Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 5

           Whenhegotoutthenewjudgesaidhewasa-goingtomakeamanofhim.Sohetookhimtohisownhouse,anddressedhimupcleanandnice,andhadhimtobreakfastanddinnerandsupperwiththefamily,andwasjustoldpietohim,sotospeak.Andaftersupperhetalkedtohimabouttemperanceandsuchthingstilltheoldmancried,andsaidhe’dbeenafool,andfooledawayhislife;butnowhewasa-goingtoturnoveranewleafandbeamannobodywouldn’tbeashamedof,andhehopedthejudgewouldhelphimandnotlookdownonhim.Thejudgesaidhecouldhughimforthemwords;sohecried,andhiswifeshecriedagain;papsaidhe’dbeenamanthathadalwaysbeenmisunderstoodbefore,andthejudgesaidhebelievedit.Theoldmansaidthatwhatamanwantedthatwasdownwassympathy,andthejudgesaiditwasso;sotheycriedagain.Andwhenitwasbedtimetheoldmanroseupandheldouthishand,andsays:

           "Lookatit,gentlemenandladiesall;takea-holdofit;shakeit.There’sahandthatwasthehandofahog;butitain’tsonomore;it’sthehandofamanthat’sstartedinonanewlife,and’lldiebeforehe’llgoback.Youmarkthemwordsdon’tforgetIsaidthem.It’sacleanhandnow;shakeitdon’tbeafeard."

           Sotheyshookit,oneaftertheother,allaround,andcried.Thejudge’swifeshekissedit.Thentheoldmanhesignedapledgemadehismark.Thejudgesaiditwastheholiesttimeonrecord,orsomethinglikethat.Thentheytuckedtheoldmanintoabeautifulroom,whichwasthespareroom,andinthenightsometimehegotpowerfulthirstyandclumboutontotheporch-roofandsliddownastanchionandtradedhisnewcoatforajugofforty-rod,andclumbbackagainandhadagoodoldtime;

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