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PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedin
denne
this
bookreallyoccurred;
one
eller
or
twowereexperiencesofmy
egne
own
,therestthoseofboys
der
who
wereschoolmatesofmine.
Huck
Finn
Finn
isdrawnfromlife;
TomSawyer
også
also
,butnotfromanindividual—heisa
kombination
combination
ofthecharacteristicsof
tre
three
boyswhomIknew,
og
and
thereforebelongstothecomposite
orden
order
ofarchitecture.
Theoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwere
alle
all
prevalentamongchildrenandslavesinthe
Vesten
West
attheperiodof
denne
this
story—thatistosay,thirty
eller
or
fortyyearsago.
Althoughmy
bog
book
isintendedmainlyforthe
underholdning
entertainment
ofboysandgirls,I
håber
hope
itwillnotbeshunnedbymen
og
and
womenonthataccount,for
del
part
ofmyplanhasbeento
forsøge
try
topleasantlyremindadultsofwhattheyoncewerethemselves,
og
and
ofhowtheyfelt
og
and
thoughtandtalked,andwhatqueerenterprisestheysometimes
engageret
engaged
in.
THEAUTHOR.
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
Ikke
No
answer.
“TOM!”
Noanswer.
“What’sgone
med
with
thatboy,Iwonder?
YouTOM!”
Ikke
No
answer.
Theoldlady
trak
pulled
herspectaclesdownand
kiggede
looked
overthemabouttheroom;
thenshe
lagde
put
themupandlooked
ud
out
underthem.
Sheseldom
eller
or
neverlookedthroughthemforso
lille
small
athingasa
dreng
boy
;
theywereherstate
par
pair
,theprideofherheart,
og
and
werebuiltfor“style,”notservice—she
kunne
could
haveseenthrougha
par
pair
ofstove-lidsjustas
godt
well
.
Shelookedperplexedfor
et
a
moment,andthensaid,notfiercely,
men
but
stillloudenoughforthefurnitureto
høre
hear:
.
“Well,IlayifI
får
get
holdofyouI’ll—”.
Shedidnot
færdig
finish
,forbythistimeshewas
bøjede
bending
downandpunchingunderthe
sengen
bed
withthebroom,andsosheneededbreathtopunctuatethepunches
med
with
.
Sheresurrectednothingbutthe
katten
cat
.
“Ineverdidsee
den
the
beatofthatboy!”
She
gik
went
totheopendoor
og
and
stoodinitand
kiggede
looked
outamongthetomatovines
og
and
“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthe
haven
garden
.
NoTom.
Soshe
løftede
lifted
uphervoiceat
en
an
anglecalculatedfordistance
og
and
shouted:.
“Y-o-u-uTOM!”
Therewas
en
a
slightnoisebehindher
og
and
sheturnedjustintimeto
gribe
seize
asmallboyby
den
the
slackofhisroundabout
og
and
arresthisflight.
“There!
Imight’a’
tænkte
thought
ofthatcloset.
Whatyoubeen
lavet
doing
inthere?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing!
Se
Look
atyourhands.
And
se
look
atyourmouth.
Whatisthattruck?”
“Idon’t
ved
know
,aunt.”
“Well,Iknow.
It’sjam—that’swhatit
er
is
.
FortytimesI’vesaid
hvis
if
youdidn’tletthat
syltetøj
jam
aloneI’dskinyou.
Handmethatswitch.”
Theswitchhoveredintheair—theperilwas
desperat
desperate—
.
“My!
Lookbehindyou,aunt!”
Den
The
oldladywhirledround,
og
and
snatchedherskirtsoutofdanger.
Thelad
flygtede
fled
ontheinstant,scrambled
op
up
thehighboard-fence,and
forsvandt
disappeared
overit.
HisauntPolly
stod
stood
surprisedamoment,andthen
brød
broke
intoagentlelaugh.
“Hangtheboy,can’tI
aldrig
never
learnanything?
Ain’the
spillet
played
metricksenoughlikethatformetobelookingoutforhimby
dette
this
time?
Butoldfoolsis
de
the
biggestfoolsthereis.
