Останній з Могікан
Chapter 28
Thiswell-judgedandpoliticstrokeonthepartofMaguawasnotwithoutinstantaneousresults.TheDelawareslosttheirgravityinamuchmorecordialexpression;andthehost,inparticular,aftercontemplatinghisownliberalshareofthespoilforsomemomentswithpeculiargratification,repeatedwithstrongemphasis,thewords—
"Mybrotherisawisechief.Heiswelcome!"
"TheHuronslovetheirfriendstheDelawares,"returnedMagua."Whyshouldtheynot?theyarecoloredbythesamesun,andtheirjustmenwillhuntinthesamegroundsafterdeath.Theredskinsshouldbefriends,andlookwithopeneyesonthewhitemen.Hasnotmybrotherscentedspiesinthewoods?"
TheDelaware,whosenameinEnglishsignified"HardHeart,"anappellationthattheFrenchhadtranslatedinto"LeCœur-dur,"forgottheobduracyofpurpose,whichhadprobablyobtainedhimsosignificantatitle.Hiscountenancegrewverysensiblylessstern,andnowdeignedtoanswermoredirectly.
"Therehavebeenstrangemoccasinsaboutmycamp.Theyhavebeentrackedintomylodges."
"Didmybrotherbeatoutthedogs?"askedMagua,withoutadvertinginanymannertotheformerequivocationofthechief.
"Itwouldnotdo.ThestrangerisalwayswelcometothechildrenoftheLenape."
"Thestranger,butnotthespy."
"WouldtheYengeesesendtheirwomenasspies?DidnottheHuronchiefsayhetookwomeninthebattle?"
"Hetoldnolie.TheYengeesehavesentouttheirscouts.Theyhavebeeninmywigwams,buttheyfoundtherenoonetosaywelcome.
