Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 21

           Theygetalltheirchawingbyborrowing;theysaytoafellow,"Iwishtyou’dlen’meachaw,Jack,IjistthisminutegiveBenThompsonthelastchawIhad"—whichisalieprettymucheverytime;itdon’tfoolnobodybutastranger;butJackain’tnostranger,sohesays:

           "YOUgivehimachaw,didyou?Sodidyoursister’scat’sgrandmother.Youpaymebackthechawsyou’veawreadyborry’doff’nme,LafeBuckner,thenI’llloanyouoneortwotonofit,andwon’tchargeyounobackintrust,nuther."

           "Well,IDIDpayyoubacksomeofitwunst."

           "Yes,youdid—’boutsixchaws.Youborry’dstoretobackerandpaidbacknigger-head."

           Storetobaccoisflatblackplug,butthesefellowsmostlychawsthenaturalleaftwisted.Whentheyborrowachawtheydon’tgenerlycutitoffwithaknife,butsetthepluginbetweentheirteeth,andgnawwiththeirteethandtugattheplugwiththeirhandstilltheygetitintwo;thensometimestheonethatownsthetobaccolooksmournfulatitwhenit’shandedback,andsays,sarcastic:

           "Here,gimmetheCHAW,andyoutakethePLUG."

           Allthestreetsandlaneswasjustmud;theywarn’tnothingelseBUTmudmudasblackastarandnighaboutafootdeepinsomeplaces,andtwoorthreeinchesdeepinALLtheplaces.Thehogsloafedandgruntedaroundeverywheres.

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