Приключения Гекльберри Финна

Chapter 11

           Butthey’llgettheniggerprettysoonnow,andmaybetheycanscareitoutofhim."

           "Why,aretheyafterhimyet?"

           "Well,you’reinnocent,ain’tyou!Doesthreehundreddollarslayaroundeverydayforpeopletopickup?Somefolksthinktheniggerain’tfarfromhere.I’moneofthembutIhain’ttalkeditaround.AfewdaysagoIwastalkingwithanoldcouplethatlivesnextdoorinthelogshanty,andtheyhappenedtosayhardlyanybodyevergoestothatislandoveryonderthattheycallJackson’sIsland.Don’tanybodylivethere?saysI.No,nobody,saysthey.Ididn’tsayanymore,butIdonesomethinking.IwasprettynearcertainI’dseensmokeoverthere,abouttheheadoftheisland,adayortwobeforethat,soIsaystomyself,likeasnotthatnigger’shidingoverthere;anyway,saysI,it’sworththetroubletogivetheplaceahunt.Ihain’tseenanysmokesence,soIreckonmaybehe’sgone,ifitwashim;buthusband’sgoingovertoseehimandanotherman.Hewasgoneuptheriver;buthegotbackto-day,andItoldhimassoonashegotheretwohoursago."

           IhadgotsouneasyIcouldn’tsetstill.Ihadtodosomethingwithmyhands;soItookupaneedleoffofthetableandwenttothreadingit.Myhandsshook,andIwasmakingabadjobofit.WhenthewomanstoppedtalkingIlookedup,andshewaslookingatmeprettycuriousandsmilingalittle.

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