PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedin
této
thisbookreallyoccurred;one
nebo
ortwowereexperiencesofmyvlastní
own,therestthoseofboyskteří
whowereschoolmatesofmine.HuckFinnisdrawnfromlife;
TomSawyer
také
also,butnotfromanindividual—heisacombinationofthecharacteristicsofthreeboyswhomIknew,a
andthereforebelongstothecompositeorderofarchitecture.Theoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwere
všechny
allprevalentamongchildrenandslavesintheWestattheperiodoftohoto
thisstory—thatistosay,thirtynebo
orfortyyearsago.Althoughmy
kniha
bookisintendedmainlyfortheentertainmentofboysa
andgirls,Ihopeitwillnotbeshunnedbymena
andwomenonthataccount,forsoučástí
partofmyplanhasbeentotrytopleasantlyremindadultsofwhattheykdysi
oncewerethemselves,andofjak
howtheyfeltandthoughta
andtalked,andwhatqueerenterprisestheyněkdy
sometimesengagedin.THEAUTHOR.
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
Žádná
Noanswer.“TOM!”
Noanswer.
“What’sgone
s
withthatboy,Iwonder?YouTOM!”
Žádná
Noanswer.Theoldladypulledherspectacles
dolů
downandlookedoverthemo
abouttheroom;thensheputthem
nahoru
upandlookedoutunderthem.Sheseldom
nebo
orneverlookedthroughthemforsosmallavěc
thingasaboy;theywereherstatepair,theprideofher
srdce
heart,andwerebuiltfor“style,”notservice—shecouldhaveseenpřes
throughapairofstove-lidsjustasdobře
well.Shelookedperplexedforamoment,
a
andthensaid,notfiercely,ale
butstillloudenoughforthefurnituretoslyšet
hear:.“Well,IlayifIgetholdofyouI’ll—”.
Shedidnotfinish,forbythis
době
timeshewasbendingdowna
andpunchingunderthebedwiththebroom,a
andsosheneededbreathtopunctuatethepuncheswith.Sheresurrected
nic
nothingbutthecat.“I
nikdy
neverdidseethebeatofthatboy!”Shewenttotheopendoor
a
andstoodinitandlookedoutamongthetomatovinesa
and“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthegarden.NoTom.
Soshelifteduphervoiceatananglecalculatedfordistance
a
andshouted:.“Y-o-u-uTOM!”
Therewasaslightnoise
za
behindherandsheturnedprávě
justintimetoseizeasmallboybytheslackofhisroundabouta
andarresthisflight.“There!
Imight’a’thoughtofthatcloset.
Whatyoubeendoinginthere?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing!
Lookatyourhands.
A
Andlookatyourmouth.Whatisthattruck?”
“Idon’tknow,aunt.”
“Well,I
vím
know.It’sjam—that’swhatit
je
is.FortytimesI’vesaidifyoudidn’tlet
že
thatjamaloneI’dskinyou.Handmethatswitch.”
Theswitchhoveredintheair—theperilwasdesperate—.
“My!
Look
za
behindyou,aunt!”Theold
dáma
ladywhirledround,andsnatchedherskirtsoutofdanger.Theladfledontheinstant,scrambled
nahoru
upthehighboard-fence,anddisappearednad
overit.HisauntPollystoodsurprisedamoment,
a
andthenbrokeintoagentlelaugh.“Hangtheboy,can’tI
nikdy
neverlearnanything?Ain’theplayedmetricks
dost
enoughlikethatformetobelookingoutforhimbythistime?Ale
Butoldfoolsisthebiggestfoolsthereis.Can’t
naučit
learnanolddognewtricks,asthesayingse
is.Butmygoodness,he
nikdy
neverplaysthemalike,twodays,a
andhowisabodytovědět
knowwhat’scoming?He’pearstoknowjust
jak
howlonghecantormentmenež
beforeIgetmydanderup,a
andheknowsifhemůže
canmakeouttoputmeoffforachvíli
minuteormakemelaugh,it’salldole
downagainandIcan’thithimalick.Iain’tdoingmydutybythatboy,
a
andthat’stheLord’struth,goodnessknows.Sparetherod
a
andspilethechild,astheDobrá
GoodBooksays.I’malayingupsin
a
andsufferingforusboth,Ivím
know.He’sfulloftheOldScratch,
ale
butlaws-a-me!he’smyown
mrtvé
deadsister’sboy,poorthing,a
andIain’tgotthesrdce
hearttolashhim,somehow.EverytimeIlethimoff,myconsciencedoes
bolí
hurtmeso,andeverytimeIhithimmystaré
oldheartmostbreaks.Well-a-well,
muž
manthatisbornofženy
womanisoffewdaysa
andfulloftrouble,astheScripturesays,a
andIreckonit’sso.He’llplayhookeythisevening,[*]
a
andI’lljustbeobleegedtomakehimpracovat
work,tomorrow,topunishhim.It’smighty
těžké
hardtomakehimworkSaturdays,když
whenalltheboysishavingholiday,ale
buthehatesworkmorenež
thanhehatesanythingelse,a
andI’vegottodosomeofmydutybyho
him,orI’llbetheruinationofthechild.”[*]Southwesternfor“afternoon”.
