Останній з Могікан
Chapter 29
HehadwitnessedoneinstanceofthesummarypunishmentsoftheIndians,andnowdreadedthathiscompanionwastobeselectedforasecond.Inthisdilemma,withlittleornotimeforreflection,hesuddenlydeterminedtocloakhisinvaluablefriend,atanyoreveryhazardtohimself.Beforehehadtime,however,tospeak,thequestionwasrepeatedinaloudervoice,andwithaclearerutterance.
"Giveusarms,"theyoungmanhaughtilyreplied,"andplaceusinyonderwoods.Ourdeedsshallspeakforus!"
"Thisisthewarriorwhosenamehasfilledourears!"returnedthechief,regardingHeywardwiththatsortofcuriousinterestwhichseemsinseparablefromman,whenfirstbeholdingoneofhisfellowstowhommeritoraccident,virtueorcrime,hasgivennotoriety."WhathasbroughtthewhitemanintothecampoftheDelawares?"
"Mynecessities.Icomeforfood,shelterandfriends."
"Itcannotbe.Thewoodsarefullofgame.Theheadofawarriorneedsnoothershelterthanaskywithoutclouds;andtheDelawaresaretheenemies,andnotthefriends,oftheYengeese.Go!themouthhasspoken,whiletheheartsaidnothing."
Duncan,alittleatalossinwhatmannertoproceed,remainedsilent;butthescout,whohadlistenedattentivelytoallthatpassed,nowadvancedsteadilytothefront.
"ThatIdidnotanswertothecallforLaLongueCarabine,wasnotowingeithertoshameorfear,"hesaid;"forneitheronenortheotheristhegiftofanhonestman.
