Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 24

           Theyoungfellowsays:

           "WhenIfirstseeyouIsaystomyself,’It’sMr.Wilks,sure,andhecomemightyneargettinghereintime.’ButthenIsaysagain,’No,Ireckonitain’thim,orelsehewouldn’tbepaddlinguptheriver.’YouAIN’Thim,areyou?"

           "No,myname’sBlodgettElexanderBlodgettREVERENDElexanderBlodgett,Is’poseImustsay,asI’moneo’theLord’spoorservants.ButstillI’mjistasabletobesorryforMr.Wilksfornotarrivingintime,allthesame,ifhe’smissedanythingbyitwhichIhopehehasn’t."

           "Well,hedon’tmissanypropertybyit,becausehe’llgetthatallright;buthe’smissedseeinghisbrotherPeterdiewhichhemayn’tmind,nobodycantellastothatbuthisbrotherwouldagiveanythinginthisworldtoseeHIMbeforehedied;nevertalkedaboutnothingelseallthesethreeweeks;hadn’tseenhimsincetheywasboystogetherandhadn’teverseenhisbrotherWilliamatallthat’sthedeefanddumboneWilliamain’tmorethanthirtyorthirty-five.PeterandGeorgeweretheonlyonesthatcomeouthere;Georgewasthemarriedbrother;himandhiswifebothdiedlastyear.HarveyandWilliam’stheonlyonesthat’sleftnow;and,asIwassaying,theyhaven’tgothereintime."

           "Didanybodysend’emword?"

           "Oh,yes;amonthortwoago,whenPeterwasfirsttook;becausePetersaidthenthathesorterfeltlikehewarn’tgoingtogetwellthistime.

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