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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Gradually Hardening French A1-B2 Books

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete | Gradually Hardening French A1-B2 Books

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PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedin
ce
thisbookreallyoccurred;
one
ou
ortwowereexperiencesofmyown,
les
therestthoseofboys
qui
whowereschoolmatesofmine.
Huck
Finn
Finnisdrawnfromlife;
TomSawyer
aussi
also,butnotfromanindividual—heisa
combinaison
combinationofthecharacteristicsof
trois
threeboyswhomIknew,
et
andthereforebelongstothecompositeorderofarchitecture.
Les
Theoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwere
toutes
allprevalentamongchildrenandslavesin
les
theWestattheperiodof
cette
thisstory—thatistosay,thirty
ou
orfortyyearsago.
Althoughmy
livre
bookisintendedmainlyfor
les
theentertainmentofboysandgirls,Ihopeit
sera
willnotbeshunnedbymen
et
andwomenonthataccount,for
partie
partofmyplanhasbeentotrytopleasantly
rappeler
remindadultsofwhattheyoncewerethemselves,
et
andofhowtheyfelt
et
andthoughtandtalked,andwhatqueerenterprisesthey
parfois
sometimesengagedin.
THEAUTHOR.
Chapitre
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
Noanswer.
“TOM!”
No
réponse
answer.
“What’sgonewiththat
garçon
boy,Iwonder?
YouTOM!”
No
réponse
answer.
Theoldladypulledherspectacles
bas
downandlookedoverthemabouttheroom;
thenshe
mis
putthemupandlookedoutunder
les
them.
Sheseldomornever
regardait
lookedthroughthemforsosmalla
chose
thingasaboy;
theywereherstate
paire
pair,theprideofher
cœur
heart,andwerebuiltfor“style,”notservice—she
pu
couldhaveseenthrougha
paire
pairofstove-lidsjustas
bien
well.
Shelookedperplexedfor
un
amoment,andthensaid,notfiercely,
mais
butstillloudenoughfor
les
thefurnituretohear:.
“Well,Ilay
si
ifIgetholdofyouI’ll—”.
Shedidnot
fini
finish,forbythistimeshewasbendingdown
et
andpunchingunderthebed
avec
withthebroom,andsosheneededbreathtopunctuatethepunches
avec
with.
Sheresurrectednothingbut
le
thecat.
“Ineverdid
vu
seethebeatofthatboy!”
She
allée
wenttotheopendoor
et
andstoodinitand
regardé
lookedoutamongthetomatovines
et
and“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthe
jardin
garden.
NoTom.
Sosheliftedupher
voix
voiceatananglecalculatedfor
distance
distanceandshouted:.
“Y-o-u-uTOM!”
Therewas
un
aslightnoisebehindher
et
andsheturnedjustin
temps
timetoseizeasmall
garçon
boybytheslackofhis
rond-point
roundaboutandarresthisflight.
“There!
I
pu
might’a’thoughtofthat
placard
closet.
Whatyoubeendoinginthere?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing!
Regardez
Lookatyourhands.
And
regardez
lookatyourmouth.
Whatisthattruck?”
“Idon’t
sais
know,aunt.”
“Well,Iknow.
It’sjam—that’swhatitis.
FortytimesI’ve
dit
saidifyoudidn’tlet
que
thatjamaloneI’dskinyou.
Handmethatswitch.”
Theswitch
planait
hoveredintheair—theperilwas
désespéré
desperate—.
“My!
Lookbehindyou,aunt!”
La
Theoldladywhirledround,
et
andsnatchedherskirtsoutofdanger.
The
garçon
ladfledontheinstant,scrambledupthe
haute
highboard-fence,anddisappearedover
elle
it.
HisauntPollystood
surpris
surprisedamoment,andthenbrokeinto
un
agentlelaugh.
“Hangthe
garçon
boy,can’tIneverlearn
rien
anything?
Ain’theplayedmetricksenough
comme
likethatformetobelookingoutforhimby
ce
thistime?
