Пригоди Гекльберрі Фінна

Chapter 37

           Wewasverywellsatisfiedwiththisbusiness,andTomalloweditwasworthtwicethetroubleittook,becausehesaidNOWshecouldn’tevercountthemspoonstwicealikeagaintosaveherlife;andwouldn’tbelieveshe’dcountedthemrightifsheDID;andsaidthataftershe’daboutcountedherheadoffforthenextthreedayshejudgedshe’dgiveitupandoffertokillanybodythatwantedhertoevercountthemanymore.

           Soweputthesheetbackonthelinethatnight,andstoleoneoutofhercloset;andkeptonputtingitbackandstealingitagainforacoupleofdaystillshedidn’tknowhowmanysheetsshehadanymore,andshedidn’tCARE,andwarn’ta-goingtobullyragtherestofhersouloutaboutit,andwouldn’tcountthemagainnottosaveherlife;shedrutherdiefirst.

           Sowewasallrightnow,astotheshirtandthesheetandthespoonandthecandles,bythehelpofthecalfandtheratsandthemixed-upcounting;andastothecandlestick,itwarn’tnoconsequence,itwouldblowoverbyandby.

           Butthatpiewasajob;wehadnoendoftroublewiththatpie.Wefixeditupawaydowninthewoods,andcookeditthere;andwegotitdoneatlast,andverysatisfactory,too;butnotallinoneday;andwehadtouseupthreewash-pansfullofflourbeforewegotthrough,andwegotburntprettymuchallover,inplaces,andeyesputoutwiththesmoke;because,yousee,wedidn’twantnothingbutacrust,andwecouldn’tpropitupright,andshewouldalwayscavein.

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