Пригоди Гекльберрі Фінна

Chapter 4

           Itfellprettysolid,andonlyrolledaboutaninch.Jimtrieditagain,andthenanothertime,anditactedjustthesame.Jimgotdownonhisknees,andputhisearagainstitandlistened.Butitwarn’tnouse;hesaiditwouldn’ttalk.Hesaidsometimesitwouldn’ttalkwithoutmoney.ItoldhimIhadanoldslickcounterfeitquarterthatwarn’tnogoodbecausethebrassshowedthroughthesilveralittle,anditwouldn’tpassnohow,evenifthebrassdidn’tshow,becauseitwassoslickitfeltgreasy,andsothatwouldtelloniteverytime.(IreckonedIwouldn’tsaynothingaboutthedollarIgotfromthejudge.)Isaiditwasprettybadmoney,butmaybethehair-ballwouldtakeit,becausemaybeitwouldn’tknowthedifference.Jimsmeltitandbititandrubbedit,andsaidhewouldmanagesothehair-ballwouldthinkitwasgood.HesaidhewouldsplitopenarawIrishpotatoandstickthequarterinbetweenandkeepitthereallnight,andnextmorningyoucouldn’tseenobrass,anditwouldn’tfeelgreasynomore,andsoanybodyintownwouldtakeitinaminute,letaloneahair-ball.Well,Iknowedapotatowoulddothatbefore,butIhadforgotit.

           Jimputthequarterunderthehair-ball,andgotdownandlistenedagain.Thistimehesaidthehair-ballwasallright.HesaiditwouldtellmywholefortuneifIwanteditto.Isays,goon.Sothehair-balltalkedtoJim,andJimtoldittome.Hesays:

           "Yo’olefatherdoan’knowyitwhathe’sa-gwynetodo.Sometimeshespeche’llgo’way,endenaginhespeche’llstay.Debes’wayistores’easyenletdeolemantakehisownway.Dey’stwoangelshoverin’roun’’bouthim.Oneuv’emiswhiteenshiny,ent’otheroneisblack.Dewhiteonegitshimtogorightalittlewhile,dendeblackonesailinenbustitallup.

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