Butoldfoolsis
les
thebiggestfoolsthereis.
Can’t
apprendre
learnanolddognewtricks,asthe
dit
sayingis.
Butmygoodness,he
jamais
neverplaysthemalike,twodays,
et
andhowisabodyto
savoir
knowwhat’scoming?
He’pearsto
savoir
knowjusthowlonghecantormentme
avant
beforeIgetmydanderup,
et
andheknowsifhecan
faire
makeouttoputmeofffor
une
aminuteormakeme
rire
laugh,it’salldownagain
et
andIcan’thithim
une
alick.
Iain’tdoingmy
devoir
dutybythatboy,andthat’stheLord’s
vérité
truth,goodnessknows.
Sparethe
baguette
rodandspilethechild,asthe
Bon
GoodBooksays.
I’malayingup
péché
sinandsufferingforus
deux
both,Iknow.
He’sfullof
les
theOldScratch,butlaws-a-me!
he’smy
propre
owndeadsister’sboy,poorthing,
et
andIain’tgotthe
cœur
hearttolashhim,somehow.
Chaque
EverytimeIlethimoff,my
conscience
consciencedoeshurtmeso,
et
andeverytimeIhithimmy
vieux
oldheartmostbreaks.
Well-a-well,manthatis
né
bornofwomanisof
peu
fewdaysandfulloftrouble,astheScripture
dit
says,andIreckonit’sso.
He’llplayhookey
ce
thisevening,[*]andI’lljustbeobleegedto
faire
makehimwork,tomorrow,to
punir
punishhim.
It’smightyhardtomakehim
travailler
workSaturdays,whenalltheboysishaving
vacances
holiday,buthehateswork
plus
morethanhehatesanythingelse,
et
andI’vegottodosomeofmy
devoir
dutybyhim,orI’llbetheruinationofthechild.”
[*]Southwesternfor“afternoon”.
Tom
fait
didplayhookey,andhehada
très
verygoodtime.
Hegotback
maison
homebarelyinseasontohelpJim,the
petit
smallcoloredboy,sawnext-day’s
bois
woodandsplitthekindlings
avant
beforesupper—atleasthewastherein
temps
timetotellhisadventurestoJimwhileJim
faisait
didthree-fourthsofthework.
Tom’s
cadet
youngerbrother(orratherhalf-brother)Sidwas
déjà
alreadythroughwithhispartof
le
thework(pickingupchips),forhewas
un
aquietboy,andhad
pas
noadventurous,trouble-someways.
WhileTomwas
mangeait
eatinghissupper,andstealing
sucre
sugarasopportunityoffered,AuntPolly
posait
askedhimquestionsthatwerefullofguile,
et
andverydeep—forshewantedto
piéger
traphimintodamagingrevealments.
Like
beaucoup
manyothersimple-heartedsouls,itwasherpet
vanité
vanitytobelieveshewasendowedwitha
talent
talentfordarkandmysterious
diplomatie
diplomacy,andshelovedto
contempler
contemplatehermosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsoflowcunning.
Dit
Saidshe:.
“Tom,itwasmiddling
chaud
warminschool,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Powerfulwarm,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyou
voulais
wanttogoina-swimming,Tom?”
A
peu
bitofascareshotthroughTom—a
touche
touchofuncomfortablesuspicion.
Hesearched
Tante
AuntPolly’sface,butit
dit
toldhimnothing.
Sohe
dit
said:.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
La
Theoldladyreachedouther
main
handandfeltTom’sshirt,
et
andsaid:.
“Butyouain’t
trop
toowarmnow,though.”
Anditflatteredherto
réfléchir
reflectthatshehaddiscovered
que
thattheshirtwasdry
sans
withoutanybodyknowingthatthatwaswhatshehadinhermind.
Mais
Butinspiteofher,Tom
savait
knewwherethewindlay,
maintenant
now.
Soheforestalledwhat
pourrait
mightbethenextmove:.
“Someofuspumpedonourheads—mine’s
humide
dampyet.
