Останній з Могікан
Chapter 4
ThehandofMaguadroppedfromhismouthtohisside,andthoughhiseyeswerefastenedontheground,hisheadwasturnedaside,hisnostrilsexpanded,andhisearsseemedeventostandmoreerectthanusual,givingtohimtheappearanceofastatuethatwasmadetorepresentintenseattention.
Heyward,whowatchedhismovementswithavigilanteye,carelesslyextricatedoneofhisfeetfromthestirrup,whilehepassedahandtowardsthebear-skincoveringofhisholsters.Everyefforttodetectthepointmostregardedbytherunnerwascompletelyfrustratedbythetremulousglancesofhisorgans,whichseemednottorestasingleinstantonanyparticularobject,andwhich,atthesametime,couldbehardlysaidtomove.Whilehehesitatedhowtoproceed,LeSubtilcautiouslyraisedhimselftohisfeet,thoughwithamotionsoslowandguarded,thatnottheslightestnoisewasproducedbythechange.Heywardfeltithadnowbecomeincumbentonhimtoact.Throwinghislegoverthesaddle,hedismounted,withadeterminationtoadvanceandseizehistreacherouscompanion,trustingtheresulttohisownmanhood.Inorder,however,topreventunnecessaryalarm,hestillpreservedanairofcalmnessandfriendship.
"LeRenardSubtildoesnoteat,"hesaid,usingtheappellationhehadfoundmostflatteringtothevanityoftheIndian."Hiscornisnotwellparched,anditseemsdry.Letmeexamine;perhapssomethingmaybefoundamongmyownprovisionsthatwillhelphisappetite."
Maguaheldoutthewallettotheprofferoftheother
