Приключения Тома Сойера

Chapter 20

           Whentheworstcametotheworst,shehadanimpulsetogetupandtellonAlfredTemple,butshemadeaneffortandforcedherselftokeepstill —because,saidshetoherself,"he’lltellaboutmetearingthepicturesure. Iwouldn’tsayaword,nottosavehislife!" 

           Tomtookhiswhippingandwentbacktohisseatnotatallbroken-hearted, forhethoughtitwaspossiblethathehadunknowinglyupsettheinkonthespelling-bookhimself,insomeskylarkingbout —hehaddenieditforform’ssakeandbecauseitwascustom,andhadstucktothedenialfromprinciple. 

           Awholehourdriftedby,themastersatnoddinginhisthrone,theairwasdrowsywiththehumofstudy. Byandby,Mr.Dobbinsstraightenedhimselfup,yawned,thenunlockedhisdesk,andreachedforhisbook,butseemedundecidedwhethertotakeitoutorleaveit. Mostofthepupilsglanceduplanguidly,butthereweretwoamongthemthatwatchedhismovementswithintenteyes. Mr.Dobbinsfingeredhisbookabsentlyforawhile,thentookitoutandsettledhimselfinhischairtoread! TomshotaglanceatBecky. Hehadseenahuntedandhelplessrabbitlookasshedid,withagunlevelledatitshead. Instantlyheforgothisquarrelwithher. Quick—somethingmustbedone!doneinaflash,too! Buttheveryimminenceoftheemergencyparalyzedhisinvention. Good!—hehadaninspiration! Hewouldrunandsnatchthebook,springthroughthedoorandfly. Buthisresolutionshookforonelittleinstant,andthechancewaslost—themasteropenedthevolume. IfTomonlyhadthewastedopportunitybackagain! Toolate. TherewasnohelpforBeckynow,hesaid. Thenextmomentthemasterfacedtheschool. Everyeyesankunderhisgaze. Therewasthatinitwhichsmoteeventheinnocentwithfear. Therewassilencewhileonemightcountten—themasterwasgatheringhiswrath. Thenhespoke: "Whotorethisbook?" 

           Therewasnotasound. Onecouldhaveheardapindrop. Thestillnesscontinued; themastersearchedfaceafterfaceforsignsofguilt. 

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