PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedin
ini
thisbookreallyoccurred;one
atau
ortwowereexperiencesofmysendiri
own,therestthoseofboyswhowereschoolmatesofmine.HuckFinnisdrawnfrom
kehidupan
life;TomSawyeralso,butnotfromanindividual—heis
seorang
acombinationofthecharacteristicsoftiga
threeboyswhomIknew,dan
andthereforebelongstothecompositeurutan
orderofarchitecture.Theoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwere
semua
allprevalentamongchildrenandslavesinyang
theWestattheperiodofini
thisstory—thatistosay,thirtyatau
orfortyyearsago.Althoughmy
buku
bookisintendedmainlyfortheentertainmentofboysdan
andgirls,Ihopeitakan
willnotbeshunnedbymendan
andwomenonthataccount,forbagian
partofmyplanhasbeentomencoba
trytopleasantlyremindadultsofwhattheypernah
oncewerethemselves,andofbagaimana
howtheyfeltandthoughtdan
andtalked,andwhatqueerenterprisestheykadang
sometimesengagedin.THEAUTHOR.
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
Tidak
Noanswer.“TOM!”
Noanswer.
“What’sgonewiththat
anak
boy,Iwonder?YouTOM!”
Tidak
Noanswer.Theoldladypulledherspectacles
bawah
downandlookedoverthemsekitar
abouttheroom;thensheputthemup
dan
andlookedoutunderthem.Sheseldom
atau
orneverlookedthroughthemforsokecil
smallathingasaboy;theywereherstatepair,theprideofherheart,
dan
andwerebuiltfor“style,”notservice—shebisa
couldhaveseenthroughapairofstove-lidsjustasbaik
well.Shelookedperplexedfora
sesaat
moment,andthensaid,notfiercely,tapi
butstillloudenoughforthefurnituretomendengar
hear:.“Well,IlayifI
mendapatkan
getholdofyouI’ll—”.Shedidnotfinish,forby
ini
thistimeshewasbendingdowndan
andpunchingunderthebedwiththebroom,dan
andsosheneededbreathtopunctuatethepuncheswith.Sheresurrectednothingbutthecat.
“I
pernah
neverdidseethebeatofitu
thatboy!”Shewenttothe
terbuka
opendoorandstoodinitdan
andlookedoutamongthetomatovinesdan
and“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthegarden.Tidak
NoTom.Soshelifteduphervoiceatananglecalculatedfordistance
dan
andshouted:.“Y-o-u-uTOM!”
Therewas
seorang
aslightnoisebehindherdan
andsheturnedjustintimetoseizeseorang
asmallboybytheslackofhisroundaboutdan
andarresthisflight.“There!
Imight’a’thoughtof
itu
thatcloset.Whatyoubeendoinginthere?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing!
Lookatyourhands.
Dan
Andlookatyourmouth.Whatis
itu
thattruck?”“Idon’tknow,aunt.”
“Well,I
tahu
know.It’sjam—that’swhatit
adalah
is.FortytimesI’vesaid
jika
ifyoudidn’tletthatjamaloneI’dskinyou.Handme
itu
thatswitch.”Theswitchhoveredintheair—theperilwasdesperate—.
“My!
Lihat
Lookbehindyou,aunt!”The
tua
oldladywhirledround,andsnatchedherskirtskeluar
outofdanger.Theladfledontheinstant,scrambledupthe
tinggi
highboard-fence,anddisappearedoveritu
it.HisauntPollystoodsurpriseda
sesaat
moment,andthenbrokeintoagentlelaugh.“Hangthe
anak
boy,can’tIneverlearnapa
anything?Ain’theplayedmetricks
cukup
enoughlikethatformetobelookingoutforhimbyini
thistime?Butoldfoolsis
yang
thebiggestfoolsthereis.Can’tlearnan
tua
olddognewtricks,asthesayingis.Tapi
Butmygoodness,henevermemainkan
playsthemalike,twodays,dan
andhowisabodytotahu
knowwhat’scoming?He’pearsto
tahu
knowjusthowlonghecantormentmesebelum
beforeIgetmydanderup,dan
andheknowsifhecanmembuat
makeouttoputmeoffforamenit
minuteormakemelaugh,it’ssemua
alldownagainandIcan’tmemukul
hithimalick.Iain’t
melakukan
doingmydutybythatanak
boy,andthat’stheLord’skebenaran
truth,goodnessknows.Sparetherod
dan
andspilethechild,asyang
theGoodBooksays.I’malayingupsin
dan
andsufferingforusboth,Itahu
know.He’sfulloftheOldScratch,
tapi
butlaws-a-me!he’smyown
mati
deadsister’sboy,poorthing,dan
andIain’tgotthehati
hearttolashhim,somehow.Setiap
EverytimeIlethimoff,myconsciencedoesmenyakiti
hurtmeso,andeverykali
timeIhithimmytua
oldheartmostbreaks.Well-a-well,
pria
manthatisbornofwanita
womanisoffewdaysdan
andfulloftrouble,astheScripturesays,dan
andIreckonit’sso.He’ll
bermain
playhookeythisevening,[*]andI’llhanya
justbeobleegedtomakehimbekerja
work,tomorrow,topunishhim.It’smighty
sulit
hardtomakehimworkSaturdays,ketika
whenalltheboysishavingholiday,tapi
buthehatesworkmorethanhehatesanythingelse,dan
andI’vegottodobeberapa
someofmydutybyhim,atau
orI’llbetheruinationofthechild.”[*]Southwesternfor“afternoon”.
