-
Главная
-
- Книги
-
- Авторы
-
- Джеймс Купер
-
- Последний из Могикан
-
- Стр. 61/257
Для того чтобы воспользоваться озвучкой предложений, необходимо
Войти или зарегистрироваться
Озвучка предложений доступна при наличии PRO-доступа
Купить PRO-доступ
The
Hurons
had
awaited
the
result
of
this
short
dialogue
with
characteristic
patience
,
and
with
a
silence
that
increased
until
there
was
a
general
stillness
in
the
band
.
When
Heyward
ceased
to
speak
,
they
turned
their
eyes
,
as
one
man
,
on
Magua
,
demanding
,
in
this
expressive
manner
,
an
explanation
of
what
had
been
said
.
Their
interpreter
pointed
to
the
river
,
and
made
them
acquainted
with
the
result
,
as
much
by
the
action
as
by
the
few
words
he
uttered
.
When
the
fact
was
generally
understood
,
the
savages
raised
a
frightful
yell
,
which
declared
the
extent
of
their
disappointment
.
Some
ran
furiously
to
the
water
's
edge
,
beating
the
air
with
frantic
gestures
,
while
others
spat
upon
the
element
,
to
resent
the
supposed
treason
it
had
committed
against
their
acknowledged
rights
as
conquerors
.
A
few
,
and
they
not
the
least
powerful
and
terrific
of
the
band
,
threw
lowering
looks
,
in
which
the
fiercest
passion
was
only
tempered
by
habitual
self-command
,
at
those
captives
who
still
remained
in
their
power
;
while
one
or
two
even
gave
vent
to
their
malignant
feelings
by
the
most
menacing
gestures
,
against
which
neither
the
sex
nor
the
beauty
of
the
sisters
was
any
protection
.
The
young
soldier
made
a
desperate
,
but
fruitless
effort
,
to
spring
to
the
side
of
Alice
,
when
he
saw
the
dark
hand
of
a
savage
twisted
in
the
rich
tresses
which
were
flowing
in
volumes
over
her
shoulders
,
while
a
knife
was
passed
around
the
head
from
which
they
fell
,
as
if
to
denote
the
horrid
manner
in
which
it
was
about
to
be
robbed
of
its
beautiful
ornament
.
But
his
hands
were
bound
;
and
at
the
first
movement
he
made
,
he
felt
the
grasp
of
the
powerful
Indian
who
directed
the
band
,
pressing
his
shoulder
like
a
vise
.
Immediately
conscious
how
unavailing
any
struggle
against
such
an
overwhelming
force
must
prove
,
he
submitted
to
his
fate
,
encouraging
his
gentle
companions
by
a
few
low
and
tender
assurances
that
the
natives
seldom
failed
to
threaten
more
than
they
performed
.
But
,
while
Duncan
resorted
to
these
words
of
consolation
to
quiet
the
apprehensions
of
the
sisters
,
he
was
not
so
weak
as
to
deceive
himself
.
He
well
knew
that
the
authority
of
an
Indian
chief
was
so
little
conventional
,
that
it
was
oftener
maintained
by
physical
superiority
than
by
any
moral
supremacy
he
might
possess
.
The
danger
was
,
therefore
,
magnified
exactly
in
proportion
to
the
number
of
the
savage
spirits
by
which
they
were
surrounded
.
The
most
positive
mandate
from
him
who
seemed
the
acknowledged
leader
,
was
liable
to
be
violated
at
each
moment
,
by
any
rash
hand
that
might
choose
to
sacrifice
a
victim
to
the
manes
of
some
dead
friend
or
relative
.
While
,
therefore
,
he
sustained
an
outward
appearance
of
calmness
and
fortitude
,
his
heart
leaped
into
his
throat
,
whenever
any
of
their
fierce
captors
drew
nearer
than
common
to
the
helpless
sisters
,
or
fastened
one
of
their
sullen
wandering
looks
on
those
fragile
forms
which
were
so
little
able
to
resist
the
slightest
assault
.
His
apprehensions
were
,
however
,
greatly
relieved
,
when
he
saw
that
the
leader
had
summoned
his
warriors
to
himself
in
council
.
