Приключения Тома Сойера

Chapter 12

           "Heaps. Becauseifhe’dhadoneshe’daburnthimoutherself! She’daroastedhisbowelsoutofhim’thoutanymorefeelingthanifhewasahuman!" 

           AuntPollyfeltasuddenpangofremorse. Thiswasputtingthethinginanewlight; whatwascrueltytoacatMIGHTbecrueltytoaboy,too. Shebegantosoften;shefeltsorry. Hereyeswateredalittle,andsheputherhandonTom’sheadandsaidgently: 

           "Iwasmeaningforthebest,Tom. And,Tom,itDIDdoyougood." 

           Tomlookedupinherfacewithjustaperceptibletwinklepeepingthroughhisgravity. 

           "Iknowyouwasmeaningforthebest,aunty,andsowasIwithPeter. ItdoneHIMgood,too. Ineverseehimgetaroundsosince" 

           "Oh,go’longwithyou,Tom,beforeyouaggravatemeagain. Andyoutryandseeifyoucan’tbeagoodboy,foronce,andyouneedn’ttakeanymoremedicine." 

           Tomreachedschoolaheadoftime. Itwasnoticedthatthisstrangethinghadbeenoccurringeverydaylatterly. Andnow,asusualoflate,hehungaboutthegateoftheschoolyardinsteadofplayingwithhiscomrades. Hewassick,hesaid,andhelookedit. Hetriedtoseemtobelookingeverywherebutwhitherhereallywaslookingdowntheroad. PresentlyJeffThatcherhoveinsight,andTom’sfacelighted; hegazedamoment,andthenturnedsorrowfullyaway. WhenJeffarrived,Tomaccostedhim;and"ledup"warilytoopportunitiesforremarkaboutBecky,butthegiddyladnevercouldseethebait. Tomwatchedandwatched,hopingwheneverafriskingfrockcameinsight,andhatingtheownerofitassoonashesawshewasnottherightone. 

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