—fromTheAdventuresofTomSawyer (ChapterVI)
MarkTwain
— becauseitbegananotherweek’, itmadethegoingintocaptivityandfettersagainsomuchmoreodious.
; , , , ; hewasabouttobegintogroan, asa “starter,” ashecalledit, whenitoccurredtohimthatifhecameintocourtwiththatargument, hisauntwouldpullitout, , , , itseemedwellworthwhiletochanceit, sohefelltogroaningwithconsiderablespirit.
ButSidsleptonunconscious.
Tomgroanedlouder, andfanciedthathebegantofeelpaininthetoe.
NoresultfromSid.
.
Sidsnoredon.
, “Sid, Sid!” , , stretched, thenbroughthimselfuponhiselbowwithasnort, :
“Tom! Say, Tom!” [Noresponse.] “Here, Tom! TOM! Whatisthematter, Tom?” Andheshookhimandlookedinhisfaceanxiously.
Tommoanedout:
“Oh, don’t, ’tjoggleme.”
“Why, what’sthematter, Tom? Imustcallauntie.”
“No — ’llbeoverbyandby, ’tcallanybody.”
“ButImust! DON’Tgroanso, Tom, it’?”
“! Oh, don’tstirso, Sid, you’llkillme.”
“Tom, whydidn’tyouwakemesooner ? Oh, Tom, DON’T! , whatisthematter?”
“Iforgiveyoueverything, Sid.[Groan.] Everythingyou’’mgone —”
“Oh, Tom, youain’tdying, areyou? Don’t, Tom — oh, don’ —”
“Iforgiveeverybody, Sid.[Groan.] Tell ’emso, , yougivemywindowsashandmycatwithoneeyetothatnewgirlthat’scometotown, andtellher —”
, now, sohandsomelywashisimaginationworking, andsohisgroanshadgatheredquiteagenuinetone.
Sidflewdown-stairsandsaid:
“Oh, AuntPolly, come! Tom’sdying!”
“Dying!”
“Yes’’twait — comequick!”
“Rubbage! Idon’tbelieveit!”
Butshefledup-stairs, nevertheless, , too, -sideshegaspedout:
“You, Tom! Tom, what’sthematterwithyou?”
“Oh, auntie, I’m —”
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