Can’t
lære
learn
anolddognewtricks,asthe
siger
saying
is.
Butmygoodness,he
aldrig
never
playsthemalike,twodays,
og
and
howisabodyto
vide
know
what’scoming?
He’pearsto
ved
know
justhowlonghe
kan
can
tormentmebeforeIgetmydanderup,
og
and
heknowsifhe
kan
can
makeouttoputmeofffor
et
a
minuteormakeme
grine
laugh
,it’salldownagain
og
and
Ican’thithim
et
a
lick.
Iain’tdoingmy
pligt
duty
bythatboy,andthat’stheLord’s
sandhed
truth
,goodnessknows.
Sparetherod
og
and
spilethechild,as
den
the
GoodBooksays.
I’m
en
a
layingupsinandsufferingforus
begge
both
,Iknow.
He’sfullof
den
the
OldScratch,butlaws-a-me!
he’smy
egen
own
deadsister’sboy,poor
ting
thing
,andIain’tgotthe
hjertet
heart
tolashhim,somehow.
Hver
Every
timeIlethimoff,my
samvittighed
conscience
doeshurtmeso,
og
and
everytimeIhithimmy
gamle
old
heartmostbreaks.
Well-a-well,
manden
man
thatisbornof
kvinde
woman
isoffewdays
og
and
fulloftrouble,as
det
the
Scripturesays,andIreckonit’sso.
He’ll
spille
play
hookeythisevening,[*]andI’ll
bare
just
beobleegedtomakehim
arbejde
work
,tomorrow,topunishhim.
It’smighty
svært
hard
tomakehimworkSaturdays,
når
when
alltheboysishaving
ferie
holiday
,buthehateswork
mere
more
thanhehatesanythingelse,
og
and
I’vegottodosomeofmy
pligt
duty
byhim,orI’llbe
det
the
ruinationofthechild.”
[*]Southwesternfor“afternoon”.
Tom
gjorde
did
playhookey,andhe
havde
had
averygoodtime.
He
kom
got
backhomebarelyinseasonto
hjælpe
help
Jim,thesmallcolored
dreng
boy
,sawnext-day’swoodand
splittede
split
thekindlingsbeforesupper—atleasthewas
der
there
intimetotellhisadventurestoJim
mens
while
Jimdidthree-fourthsofthe
arbejdet
work
.
Tom’syoungerbrother(or
snarere
rather
half-brother)Sidwasalreadythrough
med
with
hispartofthe
arbejdet
work
(pickingupchips),forhewas
en
a
quietboy,andhad
ingen
no
adventurous,trouble-someways.
WhileTomwas
spiste
eating
hissupper,andstealing
sukker
sugar
asopportunityoffered,AuntPolly
stillede
asked
himquestionsthatwere
fuld
full
ofguile,andverydeep—forshe
ønskede
wanted
totraphimintodamagingrevealments.
Likemany
andre
other
simple-heartedsouls,itwasher
kæledyr
pet
vanitytobelieveshewasendowed
med
with
atalentfordark
og
and
mysteriousdiplomacy,andshe
elskede
loved
tocontemplatehermosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsof
lav
low
cunning.
Saidshe:.
“Tom,itwasmiddling
varmt
warm
inschool,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Powerful
varm
warm
,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyou
ville
want
togoina-swimming,Tom?”
En
A
bitofascare
skud
shot
throughTom—atouchofuncomfortable
mistanke
suspicion
.
HesearchedAuntPolly’s
ansigt
face
,butittoldhim
intet
nothing
.
Sohesaid:.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
Den
The
oldladyreachedouther
hånden
hand
andfeltTom’sshirt,
og
and
said:.
“Butyouain’ttoo
varm
warm
now,though.”
Andit
smigrede
flattered
hertoreflectthatshe
havde
had
discoveredthattheshirtwas
tør
dry
withoutanybodyknowingthatthatwaswhatshe
havde
had
inhermind.
Butin
trods
spite
ofher,Tomknew
hvor
where
thewindlay,now.
Soheforestalledwhat
kunne
might
bethenextmove:.
“Someofus
pumpet
pumped
onourheads—mine’sdamp
endnu
yet
.
