Пригоди Тома Сойєра

Chapter 2

           ButTom’senergydidnotlast. Hebegantothinkofthefunhehadplannedforthisday,andhissorrowsmultiplied. Soonthefreeboyswouldcometrippingalongonallsortsofdeliciousexpeditions,andtheywouldmakeaworldoffunofhim forhavingtoworktheverythoughtofitburnthimlikefire. Hegotouthisworldlywealthandexamineditbitsoftoys,marbles,andtrash; enoughtobuyanexchangeofWORK,maybe, butnothalfenoughtobuysomuchashalfanhourofpurefreedom. Sohereturnedhisstraitenedmeanstohispocket, andgaveuptheideaoftryingtobuytheboys. Atthisdarkandhopelessmomentaninspirationburstuponhim! Nothinglessthanagreat,magnificentinspiration. 

           Hetookuphisbrushandwenttranquillytowork. BenRogershoveinsightpresentlytheveryboy,ofallboys, whoseridiculehehadbeendreading. Ben’sgaitwasthehop-skip-and-jump proofenoughthathisheartwaslightandhisanticipationshigh. Hewaseatinganapple,andgivingalong,melodiouswhoop, atintervals,followedbyadeep-tonedding-dong-dong,ding-dong-dong,forhewaspersonatingasteamboat. Ashedrewnear,heslackenedspeed,tookthemiddleofthestreet, leanedfarovertostarboardandroundedtoponderouslyandwithlaboriouspomp andcircumstanceforhewaspersonatingtheBigMissouri, andconsideredhimselftobedrawingninefeetofwater. Hewasboatandcaptainandengine-bellscombined, sohehadtoimaginehimselfstandingonhisownhurricane-deckgivingtheordersandexecutingthem: 

           "Stopher,sir! Ting-a-ling-ling!"Theheadwayranalmostout,andhedrewupslowlytowardthesidewalk. 

           "Shipuptoback!Ting-a-ling-ling!"Hisarmsstraightenedandstiffeneddownhissides. 

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