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sand
lightsoutofbutjiishedout,andeand
bless,andsoon,heofthe
kingandtheduke,butisays:
”notnoforbreakfast,haveitforbreakfastcutlooseand
letherslide”
soint
sogoodtobefreeagainandallbyourselvesonthebigriver,and
nobodytobotherusihadtoskiparoundabit,andjuupandcrack
heelsafeesiuldnthelpit;butaboutthethirdcracki
noticedasoundthatiknoightyybreathand
listenedanded;andsureenough,henextflashbustedoutover
theeandjustalayingtotheiroarsandking
theirskiffhuthekingandtheduke
soiedrightdootheplanksthen,andgiveup;anditwasall
iulddotokeepfrorying
chapterxxx
ebythellar,
andsays:
”tryintogiveustheslip,pany,
hey”
isays:
”no,yourjesty,ajesty”
”quick,then,andtellusheinsides
outoyou”
”honest,illtellyoueverythingjustasithappened,yourjestythe
nthathadaholtofe,andkeptsayinghehada
boyaboutasbigasthatdiedlastyear,andheoseeaboy
insuchadangerousfix;andheyookbysurpriseby
findingthegold,anddearushfortheffin,heletsgoofand
noheyllhangye,sureandilitoutit
didntseeogoodfortostayiuldntdonothing,andididnt
tobehungifiuldgetaoppedrunningtilli
foundthecanoe;andtohurry,ortheydcatch
andhangyet,andsaidihedukealive
no,andhenwe
seeyouing;youyaskjifididnt”
jiaidittoshutup,andsaid,”oh,yes,
itsghtylikely”andshookupagain,andsaidhereckonedhed
droebutthedukesays:
”leggotheboy,youoldidiotdidyou
inquirearoundforhierit”
sothekingletgoof,andbeguntocussthattownandeverybodyin
itbutthedukesays:
”youbetterablasightgiveyourselfagoodcussing,foryourethe
ohatsentitledtoitstyouhaintdoneathingfrohestart
thathadanysenseinit,exceptingoutsoolandcheekyhthat
iginarybluearroarkthatitdownbully;and
ithethingthatsavedusforifithadntbeenforthattheyda
jailedustillthenglishnsbaggageeandthenthe
penitentiary,youbetbutthattritothegraveyard,andthe
golddoneusastillbiggerkindness;foriftheexcitedfoolshadntlet
goallholtsanddethatrushtogetalookinourcravats
tonightcravats”
theyinutethinking;thenthekingsays,kindof
absentndedlike:
”andheniggersstoleit”
thatdesquirbr >
”yes,”saystheduke,kindersloeandsarcastic,”wedid”
afteraboutahalfanutethekingdra:
”leastways,idid”
thedukesays,thesaway:
”onthentrary,idid”
thekingkindofrufflesup,andsays:
”lookyhere,bilgeer,ryoureferrinto”
thedukesays,prettybrisk:
”estothat,ybeyoullletask,wasyoureferring
to”
”shucks”saystheking,verysarcastic;”butidontknoaybeyouwas
asleep,anddidntknoyou”
thedukebristlesupnow,andsays:
”oh,letuponthiseforablafool
dontyoureckoniknooneyinthatffin”
”yes,siriknoyourself”
”itsalie”andthedukethekingsingsout:
”takeyrhandsoffleggothroatitakeitallback”
thedukesays:
”ooneythere,
intendingtogivethesliponeofthesedays,andebackanddigit
up,andhaveitalltoyourself”
”inute,dukeansethisonequestion,honestandfair;
ifyoudidntputtheneythere,sayit,andillblieveyou,andtake
backeverythingisaid”
”youoldsundrel,ididnt,andyouknothere,now”
”orenow
dontgitd;didntyouhaveitinyoudtohooktheneyandhide
it”
thedukeneversaidnothingforalittlebit;thenhesays:
”careifidid,ididntdoit,anyyounotonly
haditinndtodoit,butyoudoneit”
”iineverdieifidoneit,duke,andthatshonestisay
ieansobodygotin
aheado”
”itsalieyoudoneit,andyougottosayyoudoneit,or”
thekingbegantogurgle,andthenhegaspsout:
”noughiownup”
isaythat;itdefeelchreeasier
thaniheduketookhishandsoffandsays:
”ifyoueverdenyitagainilldrososet
thereandblubberlikeababyitsfittenforyou,afterthewayyouve
actedineverseesuchanoldostrichforingtogobbleeverything
andiatrustingyoualltheti,likeyouyoheryouought
tobeenashadofyourselftostandbyandhearitsaddledontoalot
ofpooiggers,andyouneversayaitkesfeel
ridiculoustothinkienoughtobelievethatrubbagecussyou,
icanseenoakeupthedeffisityoued
togetoneyidgotoutofthenonesuchandohingoranother,
andsopitall”
thekingsays,tid,andstillasnuffling:
”akeupthedeffisit;ite”
”dryupidontoreoutofyou”saystheduke”and
nok,
andallofoubutashekelortobed,anddont
youdeffersitnoredeffersits,longsyoulive”
sothekingsneakedintotheandtooktohisbottleforfort,
andbeforelongtheduketackledhisbottle;andsoinaboutahalfan
hourtheyhickasthievesagain,andthetightertheygotthe
lovingertheygot,andsthey