See?”
AuntPollywasvexedto
penser
thinkshehadoverlookedthat
peu
bitofcircumstantialevidence,and
raté
missedatrick.
Thenshe
eu
hadanewinspiration:.
“Tom,youdidn’thavetoundoyour
chemise
shirtcollarwhereIsewedit,to
pomper
pumponyourhead,didyou?
Unbuttonyourjacket!”
Le
ThetroublevanishedoutofTom’s
visage
face.
Heopenedhisjacket.
His
chemise
shirtcollarwassecurelysewed.
“Bother!
Bien
Well,go’longwithyou.
I’d
fait
madesureyou’dplayedhookey
et
andbeena-swimming.
ButI
pardonne
forgiveye,Tom.
Ireckonyou’re
une
akindofasinged
chat
cat,asthesayingis—better’nyou
regardez
look.
Thistime.”
Shewas
moitié
halfsorryhersagacityhadmiscarried,
et
andhalfgladthatTomhad
trébuché
stumbledintoobedientconductforonce.
Mais
ButSidneysaid:.
“Well,now,
si
ifIdidn’tthinkyou
cousu
sewedhiscollarwithwhite
fil
thread,butit’sblack.”
“Why,Idid
cousu
sewitwithwhite!
Tom!”
Mais
ButTomdidnotwaitfor
le
therest.
Ashewentoutat
la
thedoorhesaid:.
“Siddy,I’ll
lécher
lickyouforthat.”
Ina
sûr
safeplaceTomexaminedtwolargeneedles
qui
whichwerethrustintothelapelsofhis
veste
jacket,andhadthreadboundaboutthem—one
aiguille
needlecarriedwhitethreadand
les
theotherblack.
Hesaid:.
“She’d
jamais
nevernoticedifithadn’tbeenforSid.
Confoundit!
parfois
sometimesshesewsitwith
blanc
white,andsometimesshesewsit
avec
withblack.
Iwishtogee-minyshe’d
tienne
sticktooneort’other—Ican’t
tienne
keeptherunof’em.
Mais
ButIbetyouI’lllamSidfor
que
that.
I’lllearnhim!”
Hewasnot
le
theModelBoyofthe
village
village.
Heknewthemodel
garçon
boyverywellthough—andloathedhim.
Within
deux
twominutes,orevenless,hehad
oublié
forgottenallhistroubles.
Not
parce que
becausehistroubleswereonewhit
moins
lessheavyandbittertohimthanaman’saretoa
homme
man,butbecauseanew
et
andpowerfulinterestborethemdown
et
anddrovethemoutofhis
esprit
mindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesareforgottenintheexcitementofnewenterprises.
Ce
Thisnewinterestwasavalued
nouveauté
noveltyinwhistling,whichhehadjustacquiredfrom
une
anegro,andhewas
souffrait
sufferingtopractiseitundisturbed.
Itconsistedinapeculiarbird-like
tour
turn,asortofliquidwarble,
produit
producedbytouchingthetonguetothe
toit
roofofthemouthatshortintervalsinthemidstofthemusic—thereader
probablement
probablyremembershowtodoit,ifhehaseverbeena
garçon
boy.
Diligenceandattentionsoongavehimtheknackofit,
et
andhestrodedownthe
rue
streetwithhismouthfullofharmony
et
andhissoulfullof
gratitude
gratitude.
Hefeltmuchasanastronomer
sentait
feelswhohasdiscoveredanewplanet—no
doute
doubt,asfarasstrong,
profond
deep,unalloyedpleasureisconcerned,
le
theadvantagewaswiththe
garçon
boy,nottheastronomer.
Thesummereveningswerelong.
Itwasnot
sombre
dark,yet.
PresentlyTomcheckedhis
sifflet
whistle.
Astrangerwasbeforehim—a
garçon
boyashadelargerthanhimself.
A
nouveau venu
new-comerofanyageoreither
sexe
sexwasanimpressivecuriosityin
le
thepoorlittleshabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.
