PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedin
ini
thisbookreallyoccurred;one
atau
ortwowereexperiencesofmysendiri
own,therestthoseofboyswhowereschoolmatesofmine.Huck
Finn
Finnisdrawnfromlife;TomSawyer
juga
also,butnotfromanindividual—heisseorang
acombinationofthecharacteristicsoftiga
threeboyswhomIknew,dan
andthereforebelongstothecompositeurutan
orderofarchitecture.Theoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwere
semua
allprevalentamongchildrenandslavesinyang
theWestattheperiodofini
thisstory—thatistosay,thirtyatau
orfortyyearsago.Althoughmy
buku
bookisintendedmainlyforthehiburan
entertainmentofboysandgirls,Iberharap
hopeitwillnotbeshunnedbymendan
andwomenonthataccount,forbagian
partofmyplanhasbeentomencoba
trytopleasantlyremindadultsofwhattheypernah
oncewerethemselves,andofbagaimana
howtheyfeltandthoughtdan
andtalked,andwhatqueerenterprisestheykadang
sometimesengagedin.THEAUTHOR.
Bab
CHAPTERI“Tom!”
Noanswer.
“TOM!”
Tidak
Noanswer.“What’sgonewiththat
anak
boy,Iwonder?YouTOM!”
Tidak
Noanswer.Theoldlady
menarik
pulledherspectaclesdownandmelihat
lookedoverthemabouttheroom;thensheputthemup
dan
andlookedoutunderthem.She
jarang
seldomorneverlookedthroughthemforsokecil
smallathingasaboy;theywereher
negara
statepair,theprideofherheart,dan
andwerebuiltfor“style,”notservice—shebisa
couldhaveseenthroughapairofstove-lidsjustasbaik
well.Shelookedperplexedfora
sesaat
moment,andthensaid,notfiercely,tapi
butstillloudenoughforthefurnituretomendengar
hear:.“Well,IlayifI
mendapatkan
getholdofyouI’ll—”.Shedidnot
selesai
finish,forbythistimeshewasmembungkuk
bendingdownandpunchingunderthetidur
bedwiththebroom,andsoshemembutuhkan
neededbreathtopunctuatethememukul
puncheswith.Sheresurrectednothingbutthe
kucing
cat.“Ineverdidseethebeatof
itu
thatboy!”Shewenttothe
terbuka
opendoorandstoodinitdan
andlookedoutamongthetomat
tomatovinesand“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthekebun
garden.NoTom.
Soshe
mengangkat
lifteduphervoiceatansudut
anglecalculatedfordistanceandberteriak
shouted:.“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’tletthatselai
jamaloneI’dskinyou.Handme
itu
thatswitch.”Theswitchhoveredintheair—the
bahaya
perilwasdesperate—.“My!
Lookbehindyou,aunt!”
The
tua
oldladywhirledround,andmerebut
snatchedherskirtsoutofbahaya
danger.Theladfledontheinstant,scrambledupthe
tinggi
highboard-fence,anddisappearedoveritu
it.HisauntPollystoodsurpriseda
sesaat
moment,andthenbrokeintoalembut
gentlelaugh.“Hangtheboy,can’tI
pernah
neverlearnanything?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.Sparethe
tongkat
rodandspilethechild,asyang
theGoodBooksays.I’malayingup
dosa
sinandsufferingforusberdua
both,Iknow.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,astheAlkitab
Scripturesays,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,andhadnopetualangan
adventurous,trouble-someways.WhileTomwaseatinghis
makan malam
supper,andstealingsugaraskesempatan
opportunityoffered,AuntPollyaskedhimquestionsyang
thatwerefullofguile,dan
andverydeep—forshewantedtomenjebak
traphimintodamagingrevealments.Suka
Likemanyothersimple-heartedsouls,itwasherpetkesombongan
vanitytobelieveshewasendoweddengan
withatalentfordarkdan
andmysteriousdiplomacy,andshesuka
lovedtocontemplatehermosttransparan
transparentdevicesasmarvelsofrendah
lowcunning.Saidshe:.
“Tom,itwasmiddlingwarmin
sekolah
school,warn’tit?”“Yes’m.”
“Powerful
hangat
warm,warn’tit?”“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyou
ingin
wanttogoina-swimming,Tom?”A
sedikit
bitofascareshotmelalui
throughTom—atouchofuncomfortablekecurigaan
suspicion.HesearchedAuntPolly’s
wajah
face,butittoldhimapa
nothing.Sohesaid:.
“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
The
tua
oldladyreachedoutherhanddan
andfeltTom’sshirt,andsaid:.“Butyouain’t
terlalu
toowarmnow,though.”Anditflatteredherto
merefleksikan
reflectthatshehaddiscoveredthatthekemeja
shirtwasdrywithoutanybodytahu
knowingthatthatwaswhatshepunya
hadinhermind.Butin
meskipun
spiteofher,Tomknewmana
wherethewindlay,now.Soheforestalledwhatmightbe
yang
thenextmove:.“Someofuspumpedonourheads—mine’s
basah
dampyet.See?”
