Останній з Могікан
Chapter 31
Theboyanswereditwithafeeblebutcontemptuousshout;andimmediatelyasecondbulletwassentafterhimfromanotherpartofthecover.Atthenextinstantheappearedonthelevelabove,elevatinghisgunsintriumph,whilehemovedwiththeairofaconquerortowardstherenownedhunterwhohadhonoredhimbysogloriousacommission.
NotwithstandingthelivelyinterestHawkeyehadtakeninthefateofhismessenger,hereceived"Killdeer"withasatisfactionthat,momentarily,droveallotherrecollectionsfromhismind.Afterexaminingthepiecewithanintelligenteye,andopeningandshuttingthepansometenorfifteentimes,andtryingsundryotherequallyimportantexperimentsonthelock,heturnedtotheboy,anddemandedwithgreatmanifestationsofkindness,ifhewashurt.Theurchinlookedproudlyupinhisface,butmadenoreply.
"Ah!Isee,lad,theknaveshavebarkedyourarm!"addedthescout,takingupthelimbofthepatientsufferer,acrosswhichadeepfleshwoundhadbeenmadebyoneofthebullets;"butalittlebruisedalderwillactlikeacharm.InthemeantimeIwillwrapitinabadgeofwampum!Youhavecommencedthebusinessofawarriorearly,mybraveboy,andarelikelytobearaplentyofhonorablescarstoyourgrave.Iknowmanyyoungmenthathavetakenscalpswhocannotshowsuchamarkasthis.
