Пригоди Гекльберрі Фінна

Chapter 20

           Thensomebodysingsout,"Takeupacollectionforhim,takeupacollection!"Well,ahalfadozenmadeajumptodoit,butsomebodysingsout,"LetHIMpassthehataround!"Theneverybodysaidit,thepreachertoo.

           Sothekingwentallthroughthecrowdwithhishatswabbinghiseyes,andblessingthepeopleandpraisingthemandthankingthemforbeingsogoodtothepoorpiratesawayoffthere;andeverylittlewhiletheprettiestkindofgirls,withthetearsrunningdowntheircheeks,wouldupandaskhimwouldheletthemkisshimfortorememberhimby;andhealwaysdoneit;andsomeofthemhehuggedandkissedasmanyasfiveorsixtimesandhewasinvitedtostayaweek;andeverybodywantedhimtoliveintheirhouses,andsaidthey’dthinkitwasanhonor;buthesaidasthiswasthelastdayofthecamp-meetinghecouldn’tdonogood,andbesideshewasinasweattogettotheIndianOceanrightoffandgotoworkonthepirates.

           Whenwegotbacktotheraftandhecometocountuphefoundhehadcollectedeighty-sevendollarsandseventy-fivecents.Andthenhehadfetchedawayathree-gallonjugofwhisky,too,thathefoundunderawagonwhenhewasstartinghomethroughthewoods.Thekingsaid,takeitallaround,itlaidoveranydayhe’deverputininthemissionaryingline.Hesaiditwarn’tnousetalking,heathensdon’tamounttoshucksalongsideofpiratestoworkacamp-meetingwith.

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