13 A Surprise by the Water

CHAPTER 13 A Surprise by the Water The land was rugged and the forest thick, but Hawkeye and the Mohicans knew it well. They did not hesitate to run right through the trees, with Duncan and Munro close on their heels. The stars provided direction, and they traveled until Hawkeye thought they should stop. Dew still clung to the leaves when they woke and began to walk the next morning. After a few miles, Hawkeye slowed down and became more careful. He stopped to look closely at certain

这片土地崎岖不平，森林茂密，但鹰眼和莫希干人对这里很熟悉。 他们毫不犹豫地穿过树林，邓肯和门罗紧跟在他们后面。 星星为他们指明了方向，直到鹰眼觉得他们应该停下来。 第二天早上，当他们醒来开始散步时，露水还粘在树叶上。 走了几英里后，鹰眼放慢了速度，变得更加小心。 他停下来仔细看了看

trees and always made sure the streams were safe to cross. "I see no sign of them—which makes me think we've taken the wrong path," he said. "Oh no," Duncan said. "We've lost so much time. We need to retrace our steps, look more closely." Finally Uncas found the trail. "See," Uncas said roughly, "the dark-haired girl stepped here, this is her footprint." "Magua travels as if he is the French general. They are weighed down by horses, which must be carrying the girls. They stopped here for an instant, maybe for a drink of water, but they left a mark. We have every chance of catching them now," Hawkeye said. With new hope, the rescue party carried on. Now that Hawkeye had the trail, he didn't let it out of his sight. Rocks, twigs, and branches showed them the way. But Magua had not made it easy for Hawkeye

树，总是确保小溪是安全的。 “我没有看到他们的迹象——这让我认为我们走错了路，”他说。 “哦，不，”邓肯说。“我们已经浪费了太多时间。 我们需要追溯我们的脚步，更仔细地观察。” 最后，昂卡斯找到了踪迹。 “看，”昂卡斯粗暴地说，“那个黑发女孩走过这里，这是她的脚印。” “马瓜走起路来就像法国将军一样。 他们被马压得很重，肯定是马驮着姑娘们。 他们在这里停了一会儿，也许是为了喝点水，但他们留下了痕迹。 我们现在完全有机会抓住他们，”鹰眼说。 带着新的希望，救援队继续前进。 现在鹰眼找到了踪迹，他没有让它离开他的视线。 岩石、小树枝和树枝给他们指路。 但马瓜并没有让鹰眼轻松

to track him. Magua had left false trails and made sudden turns and strange footprints. This did not fool Hawkeye or the Mohicans. The horses also left tracks, which were easier to follow. Uncas left to follow a strange trail and found the animals running wild. "What does this mean?" Duncan asked. Hawkeye answered, "They are still alive, but they now travel by foot. We are close to their camp—I can smell it. We heard tell that Magua's people had come to the valleys to hunt for moose. It's dangerous ground, with the French still fighting here. We must find the path they took." Hawkeye, Uncas, and Chingachgook each looked at a small part of the meadow. They could find no trail. There were footprints leading in all different directions, but they did not make any sense. "We'll start again at the brook and look

去追踪他。马瓜留下了错误的痕迹，突然转弯，留下了奇怪的脚印。 这骗不了鹰眼和莫希干人。 马也留下了痕迹，这样更容易追踪。 昂卡斯离开去追寻一条奇怪的小路，发现这些动物在野外奔跑。 “这是什么意思？”邓肯问。 鹰眼回答说：“他们还活着，但他们现在走路了。 我们离他们的营地很近了——我能闻到。 我们听说马瓜的人来到山谷里猎驼鹿。 这片土地很危险，法国人还在这里战斗。 我们必须找到他们走过的路。” 鹰眼、恩卡斯和钦加古各看了一小块草地。 他们找不到任何线索。这些脚印通向四面八方，但没有任何意义。 “我们再从小溪那儿出发去看看

closer," Hawkeye said. The men slowly made their way back to where they had found the original footprint. Not a leaf or a stick was left unturned. Stones were lifted up. Still, they could not find the trail. Finally Uncas found another small stream that had been covered with leaves. He brushed them away and let out a whoop—there was a moccasin print in the mud. "Good work," Hawkeye shouted. "It's the print of the singer—it's too big to be anyone else's." Hawkeye bent down and looked more closely at the mud. "They've made him go first so everyone else could step in his print." "But there are no signs of Cora and Alice," Duncan cried. "I bet Magua and his men are carrying them. We'll see a sign of them before many yards go by." The party walked alongside the little stream

