Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 24

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           "Poorthings!tobeleftaloneinthecoldworldso."

           "Well,theycouldbeworseoff.OldPeterhadfriends,andtheyain’tgoingtoletthemcometonoharm.There’sHobson,theBabtis’preacher;andDeaconLotHovey,andBenRucker,andAbnerShackleford,andLeviBell,thelawyer;andDr.Robinson,andtheirwives,andthewidowBartley,andwell,there’salotofthem;butthesearetheonesthatPeterwasthickestwith,andusedtowriteaboutsometimes,whenhewrotehome;soHarvey’llknowwheretolookforfriendswhenhegetshere."

           Well,theoldmanwentonaskingquestionstillhejustfairlyemptiedthatyoungfellow.Blamedifhedidn’tinquireabouteverybodyandeverythinginthatblessedtown,andallabouttheWilkses;andaboutPeter’sbusinesswhichwasatanner;andaboutGeorge’swhichwasacarpenter;andaboutHarvey’swhichwasadissenteringminister;andsoon,andsoon.Thenhesays:

           "Whatdidyouwanttowalkallthewayuptothesteamboatfor?"

           "Becauseshe’sabigOrleansboat,andIwasafeardshemightn’tstopthere.Whenthey’redeeptheywon’tstopforahail.ACincinnatiboatwill,butthisisaSt.Louisone."

           "WasPeterWilkswelloff?"

           "Oh,yes,prettywelloff.Hehadhousesandland,andit’sreckonedheleftthreeorfourthousandincashhidupsom’ers.

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