The scout applied his fingers to his mouth, and raised a low hissing sound, that caused Duncan at first to start aside, believing that he heard a serpent.

侦察兵用手指捂住嘴巴，发出低沉的嘶嘶声，这让邓肯起初吓了一跳，以为他听到了蛇的声音。

As the dying cadence of his strains was falling on the ears of the latter, he started aside at hearing them repeated behind him, in a voice half human and half sepulchral.

当他的乐曲逐渐消逝的节奏落在后者的耳朵里时，他开始侧身听到他们在他身后重复，声音半人半阴。

A growl, so exceedingly fierce and natural, proceeded from the beast, that the young Indian released his hold and started aside, as if to assure himself that it was not a veritable bear, and no counterfeit, that was rolling before him.

这头野兽发出一声异常凶猛和自然的咆哮，年轻的印第安人松开他的手，开始往旁边跑，好像要让自己确信在他面前翻滚的不是真正的熊，也不是冒牌货。