Останній з Могікан
Chapter 4
"’Tisanaturalimpossibility!"repeatedthescout;"Iwouldn’twalkamileinthesewoodsafternightgetsintothem,incompanywiththatrunner,forthebestrifleinthecolonies.TheyarefullofoutlyingIroquois,andyourmongrelMohawkknowswheretofindthemtoowell,tobemycompanion."
"Thinkyouso?"saidHeyward,leaningforwardinthesaddle,anddroppinghisvoicenearlytoawhisper;"IconfessIhavenotbeenwithoutmyownsuspicions,thoughIhaveendeavoredtoconcealthem,andaffectedaconfidenceIhavenotalwaysfelt,onaccountofmycompanions.ItwasbecauseIsuspectedhimthatIwouldfollownolonger;makinghim,asyousee,followme."
"IknewhewasoneofthecheatsassoonasIlaideyesonhim!"returnedthescout,placingafingeronhisnose,insignofcaution."Thethiefisleaningagainstthefootofthesugarsapling,thatyoucanseeoverthembushes;hisrightlegisinalinewiththebarkofthetree,and,"tappinghisrifle,"IcantakehimfromwhereIstand,betweentheankleandtheknee,withasingleshot,puttinganendtohistrampingthroughthewoods,foratleastamonthtocome.IfIshouldgobacktohim,thecunningvarmintwouldsuspectsomething,andbedodgingthroughthetreeslikeafrighteneddeer."
"Itwillnotdo.Hemaybeinnocent,andIdisliketheact.Though,ifIfeltconfidentofhistreachery—"
"’TisasafethingtocalculateontheknaveryofanIroquois,"saidthescout,throwinghisrifleforward,byasortofinstinctivemovement.
