Останній з Могікан

           Onceortwiceblackobjectswereseenrisingtothesurfaceofthewater,andtheHuronexpressedpleasure,conceivingthathiswordswerenotbestowedinvain.Justashehadendedhisaddress,theheadofalargebeaverwasthrustfromthedoorofalodge,whoseearthenwallshadbeenmuchinjured,andwhichthepartyhadbelieved,fromitssituation,tobeuninhabited.Suchanextraordinarysignofconfidencewasreceivedbytheoratorasahighlyfavorableomen;andthoughtheanimalretreatedalittleprecipitately,hewaslavishofhisthanksandcommendations.

           WhenMaguathoughtsufficienttimehadbeenlostingratifyingthefamilyaffectionofthewarrior,heagainmadethesignaltoproceed.AstheIndiansmovedawayinabody,andwithastepthatwouldhavebeeninaudibletotheearsofanycommonman,thesamevenerable-lookingbeaveroncemoreventuredhisheadfromitscover.HadanyoftheHuronsturnedtolookbehindthem,theywouldhaveseentheanimalwatchingtheirmovementswithaninterestandsagacitythatmighteasilyhavebeenmistakenforreason.Indeed,soverydistinctandintelligiblewerethedevicesofthequadruped,thateventhemostexperiencedobserverwouldhavebeenatalosstoaccountforitsactions,untilthemomentwhenthepartyenteredtheforest,whenthewholewouldhavebeenexplained,byseeingtheentireanimalissuefromthelodge,uncasing,bytheact,thegravefeaturesofChingachgookfromhismaskoffur.