PREFACE
Mostoftheadventuresrecordedin
tej
thisbookreallyoccurred;one
lub
ortwowereexperiencesofmyown,thereszta
restthoseofboyswhowereschoolmatesofmine.HuckFinnisdrawnfrom
życia
life;TomSawyeralso,butnotfromanindividual—heisacombinationofthecharacteristicsof
trzech
threeboyswhomIknew,i
andthereforebelongstothecompositeorderofarchitecture.Theoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwere
wszystkie
allprevalentamongchildrenandslavesintheWestattheperiodoftej
thisstory—thatistosay,thirtylub
orfortyyearsago.Althoughmybookisintendedmainlyfortheentertainmentofboys
i
andgirls,Ihopeitwillnotbeshunnedbymeni
andwomenonthataccount,forpartofmyplanmam
hasbeentotrytopleasantlyremindadultsofwhattheykiedyś
oncewerethemselves,andofjak
howtheyfeltandthoughti
andtalked,andwhatqueerenterprisestheyczasami
sometimesengagedin.THEAUTHOR.
CHAPTERI
“Tom!”
Noanswer.
“TOM!”
Noanswer.
“What’sgone
z
withthatboy,Iwonder?YouTOM!”
Noanswer.
The
stara
oldladypulledherspectaclesdół
downandlookedoverthemo
abouttheroom;thensheputthemup
i
andlookedoutunderthem.Sheseldom
lub
orneverlookedthroughthemforsosmallathingasachłopiec
boy;theywereherstatepair,theprideofher
serca
heart,andwerebuiltfor“style,”notservice—shecouldhaveseenprzez
throughapairofstove-lidsjustasdobrze
well.Shelookedperplexedforamoment,
a
andthensaid,notfiercely,ale
butstillloudenoughforthefurnituretosłyszeć
hear:.“Well,IlayifIgetholdofyouI’ll—”.
Shedidnotfinish,forby
tym
thistimeshewasbendingdownandpunchingpod
underthebedwiththebroom,andsoshepotrzebowała
neededbreathtopunctuatethepunchesz
with.Sheresurrectednothingbutthecat.
“I
nigdy nie
neverdidseethebeatofthatboy!”She
poszła
wenttotheopendoori
andstoodinitandspojrzała
lookedoutamongthetomatovinesi
and“jimpson”weedsthatconstitutedthegarden.Nie
NoTom.Soshelifteduphervoiceatananglecalculatedfordistance
i
andshouted:.“Y-o-u-uTOM!”
Therewasaslightnoise
za
behindherandsheturnedjustintimetoseizeasmallboybytheslackofhisroundabouti
andarresthisflight.“There!
Imight’a’thoughtofthatcloset.
Whatyoubeen
robiłeś
doinginthere?”“Nothing.”
“Nothing!
Spójrz
Lookatyourhands.And
spójrz
lookatyourmouth.Whatisthattruck?”
“Idon’t
wiem
know,aunt.”“Well,Iknow.
It’sjam—that’swhatitis.
FortytimesI’vesaid
jeśli
ifyoudidn’tletthatjamaloneI’dskinyou.Handmethatswitch.”
Theswitchhoveredintheair—theperilwasdesperate—.
“My!
Spójrz
Lookbehindyou,aunt!”The
stara
oldladywhirledround,andsnatchedherskirtssię
outofdanger.Theladfledontheinstant,scrambledupthe
wysokiej
highboard-fence,anddisappearedoverit.HisauntPolly
stał
stoodsurprisedamoment,andthenbrokeintoagentlelaugh.“Hangtheboy,can’tIneverlearn
niczego
anything?Ain’theplayedmetricksenoughlikethatformetobelookingoutforhimbythistime?
Ale
Butoldfoolsisthebiggestfoolsthereis.Can’tlearnanold
psa
dognewtricks,asthesayingis.Ale
Butmygoodness,henevergra
playsthemalike,twodays,i
andhowisabodytowiedzieć
knowwhat’scoming?He’pearsto
wie
knowjusthowlonghemoże
cantormentmebeforeIgetmydanderup,andhewie
knowsifhecanmakeouttoputmeoffforaminutelub
ormakemelaugh,it’salldownznów
againandIcan’thithimalick.Iain’tdoingmydutybythatboy,
i
andthat’stheLord’struth,goodnesswie
knows.Sparetherodandspilethe
dziecko
child,astheGoodBooksays.I’malayingupsin
i
andsufferingforusboth,Iwiem
know.He’sfulloftheOldScratch,
ale
butlaws-a-me!he’smyowndeadsister’sboy,poorthing,
i
andIain’tgottheserca
hearttolashhim,somehow.EverytimeIlethimoff,myconsciencedoes
boli
hurtmeso,andeverytimeIhithimmyoldserce
heartmostbreaks.Well-a-well,man
że
thatisbornofwomanisoffewdaysandpełen
fulloftrouble,astheScripturesays,andIreckonit’sso.He’llplayhookeythisevening,[*]
a
andI’lljustbeobleegedtomakehimpracy
work,tomorrow,topunishhim.It’smighty
ciężko
hardtomakehimworkSaturdays,kiedy
whenalltheboysismają
havingholiday,buthehatespracy
workmorethanhehatesanythingelse,a
andI’vegottodosomeofmydutybygo
him,orI’llbetheruinationofthechild.”[*]Southwesternfor“afternoon”.