AuntPollywasvexedto
berpikir
thinkshehadoverlookedthatsedikit
bitofcircumstantialevidence,andmissedatrik
trick.Thenshehada
baru
newinspiration:.“Tom,youdidn’thavetoundoyour
kemeja
shirtcollarwhereIsewedit,tomemompa
pumponyourhead,didyou?Unbuttonyourjacket!”
Thetrouble
menghilang
vanishedoutofTom’sface.He
membuka
openedhisjacket.Hisshirt
kerah
collarwassecurelysewed.“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
andhalfgladthatTomhadstumbledintopatuh
obedientconductforonce.ButSidneysaid:.
“Well,
sekarang
now,ifIdidn’tthinkyoumenjahit
sewedhiscollarwithwhitebenang
thread,butit’sblack.”“Why,Ididsewit
dengan
withwhite!Tom!”
ButTomdidnot
menunggu
waitfortherest.Ashewent
keluar
outatthedoorhesaid:.“Siddy,I’lllickyouforthat.”
Ina
aman
safeplaceTomexaminedtwobesar
largeneedleswhichwerethrustintothelapelsofhisjacket,dan
andhadthreadboundaboutthem—onejarum
needlecarriedwhitethreadandthelain
otherblack.Hesaid:.
“She’d
pernah
nevernoticedifithadn’tbeenforSid.Confound
itu
it!sometimesshesewsit
dengan
withwhite,andsometimesshesewsitdengan
withblack.Iwishtogee-minyshe’dstickto
satu
oneort’other—Ican’tkeepyang
therunof’em.ButI
yakin
betyouI’lllamSidforitu
that.I’lllearnhim!”
Hewasnotthe
Model
ModelBoyofthevillage.He
tahu
knewthemodelboyverybaik
wellthough—andloathedhim.Within
dua
twominutes,orevenless,hehadmelupakan
forgottenallhistroubles.Not
karena
becausehistroubleswereonewhitlessberat
heavyandbittertohimthanseorang
aman’saretoaman,tetapi
butbecauseanewandkuat
powerfulinterestborethemdowndan
anddrovethemoutofhismindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesareforgotteninthekegembiraan
excitementofnewenterprises.This
baru
newinterestwasavaluednoveltyinwhistling,yang
whichhehadjustacquiredfromseorang
anegro,andhewasmenderita
sufferingtopractiseitundisturbed.Itconsistedina
aneh
peculiarbird-liketurn,asortofcair
liquidwarble,producedbytouchingyang
thetonguetotheroofofyang
themouthatshortintervalsinyang
themidstofthemusic—thepembaca
readerprobablyremembershowtodoit,jika
ifhehaseverbeenaboy.Diligence
dan
andattentionsoongavehimthebakat
knackofit,andhestrodedownthejalan
streetwithhismouthfullofharmoni
harmonyandhissoulfullofgratitude.He
merasa
feltmuchasanastronomermerasa
feelswhohasdiscoveredabaru
newplanet—nodoubt,asfaraskuat
strong,deep,unalloyedpleasureisbersangkutan
concerned,theadvantagewaswiththeanak
boy,nottheastronomer.The
musim panas
summereveningswerelong.Itwasnot
gelap
dark,yet.PresentlyTomcheckedhiswhistle.
Seorang
Astrangerwasbeforehim—aboyseorang
ashadelargerthanhimself.Seorang
Anew-comerofanyageatau
oreithersexwasanmengesankan
impressivecuriosityinthepoorkecil
littleshabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.Ini
Thisboywaswelldressed,too—wellberpakaian
dressedonaweek-day.Thiswassimplyastounding.
His
topi
capwasadaintything,hisclose-buttonedbiru
blueclothroundaboutwasnewdan
andnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.Hehad
sepatu
shoeson—anditwasonlyJumat
Friday.Heevenworeanecktie,a
cerah
brightbitofribbon.He
memiliki
hadacitifiedairabouthimyang
thatateintoTom’svitals.Yang
ThemoreTomstaredatyang
thesplendidmarvel,thehigherheturneduphisnoseathisfinerydan
andtheshabbierandshabbierhissendiri
ownoutfitseemedtohimtotumbuh
grow.Neitherboyspoke.
If
satu
onemoved,theothermoved—buthanya
onlysidewise,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’remighty
pintar
smart,don’tyou?Icouldlickyou
dengan
withonehandtiedbehindme,jika
ifIwantedto.”“Well
mengapa
whydon’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’reafighting
pembohong
liaranddasn’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.Presentlytheywere
bahu
shouldertoshoulder.Tomsaid:.
“Getawayfromhere!”
“Goawayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sotheystood,
masing
eachwithafootplacedatansudut
angleasabrace,andbothmendorong
shovingwithmightandmain,dan
andgloweringateachotherdengan
withhate.Butneithercouldgetan
keuntungan
advantage.Afterstrugglingtillbothwere
panas
hotandflushed,eachrelaxedhisketegangan
strainwithwatchfulcaution,andTomsaid:.“You’rea
pengecut
cowardandapup.I’ll
memberitahu
tellmybigbrotheronyou,dan
andhecanthrashyoudengan
withhislittlefinger,andI’llmakehimdoit,too.”“WhatdoIcareforyourbigbrother?
I’ve
bisa
gotabrotherthat’sbiggerthanheis—andwhat’smore,hebisa
canthrowhimoverthatpagar
fence,too.“That’salie.”