Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 18

           Shewasbeautiful.

           Sowashersister,MissSophia,butitwasadifferentkind.Shewasgentleandsweetlikeadove,andshewasonlytwenty.

           EachpersonhadtheirownniggertowaitonthemBucktoo.Myniggerhadamonstrouseasytime,becauseIwarn’tusedtohavinganybodydoanythingforme,butBuck’swasonthejumpmostofthetime.

           Thiswasalltherewasofthefamilynow,butthereusedtobemorethreesons;theygotkilled;andEmmelinethatdied.

           Theoldgentlemanownedalotoffarmsandoverahundredniggers.Sometimesastackofpeoplewouldcomethere,horseback,fromtenorfifteenmilearound,andstayfiveorsixdays,andhavesuchjunketingsroundaboutandontheriver,anddancesandpicnicsinthewoodsdaytimes,andballsatthehousenights.Thesepeoplewasmostlykinfolksofthefamily.Themenbroughttheirgunswiththem.Itwasahandsomelotofquality,Itellyou.

           TherewasanotherclanofaristocracyaroundtherefiveorsixfamiliesmostlyofthenameofShepherdson.Theywasashigh-tonedandwellbornandrichandgrandasthetribeofGrangerfords.TheShepherdsonsandGrangerfordsusedthesamesteamboatlanding,whichwasabouttwomileaboveourhouse;sosometimeswhenIwentuptherewithalotofourfolksIusedtoseealotoftheShepherdsonsthereontheirfinehorses.

           OnedayBuckandmewasawayoutinthewoodshunting,andheardahorsecoming.Wewascrossingtheroad.

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