Tomdid
grał
playhookey,andhehadaverygoodtime.Hegotback
domu
homebarelyinseasontohelpJim,thesmallcoloredboy,sawnext-day’swoodi
andsplitthekindlingsbeforesupper—atleasthewastam
thereintimetotellhisadventurestoJimpodczas
whileJimdidthree-fourthsofthepracy
work.Tom’syoungerbrother(orratherhalf-brother)Sidwas
już
alreadythroughwithhispartofthepracy
work(pickingupchips),forhewasaquietboy,i
andhadnoadventurous,trouble-someways.Podczas
WhileTomwaseatinghissupper,i
andstealingsugarasopportunityoffered,AuntPollyzadała
askedhimquestionsthatwerepełne
fullofguile,andverydeep—forshewantedtotraphimintodamagingrevealments.Like
wiele
manyothersimple-heartedsouls,itwasherpetvanitytowierzyć
believeshewasendowedwithatalentfordarki
andmysteriousdiplomacy,andshelovedtocontemplatehernajbardziej
mosttransparentdevicesasmarvelsoflowcunning.Powiedziała
Saidshe:.“Tom,itwasmiddlingwarmin
szkole
school,warn’tit?”“Yes’m.”
“Powerfulwarm,warn’tit?”
“Yes’m.”
“Didn’tyouwanttogoina-swimming,Tom?”
AbitofascareshotthroughTom—atouchofuncomfortablesuspicion.
HesearchedAuntPolly’sface,
ale
butittoldhimnothing.Sohe
powiedział
said:.“No’m—well,notverymuch.”
The
stara
oldladyreachedoutherrękę
handandfeltTom’sshirt,i
andsaid:.“Butyouain’t
za
toowarmnow,though.”Anditflatteredhertoreflect
że
thatshehaddiscoveredthattheshirtwasdrywithoutanybodywiedział
knowingthatthatwaswhatshehadinhermind.Ale
Butinspiteofher,Tomwiedział
knewwherethewindlay,teraz
now.Soheforestalledwhatmightbethenextmove:.
“Someofuspumpedonourheads—mine’sdamp
jeszcze
yet.See?”
AuntPollywasvexedto
myślą
thinkshehadoverlookedthatbitofcircumstantialevidence,i
andmissedatrick.Thenshe
miała
hadanewinspiration:.“Tom,youdidn’thavetoundoyourshirtcollar
gdzie
whereIsewedit,topumponyourgłowę
head,didyou?Unbuttonyourjacket!”
The
kłopoty
troublevanishedoutofTom’stwarzy
face.Heopenedhisjacket.
Hisshirtcollarwassecurelysewed.
“Bother!
Well,
idź
go’longwithyou.I’dmadesureyou’dplayedhookey
i
andbeena-swimming.ButIforgiveye,Tom.
Ireckonyou’reakindofasingedcat,asthesayingis—better’nyoulook.
Tym
Thistime.”Shewashalfsorryhersagacityhadmiscarried,
i
andhalfgladthatTomhadstumbledintoobedientconductforonce.Ale
ButSidneysaid:.“Well,now,ifIdidn’t
pomyślała
thinkyousewedhiscollarwithwhitethread,ale
butit’sblack.”“Why,Ididsewitwithwhite!
Tom!”
Ale
ButTomdidnotwaitfortherest.Ashewentoutatthe
drzwi
doorhesaid:.“Siddy,I’lllickyouforthat.”
InasafeplaceTomexamined
dwie
twolargeneedleswhichwerethrustintothelapelsofhisjacket,andmiał
hadthreadboundaboutthem—oneneedlecarriedwhitethreadandtheotherblack.He
powiedział
said:.“She’dnevernoticedifithadn’tbeenforSid.
Confoundit!
czasami
sometimesshesewsitwithwhite,a
andsometimesshesewsitwithblack.Iwishtogee-minyshe’dstickto
jednego
oneort’other—Ican’tkeeptherunof’em.Ale
ButIbetyouI’lllamSidforże
that.I’lllearnhim!”
HewasnottheModelBoyofthevillage.
