Пригоди Гекльберрі Фінна

Chapter 17

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           AssoonasIwasintheoldgentlemanhelockedthedoorandbarreditandboltedit,andtoldtheyoungmentocomeinwiththeirguns,andtheyallwentinabigparlorthathadanewragcarpetonthefloor,andgottogetherinacornerthatwasoutoftherangeofthefrontwindowstherewarn’tnoneontheside.Theyheldthecandle,andtookagoodlookatme,andallsaid,"Why,HEain’taShepherdsonno,thereain’tanyShepherdsonabouthim."ThentheoldmansaidhehopedIwouldn’tmindbeingsearchedforarms,becausehedidn’tmeannoharmbyititwasonlytomakesure.Sohedidn’tpryintomypockets,butonlyfeltoutsidewithhishands,andsaiditwasallright.Hetoldmetomakemyselfeasyandathome,andtellallaboutmyself;buttheoldladysays:

           "Why,blessyou,Saul,thepoorthing’saswetashecanbe;anddon’tyoureckonitmaybehe’shungry?"

           "Trueforyou,RachelIforgot."

           Sotheoldladysays:

           "Betsy"(thiswasaniggerwoman),"youflyaroundandgethimsomethingtoeatasquickasyoucan,poorthing;andoneofyougirlsgoandwakeupBuckandtellhimoh,hereheishimself.Buck,takethislittlestrangerandgetthewetclothesofffromhimanddresshimupinsomeofyoursthat’sdry."

           Bucklookedaboutasoldasmethirteenorfourteenoralongthere,thoughhewasalittlebiggerthanme.Hehadn’tonanythingbutashirt,andhewasveryfrowzy-headed.

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