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PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedinthisbookreally
tapahtui
occurred
;
oneortwowereexperiencesofmyown,the
loput
rest
thoseofboyswhowereschoolmatesofmine.
Huck
Finn
Finn
isdrawnfromlife;
TomSawyeralso,
mutta
but
notfromanindividual—heisa
yhdistelmä
combination
ofthecharacteristicsofthreeboyswhomIknew,and
siksi
therefore
belongstothecompositeorderofarchitecture.
Theoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwere
kaikki
all
prevalentamongchildrenandslavesintheWestatthe
aikana
period
ofthisstory—thatisto
sanoen
say
,thirtyorfortyyears
sitten
ago
.
Althoughmybookisintended
pääasiassa
mainly
fortheentertainmentofboysandgirls,I
toivon
hope
itwillnotbeshunnedbymenandwomenonthataccount,for
osa
part
ofmyplanhasbeento
yrittää
try
topleasantlyremindadultsofwhatthey
kerran
once
werethemselves,andof
miten
how
theyfeltandthoughtand
puhuivat
talked
,andwhatqueerenterprisesthey
toisinaan
sometimes
engagedin.
THEAUTHOR.
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
Ei
No
answer.
“TOM!”
Noanswer.
“What’sgonewiththatboy,Iwonder?
YouTOM!”
Ei
No
answer.
Theoldlady
veti
pulled
herspectaclesdownand
katsoi
looked
overthemabouttheroom;
thensheputthem
ylös
up
andlookedoutunder
ne
them
.
Sheseldomornever
katsonut
looked
throughthemforso
pieni
small
athingasa
poika
boy
;
theywereherstatepair,the
ylpeys
pride
ofherheart,andwere
rakennettu
built
for“style,”notservice—shecouldhave
nähdä
seen
throughapairofstove-lidsjustas
hyvin
well
.
Shelookedperplexedforamoment,
ja
and
thensaid,notfiercely,
mutta
but
stillloudenoughforthe
huonekalut
furniture
tohear:.
“Well,Ilay
jos
if
IgetholdofyouI’ll—”.
Shedidnot
lopettanut
finish
,forbythistimeshewas
kumartunut
bending
downandpunchingunderthebedwiththebroom,
ja
and
sosheneededbreathtopunctuatethepuncheswith.
Sheresurrectednothingbutthecat.
“I
koskaan
never
didseethebeatofthatboy!”
She
meni
went
totheopendoor
ja
and
stoodinitand
katsoi
looked
outamongthetomatovines
ja
and
“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthegarden.
Ei
No
Tom.
Soshelifteduphervoiceatanangle
laskettu
calculated
fordistanceandshouted:.
“Y-o-u-uTOM!”
Therewasaslightnoisebehindherandsheturned
juuri
just
intimetoseizeasmallboybytheslackofhisroundaboutandarresthisflight.
“There!
Imight’a’
ajattelin
thought
ofthatcloset.
Whatyoubeendoinginthere?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing!
Katso
Look
atyourhands.
And
katso
look
atyourmouth.
Whatisthattruck?”
“Idon’t
tiedä
know
,aunt.”
“Well,Iknow.
It’sjam—that’swhatit
on
is
.
FortytimesI’vesaidifyoudidn’t
olen
let
thatjamaloneI’dskinyou.
Handmethatswitch.”
The
kytkin
switch
hoveredintheair—theperilwas
epätoivoinen
desperate—
.
“My!
Lookbehindyou,aunt!”
The
vanha
old
ladywhirledround,and
sieppasi
snatched
herskirtsoutofdanger.
The
poika
lad
fledontheinstant,scrambled
ylös
up
thehighboard-fence,and
katosi
disappeared
overit.
HisauntPolly
seisoi
stood
surprisedamoment,andthenbrokeintoa
lempeä
gentle
laugh.
“Hangtheboy,can’tI
koskaan
never
learnanything?
Ain’the
pelannut
played
metricksenoughlikethatformetobelookingoutforhimbythistime?
Mutta
But
oldfoolsisthebiggestfoolsthereis.
