Приключения Тома Сойера

Chapter 34

           "Secretaboutwhat,Sid?" 

           "AboutHucktrackingtherobberstothewidow’s. IreckonMr.Joneswasgoingtomakeagrandtimeoverhissurprise,butIbetyouitwilldropprettyflat." 

           Sidchuckledinaverycontentedandsatisfiedway. 

           "Sid,wasityouthattold?" 

           "Oh,nevermindwhoitwas. SOMEBODYtoldthat’senough." 

           "Sid,there’sonlyonepersoninthistownmeanenoughtodothat,andthat’syou. IfyouhadbeeninHuck’splaceyou’d’a’sneakeddownthehillandnevertoldanybodyontherobbers. Youcan’tdoanybutmeanthings,andyoucan’tbeartoseeanybodypraisedfordoinggoodones. Therenothanks,asthewidowsays" andTomcuffedSid’searsandhelpedhimtothedoorwithseveralkicks. "Nowgoandtellauntieifyoudareandto-morrowyou’llcatchit!" 

           Someminuteslaterthewidow’sguestswereatthesupper-table,andadozenchildrenwereproppedupatlittleside-tablesinthesameroom,afterthefashionofthatcountryandthatday. AtthepropertimeMr.Jonesmadehislittlespeech,inwhichhethankedthewidowforthehonorshewasdoinghimselfandhissons,butsaidthattherewasanotherpersonwhosemodesty 

           Andsoforthandsoon. HesprunghissecretaboutHuck’sshareintheadventureinthefinestdramaticmannerhewasmasterof,butthesurpriseitoccasionedwaslargelycounterfeitandnotasclamorousandeffusiveasitmighthavebeenunderhappiercircumstances. 

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