Пригоди Гекльберрі Фінна

Chapter 18

           WhenIcameinsightofthelogstoreandthewoodpilewherethesteamboatslandsIworkedalongunderthetreesandbrushtillIgottoagoodplace,andthenIclumbupintotheforksofacottonwoodthatwasoutofreach,andwatched.Therewasawood-rankfourfoothighalittlewaysinfrontofthetree,andfirstIwasgoingtohidebehindthat;butmaybeitwasluckierIdidn’t.

           Therewasfourorfivemencavortingaroundontheirhorsesintheopenplacebeforethelogstore,cussingandyelling,andtryingtogetatacoupleofyoungchapsthatwasbehindthewood-rankalongsideofthesteamboatlanding;buttheycouldn’tcomeit.Everytimeoneofthemshowedhimselfontheriversideofthewoodpilehegotshotat.Thetwoboyswassquattingbacktobackbehindthepile,sotheycouldwatchbothways.

           Byandbythemenstoppedcavortingaroundandyelling.Theystartedridingtowardsthestore;thenupgetsoneoftheboys,drawsasteadybeadoverthewood-rank,anddropsoneofthemoutofhissaddle.Allthemenjumpedoffoftheirhorsesandgrabbedthehurtoneandstartedtocarryhimtothestore;andthatminutethetwoboysstartedontherun.TheygothalfwaytothetreeIwasinbeforethemennoticed.Thenthemenseethem,andjumpedontheirhorsesandtookoutafterthem.Theygainedontheboys,butitdidn’tdonogood,theboyshadtoogoodastart;theygottothewoodpilethatwasinfrontofmytree,andslippedinbehindit,andsotheyhadthebulgeonthemenagain.

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