Tomdidplayhookey,
a
andhehadaverydobrý
goodtime.Hegotback
domů
homebarelyinseasontohelpJim,thesmallcoloredboy,sawnext-day’swooda
andsplitthekindlingsbeforesupper—atleasthewastam
thereintimetotellhisadventurestoJimzatímco
whileJimdidthree-fourthsofthepráce
work.Tom’syoungerbrother(orratherhalf-brother)Sidwas
už
alreadythroughwithhispartofthepráce
work(pickingupchips),forhewasaquietchlapec
boy,andhadnoadventurous,trouble-someways.Zatímco
WhileTomwaseatinghissupper,a
andstealingsugarasopportunityoffered,AuntPollyaskedhimquestionskteré
thatwerefullofguile,a
andverydeep—forshewantedtotraphimintodamagingrevealments.Like
mnoho
manyothersimple-heartedsouls,itwasherpetvanitytověřit
believeshewasendowedwithatalentfordarka
andmysteriousdiplomacy,andshelovedtocontemplatehernejvíce
mosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsoflowcunning.Saidshe:.
“Tom,itwasmiddlingwarminschool,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Powerfulwarm,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyouwantto
jít
goina-swimming,Tom?”AbitofascareshotthroughTom—a
dotek
touchofuncomfortablesuspicion.HesearchedAuntPolly’s
tvář
face,butittoldhimnic
nothing.Sohesaid:.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
The
stará
oldladyreachedoutherruku
handandfeltTom’sshirt,a
andsaid:.“Butyouain’t
moc
toowarmnow,though.”Anditflatteredhertoreflect
že
thatshehaddiscoveredthattheshirtwasdryaniž by
withoutanybodyknowingthatthatwaswhatshehadinhermysli
mind.Butinspiteof
ní
her,Tomknewwherethewindlay,teď
now.Soheforestalledwhatmightbethe
další
nextmove:.“Someofuspumpedonourheads—mine’sdamp
ještě
yet.See?”
AuntPollywasvexedtothinkshehadoverlooked
že
thatbitofcircumstantialevidence,a
andmissedatrick.Thenshehadanewinspiration:.
“Tom,youdidn’thavetoundoyourshirtcollar
kde
whereIsewedit,topumponyourhead,didyou?Unbuttonyourjacket!”
ThetroublevanishedoutofTom’sface.
Heopenedhisjacket.
Hisshirtcollarwassecurelysewed.
“Bother!
No
Well,go’longwithyou.I’dmadesureyou’dplayedhookey
a
andbeena-swimming.ButIforgiveye,Tom.
Ireckonyou’reakindofasingedcat,asthesayingis—better’nyoulook.
Thistime.”
Shewas
napůl
halfsorryhersagacityhadmiscarried,a
andhalfgladthatTomhadstumbledintoobedientconductforjednou
once.ButSidneysaid:.
“Well,now,ifIdidn’tthinkyousewedhiscollarwithwhitethread,
ale
butit’sblack.”“Why,Ididsewitwithwhite!
Tom!”
Ale
ButTomdidnotwaitforna
therest.Ashewent
ven
outatthedoorhesaid:.“Siddy,I’lllickyouforthat.”
InasafeplaceTomexamined
dvě
twolargeneedleswhichwerethrustintona
thelapelsofhisjacket,a
andhadthreadboundaboutthem—oneneedlecarriedwhitethreada
andtheotherblack.Hesaid:.
“She’d
nikdy
nevernoticedifithadn’tbeenforSid.Confoundit!
někdy
sometimesshesewsitwithwhite,andněkdy
sometimesshesewsitwithčernou
black.Iwishtogee-minyshe’dstickto
jednoho
oneort’other—Ican’tkeeptherunof’em.Ale
ButIbetyouI’lllamSidforže
that.I’lllearnhim!”
