Останній з Могікан
Chapter 5
"Theoneis,tobestillasthesesleepingwoods,letwhatwillhappen;andtheotheris,tokeeptheplacewhereweshalltakeyou,foreverasecretfromallmortalmen."
"Iwilldomyutmosttoseeboththeseconditionsfulfilled."
"Thenfollow,forwearelosingmomentsthatareaspreciousastheheart’sbloodtoastrickendeer!"
Heywardcoulddistinguishtheimpatientgestureofthescout,throughtheincreasingshadowsoftheevening,andhemovedinhisfootsteps,swiftly,towardstheplacewherehehadlefttheremainderofhisparty.Whentheyrejoinedtheexpectingandanxiousfemales,hebrieflyacquaintedthemwiththeconditionsoftheirnewguide,andwiththenecessitythatexistedfortheirhushingeveryapprehension,ininstantandseriousexertions.Althoughhisalarmingcommunicationwasnotreceivedwithoutmuchsecretterrorbythelisteners,hisearnestandimpressivemanner,aidedperhapsbythenatureofthedanger,succeededinbracingtheirnervestoundergosomeunlooked-forandunusualtrial.Silently,andwithoutamoment’sdelay,theypermittedhimtoassistthemfromtheirsaddles,whentheydescendedquicklytothewater’sedge,wherethescouthadcollectedtherestoftheparty,morebytheagencyofexpressivegesturesthanbyanyuseofwords.