Can’tlearnanolddognewtricks,asthe
sanoo
saying
is.
Butmygoodness,he
koskaan
never
playsthemalike,twodays,
ja
and
howisabodyto
tietää
know
what’scoming?
He’pearsto
tietää
know
justhowlonghe
voi
can
tormentmebeforeI
saa
get
mydanderup,andhe
tietää
knows
ifhecanmakeouttoputmeoffforaminute
tai
or
makemelaugh,it’s
kaikki
all
downagainandIcan’thithimalick.
Iain’t
tee
doing
mydutybythat
pojan
boy
,andthat’stheLord’s
totuus
truth
,goodnessknows.
Sparethe
sauva
rod
andspilethechild,asthe
Hyvä
Good
Booksays.
I’malayingupsin
ja
and
sufferingforusboth,I
tiedän
know
.
He’sfulloftheOldScratch,
mutta
but
laws-a-me!
he’smyowndeadsister’s
poika
boy
,poorthing,andIain’tgotthehearttolash
häntä
him
,somehow.
EverytimeI
päästän
let
himoff,myconsciencedoes
satuttaa
hurt
meso,andeverytimeIhithimmy
vanha
old
heartmostbreaks.
Well-a-well,
mies
man
thatisbornofwomanisoffewdaysand
täynnä
full
oftrouble,asthe
Raamattu
Scripture
says,andIreckonit’sso.
He’ll
leikkii
play
hookeythisevening,[*]andI’lljustbeobleegedtomakehim
työskentelemään
work
,tomorrow,topunishhim.
It’smighty
vaikea
hard
tomakehimworkSaturdays,
kun
when
alltheboysishavingholiday,
mutta
but
hehatesworkmore
kuin
than
hehatesanythingelse,andI’vegottodosomeofmydutybyhim,
tai
or
I’llbetheruinationofthechild.”
[*]Southwesternfor“afternoon”.
Tomdidplayhookey,
ja
and
hehadaverygoodtime.
Hegotback
kotiin
home
barelyinseasonto
auttamaan
help
Jim,thesmallcoloredboy,sawnext-day’swoodand
jakamaan
split
thekindlingsbeforesupper—at
ainakin
least
hewasthereintimeto
kertomaan
tell
hisadventurestoJim
kun
while
Jimdidthree-fourthsofthework.
Tom’s
nuorempi
younger
brother(orratherhalf-brother)Sidwas
jo
already
throughwithhispartofthework(pickingupchips),forhewasa
hiljainen
quiet
boy,andhadnoadventurous,trouble-someways.
Kun
While
Tomwaseatinghissupper,and
varasti
stealing
sugarasopportunityoffered,
Täti
Aunt
Pollyaskedhimquestionsthatwere
täynnä
full
ofguile,andverydeep—forshe
halusi
wanted
totraphimintodamagingrevealments.
Like
monet
many
othersimple-heartedsouls,itwasher
lemmikki
pet
vanitytobelieveshewasendowedwithatalentfordarkandmysteriousdiplomacy,andshe
rakasti
loved
tocontemplatehermosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsoflowcunning.
Sanoi
Said
she:.
“Tom,itwasmiddlingwarminschool,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Powerful
lämmin
warm
,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyou
halunnut
want
togoina-swimming,Tom?”
Abitofascare
ampui
shot
throughTom—atouchof
epämiellyttävä
uncomfortable
suspicion.
HesearchedAuntPolly’sface,
mutta
but
ittoldhimnothing.
Sohe
sanoi
said:
.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
The
vanha
old
ladyreachedoutherhand
ja
and
feltTom’sshirt,and
sanoi
said:
.
“Butyouain’ttoo
lämmin
warm
now,though.”
Anditflatteredhertoreflect
että
that
shehaddiscoveredthatthe
paita
shirt
wasdrywithoutanybody
tiennyt
knowing
thatthatwaswhatshe
oli
had
inhermind.
Butin
huolimatta
spite
ofher,Tomknew
missä
where
thewindlay,now.
Soheforestalledwhat
voisi
might
bethenextmove:.
“Someofus
pumppasivat
pumped
onourheads—mine’sdampyet.
