Останній з Могікан
Chapter 7
Theyoungmandrewapileofthesassafrasfromthecave,andplacingitinthechasmwhichseparatedthetwocaverns,itwasoccupiedbythesisters,whowerethusprotectedbytherocksfromanymissiles,whiletheiranxietywasrelievedbytheassurancethatnodangercouldapproachwithoutawarning.Heywardhimselfwaspostedathand,sonearthathemightcommunicatewithhiscompanionswithoutraisinghisvoicetoadangerouselevation,whileDavid,inimitationofthewoodsmen,bestowedhispersoninsuchamanneramongthefissuresoftherocks,thathisungainlylimbswerenolongeroffensivetotheeye.
Inthismanner,hourspassedbywithoutfurtherinterruption.Themoonreachedthezenith,andsheditsmildlightperpendicularlyonthelovelysightofthesistersslumberingpeacefullyineachother’sarms.DuncancastthewideshawlofCorabeforeaspectaclehesomuchlovedtocontemplate,andthensufferedhisownheadtoseekapillowontherock.Davidbegantouttersoundsthatwouldhaveshockedhisdelicateorgansinmorewakefulmoments;inshort,allbutHawkeyeandtheMohicanslosteveryideaofconsciousness,inuncontrollabledrowsiness.Butthewatchfulnessofthesevigilantprotectorsneithertirednorslumbered.Immovableasthatrock,ofwhicheachappearedtoformapart,theylay,withtheireyesroving,withoutintermission,alongthedarkmarginoftreesthatboundedtheadjacentshoresofthenarrowstream.Notasoundescapedthem;themostsubtleexaminationcouldnothavetoldtheybreathed.
