Приключения Тома Сойера

Chapter 35

           andwhenshepleadedgraceforthemightyliewhichTomhadtoldinordertoshiftthatwhippingfromhershoulderstohisown,theJudgesaidwithafineoutburstthatitwasanoble,agenerous,amagnanimouslie—aliethatwasworthytoholdupitsheadandmarchdownthroughhistorybreasttobreastwithGeorgeWashington’slaudedTruthaboutthehatchet! Beckythoughtherfatherhadneverlookedsotallandsosuperbaswhenhewalkedthefloorandstampedhisfootandsaidthat. ShewentstraightoffandtoldTomaboutit. 

           JudgeThatcherhopedtoseeTomagreatlawyeroragreatsoldiersomeday. HesaidhemeanttolooktoitthatTomshouldbeadmittedtotheNationalMilitaryAcademyandafterwardtrainedinthebestlawschoolinthecountry,inorderthathemightbereadyforeithercareerorboth. 

           HuckFinn’swealthandthefactthathewasnowundertheWidowDouglas’protectionintroducedhimintosociety—no,draggedhimintoit,hurledhimintoit—andhissufferingswerealmostmorethanhecouldbear. Thewidow’sservantskepthimcleanandneat,combedandbrushed,andtheybeddedhimnightlyinunsympatheticsheetsthathadnotonelittlespotorstainwhichhecouldpresstohisheartandknowforafriend. Hehadtoeatwithaknifeandfork;hehadtousenapkin,cup,andplate; hehadtolearnhisbook,hehadtogotochurch; hehadtotalksoproperlythatspeechwasbecomeinsipidinhismouth; whithersoeverheturned,thebarsandshacklesofcivilizationshuthiminandboundhimhandandfoot. 

           Hebravelyborehismiseriesthreeweeks,andthenonedayturnedupmissing. Forforty-eighthoursthewidowhuntedforhimeverywhereingreatdistress. Thepublicwereprofoundlyconcerned; theysearchedhighandlow,theydraggedtheriverforhisbody. 

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