined.TheMohicanstartedonhisfeet,andshookhisshaggycovering,asthoughtheanimalhecounterfeitedwasabouttomakesomedesperateeffort.
"Hold!"saidthescout,graspinghisfriendbytheshoulder,"letthemyellagain!’Twasnothingbutwonderment."
Hehadnooccasiontodelay,forthenextinstantaburstofcriesfilledtheouterair,andranalongthewholeextentofthevillage
