14 A Captured Warrior

CHAPTER 14 A Captured Warrior Moments later, David led the way to the main lodge. Duncan followed him and did exactly what he did. They each grabbed a sassafras bunch, and David sat down in the corner. But before Duncan could join him, the men in the lodge formed a circle around him. Someone lit a torch. Duncan could see the faces of the men around him more closely now. Each one looked him up and down, staring at every inch of him. An older, gray-haired man

第14章被俘的勇士过了一会儿，大卫领着大家来到主屋。 邓肯跟着他，照他说的做了。 他们每人抓了一束黄樟，大卫坐在角落里。 邓肯还没来得及加入他的行列，分会里的人就把他围了起来。 有人点燃了火把。邓肯现在可以更清楚地看到周围人的脸了。 每个人都上下打量着他，盯着他的每一寸。 一个白发苍苍的老人

came forward. He spoke in Huron, which Duncan did not understand. "Does no one speak English?" Duncan asked. When he got no answer, he asked, "Does anyone speak French? The language of Montcalm?" There was a very long pause. Finally the gray-haired man said in French, "Montcalm speaks to us in that language. Who are you? Why have you disguised yourself?" "I have come to see if anyone here is ill. My job is that of a healer. When you meet with men not of your tribe, do you not set aside your buffalo robes so you look more like them?" Duncan asked. The chief laughed and then applauded. But before he could answer, a low, shrill howl came from the forest. The noise scared Duncan and he jumped. Everyone in the lodge ran outside. They were excited because the warriors had returned home celebrating a victory.

前来。他说的是休伦语，邓肯听不懂。 “没人说英语吗？”邓肯问。 没人回答，他又问：“有人说法语吗？” 蒙特卡姆的语言？”沉默了很长时间。 最后，白发老人用法语说：“蒙特卡姆用法语跟我们说话。 你是谁？你为什么要伪装自己？”“我是来看看这里有没有人病了。 我的工作是治疗者。 当你遇见不属于你部落的人的时候，你不脱下你的水牛袍，让你看起来更像他们吗？”邓肯问。 酋长笑了，然后鼓掌。 但他还没来得及回答，就从森林里传来一声低沉而尖锐的嚎叫。 这声音把邓肯吓了一跳。 小屋里的人都跑了出去。 他们很兴奋，因为战士们庆祝胜利回家了。

The men pushed and prodded Duncan until he was in the middle of a circle. Flames blazed all around him. The warriors had captured a man. They pushed him into the circle, too, until he came face-to-face with Duncan. It was Uncas! Duncan didn't want to risk letting the Hurons know that it was Uncas, so he tried not to look shocked. The women were teasing the Mohican, and the men were laughing at him. It hurt Duncan to see his proud friend treated this way. One of the warriors pulled Uncas's arm and

那些人又推又戳邓肯，直到他走到一个圆圈的中间。 火焰在他周围熊熊燃烧。 战士们抓住了一个人。 他们把他也推到圈子里，直到他和邓肯面对面。 是昂卡斯！邓肯不想冒险让休伦人知道是恩卡斯干的，所以他尽量装出不震惊的样子。 女人们取笑莫希干人，男人们嘲笑他。 看到他骄傲的朋友受到这样的对待，邓肯很伤心。 一个战士拉着昂卡斯的胳膊，然后

forced him into the lodge. Duncan was pushed along by the crowd and went inside as well. Another man, a stranger, stood back from the crowd. For a moment, Duncan was afraid to look at him—he thought it might be Hawkeye, and he couldn't stand to see his friend in danger. But that was not the case. By the way this stranger was dressed and the way he wore his hair, Duncan knew he was a Huron. The chiefs took their place inside the large, smoky room. The rest of the men and women filled in the spots around them. Uncas stood calmly in front of them all. The gray-haired chief said to Uncas, "You, stranger, may still prove yourself a man and save your own life. Tonight we give you rest. You may eat. Tomorrow we will decide your fate." Uncas looked straight at the old man and said, "I have no need for food." "Two of our young warriors are on the trail of the other scout," the chief continued.

