Пригоди Гекльберрі Фінна

Chapter 29

           IbeguntotellaboutSheffield,andhowwelivedthere,andallabouttheEnglishWilkses,andsoon;butIdidn’tgetprettyfurtillthedoctorbeguntolaugh;andLeviBell,thelawyer,says:

           "Setdown,myboy;Iwouldn’tstrainmyselfifIwasyou.Ireckonyouain’tusedtolying,itdon’tseemtocomehandy;whatyouwantispractice.Youdoitprettyawkward."

           Ididn’tcarenothingforthecompliment,butIwasgladtobeletoff,anyway.

           Thedoctorhestartedtosaysomething,andturnsandsays:

           "Ifyou’dbeenintownatfirst,LeviBell—"Thekingbrokeinandreachedouthishand,andsays:

           "Why,isthismypoordeadbrother’soldfriendthathe’swrotesooftenabout?"

           Thelawyerandhimshookhands,andthelawyersmiledandlookedpleased,andtheytalkedrightalongawhile,andthengottoonesideandtalkedlow;andatlastthelawyerspeaksupandsays:

           "That’llfixit.I’lltaketheorderandsendit,alongwithyourbrother’s,andthenthey’llknowit’sallright."

           Sotheygotsomepaperandapen,andthekinghesetdownandtwistedhisheadtooneside,andchawedhistongue,andscrawledoffsomething;andthentheygivethepentothedukeandthenforthefirsttimethedukelookedsick.Buthetookthepenandwrote.Sothenthelawyerturnstothenewoldgentlemanandsays:

           "Youandyourbrotherpleasewritealineortwoandsignyournames.

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