Останній з Могікан
Chapter 28
"Whenthegreatchiefcomes,itistosmokewiththeIndiansintheirwigwams.TheHuronssay,too,heiswelcome.ButtheYengeesehavelongarms,andlegsthatnevertire!MyyoungmendreamedtheyhadseenthetrailoftheYengeesenighthevillageoftheDelawares?"
"TheywillnotfindtheLenapeasleep."
"Itiswell.Thewarriorwhoseeyeisopencanseehisenemy,"saidMagua,oncemoreshiftinghisground,whenhefoundhimselfunabletopenetratethecautionofhiscompanion."Ihavebroughtgiftstomybrother.Hisnationwouldnotgoonthewar-pathbecausetheydidnotthinkitwell;buttheirfriendshaverememberedwheretheylived."
Whenhehadthusannouncedhisliberalintention,thecraftychiefarose,andgravelyspreadhispresentsbeforethedazzledeyesofhishosts.Theyconsistedprincipallyoftrinketsoflittlevalue,plunderedfromtheslaughteredfemalesofWilliamHenry.InthedivisionofthebaublesthecunningHurondiscoverednolessartthanintheirselection.Whilehebestowedthoseofgreatervalueonthetwomostdistinguishedwarriors,oneofwhomwashishost,heseasonedhisofferingstotheirinferiorswithsuchwell-timedandappositecompliments,asleftthemnogroundsofcomplaint.Inshort,thewholeceremonycontainedsuchahappyblendingoftheprofitablewiththeflattering,thatitwasnotdifficultforthedonorimmediatelytoreadtheeffectofagenerositysoaptlymingledwithpraise,intheeyesofthoseheaddressed.
