Приключения Тома Сойера

Chapter 2

           Hehadhadanice,good,idletimeallthewhileplentyofcompanyandthefencehadthreecoatsofwhitewashonit! Ifhehadn’trunoutofwhitewashhewouldhavebankruptedeveryboyinthevillage. 

           Tomsaidtohimselfthatitwasnotsuchahollowworld,afterall. Hehaddiscoveredagreatlawofhumanaction,withoutknowingitnamely, thatinordertomakeamanoraboycovetathing,itisonlynecessarytomakethethingdifficulttoattain. Ifhehadbeenagreatandwisephilosopher,likethewriterofthisbook,hewouldnowhavecomprehendedthatWorkconsistsofwhateverabodyisOBLIGEDtodo,andthatPlayconsistsofwhateverabodyisnotobligedtodo. Andthiswouldhelphimtounderstandwhyconstructingartificialflowersorperformingonatread-milliswork,whilerollingten-pinsorclimbingMontBlancisonlyamusement. TherearewealthygentlemeninEnglandwhodrivefour-horsepassenger-coachestwentyorthirtymilesonadailyline,inthesummer,becausetheprivilegecoststhemconsiderablemoney; butiftheywereofferedwagesfortheservice,thatwouldturnitintoworkandthentheywouldresign. 

           Theboymusedawhileoverthesubstantialchangewhichhadtakenplaceinhisworldlycircumstances,andthenwendedtowardheadquarterstoreport. 

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