更近，”鹰眼说。这些人慢慢地回到他们发现原来脚印的地方。 没有一片树叶或一根棍子没有被翻过。 石头被举起来了。然而，他们还是找不到踪迹。 最后，昂卡斯发现了另一条被树叶覆盖的小溪。 他把它们拂开，发出一声尖叫——泥里有一个鹿皮鞋的印子。 “干得好。”鹰眼喊道。 “这是歌手的指纹——太大了，不可能是别人的。” 鹰眼弯下腰，更仔细地看了看泥巴。 “他们让他先走，这样其他人就可以踩到他的脚印。” “但是没有科拉和爱丽丝的迹象，”邓肯叫道。 “我敢打赌是马瓜和他的人在搬运它们。 过不了多少码，我们就会看到他们的踪迹。” 一行人沿着小溪散步

for half a mile before coming to a large rock that the water flowed around. Uncas looked carefully at the shore and found a bed of moss with a footprint on it. "Let's go!" Duncan said. "We've found the path again." "Now where did they all cross the water?" Hawkeye asked. Duncan looked around, having learned much from the Mohicans. "Over there—it looks like a wheelbarrow." "That's it!" Hawkeye said. The scout walked over to take a close look at the wheelbarrow. Near it he found three sets of moccasin prints and the small steps of Cora and Alice. "They're fine," Hawkeye said. "They have sure and steady feet." The group stopped then for a quick rest and something to eat. The setting sun gave them the encouragement to keep going. They did not want

走了半英里后，来到了一块大石头跟前，水围着它流。 昂卡斯仔细地看了看海岸，发现了一层苔藓，上面有一个脚印。 “我们走吧!”邓肯说。“我们又找到了路。” “那么，他们是在哪里渡河的呢？”鹰眼问道。 邓肯环顾四周，从莫希干人那里学到了很多东西。 “在那边——它看起来像一辆手推车。” “就是这样!”鹰眼说。 侦察员走过去仔细看了看手推车。 在它附近，他发现了三组鹿皮鞋的脚印和科拉和爱丽丝的小脚印。 “他们很好，”鹰眼说。 “他们的脚又稳又稳。” 然后大家停下来休息一下，吃点东西。 夕阳给了他们继续前进的勇气。 他们不希望

another day to go by without finding Cora and Alice. They were so close to the Huron camp by this time that following the trail was easy. Before long, Hawkeye slowed down. "Through the trees, there, is open sky," he said. "We need to be more careful now. Uncas and Chingachgook will go along the stream. I will follow the trail. If anything happens, we'll call three times, like a crow." The two Mohicans went one way, while Hawkeye, Duncan, and Munro followed the other path. When they got a bit closer, Hawkeye told Munro and Duncan to wait in the thicket. Suddenly Duncan saw a figure coming toward him, crouching on all fours. He was about to make the crow call but did not want to give himself away. Hawkeye crept up beside him. "We found their camp, but that's not a Huron. Why, I think it's one of Montcalm's scouts."

又一天找不到科拉和爱丽丝了 这时，他们离休伦人的营地已经很近了，所以沿着小路走很容易。 不久，鹰眼放慢了速度。 “穿过树林，那里是开阔的天空，”他说。 “我们现在需要更加小心。 Uncas和Chingachgook将沿着小溪走。 我将沿着小径走。如果发生什么事，我们会像乌鸦一样叫三次。” 两个莫希干人走一条路，鹰眼、邓肯和门罗走另一条路。 当他们走近一点的时候，鹰眼让门罗和邓肯在灌木丛里等着。 突然，邓肯看见一个人影朝他走来，四肢着地蹲着。 他正要叫乌鸦，但又不想暴露自己。 鹰眼爬到他身边。 “我们找到了他们的营地，但那不是休伦人。 嘿，我想那是蒙特卡姆的侦察兵。”