16 Magua’s Prisoners

CHAPTER 16 Magua's Prisoners Life went on as usual at the Delaware village that morning. By the time Magua arrived, the sun was bright in the sky. He walked around and greeted everyone warmly. The Delaware chief shook his hand. "Has my prisoner given you any trouble, Tamenund?" Magua asked. "She has given us no trouble—she is with the other prisoners." answered the chief. "Have you had good hunting?"

第十六章马瓜的囚犯那天早晨在特拉华的村子里，生活照常进行。 当玛瓜到达时，天空中阳光灿烂。 他四处走动，热情地向每个人打招呼。 特拉华酋长和他握了握手。 “我的犯人给你添麻烦了吗，塔米嫩德？”马褂问道。 “她没有给我们添麻烦——她和其他囚犯在一起。” 警长回答说。“你打猎打得好吗？”

"Very good, yes." "I come with gifts," Magua said. He handed over some of the jewelry he had taken from Cora and Alice. "We thank you. You are welcome here," Tamenund said. "There is a man among you, one who has been hurting your people," Magua said. "We call him Hawkeye. He may be hiding with the other prisoners." "Why would he hurt my men?" Tamenund asked. "Hawkeye has long been an enemy of your people. He kills with no thought to honor," Magua replied. At that, Tamenund stood up and called out to the villagers, who started to assemble in the main lodge. The great chief told his people the terrible news—that Hawkeye had been hurting their people.

“很好，是的。”“我带着礼物来了，”马瓜说。 他把从科拉和爱丽丝那里抢来的一些珠宝递了过来。 “我们感谢你。你在这里是受欢迎的。” “你们中间有一个人，他一直在伤害你们的人民，”马瓜说。 “我们叫他鹰眼。他可能和其他囚犯藏在一起。” “他为什么要伤害我的人？”Tamenund问道。 “鹰眼一直是你们人民的敌人。 他杀人不顾荣誉，”马瓜回答。 听了这话，塔米纳德站起来，向村民们喊了一声，村民们开始聚集在大木屋里。 伟大的酋长告诉他的人民这个可怕的消息——鹰眼一直在伤害他们的人民。

Meanwhile, Cora and Alice huddled together in the group of prisoners. Duncan stood just behind them. Hawkeye had been right. The Delawares had taken them prisoner without harming them. Now the group was surrounded on all sides by Delaware warriors. Tamenund stepped forward and said, "Which one of you is Hawkeye?" Neither Duncan nor the scout, who stood nearby, answered. Hawkeye had crept into the camp earlier that morning. Uncas was not there —he was hiding in the woods. Duncan looked around and saw Magua. He knew at once that the Huron had told Tamenund lies. "It is me you are looking for," Hawkeye said. "I am the one they call Hawkeye."

与此同时，科拉和爱丽丝挤在一群囚犯中。 邓肯就站在他们身后。 鹰眼是对的。特拉华人没有伤害他们，就把他们俘虏了。 现在这群人被特拉华勇士包围了。 塔米嫩德走上前说：“你们谁是鹰眼？”邓肯和站在旁边的侦察员都没有回答。 鹰眼在那天早上早些时候溜进了营地。 昂卡斯不在那儿，他躲在树林里。 邓肯环顾四周，看到了马瓜。 他立刻知道休伦人对塔米嫩德撒了谎。 “你要找的是我。”鹰眼说。 “我就是他们所说的鹰眼。”

"No," Duncan said. "It is me. I might not look like a scout to you—but I assure you, I am Hawkeye." The chief looked from Duncan to Hawkeye, confused that both had come forward to call themselves Hawkeye. "Our brother, Magua, says that a snake had crept into this camp." Tamenund turned to Magua and asked, "Which one is Hawkeye?" Magua pointed to the scout. "And you believe a wolf like him?" Duncan shouted. The chief turned to Duncan. "You look more like a soldier than a scout. I can see that clearly now—this man is Hawkeye." He pointed to the scout standing just behind Duncan. "We will hear what Magua has to say." Magua stepped up from the crowd. He quickly looked all of the prisoners up and down. Then he began his speech. It was very convincing, but the old chief still wanted to know why Magua was

