Пригоди Гекльберрі Фінна

Chapter 12

           Wefixedupashortforkedsticktohangtheoldlanternon,becausewemustalwayslightthelanternwheneverweseeasteamboatcomingdown-stream,tokeepfromgettingrunover;butwewouldn’thavetolightitforup-streamboatsunlessweseewewasinwhattheycalla"crossing";fortheriverwasprettyhighyet,verylowbanksbeingstillalittleunderwater;soup-boundboatsdidn’talwaysrunthechannel,buthuntedeasywater.

           Thissecondnightwerunbetweensevenandeighthours,withacurrentthatwasmakingoverfourmileanhour.Wecatchedfishandtalked,andwetookaswimnowandthentokeepoffsleepiness.Itwaskindofsolemn,driftingdownthebig,stillriver,layingonourbackslookingupatthestars,andwedidn’teverfeelliketalkingloud,anditwarn’toftenthatwelaughedonlyalittlekindofalowchuckle.Wehadmightygoodweatherasageneralthing,andnothingeverhappenedtousatallthatnight,northenext,northenext.

           Everynightwepassedtowns,someofthemawayuponblackhillsides,nothingbutjustashinybedoflights;notahousecouldyousee.ThefifthnightwepassedSt.Louis,anditwaslikethewholeworldlitup.InSt.PetersburgtheyusedtosaytherewastwentyorthirtythousandpeopleinSt.Louis,butIneverbelievedittillIseethatwonderfulspreadoflightsattwoo’clockthatstillnight.Therewarn’tasoundthere;everybodywasasleep.

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