He
znał
knewthemodelboyverydobrze
wellthough—andloathedhim.Within
dwóch
twominutes,orevenless,hehadforgottenallhistroubles.Not
dlatego
becausehistroubleswereonewhitlessheavyi
andbittertohimthanaman’saretoaman,ale
butbecauseanewandpowerfulinterestborethemdowni
anddrovethemoutofhismindforthetime—justasmen’smisfortunesareforgottenintheexcitementofnewenterprises.This
nowe
newinterestwasavaluednoveltyinwhistling,który
whichhehadjustacquiredfromanegro,i
andhewassufferingtopractiseitundisturbed.Itconsistedinapeculiarbird-liketurn,asortofliquidwarble,producedbytouchingthetonguetotheroofofthemouthatshortintervalsinthemidstofthemusic—thereader
prawdopodobnie
probablyremembershowtodoto
it,ifhehaseverbeenaboy.Diligence
i
andattentionsoongavehimtheknackofit,i
andhestrodedownthestreetwithhismouthfullofharmonyi
andhissoulfullofgratitude.He
czuł
feltmuchasanastronomerczuł
feelswhohasdiscoveredanewplanet—nodoubt,asfarasstrong,deep,unalloyedpleasureisconcerned,theadvantagewaswiththeboy,nottheastronomer.Thesummereveningswerelong.
Itwasnotdark,
jeszcze
yet.PresentlyTomcheckedhiswhistle.
Astrangerwas
przed
beforehim—aboyashadelargerthanhimself.Anew-comerofanyageoreither
płci
sexwasanimpressivecuriosityinthepoorlittleshabbyvillageofSt.Petersburg.Ten
Thisboywaswelldressed,too—welldressedonaweek-day.Thiswassimplyastounding.
Hiscapwasadaintything,hisclose-buttonedblueclothroundaboutwas
nowa
newandnatty,andsowerehispantaloons.He
miał
hadshoeson—anditwasonlyFriday.He
nawet
evenworeanecktie,abrightbitofribbon.He
miał
hadacitifiedairabouthimktóre
thatateintoTom’svitals.The
bardziej
moreTomstaredatthesplendidmarvel,thehigherheturnedsię
uphisnoseathisfineryi
andtheshabbierandshabbierhiswłasny
ownoutfitseemedtohimtogrow.Neitherboyspoke.
Jeśli
Ifonemoved,theothermoved—buttylko
onlysidewise,inacircle;theykeptfacetoface
i
andeyetoeyealltheczas
time.FinallyTomsaid:.
“Icanlickyou!”
“I’d
jak
liketoseeyoutryit.”“Well,Ican
zrobić
doit.”“Noyoucan’t,either.”
“YesIcan.”
“Noyoucan’t.”
“Ican.”
“Youcan’t.”
“Can!”
“Can’t!”
Anuncomfortablepause.
ThenTom
powiedział
said:.“What’syourname?”
“’Tisn’tanyofyourbusiness,maybe.”
“WellI’lowI’ll
zrobię
makeitmybusiness.”“Well
dlaczego
whydon’tyou?”“Ifyou
powiesz
saymuch,Iwill.”“Much—much—much.
Therenow.”
“Oh,you
myślisz
thinkyou’remightysmart,don’tyou?Icouldlickyou
z
withonehandtiedbehindme,ifIwantedto.”“Well
dlaczego
whydon’tyoudoit?Yousayyoucan
zrobić
doit.”“WellIwill,
jeśli
ifyoufoolwithme.”“Ohyes—I’ve
widziałem
seenwholefamiliesinthetym samym
samefix.”“Smarty!
Youthinkyou’resome,now,don’tyou?
Oh,whatahat!”
“Youcanlumpthathat
jeśli
ifyoudon’tlikeit.Idareyoutoknockitoff—andanybodythat’lltakeadare
będzie
willsuckeggs.”“You’realiar!”
“You’reanother.”
“You’reafightingliar
i
anddasn’ttakeitup.”“Aw—takeawalk!”
“Say—ifyougivememuch
więcej
moreofyoursassI’lltakeandbouncearockoff’nyourhead.”“Oh,of
oczywiście
courseyouwill.”“WellIwill.”
“Well
dlaczego
whydon’tyoudoitthen?What
zrobisz
doyoukeepsayingyouwillfor?Dlaczego
Whydon’tyoudoit?It’s
dlatego
becauseyou’reafraid.”“Iain’tafraid.”
“Youare.”
“Iain’t.”
“Youare.”
Anotherpause,
i
andmoreeyingandsidlingwokół
aroundeachother.Presentlytheywereshouldertoshoulder.
Tom
powiedział
said:.“Getawayfromhere!”
“Goawayyourself!”
“Iwon’t.”
“Iwon’teither.”
Sothey
stanęli
stood,eachwithafootplacedatanangleasabrace,i
andbothshovingwithmighti
andmain,andgloweringatkażdy
eachotherwithhate.Butneithercould
uzyskać
getanadvantage.Afterstrugglingtillbothwerehotandflushed,
każdy
eachrelaxedhisstrainwithwatchfulcaution,andTompowiedział
said:.“You’reacowardandapup.
I’ll
powiem
tellmybigbrotheronyou,a
andhecanthrashyouwithhislittlefinger,a
andI’llmakehimdoit,too.”“WhatdoIcareforyourbig
brat
brother?I’vegotabrotherthat’sbiggerthanheis—andwhat’s
więcej
more,hecanthrowhimoverktóry
thatfence,too.“That’salie.”