Пригоди Гекльберрі Фінна

Chapter 4

           Iwentdowntothefrontgardenandclumboverthestilewhereyougothroughthehighboardfence.Therewasaninchofnewsnowontheground,andIseensomebody’stracks.Theyhadcomeupfromthequarryandstoodaroundthestileawhile,andthenwentonaroundthegardenfence.Itwasfunnytheyhadn’tcomein,afterstandingaroundso.Icouldn’tmakeitout.Itwasverycurious,somehow.Iwasgoingtofollowaround,butIstoopeddowntolookatthetracksfirst.Ididn’tnoticeanythingatfirst,butnextIdid.Therewasacrossintheleftboot-heelmadewithbignails,tokeepoffthedevil.

           Iwasupinasecondandshinningdownthehill.Ilookedovermyshouldereverynowandthen,butIdidn’tseenobody.IwasatJudgeThatcher’sasquickasIcouldgetthere.Hesaid:

           "Why,myboy,youarealloutofbreath.Didyoucomeforyourinterest?"

           "No,sir,"Isays;"istheresomeforme?"

           "Oh,yes,ahalf-yearlyisinlastnightoverahundredandfiftydollars.Quiteafortuneforyou.Youhadbetterletmeinvestitalongwithyoursixthousand,becauseifyoutakeityou’llspendit."

           "No,sir,"Isays,"Idon’twanttospendit.Idon’twantitatallnorthesixthousand,nuther.Iwantyoutotakeit;Iwanttogiveittoyouthesixthousandandall."

           Helookedsurprised.Hecouldn’tseemtomakeitout.Hesays:

           "Why,whatcanyoumean,myboy?"

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