See?”
AuntPollywasvexedto
tro
think
shehadoverlookedthatbitof
indicier
circumstantial
evidence,andmisseda
trick
trick
.
Thenshehada
ny
new
inspiration:.
“Tom,youdidn’thavetoundoyour
skjorte
shirt
collarwhereIsewed
det
it
,topumponyour
hoved
head
,didyou?
Unbuttonyourjacket!”
Thetrouble
forsvandt
vanished
outofTom’sface.
He
åbnede
opened
hisjacket.
Hisshirtcollarwassecurely
syet
sewed
.
“Bother!
Well,go’long
med
with
you.
I’dmadesureyou’dplayedhookey
og
and
beena-swimming.
ButI
tilgiver
forgive
ye,Tom.
Ireckonyou’re
en
a
kindofasinged
kat
cat
,asthesayingis—better’nyou
ser
look
.
Thistime.”
Shewashalf
ked
sorry
hersagacityhadmiscarried,
og
and
halfgladthatTom
havde
had
stumbledintoobedientconductforonce.
Men
But
Sidneysaid:.
“Well,now,
hvis
if
Ididn’tthinkyousewedhis
krave
collar
withwhitethread,butit’sblack.”
“Why,Idid
syede
sew
itwithwhite!
Tom!”
Men
But
Tomdidnotwaitforthe
resten
rest
.
Ashewentoutatthe
døren
door
hesaid:.
“Siddy,I’ll
slikke
lick
youforthat.”
Inasafe
sted
place
Tomexaminedtwolargeneedles
der
which
werethrustintothelapelsofhis
jakke
jacket
,andhadthreadbound
om
about
them—oneneedlecarriedwhite
tråd
thread
andtheotherblack.
He
sagde
said:
.
“She’dnevernoticedifithadn’tbeenforSid.
Confound
den
it
!
sometimesshesewsit
med
with
white,andsometimesshesewsit
med
with
black.
Iwishtogee-minyshe’dstickto
ene
one
ort’other—Ican’tkeep
den
the
runof’em.
ButI
vil vædde
bet
youI’lllamSidfor
at
that
.
I’lllearnhim!”
HewasnottheModelBoyofthevillage.
He
kendte
knew
themodelboyvery
godt
well
though—andloathedhim.
Within
to
two
minutes,orevenless,he
havde
had
forgottenallhistroubles.
Not
fordi
because
histroubleswereonewhit
mindre
less
heavyandbittertohim
end
than
aman’saretoa
mand
man
,butbecauseanew
og
and
powerfulinterestborethem
ned
down
anddrovethemoutofhis
sind
mind
forthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesare
glemt
forgotten
intheexcitementofnewenterprises.
Denne
This
newinterestwasavalued
nyhed
novelty
inwhistling,whichhe
havde
had
justacquiredfromanegro,
og
and
hewassufferingto
praktisere
practise
itundisturbed.
Itconsistedin
en
a
peculiarbird-liketurn,a
slags
sort
ofliquidwarble,producedby
røre
touching
thetonguetothe
taget
roof
ofthemouthat
korte
short
intervalsinthemidstofthemusic—thereader
sandsynligvis
probably
remembershowtodoit,
hvis
if
hehaseverbeen
en
a
boy.
Diligenceandattention
snart
soon
gavehimtheknackofit,
og
and
hestrodedownthe
gaden
street
withhismouthfullof
harmoni
harmony
andhissoulfullof
taknemmelighed
gratitude
.
Hefeltmuchasanastronomer
følte
feels
whohasdiscovereda
ny
new
planet—nodoubt,asfaras
stærk
strong
,deep,unalloyedpleasureisconcerned,theadvantagewas
med
with
theboy,nottheastronomer.
Thesummereveningswerelong.
Itwasnot
mørkt
dark
,yet.
PresentlyTomcheckedhis
fløjte
whistle
.
Astrangerwasbeforehim—a
dreng
boy
ashadelargerthanhimself.
Anew-comerofany
alder
age
oreithersexwasan
imponerende
impressive
curiosityinthepoor
lille
little
shabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.
