Приключения Тома Сойера

Chapter 5

           Thecongregationbeingfullyassembled,now,thebellrangoncemore,towarnlaggardsandstragglers,andthenasolemnhushfelluponthechurchwhichwasonlybrokenbythetitteringandwhisperingofthechoirinthegallery. Thechoiralwaystitteredandwhisperedallthroughservice. Therewasonceachurchchoirthatwasnotill-bred,butIhaveforgottenwhereitwas,now. Itwasagreatmanyyearsago,andIcanscarcelyrememberanythingaboutit,butIthinkitwasinsomeforeigncountry. 

           Theministergaveoutthehymn,andreaditthroughwitharelish,inapeculiarstylewhichwasmuchadmiredinthatpartofthecountry. Hisvoicebeganonamediumkeyandclimbedsteadilyuptillitreachedacertainpoint,whereitborewithstrongemphasisuponthetopmostwordandthenplungeddownasiffromaspring-board: 

           ShallIbecar-ri-edtoetheskies,onflow’ryBEDSofease, 

           Whilstothersfighttowintheprize,andsailthro’BLOODYseas? 

           Hewasregardedasawonderfulreader. Atchurch"sociables"hewasalwayscalledupontoreadpoetry; andwhenhewasthrough,theladieswouldliftuptheirhandsandletthemfallhelplesslyintheirlaps,and"wall"theireyes,andshaketheirheads,asmuchastosay,"Wordscannotexpressit; itistoobeautiful,TOObeautifulforthismortalearth." 

           Afterthehymnhadbeensung,theRev.Mr.Spragueturnedhimselfintoabulletin-board,andreadoff"notices"ofmeetingsandsocietiesandthings tillitseemedthatthelistwouldstretchouttothecrackofdoomaqueercustomwhichisstillkeptupinAmerica,evenincities,awayhereinthisageofabundantnewspapers. Often,thelessthereistojustifyatraditionalcustom,theharderitistogetridofit. 

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