Останній з Могікан

           Whenhesawhislittlebandcollected,thescoutthrew"Killdeer"intothehollowofhisarm,andmakingasilentsignalthathewouldbefollowed,heledthemmanyrodstowardstherear,intothebedofalittlebrookwhichtheyhadcrossedinadvancing.Herehehalted;andafterwaitingforthewholeofhisgraveandattentivewarriorstocloseabouthim,hespokeinDelaware,demanding—

           "Doanyofmyyoungmenknowwhitherthisrunwillleadus?"

           ADelawarestretchedforthahand,withthetwofingersseparated,andindicatingthemannerinwhichtheywerejoinedattheroot,heanswered—

           "Beforethesuncouldgohisownlength,thelittlewaterwillbeinthebig."Thenheadded,pointinginthedirectionoftheplacehementioned,"thetwomakeenoughforthebeavers."

           "Ithoughtasmuch,"returnedthescout,glancinghiseyeupwardsattheopeninginthetree-tops,"fromthecourseittakes,andthebearingsofthemountains.Men,wewillkeepwithinthecoverofitsbankstillwescenttheHurons."

           Hiscompanionsgavetheusualbriefexclamationofassent,butperceivingthattheirleaderwasabouttoleadthewayinperson,oneortwomadesignsthatallwasnotasitshouldbe.Hawkeye,whocomprehendedtheirmeaningglances,turned,andperceivedthathispartyhadbeenfollowedthusfarbythesinging-master.