Приключения Тома Сойера

Chapter 30

           "Whendidyouseehimlast?" 

           Joetriedtoremember,butwasnotsurehecouldsay. Thepeoplehadstoppedmovingoutofchurch. Whisperspassedalong,andabodinguneasinesstookpossessionofeverycountenance. Childrenwereanxiouslyquestioned,andyoungteachers. TheyallsaidtheyhadnotnoticedwhetherTomandBeckywereonboardtheferryboatonthehomewardtrip; itwasdark;noonethoughtofinquiringifanyonewasmissing. Oneyoungmanfinallyblurtedouthisfearthattheywerestillinthecave! Mrs.Thatcherswoonedaway. AuntPollyfelltocryingandwringingherhands. 

           Thealarmsweptfromliptolip,fromgrouptogroup,fromstreettostreet,andwithinfiveminutesthebellswerewildlyclangingandthewholetownwasup! TheCardiffHillepisodesankintoinstantinsignificance,theburglarswereforgotten,horsesweresaddled,skiffsweremanned,theferryboatorderedout,andbeforethehorrorwashalfanhourold,twohundredmenwerepouringdownhighroadandrivertowardthecave. 

           Allthelongafternoonthevillageseemedemptyanddead. ManywomenvisitedAuntPollyandMrs.Thatcherandtriedtocomfortthem. Theycriedwiththem,too,andthatwasstillbetterthanwords. Allthetediousnightthetownwaitedfornews;butwhenthemorningdawnedatlast,allthewordthatcamewas, "Sendmorecandlesandsendfood." Mrs.Thatcherwasalmostcrazed;andAuntPolly,also. JudgeThatchersentmessagesofhopeandencouragementfromthecave,buttheyconveyednorealcheer. 

           TheoldWelshmancamehometowarddaylight,spatteredwithcandle-grease,smearedwithclay,andalmostwornout. HefoundHuckstillinthebedthathadbeenprovidedforhim,anddeliriouswithfever. Thephysicianswereallatthecave,sotheWidowDouglascameandtookchargeofthepatient. 

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