Останній з Могікан
Chapter 29
"Itwaschance!"heexclaimed;"nonecanshootwithoutanaim!"
"Chance!"echoedtheexcitedwoodsman,whowasnowstubbornlybentonmaintaininghisidentityateveryhazard,andonwhomthesecrethintsofHeywardtoacquiesceinthedeceptionwereentirelylost."DoesyonderlyingHuron,too,thinkitchance?Givehimanothergun,andplaceusfacetoface,withoutcoverordodge,andletProvidence,andourowneyes,decidethematteratweenus!Idonotmaketheoffertoyou,major;forourbloodisofacolor,andweservethesamemaster."
"ThattheHuronisaliar,isveryevident,"returnedHeyward,coolly;"youhaveyourselfheardhimassertyoutobeLaLongueCarabine."
ItwereimpossibletosaywhatviolentassertionthestubbornHawkeyewouldhavenextmade,inhisheadlongwishtovindicatehisidentity,hadnottheagedDelawareoncemoreinterposed.
"Thehawkwhichcomesfromthecloudscanreturnwhenhewill,"hesaid;"givethemtheguns."
Thistimethescoutseizedtheriflewithavidity;norhadMagua,thoughhewatchedthemovementofthemarksmanwithjealouseyes,anyfurthercauseforapprehension.
"Nowletitbeproved,inthefaceofthistribeofDelawares,whichisthebetterman,"criedthescout,tappingthebuttofhispiecewiththatfingerwhichhadpulledsomanyfataltriggers."Youseethegourdhangingagainstyondertree,major;ifyouareamarksmanfitfortheborders,letmeseeyoubreakitsshell!"
Duncannotedtheobject,andpreparedhimselftorenewthetrial.