Their
deliberations
were
short
,
and
it
would
seem
,
by
the
silence
of
most
of
the
party
,
the
decision
unanimous
.
By
the
frequency
with
which
the
few
speakers
pointed
in
the
direction
of
the
encampment
of
Webb
,
it
was
apparent
they
dreaded
the
approach
of
danger
from
that
quarter
.
This
consideration
probably
hastened
their
determination
,
and
quickened
the
subsequent
movements
.
During
this
short
conference
,
Heyward
,
finding
a
respite
from
his
greatest
fears
,
had
leisure
to
admire
the
cautious
manner
in
which
the
Hurons
had
made
their
approaches
,
even
after
hostilities
had
ceased
.
It
has
already
been
stated
,
that
the
upper
half
of
the
island
was
a
naked
rock
,
and
destitute
of
any
other
defences
than
a
few
scattered
logs
of
drift-wood
.
They
had
selected
this
point
to
make
their
descent
,
having
borne
the
canoe
through
the
wood
around
the
cataract
for
that
purpose
.
Placing
their
arms
in
the
little
vessel
,
a
dozen
men
clinging
to
its
sides
had
trusted
themselves
to
the
direction
of
the
canoe
,
which
was
controlled
by
two
of
the
most
skilful
warriors
,
in
attitudes
that
enabled
them
to
command
a
view
of
the
dangerous
passage
.
Favored
by
this
arrangement
,
they
touched
the
head
of
the
island
at
that
point
which
had
proved
so
fatal
to
their
first
adventures
,
but
with
the
advantages
of
superior
numbers
,
and
the
possession
of
fire-arms
.
That
such
had
been
the
manner
of
their
descent
was
rendered
quite
apparent
to
Duncan
;
for
they
now
bore
the
light
bark
from
the
upper
end
of
the
rock
,
and
placed
it
in
the
water
,
near
the
mouth
of
the
outer
cavern
.
As
soon
as
this
change
was
made
,
the
leader
made
signs
to
the
prisoners
to
descend
and
enter
.
As
resistance
was
impossible
,
and
remonstrance
useless
,
Heyward
set
the
example
of
submission
,
by
leading
the
way
into
the
canoe
,
where
he
was
soon
seated
with
the
sisters
,
and
the
still
wondering
David
.
Notwithstanding
the
Hurons
were
necessarily
ignorant
of
the
little
channels
among
the
eddies
and
rapids
of
the
stream
,
they
knew
the
common
signs
of
such
a
navigation
too
well
to
commit
any
material
blunder
.
When
the
pilot
chosen
for
the
task
of
guiding
the
canoe
had
taken
his
station
,
the
whole
band
plunged
again
into
the
river
,
the
vessel
glided
down
the
current
,
and
in
a
few
moments
the
captives
found
themselves
on
the
south
bank
of
the
stream
,
nearly
opposite
to
the
point
where
they
had
struck
it
the
preceding
evening
.
Here
was
held
another
short
but
earnest
consultation
,
during
which
the
horses
,
to
whose
panic
their
owners
ascribed
their
heaviest
misfortune
,
were
led
from
the
cover
of
the
woods
,
and
brought
to
the
sheltered
spot
.
The
band
now
divided
.
The
great
chief
so
often
mentioned
,
mounting
the
charger
of
Heyward
,
led
the
way
directly
across
the
river
,
followed
by
most
of
his
people
,
and
disappeared
in
the
woods
,
leaving
the
prisoners
in
charge
of
six
savages
,
at
whose
head
was
Le
Renard
Subtil
.
Duncan
witnessed
all
their
movements
with
renewed
uneasiness
.
He
had
been
fond
of
believing
,
from
the
uncommon
forbearance
of
the
savages
,
that
he
was
reserved
as
a
prisoner
to
be
delivered
to
Montcalm
.
As
the
thoughts
of
those
who
are
in
misery
seldom
slumber
,
and
the
invention
is
never
more
lively
than
when
it
is
stimulated
by
hope
,
however
feeble
and
remote
,
he
had
even
imagined
that
the
parental
feelings
of
Munro
were
to
be
made
instrumental
in
seducing
him
from
his
duty
to
the
king
.
