Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 39

           "

           "Youwouldn’tlooklikeaservant-girlTHEN,wouldyou?"

           "No,buttherewon’tbenobodytoseewhatIlooklike,ANYWAY."

           "Thatain’tgotnothingtodowithit.ThethingforustodoisjusttodoourDUTY,andnotworryaboutwhetheranybodySEESusdoitornot.Hain’tyougotnoprincipleatall?"

           "Allright,Iain’tsayingnothing;I’mtheservant-girl.Who’sJim’smother?"

           "I’mhismother.I’llhookagownfromAuntSally."

           "Well,then,you’llhavetostayinthecabinwhenmeandJimleaves."

           "Notmuch.I’llstuffJim’sclothesfullofstrawandlayitonhisbedtorepresenthismotherindisguise,andJim’lltaketheniggerwoman’sgownoffofmeandwearit,andwe’llallevadetogether.Whenaprisonerofstyleescapesit’scalledanevasion.It’salwayscalledsowhenakingescapes,f’rinstance.Andthesamewithaking’sson;itdon’tmakenodifferencewhetherhe’sanaturaloneoranunnaturalone."

           SoTomhewrotethenonnamousletter,andIsmouchedtheyallerwench’sfrockthatnight,andputiton,andshoveditunderthefrontdoor,thewayTomtoldmeto.Itsaid:

           Beware.Troubleisbrewing.Keepasharplookout.UNKNOWNFRIEND.

           Nextnightwestuckapicture,whichTomdrawedinblood,ofaskullandcrossbonesonthefrontdoor;andnextnightanotheroneofacoffinonthebackdoor.

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