Останній з Могікан
Chapter 29
ButIdonotadmittherightoftheMingostobestowanameononewhosefriendshavebeenmindfulofhisgifts,inthisparticular;especiallyastheirtitleisalie,‘Killdeer’beingagroovedbarrelandnocarabyne.Iamtheman,however,thatgotthenameofNathanielfrommykin;thecomplimentofHawkeyefromtheDelawares,wholiveontheirownriver;andwhomtheIroquoishavepresumedtostylethe‘LongRifle,’withoutanywarrantyfromhimwhoismostconcernedinthematter."
Theeyesofallpresent,whichhadhithertobeengravelyscanningthepersonofDuncan,werenowturned,ontheinstant,towardstheuprightironframeofthisnewpretendertothedistinguishedappellation.Itwasinnodegreeremarkablethatthereshouldbefoundtwowhowerewillingtoclaimsogreatanhonor,forimpostors,thoughrare,werenotunknownamongstthenatives;butitwasaltogethermaterialtothejustandsevereintentionsoftheDelawares,thatthereshouldbenomistakeinthematter.Someoftheiroldmenconsultedtogetherinprivate,andthen,asitwouldseem,theydeterminedtointerrogatetheirvisitoronthesubject.
"Mybrotherhassaidthatasnakecreptintomycamp,"saidthechieftoMagua;"whichishe?"
TheHuronpointedtothescout.
