Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 23

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           "Well,that’swhatI’ma-saying;allkingsismostlyrapscallions,asfurasIcanmakeout."

           "Isdatso?"

           "Youreadaboutthemonceyou’llsee.LookatHenrytheEight;this’n’saSunday-schoolSuperintendenttoHIM.AndlookatCharlesSecond,andLouisFourteen,andLouisFifteen,andJamesSecond,andEdwardSecond,andRichardThird,andfortymore;besidesallthemSaxonheptarchiesthatusedtoriparoundsoinoldtimesandraiseCain.My,yououghttoseenoldHenrytheEightwhenhewasinbloom.HeWASablossom.Heusedtomarryanewwifeeveryday,andchopoffherheadnextmorning.Andhewoulddoitjustasindifferentasifhewasorderingupeggs.’FetchupNellGwynn,’hesays.Theyfetchherup.Nextmorning,’Chopoffherhead!’Andtheychopitoff.’FetchupJaneShore,’hesays;andupshecomes,Nextmorning,’Chopoffherhead’—andtheychopitoff.’RingupFairRosamun.’FairRosamunanswersthebell.Nextmorning,’Chopoffherhead.’Andhemadeeveryoneofthemtellhimataleeverynight;andhekeptthatuptillhehadhoggedathousandandonetalesthatway,andthenheputthemallinabook,andcalleditDomesdayBookwhichwasagoodnameandstatedthecase.Youdon’tknowkings,Jim,butIknowthem;andthisoldripofournisoneofthecleanestI’vestruckinhistory.Well,Henryhetakesanotionhewantstogetupsometroublewiththiscountry.Howdoeshegoatitgivenotice?givethecountryashow?No.

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