Приключения Тома Сойера

Chapter 30

           Nowtrustmetellmewhatitis,andtrustmeIwon’tbetrayyou." 

           Hucklookedintotheoldman’shonesteyesamoment,thenbentoverandwhisperedinhisear: 

           "’Tain’taSpaniardit’sInjunJoe!" 

           TheWelshmanalmostjumpedoutofhischair. Inamomenthesaid: 

           "It’sallplainenough,now. WhenyoutalkedaboutnotchingearsandslittingnosesIjudgedthatthatwasyourownembellishment,becausewhitemendon’ttakethatsortofrevenge. ButanInjun!That’sadifferentmatteraltogether." 

           Duringbreakfastthetalkwenton,andinthecourseofittheoldmansaidthatthelastthingwhichheandhissonshaddone,beforegoingtobed,wastogetalanternandexaminethestileanditsvicinityformarksofblood. Theyfoundnone,butcapturedabulkybundleof 

           "OfWHAT?" 

           IfthewordshadbeenlightningtheycouldnothaveleapedwithamorestunningsuddennessfromHuck’sblanchedlips. Hiseyeswerestaringwide,now,andhisbreathsuspendedwaitingfortheanswer. TheWelshmanstartedstaredinreturnthreesecondsfivesecondstenthenreplied: 

           "Ofburglar’stools. Why,what’stheMATTERwithyou?" 

           Hucksankback,pantinggently,butdeeply,unutterablygrateful. TheWelshmaneyedhimgravely,curiouslyandpresentlysaid: 

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