Tomdid
bermain
playhookey,andhehadasangat
verygoodtime.Hegot
kembali
backhomebarelyinseasontomembantu
helpJim,thesmallcoloredboy,melihat
sawnext-day’swoodandsplitthekindlingssebelum
beforesupper—atleasthewasthereinwaktu
timetotellhisadventurestoJimsementara
whileJimdidthree-fourthsofthepekerjaan
work.Tom’syoungerbrother(orratherhalf-brother)Sidwas
sudah
alreadythroughwithhispartofyang
thework(pickingupchips),forhewasatenang
quietboy,andhadnoadventurous,trouble-someways.Sementara
WhileTomwaseatinghissupper,dan
andstealingsugarasopportunityoffered,AuntPollybertanya
askedhimquestionsthatwerepenuh
fullofguile,andverydeep—forsheingin
wantedtotraphimintodamagingrevealments.Suka
Likemanyothersimple-heartedsouls,itwasherpetvanitytopercaya
believeshewasendowedwithatalentfordarkdan
andmysteriousdiplomacy,andshesuka
lovedtocontemplatehermosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsoflowcunning.Saidshe:.
“Tom,itwasmiddlingwarmin
sekolah
school,warn’tit?”“Yes’m.”
“Powerfulwarm,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyou
ingin
wanttogoina-swimming,Tom?”A
sedikit
bitofascareshotmelalui
throughTom—atouchofuncomfortablesuspicion.HesearchedAuntPolly’s
wajah
face,butittoldhimapa
nothing.Sohesaid:.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
The
tua
oldladyreachedoutherhanddan
andfeltTom’sshirt,andsaid:.“Butyouain’t
terlalu
toowarmnow,though.”Anditflatteredhertoreflectthatshe
punya
haddiscoveredthattheshirtwasdrytanpa
withoutanybodyknowingthatthatwaswhatshepunya
hadinhermind.Butinspiteofher,Tom
tahu
knewwherethewindlay,sekarang
now.Soheforestalledwhatmightbe
yang
thenextmove:.“Someofuspumpedonourheads—mine’sdampyet.
See?”
AuntPollywasvexedto
berpikir
thinkshehadoverlookedthatsedikit
bitofcircumstantialevidence,andmissedatrick.Thenshe
memiliki
hadanewinspiration:.“Tom,youdidn’thavetoundoyourshirtcollar
mana
whereIsewedit,topumponyourkepala
head,didyou?Unbuttonyourjacket!”
ThetroublevanishedoutofTom’s
wajah
face.Heopenedhisjacket.
Hisshirtcollarwassecurelysewed.
“Bother!
Nah
Well,go’longwithyou.I’dmadesureyou’d
bermain
playedhookeyandbeena-swimming.Tapi
ButIforgiveye,Tom.Ireckonyou’rea
semacam
kindofasingedcat,asyang
thesayingis—better’nyoulook.Ini
Thistime.”Shewashalf
menyesal
sorryhersagacityhadmiscarried,dan
andhalfgladthatTomhadstumbledintoobedientconductforsekali
once.ButSidneysaid:.
“Well,
sekarang
now,ifIdidn’tthinkyousewedhiscollardengan
withwhitethread,butit’sblack.”“Why,Ididsewit
dengan
withwhite!Tom!”
ButTomdidnot
menunggu
waitfortherest.Ashewent
keluar
outatthedoorhesaid:.“Siddy,I’lllickyouforthat.”
Ina
aman
safeplaceTomexaminedtwolargeneedleswhichwerethrustintothelapelsofhisjacket,dan
andhadthreadboundaboutthem—oneneedlecarriedputih
whitethreadandtheotherhitam
black.Hesaid:.
“She’dnevernoticed
jika
ifithadn’tbeenforSid.Confound
itu
it!sometimesshesewsit
dengan
withwhite,andsometimesshesewsitdengan
withblack.Iwishtogee-minyshe’dstickto
satu
oneort’other—Ican’tkeepyang
therunof’em.ButIbetyouI’lllamSidfor
itu
that.I’lllearnhim!”
HewasnottheModelBoyofthevillage.