“不，”邓肯说。“是我。 在你看来，我可能不像侦察兵——但我向你保证，我就是鹰眼。” 酋长看了看邓肯，又看了看鹰眼，对两人都站出来自称鹰眼感到困惑。 “我们的兄弟，Magua，说一条蛇爬进了这个营地。” 塔米纳德转向玛瓜问道：“哪一个是鹰眼？”马瓜指着侦察兵。 “你相信像他这样的狼吗？”邓肯喊道。 酋长转向邓肯。 “你看起来更像个士兵，而不是侦察兵。 我现在看得很清楚了——这个人就是鹰眼。” 他指着站在邓肯身后的侦察员。 “我们会听听马瓜怎么说的。” 马瓜从人群中走了出来。 他迅速地上下打量了所有的囚犯。 然后他开始演讲。这很有说服力，但老酋长仍然想知道为什么马瓜

there. "Justice," he answered. "The Delaware have the prisoners who have harmed my brothers." Tamenund nodded. "Justice is important. Take your prisoners and go. We need no more of your speeches." Five of Magua's warriors came out of the crowd and grabbed Duncan, Cora, Hawkeye, and Alice. "Wait!" Cora shouted, "You are a kind and just chief, Tamenund. Please, do not believe the lies of this man." She threw herself down on her knees. "By letting him take us, you put our lives in great danger." Tamenund looked kindly at the pretty young woman. "I ask not that you save me," Cora said, "but spare my sister. She is the daughter of an aging father. Do not let this beast take her away from him. Are you not a father? Do you not understand?" "I am a father of this nation," Tamenund said.

在那里。“正义，”他回答。 “特拉华监狱关押了伤害我兄弟的囚犯。” Tamenund点点头。“正义很重要。 带着你的俘虏走吧。 我们不需要再听你的演讲了。” 马瓜的五个战士从人群中走出来，抓住了邓肯、科拉、鹰眼和爱丽丝。 “等等!”科拉喊道：“你是一个善良、公正的酋长，塔米嫩德。 请不要相信这个人的谎言。” 她跪倒在地。 “你让他带走我们，把我们的生命置于极大的危险之中。” 塔米嫩德和蔼地看着这位漂亮的年轻女子。 “我不求你救我，”科拉说，“只求你饶了我妹妹吧。 她是一位年迈父亲的女儿。 不要让这野兽把她从他身边夺走。 你不是一个父亲吗？你不明白吗？”他说：“我是这个国家的父亲。

"Then, please, let a member of another tribe speak for us. Maybe he can make you understand the truth before you let Magua take us away." Tamenund nodded. "Let him come," he said. But the only sound they heard was the wind blowing through the leaves as they waited for Uncas to arrive. Moments later, Uncas appeared in the middle of the circle. He walked slowly forward and sat down in front of Tamenund. They spoke together for a long time, but Uncas could not make the old chief understand all that had happened. A scuffle broke out, and some of Tamenund's men accidentally pulled off Uncas's shirt. The men stopped fighting as soon as they saw Uncas's tattoo of a small turtle, a symbol of the

“那么，请让另一个部落的成员为我们说话吧。 也许在你让马瓜把我们带走之前，他能让你明白真相。” Tamenund点点头。“让他来吧，”他说。 但他们唯一听到的声音是风吹过树叶的声音，他们在等待昂卡斯的到来。 过了一会儿，昂卡斯出现在圈子中间。 他慢慢地向前走，在塔米嫩德面前坐了下来。 他们在一起谈了很长时间，但昂卡斯无法让老酋长明白所发生的一切。 一场混战爆发了，塔米纳德的一些手下不小心扯掉了恩卡斯的衬衫。 这些人一看到昂卡斯的小乌龟纹身就停止了战斗，象征着