Останній з Могікан
Chapter 29
Atthisunexpectedexhibition,aloudandvehementexpressionofpleasureburstfromthemouthofeverywarriorpresent.Itdecidedthequestion,andeffectuallyestablishedHawkeyeinthepossessionofhisdangerousreputation.ThosecuriousandadmiringeyeswhichhadbeenturnedagainonHeyward,werefinallydirectedtotheweather-beatenformofthescout,whoimmediatelybecametheprincipalobjectofattentiontothesimpleandunsophisticatedbeingsbywhomhewassurrounded.Whenthesuddenandnoisycommotionhadalittlesubsided,theagedchiefresumedhisexamination.
"Whydidyouwishtostopmyears?"hesaid,addressingDuncan;"aretheDelawaresfools,thattheycouldnotknowtheyoungpantherfromthecat?"
"TheywillyetfindtheHuronasinging-bird,"saidDuncan,endeavoringtoadoptthefigurativelanguageofthenatives.
"Itisgood.Wewillknowwhocanshuttheearsofmen.Brother,"addedthechief,turninghiseyesonMagua,"theDelawareslisten."
Thussingled,anddirectlycalledontodeclarehisobject,theHuronarose;andadvancingwithgreatdeliberationanddignityintotheverycentreofthecircle,wherehestoodconfrontedtotheprisoners,heplacedhimselfinanattitudetospeak.Beforeopeninghismouth,however,hebenthiseyesslowlyalongthewholelivingboundaryofearnestfacesasiftotemperhisexpressionstothecapacitiesofhisaudience.
