Пригоди Гекльберрі Фінна

Chapter 27

           Iseethecoffinlidwasthewayitwasbefore,butIdasn’tgotolookinunderit,withfolksaround.

           Thenthepeoplebeguntoflockin,andthebeatsandthegirlstookseatsinthefrontrowattheheadofthecoffin,andforahalfanhourthepeoplefiledaroundslow,insinglerank,andlookeddownatthedeadman’sfaceaminute,andsomedroppedinatear,anditwasallverystillandsolemn,onlythegirlsandthebeatsholdinghandkerchiefstotheireyesandkeepingtheirheadsbent,andsobbingalittle.Therewarn’tnoothersoundbutthescrapingofthefeetonthefloorandblowingnosesbecausepeoplealwaysblowsthemmoreatafuneralthantheydoatotherplacesexceptchurch.

           Whentheplacewaspackedfulltheundertakerheslidaroundinhisblackgloveswithhissoftysootheringways,puttingonthelasttouches,andgettingpeopleandthingsallship-shapeandcomfortable,andmakingnomoresoundthanacat.Heneverspoke;hemovedpeoplearound,hesqueezedinlateones,heopeneduppassageways,anddoneitwithnods,andsignswithhishands.Thenhetookhisplaceoveragainstthewall.Hewasthesoftest,glidingest,stealthiestmanIeversee;andtherewarn’tnomoresmiletohimthanthereistoaham.

           Theyhadborrowedamelodeumasickone;andwheneverythingwasreadyayoungwomansetdownandworkedit,anditwasprettyskreekyandcolicky,andeverybodyjoinedinandsung,andPeterwastheonlyonethathadagoodthing,accordingtomynotion.

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