Пригоди Гекльберрі Фінна

Chapter 18

           SoIgiveitashake,andoutdropsalittlepieceofpaperwith"HALF-PASTTWO"wroteonitwithapencil.Iransackedit,butcouldn’tfindanythingelse.Icouldn’tmakeanythingoutofthat,soIputthepaperinthebookagain,andwhenIgothomeandupstairstherewasMissSophiainherdoorwaitingforme.Shepulledmeinandshutthedoor;thenshelookedintheTestamenttillshefoundthepaper,andassoonasshereaditshelookedglad;andbeforeabodycouldthinkshegrabbedmeandgivemeasqueeze,andsaidIwasthebestboyintheworld,andnottotellanybody.Shewasmightyredinthefaceforaminute,andhereyeslightedup,anditmadeherpowerfulpretty.Iwasagooddealastonished,butwhenIgotmybreathIaskedherwhatthepaperwasabout,andsheaskedmeifIhadreadit,andIsaidno,andsheaskedmeifIcouldreadwriting,andItoldher"no,onlycoarse-hand,"andthenshesaidthepaperwarn’tanythingbutabook-marktokeepherplace,andImightgoandplaynow.

           Iwentoffdowntotheriver,studyingoverthisthing,andprettysoonInoticedthatmyniggerwasfollowingalongbehind.Whenwewasoutofsightofthehousehelookedbackandaroundasecond,andthencomesa-running,andsays:

           "MarsJawge,ifyou’llcomedownintodeswampI’llshowyouawholestacko’water-moccasins."

           ThinksI,that’smightycurious;hesaidthatyesterday.Heoughterknowabodydon’tlovewater-moccasinsenoughtogoaroundhuntingforthem.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 152 з 423