bothgotpoelloinotic
... </P></TD>
sand
lightsoutofbutjiishedout,andeand
bless,andsoon,heofthe
kingandtheduke,butisays:
”notnoforbreakfast,haveitforbreakfastcutlooseand
letherslide”
soint
sogoodtobefreeagainandallbyourselvesonthebigriver,and
nobodytobotherusihadtoskiparoundabit,andjuupandcrack
heelsafeesiuldnthelpit;butaboutthethirdcracki
noticedasoundthatiknoightyybreathand
listenedanded;andsureenough,henextflashbustedoutover
theeandjustalayingtotheiroarsandking
theirskiffhuthekingandtheduke
soiedrightdootheplanksthen,andgiveup;anditwasall
iulddotokeepfrorying
chapterxxx
ebythellar,
andsays:
”tryintogiveustheslip,pany,
hey”
isays:
”no,yourjesty,ajesty”
”quick,then,andtellusheinsides
outoyou”
”honest,illtellyoueverythingjustasithappened,yourjestythe
nthathadaholtofe,andkeptsayinghehada
boyaboutasbigasthatdiedlastyear,andheoseeaboy
insuchadangerousfix;andheyookbysurpriseby
findingthegold,anddearushfortheffin,heletsgoofand
noheyllhangye,sureandilitoutit
didntseeogoodfortostayiuldntdonothing,andididnt
tobehungifiuldgetaoppedrunningtilli
foundthecanoe;andtohurry,ortheydcatch
andhangyet,andsaidihedukealive
no,andhenwe
seeyouing;youyaskjifididnt”
jiaidittoshutup,andsaid,”oh,yes,
itsghtylikely”andshookupagain,andsaidhereckonedhed
droebutthedukesays:
”leggotheboy,youoldidiotdidyou
inquirearoundforhierit”
sothekingletgoof,andbeguntocussthattownandeverybodyin
itbutthedukesays:
”youbetterablasightgiveyourselfagoodcussing,foryourethe
ohatsentitledtoitstyouhaintdoneathingfrohestart
thathadanysenseinit,exceptingoutsoolandcheekyhthat
iginarybluearroarkthatitdownbully;and
ithethingthatsavedusforifithadntbeenforthattheyda
jailedustillthenglishnsbaggageeandthenthe
penitentiary,youbetbutthattritothegraveyard,andthe
golddoneusastillbiggerkindness;foriftheexcitedfoolshadntlet
goallholtsanddethatrushtogetalookinourcravats
tonightcravats”
theyinutethinking;thenthekingsays,kindof
absentndedlike:
”andheniggersstoleit”
thatdesquirbr >
”yes,”saystheduke,kindersloeandsarcastic,”wedid”
afteraboutahalfanutethekingdra:
”leastways,idid”
thedukesays,thesaway:
”onthentrary,idid”
thekingkindofrufflesup,andsays:
”lookyhere,bilgeer,ryoureferrinto”
thedukesays,prettybrisk:
”estothat,ybeyoullletask,wasyoureferring
to”
”shucks”saystheking,verysarcastic;”butidontknoaybeyouwas
asleep,anddidntknoyou”
thedukebristlesupnow,andsays:
”oh,letuponthiseforablafool
dontyoureckoniknooneyinthatffin”
”yes,siriknoyourself”
”itsalie”andthedukethekingsingsout:
”takeyrhandsoffleggothroatitakeitallback”
thedukesays:
”ooneythere,
intendingtogivethesliponeofthesedays,andebackanddigit
up,andhaveitalltoyourself”
”inute,dukeansethisonequestion,honestandfair;
ifyoudidntputtheneythere,sayit,andillblieveyou,andtake
backeverythingisaid”
”youoldsundrel,ididnt,andyouknothere,now”
”orenow
dontgitd;didntyouhaveitinyoudtohooktheneyandhide
it”
thedukeneversaidnothingforalittlebit;thenhesays:
”careifidid,ididntdoit,anyyounotonly
haditinndtodoit,butyoudoneit”
”iineverdieifidoneit,duke,andthatshonestisay
ieansobodygotin
aheado”
”itsalieyoudoneit,andyougottosayyoudoneit,or”
thekingbegantogurgle,andthenhegaspsout:
”noughiownup”
isaythat;itdefeelchreeasier
thaniheduketookhishandsoffandsays:
”ifyoueverdenyitagainilldrososet
thereandblubberlikeababyitsfittenforyou,afterthewayyouve
actedineverseesuchanoldostrichforingtogobbleeverything
andiatrustingyoualltheti,likeyouyoheryouought
tobeenashadofyourselftostandbyandhearitsaddledontoalot
ofpooiggers,andyouneversayaitkesfeel
ridiculoustothinkienoughtobelievethatrubbagecussyou,
icanseenoakeupthedeffisityoued
togetoneyidgotoutofthenonesuchandohingoranother,
andsopitall”
thekingsays,tid,andstillasnuffling:
”akeupthedeffisit;ite”
”dryupidontoreoutofyou”saystheduke”and
nok,
andallofoubutashekelortobed,anddont
youdeffersitnoredeffersits,longsyoulive”
sothekingsneakedintotheandtooktohisbottleforfort,
andbeforelongtheduketackledhisbottle;andsoinaboutahalfan
hourtheyhickasthievesagain,andthetightertheygotthe
lovingertheygot,andsthey
bothgotpoelloinotic
... </P></TD>