4 A Secret Hideaway

CHAPTER 4 A Secret Hideaway Duncan stayed behind with the girls and David for a moment, but then decided that he should help chase down the missing scout. "Cora, Alice," he said, "You'll be safe here with David. I'm going to find Hawkeye and see what's going on." "Oh, Duncan," Alice said, "Do you really think Magua has abandoned us?" "Everything will be fine, my dear. You know I would never let anything happen to you or your

邓肯和女孩们和大卫呆了一会儿，但后来决定他应该帮助追捕失踪的侦察员。 “科拉，爱丽丝，”他说，“你们和大卫在一起会很安全的。 我要去找鹰眼，看看发生了什么事。” “哦，邓肯，”爱丽丝说，“你真的认为马瓜抛弃了我们吗？”“一切都会好起来的，亲爱的。 你知道我不会让你和你的

sister." Alice smiled, and Cora said, "We'll be fine. We're strong. We're Munros! Good luck!" Duncan had gone only a hundred yards when he found Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas. They were standing with their heads together. "What happened?" Duncan asked. "He slipped away from us," Hawkeye replied. "Well, let's go! We can find him. There are four of us now and only one of him." "Ah," Hawkeye said, "but he could just as easily call others to fight with him. We need to get moving so he doesn't find us so easily." Duncan looked up and saw the clouds thinning. Day was beginning to turn into night. He wanted to get Hawkeye's attention, but the scout was speaking to Chingachgook and Uncas in Delaware, the language of their people. The three men started to walk away. "Wait!" Duncan said. "Where are you going?" The men stopped and spoke to one another

妹妹。”爱丽丝笑了，科拉说：“我们会没事的。 我们强烈。我们munro !祝你好运!”邓肯刚走了一百码，就发现了鹰眼、钦加古克和昂卡斯。 他们头靠在一起站着。 “发生什么事了?”邓肯问。 “他从我们身边溜走了。”鹰眼回答。 “好吧，我们走吧！”我们能找到他。 现在我们四个人，而他只有一个人。” “啊，”鹰眼说，“但他也可以很容易地召集其他人和他一起战斗。 我们需要行动起来，这样他就不会那么容易找到我们了。” 邓肯抬起头来，看到云层变薄了。 白天开始变成黑夜。 他想引起鹰眼的注意，但侦察员说的是特拉华州的钦加古克语和乌卡斯语，这是他们的语言。 那三个人开始走开。 “等等!”邓肯说。“你要去哪儿？”这些人停下来互相交谈

again. After a few minutes, Hawkeye turned to Duncan and said, "Uncas is right. We cannot leave you lost in the forest and at the mercy of your guide." "I've already told you—we'll pay anything," Duncan said. Hawkeye looked at him. "We don't want your money. We'll help you because it is the right thing to do. But you must promise two things." "Yes," Duncan said. "Of course we will." "One, you must be as still as the woods and let what is going to happen, happen. Two, you must keep the place we are going to take you a secret." Duncan nodded. "Fine, let's go—we have little time to spare before the sun sets completely." The four men walked back to where David was waiting with Alice and Cora. Duncan quickly told them what had happened to the guide, and then helped the women down off their horses. He explained to them that Magua had

再一次。几分钟后，鹰眼转向邓肯说：“恩卡斯说得对。 我们不能把你丢在森林里，任凭你的向导摆布。” “我已经告诉过你了——我们什么都付，”邓肯说。 鹰眼看着他。“我们不要你的钱。 我们会帮助你，因为这是正确的事情。 但是你必须答应两件事。” “是的，”邓肯说。“我们当然会。” “第一，你必须像树林一样安静，让将要发生的事情发生。 第二，你必须对我们带你去的地方保密。” 邓肯点点头。“好吧，我们走吧——在太阳完全落山之前，我们没有多少时间了。” 四个人走回大卫、爱丽丝和科拉等在那里的地方。 邓肯很快地把向导的遭遇告诉了她们，然后扶她们下马。 他向他们解释说，Magua

betrayed them and might be trying to hurt them. They had to go with these men, the Mohicans and Hawkeye. Cora and Alice trusted Duncan's word and went with him. David followed along behind them. They met Hawkeye and the Mohicans down by the water's edge. "We must let the horses go," Hawkeye said. "If Magua and his men see them grazing by the riverbanks, they will assume you have made your camp nearby. Our only chance to escape is to go on foot." The sisters held each other's hands to hide their fear, while Duncan carefully searched the surrounding woods. Hawkeye took the bridles off the horses and set the animals free. Then he started to walk away. The small group followed. A short distance from the glen, they walked under a waterfall and came out the other side. Hawkeye uncovered two canoes from the brush. He signaled for Cora and Alice to step into one,

背叛了他们，可能还想伤害他们。 他们不得不和莫希干人和鹰眼人一起去。 科拉和爱丽丝相信邓肯的话，跟着他去了。 大卫跟在他们后面。 他们在水边遇到了鹰眼和莫希干人。 “我们必须放马走。”鹰眼说。 “如果马古阿和他的部下看见他们在河边吃草，他们就会以为你们在附近扎营了。 我们逃跑的唯一机会就是步行。” 当邓肯仔细搜索周围的树林时，姐妹们互相握着对方的手来掩饰她们的恐惧。 鹰眼取下马的缰绳，放了马。 然后他开始走开。 那一小群人跟在后面。在离峡谷不远的地方，他们从瀑布下走过，从峡谷的另一边出来了。 鹰眼从灌木丛中发现了两只独木舟。 他示意科拉和爱丽丝进一间，

and then joined them. Duncan, David, Chingachgook, and Uncas stepped into the other canoe. As they paddled along, Hawkeye listened to every sound the forest made. The river started to move quickly. Alice and Cora were afraid they would be dashed against the rocks, but Hawkeye and the Mohicans were good paddlers. The group soon came to a rocky section of the river and Hawkeye stopped the canoe. "Stay here," Hawkeye told the travelers. "We will go and make sure we're safe." Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas left the party standing on the rocks. They didn't have long to wait before the men returned. "Quickly now," Hawkeye said. He hid the canoes under some brush, and then disappeared into the face of a rock.

然后加入他们。邓肯、大卫、钦加古和昂卡斯上了另一只独木舟。 他们划着水，鹰眼倾听着森林里发出的每一个声音。 河水开始快速流动。 爱丽丝和科拉担心他们会撞到岩石上，但鹰眼和莫希干人是很好的桨手。 这群人很快来到了河边的一处岩石处，鹰眼停下了独木舟。 “呆在这里，”鹰眼告诉旅行者们。 “我们会去确保我们的安全。” 鹰眼、钦加古和昂卡斯离开了站在岩石上的队伍。 没等多久，那些人就回来了。 “快点，”鹰眼说。 他把独木舟藏在灌木丛下，然后消失在一块岩石表面。