See?”
Täti
Aunt
Pollywasvexedtothinkshe
oli
had
overlookedthatbitofcircumstantialevidence,andmisseda
tempun
trick
.
Thenshehada
uusi
new
inspiration:.
“Tom,youdidn’thavetoundoyour
paidan
shirt
collarwhereIsewed
sen
it
,topumponyourhead,didyou?
Unbuttonyourjacket!”
Thetrouble
katosi
vanished
outofTom’sface.
He
avasi
opened
hisjacket.
Hisshirtcollarwassecurely
ommeltu
sewed
.
“Bother!
Well,go’longwithyou.
I’dmadesureyou’dplayedhookey
ja
and
beena-swimming.
ButI
anteeksi
forgive
ye,Tom.
Ireckonyou’reakindofasinged
kissa
cat
,asthesayingis—better’nyou
näytät
look
.
Thistime.”
Shewashalfsorryhersagacity
oli
had
miscarried,andhalfglad
että
that
Tomhadstumbledintoobedientconductforonce.
Mutta
But
Sidneysaid:.
“Well,now,
jos
if
Ididn’tthinkyou
ompelit
sewed
hiscollarwithwhitethread,
mutta
but
it’sblack.”
“Why,Idid
ompelin
sew
itwithwhite!
Tom!”
Mutta
But
Tomdidnotwaitforthe
loput
rest
.
Ashewentoutatthedoorhe
sanoi
said:
.
“Siddy,I’lllickyouforthat.”
InasafeplaceTomexaminedtwolargeneedles
jotka
which
werethrustintothelapelsofhisjacket,and
oli
had
threadboundaboutthem—oneneedlecarried
valkoinen
white
threadandtheother
musta
black
.
Hesaid:.
“She’dnevernoticedifithadn’tbeenforSid.
Confoundit!
joskus
sometimes
shesewsitwithwhite,
ja
and
sometimesshesewsitwithblack.
Iwishtogee-minyshe’dsticktoone
tai
or
t’other—Ican’tkeeptherunof’em.
Mutta
But
IbetyouI’lllamSidfor
että
that
.
I’lllearnhim!”
HewasnottheModelBoyofthevillage.
He
tunsi
knew
themodelboyverywellthough—andloathed
häntä
him
.
Withintwominutes,or
jopa
even
less,hehadforgotten
kaikki
all
histroubles.
Notbecausehistroubleswereonewhit
vähemmän
less
heavyandbittertohimthanaman’saretoaman,butbecausea
uusi
new
andpowerfulinterestborethem
alas
down
anddrovethemoutofhismindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesareforgottenintheexcitementof
uusi
new
enterprises.
Thisnewinterestwasavalued
uutuus
novelty
inwhistling,whichhe
oli
had
justacquiredfromanegro,
ja
and
hewassufferingtopractiseitundisturbed.
Itconsistedinapeculiarbird-liketurn,asortofliquidwarble,producedbytouchingthetonguetotheroofofthe
suuhun
mouth
atshortintervalsinthemidstofthemusic—the
lukija
reader
probablyremembershowto
tehdään
do
it,ifhehaseverbeena
poika
boy
.
Diligenceandattentionsoon
antoivat
gave
himtheknackofit,andhestrodedownthe
kadulla
street
withhismouthfullofharmonyandhissoul
täynnä
full
ofgratitude.
Hefeltmuchasanastronomerfeels
joka
who
hasdiscoveredanewplanet—no
epäilemättä
doubt
,asfarasstrong,
syvä
deep
,unalloyedpleasureisconcerned,theadvantagewaswiththe
poika
boy
,nottheastronomer.
The
kesän
summer
eveningswerelong.
Itwasnotdark,yet.
Tällä hetkellä
Presently
Tomcheckedhiswhistle.
A
muukalainen
stranger
wasbeforehim—aboyashade
suurempi
larger
thanhimself.
Anew-comerof
tahansa
any
ageoreithersexwasan
vaikuttava
impressive
curiosityinthepoorlittleshabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.
Tämä
This
boywaswelldressed,too—well
pukeutunut
dressed
onaweek-day.