逼他进了小屋。 邓肯被人群推着走了进去。 另一个陌生人站在人群后面。 有那么一会儿，邓肯不敢看他——他想那可能是鹰眼，他不忍心看到他的朋友处于危险之中。 但事实并非如此。 从这个陌生人的穿着和发型来看，邓肯知道他是休伦人。 酋长们在烟雾缭绕的大房间里就座。 其余的男人和女人填补了他们周围的位置。 昂卡斯平静地站在他们面前。 白发苍苍的酋长对昂卡斯说：“你，陌生人，你还是可以证明自己是个男子汉，保住自己的性命。 今晚我们让你休息。你可以吃了。 明天我们将决定你的命运。” 恩卡斯直直地看着老人说：“我不需要吃的。” “我们的两个年轻的战士正在跟踪另一个侦察兵，”酋长继续说。

"Your young men will never catch him," Uncas said. "They caught you," the chief said. "Ha!" Uncas replied. "Your warrior, Reed- that-Bends, is a coward. He was running away from the battle when he caught me by surprise." At that, the gray-haired chief walked past Uncas and stood in front of the stranger. "Reed-that-Bends," he said, "you have brought shame to us. I do not doubt that what this man says is true—you are a coward. Three times you have been called to go into battle and three times you have run away. You are never to been seen here again. Your name has already been forgotten." The young man stood up and looked at the old chief. His eyes watered as he turned on his heel and left the lodge. He didn't look back. As the crowd moved out of the lodge to watch Reed-that-Bends leave the village, Uncas crept up beside Duncan.

“你的年轻人永远抓不到他，”昂卡斯说。 “他们抓住你了，”警长说。 “哈!”昂卡斯答道。“你的勇士，里德，那个弯刀，是个懦夫。 当他从战场上逃跑时，他突然抓住了我。” 说完，白发苍苍的酋长从乌卡斯身边走过，站在陌生人面前。 “弯曲的芦苇，”他说，“你给我们带来了耻辱。 我不怀疑这个人说的是真的——你是个懦夫。 你三次被召去打仗，三次却逃跑了。 永远不要再在这里见到你。 你的名字已经被遗忘了。” 年轻人站起来，看着老酋长。 当他转身离开小屋时，他的眼睛湿润了。 他没有回头看。当人们离开小屋去看芦苇离开村子时，恩卡斯蹑手蹑脚地走到邓肯身边。

"Hawkeye and the general are safe. It will take more than this to scare me. Go outside quickly, before they see us talking," he whispered, and gently pushed Duncan toward the door. The fires outside were dying, as many Huron men and women walked to and fro. Duncan was scared, but he made himself look around the camp for Alice. From hut to hut, he pulled back the blankets and looked inside. He found no trace of her anywhere. Finally he went back to the main lodge to look for David—maybe he could help in the search. Uncas was still there, but David was nowhere to be seen. The chief turned to Duncan and said, "You are a medicine man? From the French? Then you can frighten away the spirit that lives in one of our women. She is so ill that we have kept her away from here, with our prisoners in the caves." "Every spirit is different," Duncan said, secretly pleased to learn where the prisoners

“鹰眼和将军都很安全。 这可吓不倒我。 快出去，别让他们看见我们说话。”他低声说，轻轻地把邓肯推到门口。 外面的火快要熄灭了，许多休伦男男女女走来走去。 邓肯很害怕，但他还是强迫自己在营地四处寻找爱丽丝。 从一个小屋到另一个小屋，他拉开毯子往里看。 他在任何地方都没有发现她的踪迹。 最后他回到小屋去找大卫——也许他能帮忙找。 昂卡斯还在那里，但大卫却不见了。 酋长转向邓肯说：“你是个药师？ 来自法国？然后你就可以吓跑住在我们女人体内的灵魂了。 她病得很重，我们把她关在山洞里，让她离开这里。” “每个灵魂都是不同的，”邓肯说，暗自高兴地知道了囚犯的下落