He
tahu
knewthemodelboyverybaik
wellthough—andloathedhim.Within
dua
twominutes,orevenless,hehadmelupakan
forgottenallhistroubles.Not
karena
becausehistroubleswereonewhitlessheavydan
andbittertohimthanseorang
aman’saretoaman,tetapi
butbecauseanewandpowerfulinterestborethemdowndan
anddrovethemoutofhismindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesareforgottenintheexcitementofbaru
newenterprises.Thisnewinterestwas
seorang
avaluednoveltyinwhistling,yang
whichhehadjustacquiredfromseorang
anegro,andhewassufferingtopractiseitundisturbed.Itconsistedinapeculiarbird-liketurn,a
semacam
sortofliquidwarble,producedbymenyentuh
touchingthetonguetotheroofofyang
themouthatshortintervalsinyang
themidstofthemusic—thereadermungkin
probablyremembershowtodoit,jika
ifhehaseverbeenaboy.Diligence
dan
andattentionsoongavehimtheknackofitu
it,andhestrodedownthejalan
streetwithhismouthfullofharmonydan
andhissoulfullofgratitude.He
merasa
feltmuchasanastronomermerasa
feelswhohasdiscoveredabaru
newplanet—nodoubt,asfarasstrong,deep,unalloyedpleasureisconcerned,theadvantagewasdengan
withtheboy,nottheastronomer.Thesummereveningswere
panjang
long.Itwasnotdark,
belum
yet.PresentlyTomcheckedhiswhistle.
Seorang
Astrangerwasbeforehim—aboyseorang
ashadelargerthanhimself.Seorang
Anew-comerofanyageatau
oreithersexwasanimpressivecuriosityinyang
thepoorlittleshabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.Ini
Thisboywaswelldressed,too—welldressedonaweek-day.Ini
Thiswassimplyastounding.Hiscapwasadainty
hal
thing,hisclose-buttonedblueclothroundaboutwasbaru
newandnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.Hehadshoeson—anditwas
hanya
onlyFriday.Heevenworeanecktie,abrightbitofribbon.
He
memiliki
hadacitifiedairabouthimyang
thatateintoTom’svitals.Yang
ThemoreTomstaredatyang
thesplendidmarvel,thehigherheturneduphisnoseathisfinerydan
andtheshabbierandshabbierhissendiri
ownoutfitseemedtohimtogrow.Neitherboy
berbicara
spoke.Ifonemoved,the
lain
othermoved—butonlysidewise,inacircle;they
tetap
keptfacetofaceandeyetoeyesepanjang
allthetime.FinallyTomsaid:.
“I
bisa
canlickyou!”“I’dliketoseeyoutryit.”
“Well,I
bisa
candoit.”“Noyoucan’t,either.”
“YesIcan.”
“Noyoucan’t.”
“Ican.”
“Youcan’t.”
“Can!”
“Can’t!”
Sebuah
Anuncomfortablepause.ThenTomsaid:.
“What’syourname?”
“’Tisn’tanyofyourbusiness,maybe.”
“WellI’lowI’llmakeitmybusiness.”
“Well
mengapa
whydon’tyou?”“Ifyou
mengatakan
saymuch,Iwill.”“Much—much—much.
Sana
Therenow.”“Oh,youthinkyou’remightysmart,don’tyou?
I
bisa
couldlickyouwithonetangan
handtiedbehindme,ifImau
wantedto.”“Wellwhydon’tyoudoit?
Yousayyou
bisa
candoit.”“WellI
akan
will,ifyoufoolwithme.”“Ohyes—I’ve
melihat
seenwholefamiliesinthesamefix.”“Smarty!
You
pikir
thinkyou’resome,now,don’tyou?Oh,whatahat!”
“You
dapat
canlumpthathatifyoudon’tlikeit.Idareyoutoknockitoff—and
siapa pun
anybodythat’lltakeadareakan
willsuckeggs.”“You’realiar!”
“You’reanother.”
“You’reafightingliar
dan
anddasn’ttakeitup.”“Aw—takeawalk!”
“Say—ifyougiveme
banyak
muchmoreofyoursassI’llmengambil
takeandbouncearockoff’nyourhead.”“Oh,of
saja
courseyouwill.”“WellIwill.”
“Well
kenapa
whydon’tyoudoitthen?Whatdoyou
terus
keepsayingyouwillfor?Kenapa
Whydon’tyoudoit?It’s
karena
becauseyou’reafraid.”“Iain’tafraid.”
“Youare.”
“Iain’t.”
“Youare.”
Anotherpause,
dan
andmoreeyingandsidlingsekitar
aroundeachother.Presentlytheywereshouldertoshoulder.
Tomsaid:.
“Getawayfromhere!”
“Goawayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sotheystood,
masing
eachwithafootplacedatanangleasabrace,dan
andbothshovingwithmightdan
andmain,andgloweringatmasing
eachotherwithhate.Butneither
bisa
couldgetanadvantage.Afterstrugglingtillbothwere
panas
hotandflushed,eachrelaxedhisstraindengan
withwatchfulcaution,andTomsaid:.“You’reacoward
dan
andapup.I’lltellmybigbrotheronyou,
dan
andhecanthrashyoudengan
withhislittlefinger,andI’llmakehimdoit,too.”“WhatdoIcareforyourbigbrother?
I’ve
bisa
gotabrotherthat’sbiggerthanheis—andwhat’smore,hebisa
canthrowhimoverthatfence,juga
too.“That’salie.”