Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 29

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           Itwasnutsforthecrowd,thoughmaybenotfortheking’sfriends;soweallstarted.Itwasaboutsundown.Thedoctorheledmealongbythehand,andwasplentykindenough,butheneverletgomyhand.

           Weallgotinabigroominthehotel,andlitupsomecandles,andfetchedinthenewcouple.First,thedoctorsays:

           "Idon’twishtobetoohardonthesetwomen,butIthinkthey’refrauds,andtheymayhavecomplicesthatwedon’tknownothingabout.Iftheyhave,won’tthecomplicesgetawaywiththatbagofgoldPeterWilksleft?Itain’tunlikely.Ifthesemenain’tfrauds,theywon’tobjecttosendingforthatmoneyandlettinguskeepittilltheyprovethey’reallrightain’tthatso?"

           Everybodyagreedtothat.SoIjudgedtheyhadourganginaprettytightplacerightattheoutstart.Butthekingheonlylookedsorrowful,andsays:

           "Gentlemen,Iwishthemoneywasthere,forIain’tgotnodispositiontothrowanythinginthewayofafair,open,out-and-outinvestigationo’thismisablebusiness;but,alas,themoneyain’tthere;youk’nsendandsee,ifyouwantto."

           "Whereisit,then?"

           "Well,whenmyniecegiveittometokeepforherItookandhiditinsideo’thestrawticko’mybed,notwishin’tobankitforthefewdayswe’dbehere,andconsiderin’thebedasafeplace,wenotbein’usedtoniggers,andsuppos’n’’emhonest,likeservantsinEngland.

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