Приключения Тома Сойера

Chapter 10

           Tomquailed. Butpresentlythetemptationroseupstrongagainandtheboysagreedtotry,withtheunderstandingthattheywouldtaketotheirheelsifthesnoringstopped. Sotheywenttiptoeingstealthilydown,theonebehindtheother. Whentheyhadgottowithinfivestepsofthesnorer,Tomsteppedonastick,anditbrokewithasharpsnap. Themanmoaned,writhedalittle,andhisfacecameintothemoonlight. ItwasMuffPotter. Theboys’heartshadstoodstill,andtheirhopestoo,whenthemanmoved,buttheirfearspassedawaynow. Theytiptoedout,throughthebrokenweather-boarding,andstoppedatalittledistancetoexchangeapartingword. Thatlong,lugubrioushowlroseonthenightairagain! TheyturnedandsawthestrangedogstandingwithinafewfeetofwherePotterwaslying,andFACINGPotter,withhisnosepointingheavenward. 

           "Oh,geeminy,it’sHIM!"exclaimedbothboys,inabreath. 

           "Say,TomtheysayastraydogcomehowlingaroundJohnnyMiller’shouse,’boutmidnight,asmuchastwoweeksago; andawhippoorwillcomeinandlitonthebanistersandsung,theverysameevening;andthereain’tanybodydeadthereyet." 

           "Well,Iknowthat. Andsupposethereain’t. Didn’tGracieMillerfallinthekitchenfireandburnherselfterribletheverynextSaturday?" 

           "Yes,butsheain’tDEAD. Andwhat’smore,she’sgettingbetter,too." 

           "Allright,youwaitandsee. She’sagoner,justasdeadsureasMuffPotter’sagoner. That’swhattheniggerssay,andtheyknowallaboutthesekindofthings,Huck." 

           Thentheyseparated,cogitating. WhenTomcreptinathisbedroomwindowthenightwasalmostspent. 

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