Denne
This
boywaswelldressed,too—well
klædt
dressed
onaweek-day.
Thiswas
simpelthen
simply
astounding.
Hiscapwas
en
a
daintything,hisclose-buttoned
blå
blue
clothroundaboutwasnew
og
and
natty,andsowerehispantaloons.
He
havde
had
shoeson—anditwasonly
Fredag
Friday
.
Heevenworeanecktie,abright
smule
bit
ofribbon.
Hehad
en
a
citifiedairabouthim
der
that
ateintoTom’svitals.
Det
The
moreTomstaredat
det
the
splendidmarvel,thehigherheturned
op
up
hisnoseathisfinery
og
and
theshabbierandshabbierhis
eget
own
outfitseemedtohimto
vokse
grow
.
Neitherboyspoke.
Ifone
bevægede
moved
,theothermoved—butonlysidewise,ina
cirkel
circle
;
theykeptfaceto
ansigt
face
andeyetoeyeallthe
tiden
time
.
FinallyTomsaid:.
“I
kan
can
lickyou!”
“I’dliketo
se
see
youtryit.”
“Well,I
kan
can
doit.”
“Noyoucan’t,either.”
“YesIcan.”
“Noyoucan’t.”
“Ican.”
“Youcan’t.”
“Can!”
“Can’t!”
En
An
uncomfortablepause.
ThenTom
sagde
said:
.
“What’syourname?”
“’Tisn’tanyofyourbusiness,maybe.”
“WellI’lowI’ll
gøre
make
itmybusiness.”
“Wellwhydon’tyou?”
“Ifyou
siger
say
much,Iwill.”
“Much—much—much.
Der
There
now.”
“Oh,youthinkyou’remightysmart,don’tyou?
I
kunne
could
lickyouwithone
hånd
hand
tiedbehindme,ifI
ville
wanted
to.”
“Wellwhydon’tyou
gør
do
it?
Yousayyou
kan
can
doit.”
“WellIwill,
hvis
if
youfoolwithme.”
“Ohyes—I’veseen
hele
whole
familiesinthesamefix.”
“Smarty!
You
tror
think
you’resome,now,don’tyou?
Oh,what
en
a
hat!”
“Youcanlumpthat
hat
hat
ifyoudon’tlike
den
it
.
Idareyoutoknockitoff—andanybodythat’ll
tage
take
adarewillsuckeggs.”
“You’re
en
a
liar!”
“You’reanother.”
“You’re
en
a
fightingliaranddasn’t
tage
take
itup.”
“Aw—takeawalk!”
“Say—ifyou
giver
give
memuchmoreofyoursassI’ll
tage
take
andbouncearockoff’nyourhead.”
“Oh,of
selvfølgelig
course
youwill.”
“WellIwill.”
“Well
hvorfor
why
don’tyoudoitthen?
Whatdoyoukeep
siger
saying
youwillfor?
Whydon’tyou
gør
do
it?
It’sbecauseyou’reafraid.”
“Iain’tafraid.”
“Youare.”
“Iain’t.”
“Youare.”
Anotherpause,
og
and
moreeyingandsidling
omkring
around
eachother.
Presentlytheywere
skulder
shoulder
toshoulder.
Tomsaid:.
“Get
væk
away
fromhere!”
“Goawayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sothey
stod
stood
,eachwithafoot
placeret
placed
atanangleasabrace,
og
and
bothshovingwithmight
og
and
main,andgloweringat
hver
each
otherwithhate.
Butneither
kunne
could
getanadvantage.
After
kæmpet
struggling
tillbothwerehot
og
and
flushed,eachrelaxedhis
belastning
strain
withwatchfulcaution,andTom
sagde
said:
.
“You’reacowardand
en
a
pup.
I’lltellmybigbrotheronyou,
og
and
hecanthrashyou
med
with
hislittlefinger,andI’llmakehimdo
det
it
,too.”
“WhatdoIcareforyourbigbrother?
I’vegot
en
a
brotherthat’sbiggerthanheis—andwhat’smore,he
kan
can
throwhimoverthat
hegnet
fence
,too.
“That’salie.”