Ce
Thisboywaswelldressed,too—well
habillé
dressedonaweek-day.
Thiswassimplyastounding.
His
casquette
capwasadaintything,hisclose-buttoned
bleu
blueclothroundaboutwasnew
et
andnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.
Hehad
chaussures
shoeson—anditwasonly
Vendredi
Friday.
Heevenworeanecktie,a
lumineux
brightbitofribbon.
Hehad
un
acitifiedairabouthim
qui
thatateintoTom’svitals.
The
plus
moreTomstaredatthe
splendide
splendidmarvel,thehigherheturneduphis
nez
noseathisfineryandtheshabbier
et
andshabbierhisownoutfit
semblait
seemedtohimtogrow.
Neitherboy
parlé
spoke.
Ifonemoved,theothermoved—butonlysidewise,ina
cercle
circle;
theykeptfacetoface
et
andeyetoeyeall
le
thetime.
FinallyTomsaid:.
“I
peux
canlickyou!”
“I’dliketo
voir
seeyoutryit.”
“Well,I
peux
candoit.”
“Noyoucan’t,either.”
“YesIcan.”
“Noyoucan’t.”
“Ican.”
“Youcan’t.”
“Can!”
“Can’t!”
Une
Anuncomfortablepause.
ThenTom
dit
said:.
“What’syourname?”
“’Tisn’tanyofyourbusiness,maybe.”
“WellI’lowI’llmakeitmybusiness.”
“Well
pourquoi
whydon’tyou?”
“Ifyou
dis
saymuch,Iwill.”
“Much—much—much.
Y
Therenow.”
“Oh,youthinkyou’remighty
intelligent
smart,don’tyou?
Icould
lécher
lickyouwithonehandtied
derrière
behindme,ifIwantedto.”
“Well
pourquoi
whydon’tyoudoit?
You
dis
sayyoucandoit.”
“WellIwill,
si
ifyoufoolwithme.”
“Ohyes—I’ve
vu
seenwholefamiliesinthe
même
samefix.”
“Smarty!
Youthinkyou’resome,now,don’tyou?
Oh,whatahat!”
“You
peux
canlumpthathatifyoudon’tlikeit.
I
te défie
dareyoutoknockitoff—and
quiconque
anybodythat’lltakeadare
va
willsuckeggs.”
“You’realiar!”
“You’reanother.”
“You’re
un
afightingliaranddasn’t
prends
takeitup.”
“Aw—takeawalk!”
“Say—ifyou
donnez
givememuchmoreofyoursassI’ll
prendre
takeandbouncearockoff’nyourhead.”
“Oh,of
sûr
courseyouwill.”
“WellIwill.”
“Well
pourquoi
whydon’tyoudoitthen?
What
feras
doyoukeepsayingyouwillfor?
Pourquoi
Whydon’tyoudoit?
It’s
parce que
becauseyou’reafraid.”
“Iain’tafraid.”
“Youare.”
“Iain’t.”
“Youare.”
Another
pause
pause,andmoreeyingandsidlingaroundeachother.
Presentlytheywere
épaule
shouldertoshoulder.
Tomsaid:.
“Getawayfromhere!”
“Goawayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sothey
tenaient
stood,eachwithafoot
placé
placedatanangleasabrace,
et
andbothshovingwithmight
et
andmain,andgloweringat
chacun
eachotherwithhate.
Butneither
pu
couldgetanadvantage.
After
lutté
strugglingtillbothwerehot
et
andflushed,eachrelaxedhisstrain
avec
withwatchfulcaution,andTom
dit
said:.
“You’reacowardand
un
apup.
I’lltellmy
grand
bigbrotheronyou,andhe
peut
canthrashyouwithhis
petit
littlefinger,andI’llmakehimdoit,too.”
“WhatdoIcareforyour
grand
bigbrother?
I’vegota
frère
brotherthat’sbiggerthanheis—andwhat’smore,he
peut
canthrowhimoverthat
clôture
fence,too.
“That’salie.”