Останній з Могікан
Chapter 30
’"
"LaLongueCarabine!"exclaimedTamenund,openinghiseyes,andregardingthescoutsternly."Mysonhasnotdonewelltocallhimfriend."
"Icallhimsowhoproveshimselfsuch,"returnedtheyoungchief,withgreatcalmness,butwithasteadymien."IfUncasiswelcomeamongtheDelawares,thenisHawkeyewithhisfriends."
"Thepale-facehasslainmyyoungmen;hisnameisgreatfortheblowshehasstrucktheLenape."
"IfaMingohaswhisperedthatmuchintheearoftheDelaware,hehasonlyshownthatheisasinging-bird,"saidthescout,whonowbelievedthatitwastimetovindicatehimselffromsuchoffensivecharges,andwhospokeinthetongueofthemanheaddressed,modifyinghisIndianfigures,however,withhisownpeculiarnotions."ThatIhaveslaintheMaquasIamnotthemantodeny,evenattheirowncouncil-fires;butthat,knowingly,myhandhaseverharmedaDelaware,isopposedtothereasonofmygifts,whichisfriendlytothem,andallthatbelongstotheirnation."
Alowexclamationofapplausepassedamongthewarriors,whoexchangedlookswitheachotherlikementhatfirstbegantoperceivetheirerror.
"WhereistheHuron?"demandedTamenund."Hashestoppedmyears?"
Magua,whosefeelingsduringthatsceneinwhichUncashadtriumphedmaybemuchbetterimaginedthandescribed,answeredtothecallbysteppingboldlyinfrontofthepatriarch.
"ThejustTamenund,"hesaid,"willnotkeepwhataHuronhaslent."