HewasnottheModel
Chlapec
Boyofthevillage.Heknewthemodelboy
velmi
verywellthough—andloathedhim.Within
dvou
twominutes,orevenless,hehadforgottenvšechny
allhistroubles.Notbecausehistroubleswereonewhitlessheavy
a
andbittertohimthanaman’saretoaman,ale
butbecauseanewandpowerfulinterestborethemdowna
anddrovethemoutofhismysli
mindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesareforgottenintheexcitementofnewenterprises.Tento
Thisnewinterestwasavaluednoveltyinwhistling,whichhehadprávě
justacquiredfromanegro,a
andhewassufferingtopractiseitundisturbed.Itconsistedinapeculiarbird-liketurn,asortofliquidwarble,producedbytouchingthetonguetotheroofofthemouthatshortintervalsinthemidstofthemusic—thereader
pravděpodobně
probablyremembershowtodoto
it,ifhehaseverbeenaboy.Diligence
a
andattentionsoongavehimna
theknackofit,andhestrodedownna
thestreetwithhismouthplná
fullofharmonyandhissoulplná
fullofgratitude.Hefeltmuchasanastronomerfeels
který
whohasdiscoveredanewplanet—nodoubt,asfarasstrong,deep,unalloyedpleasureisconcerned,theadvantagewaswiththeboy,nottheastronomer.Thesummereveningswere
dlouhé
long.Itwasnotdark,
ještě
yet.PresentlyTomcheckedhiswhistle.
Astrangerwasbeforehim—a
chlapec
boyashadelargerthanhimself.Anew-comerof
jakéhokoli
anyageoreithersexwasanimpressivecuriosityinthechudé
poorlittleshabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.This
chlapec
boywaswelldressed,too—welldressedonaweek-day.Thiswassimplyastounding.
Hiscapwasadainty
věc
thing,hisclose-buttonedblueclothroundaboutwasnový
newandnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.Hehadshoeson—anditwasonlyFriday.
He
dokonce
evenworeanecktie,abrightbitofribbon.Hehadacitifiedairabouthim
který
thatateintoTom’svitals.The
více
moreTomstaredatthesplendidmarvel,thehigherheturneduphisnoseathisfinerya
andtheshabbierandshabbierhisvlastní
ownoutfitseemedtohimtogrow.Neitherboyspoke.
Pokud
Ifonemoved,theothermoved—butjen
onlysidewise,inacircle;theykeptfacetoface
a
andeyetoeyeallthedobu
time.FinallyTomsaid:.
“Icanlickyou!”
“I’d
rád
liketoseeyoutryit.”“Well,Icandoit.”
“Noyoucan’t,either.”
“YesIcan.”
“Noyoucan’t.”
“Ican.”
“Youcan’t.”
“Can!”
“Can’t!”
Anuncomfortablepause.
ThenTomsaid:.
“What’syourname?”
“’Tisn’tanyofyourbusiness,maybe.”
“WellI’lowI’ll
udělat
makeitmybusiness.”“Well
proč
whydon’tyou?”“Ifyousay
hodně
much,Iwill.”“Much—much—much.
Therenow.”
“Oh,youthinkyou’remightysmart,don’tyou?
Icouldlickyou
s
withonehandtiedbehindme,ifIwantedto.”“Well
proč
whydon’tyoudoit?Yousayyoucandoit.”
“WellIwill,ifyoufoolwithme.”
“Ohyes—I’veseen
celé
wholefamiliesinthesamefix.”“Smarty!
Youthinkyou’resome,now,don’tyou?
Oh,whatahat!”
“Youcanlumpthathatifyoudon’tlike
to
it.Idareyoutoknockitoff—andanybodythat’lltakeadare
bude
willsuckeggs.”“You’realiar!”
“You’reanother.”
“You’reafightingliar
a
anddasn’ttakeitup.”“Aw—takeawalk!”
“Say—ifyougivememuch
víc
moreofyoursassI’lltakea
andbouncearockoff’nyourhead.”“Oh,of
samozřejmě
courseyouwill.”“WellIwill.”
“Well
proč
whydon’tyoudoitthen?Whatdoyoukeepsayingyouwillfor?
Proč
Whydon’tyoudoit?It’sbecauseyou’reafraid.”
“Iain’tafraid.”
“Youare.”
“Iain’t.”
“Youare.”
Anotherpause,
a
andmoreeyingandsidlingkolem
aroundeachother.Presentlytheywereshouldertoshoulder.
Tomsaid:.
“Getawayfromhere!”
“Goawayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sotheystood,
každý
eachwithafootplacedatanangleasabrace,a
andbothshovingwithmighta
andmain,andgloweringatkaždý
eachotherwithhate.Butneithercould
získat
getanadvantage.Afterstrugglingtill
oba
bothwerehotandflushed,každý
eachrelaxedhisstrainwithwatchfulcaution,a
andTomsaid:.“You’reacoward
a
andapup.I’lltellmybigbrotheronyou,
a
andhecanthrashyouwithhislittlefinger,a
andI’llmakehimdoto
it,too.”“WhatdoIcareforyourbigbrother?
I’vegotabrotherthat’sbigger
než
thanheis—andwhat’smore,hemůže
canthrowhimoverthatfence,taky
too.“That’salie.”