Приключения Тома Сойера
Chapter 29
Hewonderedwhatboatitwas,andwhyshedidnotstopatthewharf—andthenhedroppedheroutofhismindandputhisattentionuponhisbusiness. Thenightwasgrowingcloudyanddark. Teno’clockcame,andthenoiseofvehiclesceased,scatteredlightsbegantowinkout,allstragglingfoot-passengersdisappeared,thevillagebetookitselftoitsslumbersandleftthesmallwatcheralonewiththesilenceandtheghosts. Eleveno’clockcame,andthetavernlightswereputout; darknesseverywhere,now. Huckwaitedwhatseemedawearylongtime,butnothinghappened. Hisfaithwasweakening. Wasthereanyuse? Wastherereallyanyuse? Whynotgiveitupandturnin?
Anoisefelluponhisear.Hewasallattentioninaninstant. Thealleydoorclosedsoftly. Hesprangtothecornerofthebrickstore. Thenextmomenttwomenbrushedbyhim,andoneseemedtohavesomethingunderhisarm. Itmustbethatbox! Sotheyweregoingtoremovethetreasure. WhycallTomnow? Itwouldbeabsurd—themenwouldgetawaywiththeboxandneverbefoundagain. No,hewouldsticktotheirwakeandfollowthem; hewouldtrusttothedarknessforsecurityfromdiscovery. Socommuningwithhimself,Hucksteppedoutandglidedalongbehindthemen,cat-like,withbarefeet,allowingthemtokeepjustfarenoughaheadnottobeinvisible.
Theymoveduptheriverstreetthreeblocks,thenturnedtotheleftupacross-street. Theywentstraightahead,then,untiltheycametothepaththatledupCardiffHill;thistheytook. TheypassedbytheoldWelshman’shouse,half-wayupthehill,withouthesitating,andstillclimbedupward. Good,thoughtHuck,theywillburyitintheoldquarry. Buttheyneverstoppedatthequarry. Theypassedon,upthesummit. Theyplungedintothenarrowpathbetweenthetallsumachbushes,andwereatoncehiddeninthegloom.
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