Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 29

           

           ThenewoldgentlemanturnsbrisktowardsAbTurnerandhispard,andhiseyelightsuplikehejudgedhe’dgotthekingTHIStime,andsays:

           "Thereyou’veheardwhathesaid!WasthereanysuchmarkonPeterWilks’breast?"

           Bothofthemspokeupandsays:

           "Wedidn’tseenosuchmark."

           "Good!"saystheoldgentleman."Now,whatyouDIDseeonhisbreastwasasmalldimP,andaB(whichisaninitialhedroppedwhenhewasyoung),andaW,withdashesbetweenthem,so:P—B—W"—andhemarkedthemthatwayonapieceofpaper."Come,ain’tthatwhatyousaw?"

           Bothofthemspokeupagain,andsays:

           "No,weDIDN’T.Weneverseenanymarksatall."

           Well,everybodyWASinastateofmindnow,andtheysingsout:

           "ThewholeBILIN’of’m’sfrauds!Le’sduck’em!le’sdrown’em!le’sride’emonarail!"andeverybodywaswhoopingatonce,andtherewasarattlingpowwow.Butthelawyerhejumpsonthetableandyells,andsays:

           "GentlemengentleMEN!HearmejustawordjustaSINGLEwordifyouPLEASE!There’sonewayyetlet’sgoanddigupthecorpseandlook."

           Thattookthem.

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