Thiswas
yksinkertaisesti
simply
astounding.
Hiscapwasadainty
asia
thing
,hisclose-buttonedblueclothroundaboutwas
uusi
new
andnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.
He
oli
had
shoeson—anditwasonly
Perjantai
Friday
.
Heevenworeanecktie,a
kirkas
bright
bitofribbon.
He
oli
had
acitifiedairabouthimthat
söi
ate
intoTom’svitals.
The
enemmän
more
Tomstaredatthesplendidmarvel,
sitä
the
higherheturneduphisnoseathisfinery
ja
and
theshabbierandshabbierhisownoutfit
näyttivät
seemed
tohimtogrow.
Kumpikaan
Neither
boyspoke.
Ifone
liikkui
moved
,theothermoved—butonlysidewise,inacircle;
theykeptfacetoface
ja
and
eyetoeyeallthe
ajan
time
.
FinallyTomsaid:.
“Ican
nuolla
lick
you!”
“I’dliketo
nähdä
see
youtryit.”
“Well,Icandoit.”
“Noyoucan’t,either.”
“YesIcan.”
“Noyoucan’t.”
“Ican.”
“Youcan’t.”
“Can!”
“Can’t!”
An
epämiellyttävä
uncomfortable
pause.
ThenTomsaid:.
“What’syourname?”
“’Tisn’tanyofyourbusiness,maybe.”
“WellI’lowI’ll
teen
make
itmybusiness.”
“Wellwhydon’tyou?”
“Ifyou
sanot
say
much,Iwill.”
“Much—much—much.
Therenow.”
“Oh,youthinkyou’remighty
älykäs
smart
,don’tyou?
Icould
nuolla
lick
youwithonehand
sidottu
tied
behindme,ifI
haluaisin
wanted
to.”
“Wellwhydon’tyou
tee
do
it?
Yousayyoucandoit.”
“WellIwill,
jos
if
youfoolwithme.”
“Ohyes—I’veseenwholefamiliesinthe
samassa
same
fix.”
“Smarty!
Youthinkyou’resome,now,don’tyou?
Oh,whatahat!”
“You
voit
can
lumpthathatifyoudon’t
pidä
like
it.
Idareyoutoknockitoff—and
kuka tahansa
anybody
that’lltakeadarewill
imee
suck
eggs.”
“You’realiar!”
“You’reanother.”
“You’rea
taisteleva
fighting
liaranddasn’ttakeitup.”
“Aw—takeawalk!”
“Say—ifyou
annat
give
memuchmoreofyoursassI’ll
otan
take
andbouncearockoff’nyourhead.”
“Oh,ofcourseyouwill.”
“WellIwill.”
“Wellwhydon’tyou
tee
do
itthen?
Whatdoyoukeep
sanot
saying
youwillfor?
Whydon’tyou
tee
do
it?
It’sbecauseyou’reafraid.”
“Iain’tafraid.”
“Youare.”
“Iain’t.”
“Youare.”
Another
tauko
pause
,andmoreeyingandsidlingaroundeachother.
Tällä hetkellä
Presently
theywereshoulderto
olkapää
shoulder
.
Tomsaid:.
“Getawayfromhere!”
“Go
pois
away
yourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sothey
seisoivat
stood
,eachwithafootplacedatanangleasabrace,
ja
and
bothshovingwithmight
ja
and
main,andgloweringat
kukin
each
otherwithhate.
But
kumpikaan
neither
couldgetanadvantage.
Afterstrugglingtill
molemmat
both
werehotandflushed,eachrelaxedhisstrainwithwatchfulcaution,
ja
and
Tomsaid:.
“You’rea
pelkuri
coward
andapup.
I’ll
kerron
tell
mybigbrotheronyou,
ja
and
hecanthrashyouwithhis
pikku
little
finger,andI’llmakehim
tekemään
do
it,too.”
“WhatdoIcareforyourbigbrother?
I’vegota
veli
brother
that’sbiggerthanheis—andwhat’smore,he
voi
can
throwhimoverthat
aidan
fence
,too.
“That’salie.”