Приключения Тома Сойера

Chapter 33

           "Now,Huck,wherewe’rea-standingyoucouldtouchthatholeIgotoutofwithafishing-pole. Seeifyoucanfindit." 

           Hucksearchedalltheplaceabout,andfoundnothing. Tomproudlymarchedintoathickclumpofsumachbushesandsaid: 

           "Hereyouare! Lookatit,Huck;it’sthesnuggestholeinthiscountry. Youjustkeepmumaboutit. AllalongI’vebeenwantingtobearobber,butIknewI’dgottohaveathinglikethis,andwheretorunacrossitwasthebother. We’vegotitnow,andwe’llkeepitquiet,onlywe’llletJoeHarperandBenRogersinbecauseofcoursethere’sgottobeaGang,orelsetherewouldn’tbeanystyleaboutit. TomSawyer’sGangitsoundssplendid,don’tit,Huck?" 

           "Well,itjustdoes,Tom. Andwho’llwerob?" 

           "Oh,mostanybody. Waylaypeoplethat’smostlytheway." 

           "Andkillthem?" 

           "No,notalways. Hivetheminthecavetilltheyraisearansom." 

           "What’saransom?" 

           "Money. Youmakethemraisealltheycan,off’ntheirfriends; andafteryou’vekeptthemayear,ifitain’traisedthenyoukillthem. That’sthegeneralway. Onlyyoudon’tkillthewomen. Youshutupthewomen,butyoudon’tkillthem. They’realwaysbeautifulandrich,andawfullyscared. Youtaketheirwatchesandthings,butyoualwaystakeyourhatoffandtalkpolite. Theyain’tanybodyaspoliteasrobbersyou’llseethatinanybook. 

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