Приключения Тома Сойера

Chapter 30

           Onewasa-smoking,andt’otheronewantedalight; sotheystoppedrightbeforemeandthecigarslituptheirfacesandIseethatthebigonewasthedeafanddumbSpaniard,byhiswhitewhiskersandthepatchonhiseye,andt’otheronewasarusty,ragged-lookingdevil." 

           "Couldyouseetheragsbythelightofthecigars?" 

           ThisstaggeredHuckforamoment. Thenhesaid: 

           "Well,Idon’tknow—butsomehowitseemsasifIdid." 

           "Thentheywenton,andyou—" 

           "Follered’em—yes. Thatwasit. Iwantedtoseewhatwasup—theysneakedalongso. Idogged’emtothewidder’sstile,andstoodinthedarkandheardtheraggedonebegforthewidder,andtheSpaniardswearhe’dspileherlooksjustasItoldyouandyourtwo—" 

           "What!TheDEAFANDDUMBmansaidallthat!" 

           Huckhadmadeanotherterriblemistake! HewastryinghisbesttokeeptheoldmanfromgettingthefaintesthintofwhotheSpaniardmightbe,andyethistongueseemeddeterminedtogethimintotroubleinspiteofallhecoulddo. Hemadeseveraleffortstocreepoutofhisscrape,buttheoldman’seyewasuponhimandhemadeblunderafterblunder. PresentlytheWelshmansaid: 

           "Myboy,don’tbeafraidofme. Iwouldn’thurtahairofyourheadforalltheworld. No—I’dprotectyou—I’dprotectyou. ThisSpaniardisnotdeafanddumb;you’veletthatslipwithoutintendingit;youcan’tcoverthatupnow. YouknowsomethingaboutthatSpaniardthatyouwanttokeepdark. 

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