Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 25

           That’swhythey’reinvitedherethisevenin’;buttomorrowwewantALLtocome—everybody;forherespectedeverybody,helikedeverybody,andsoit’sfittenthathisfuneralorgiessh’dbepublic."

           Andsohewenta-mooningonandon,likingtohearhimselftalk,andeverylittlewhilehefetchedinhisfuneralorgiesagain,tillthedukehecouldn’tstanditnomore;sohewritesonalittlescrapofpaper,"OBSEQUIES,youoldfool,"andfoldsitup,andgoestogoo-gooingandreachingitoverpeople’sheadstohim.Thekinghereadsitandputsitinhispocket,andsays:

           "PoorWilliam,afflictedasheis,hisHEART’Saluzright.Asksmetoinviteeverybodytocometothefuneral—wantsmetomake’emallwelcome.Butheneedn’taworried—itwasjestwhatIwasat."

           Thenheweavesalongagain,perfectlyca’m,andgoestodroppinginhisfuneralorgiesagaineverynowandthen,justlikehedonebefore.Andwhenhedoneitthethirdtimehesays:

           "Isayorgies,notbecauseit’sthecommonterm,becauseitain’t—obsequiesbein’thecommonterm—butbecauseorgiesistherightterm.Obsequiesain’tusedinEnglandnomorenow—it’sgoneout.WesayorgiesnowinEngland.Orgiesisbetter,becauseitmeansthethingyou’reaftermoreexact.It’sawordthat’smadeupout’ntheGreekORGO,outside,open,abroad;andtheHebrewJEESUM,toplant,coverup;henceinTER.So,yousee,funeralorgiesisanopenerpublicfuneral.

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