Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 25

           Itgivethedwelling-houseandthreethousanddollars,gold,tothegirls;anditgivethetanyard(whichwasdoingagoodbusiness),alongwithsomeotherhousesandland(worthaboutseventhousand),andthreethousanddollarsingoldtoHarveyandWilliam,andtoldwherethesixthousandcashwashiddowncellar.Sothesetwofraudssaidthey’dgoandfetchitup,andhaveeverythingsquareandabove-board;andtoldmetocomewithacandle.Weshutthecellardoorbehindus,andwhentheyfoundthebagtheyspiltitoutonthefloor,anditwasalovelysight,allthemyaller-boys.My,thewaytheking’seyesdidshine!Heslapsthedukeontheshoulderandsays:

           "Oh,THISain’tbullynornoth’n!Oh,no,Ireckonnot!Why,Biljy,itbeatstheNonesuch,DON’Tit?"

           Thedukealloweditdid.Theypawedtheyaller-boys,andsiftedthemthroughtheirfingersandletthemjingledownonthefloor;andthekingsays:

           "Itain’tnousetalkin’;bein’brotherstoarichdeadmanandrepresentativesoffurrinheirsthat’sgotleftisthelineforyouandme,Bilge.Thishyercomesoftrust’ntoProvidence.It’sthebestway,inthelongrun.I’vetried’emall,andther’ain’tnobetterway."

           Mosteverybodywouldabeensatisfiedwiththepile,andtookitontrust;butno,theymustcountit.Sotheycountsit,anditcomesoutfourhundredandfifteendollarsshort.

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