Останній з Могікан
Chapter 30
’Such,Delawares,isthebeliefofthechildrenoftheTurtle.Oureyesareontherising,andnottowardsthesettingsun.Weknowwhencehecomes,butweknownotwhitherhegoes.Itisenough."
ThemenoftheLenapelistenedtohiswordswithalltherespectthatsuperstitioncouldlend,findingasecretcharmeveninthefigurativelanguagewithwhichtheyoungSagamoreimpartedhisideas.Uncashimselfwatchedtheeffectofhisbriefexplanationwithintelligenteyes,andgraduallydroppedtheairofauthorityhehadassumed,asheperceivedthathisauditorswerecontent.ThenpermittinghislookstowanderoverthesilentthrongthatcrowdedaroundtheelevatedseatofTamenund,hefirstperceivedHawkeyeinhisbonds.Steppingeagerlyfromhisstand,hemadewayforhimselftothesideofhisfriend;andcuttinghisthongswithaquickandangrystrokeofhisownknife,hemotionedtothecrowdtodivide.TheIndianssilentlyobeyed,andoncemoretheystoodrangedintheircircle,asbeforehisappearanceamongthem.Uncastookthescoutbythehand,andledhimtothefeetofthepatriarch.
"Father,"hesaid,"lookatthispale-face;ajustman,andthefriendoftheDelawares."
"IsheasonofMinquon?"
"Notso;awarriorknowntotheYengeese,andfearedbytheMaquas."
"Whatnamehashegainedbyhisdeeds?"
"WecallhimHawkeye,"Uncasreplied,usingtheDelawarephrase;"forhissightneverfails.TheMingosknowhimbetterbythedeathhegivestheirwarriors;withthemheis‘TheLongRifle.
