13 Trapped in the Cave

CHAPTER 13 Trapped in the Cave That Sunday morning, as soon as dawn broke, Huck again came racing up the hill and knocked gently at the old Welshman's door. "Who's there?" a gruff voice shouted. "Please let me in. It's only Huck Finn." "That's a name that can open this door night or day, lad! Welcome." The door was quickly unlocked. Huck was given a comfortable seat as the old man began preparing a hero's breakfast for him. "The boys and I were hoping you'd stop

第十三章困在山洞里那个星期天的早晨，天一亮，哈克又跑上山，轻轻地敲了敲老威尔士人的门。 “谁在那儿？”一个粗哑的声音喊道。 “请让我进去。只是哈克·费恩。” “这个名字无论白天黑夜都能打开这扇门，孩子！”欢迎。” 门很快就打开了。 老人给哈克安排了一个舒适的座位，开始为他准备英雄早餐。 “我和孩子们都希望你能停下来

back here last night." "I was awful scared," said Huck. "I took off when the pistols went off, and I was a-feared to come back before it was light." "Poor chap, you do look as if you've had a hard night. There's a bed here for you when you've had your breakfast. We came near to catching those devils last night. We would have had 'em if I hadn't sneezed. It was the worst kind of luck! Right off, those scoundrels started running. We fired away at them, but they were off in a jiffy. The sheriff got a posse together, and they're searching the woods. You couldn't see what they were like, in the dark, I suppose?" "Oh, yes, I saw them downtown and followed them. One's the Spaniard that's been around here once or twice. The other's—" "That's enough, lad. We know the men!

昨晚回到这里。”“我吓坏了。”哈克说。 “枪声一响，我就跑了，天还没亮，我就怕回来了。” “可怜的家伙，你看起来好像昨晚过得很苦。 你吃完早餐后，这里有张床给你。 昨晚我们差一点就抓住了那些魔鬼。 要不是我打了个喷嚏，他们早就死了。 这是最糟糕的运气！那些坏蛋马上就跑了。 我们不停地向他们射击，但他们很快就跑开了。 警长召集了一队人，他们正在搜查树林。 我想，在黑暗中，你看不见他们是什么样子吧？”“哦，是的，我在市中心看到他们，就跟着他们。 一个是来过这里一两次的西班牙人。 另一个——”“够了，孩子。 我们认识这些人！

Off with you boys, and tell the sheriff!" Just as the Welshman's sons were about to leave the room, Huck sprang up. "Oh, please don't tell anybody it was me that told on 'em. Oh, please!" "Huck, you ought to have the credit." "Oh, no, no! Please don't tell!" "They won't—and I won't. But why don't you want it known?" Huck would not explain—other than that he was afraid. The old man promised secrecy once more. "How did you come to follow these fellows? Were they looking suspicious?" Huck was silent for a while, thinking of what to say. "Well, you see, I couldn't sleep last night, and I saw these two men down by the inn and one of them was carrying something that

快去告诉司法官！”就在威尔斯曼的儿子们要离开房间的时候，哈克跳了起来。 “哦，请不要告诉任何人是我揭发了他们。 哦,拜托!”“哈克，这是你的功劳。” “哦，不，不！请不要说出去！”“他们不会——我也不会。 但你为什么不想让人知道呢？”哈克不肯解释，只说他很害怕。 老人又一次答应保守秘密。 “你是怎么跟踪这些家伙的？” 他们看起来可疑吗？”哈克沉默了一会儿，想着该说些什么。 “嗯，你看，我昨天晚上睡不着，我看见这两个人在旅馆旁边，其中一个拿着什么东西

looked stolen." He went on, quickly making up a story about how he decided to follow the men, one of whom he recognized as the Spaniard, up the hill and to the Widow Douglas' house. "And then the Spaniard said—" "What? The Spaniard can talk?" Huck realized his mistake instantly. He made several feeble efforts to try to cover his tracks but the old man cut him off. "My boy, don't be afraid of me. I wouldn't hurt a hair on your head for all the world. You know something about that Spaniard that you want to keep secret. Now trust me, lad, tell me the rest. I won't betray you." Huck looked into the old man's honest eyes a moment, then he whispered in his ear: "'Tain't a Spaniard—it's Injun Joe!" The Welshman almost jumped out of his

看起来偷了。”他继续说下去，很快编了一个故事，说他是如何决定跟着那些人，其中一个他认出是西班牙人，上山到道格拉斯寡妇的家。 “然后西班牙人说——”“什么？ 那个西班牙人会说话？”哈克立刻意识到自己的错误。 他做了几次微弱的努力试图掩盖他的踪迹，但老人打断了他。 “我的孩子，不要怕我。 我无论如何也不会伤害你的一根头发。 你知道那个西班牙人的一些事，但你想保守秘密。 相信我，孩子，把剩下的都告诉我。 我不会出卖你的。”哈克盯着老人诚实的眼睛看了一会儿，然后在他耳边小声说：“那不是西班牙人，是印第安·乔！”威尔士人几乎从他的嘴里跳了出来

chair. After a moment, he said: "It's all clear now. Injun Joe always held it against the widow's husband for putting him in jail all the time." Huck sat down to breakfast feeling faint. He was mad at himself for being so nervous and letting the information about Injun Joe slip. At the same time, he felt relieved. The Welshman told the rest of the story: how the scoundrels had dropped a bunch of burglar tools when they ran. There was no mention of treasure, which, Huck thought, must mean that it was still back in the room in the inn. Injun Joe and his friend would be captured and jailed that day, Huck figured. Then he and Tom could seize the gold that very night without any trouble at all. Everyone in St.Petersburg went early to church that morning. The town was buzzing with the news from the night before. The

椅子上。过了一会儿，他说：“现在一切都清楚了。 印第安·乔总是对寡妇的丈夫耿耿于怀，因为他一直把他关在监狱里。” 哈克坐下来吃早饭，感到头晕目眩。 他气自己这么紧张，把印第安·乔的消息说漏了嘴。 同时，他感到如释重负。 威尔士人把故事的其余部分讲了一遍：那两个恶棍是如何在逃跑的时候丢下一堆防盗工具的。 没有提到宝藏，哈克想，这一定意味着宝藏还在客栈的房间里。 哈克想，印第安·乔和他的朋友那天一定会被抓起来关进监狱的。 这样，他和汤姆就可以在当天晚上毫不费力地抢到金子。 那天早晨，圣彼得堡的每个人都早早地去了教堂。 头天晚上的消息传遍了全城。 的

word was that not a sign of the two villains had been found. When the sermon was finished, Judge Thatcher's wife dropped alongside of Mrs.Harper as she moved down the aisle with the crowd and said: "Is my Becky going to sleep all day? I just expected she would be tired to death." "Your Becky?" "Yes. Didn't she stay with you last night?" "Why, no." Mrs.Thatcher turned pale and sank into a pew. Just then Tom's Aunt Polly passed by and said: "Good morning, Mrs.Thatcher. Good morning, Mrs.Harper. I reckon my Tom must have stayed at your house last night—or with you, Mrs.Harper. And now he's afraid to come to church. I've got to settle with him." Mrs.Thatcher shook her head feebly, and

有消息说，没有找到那两个坏蛋的踪迹。 布道结束后，撒切尔法官的妻子跟在哈珀夫人身边，跟着人群走过过道，问道：“我的贝基要睡一整天吗？ 我以为她会累得要死。” “你的贝基?”“是的。她昨晚不是和你在一起吗？”“为什么,没有。” 撒切尔夫人脸色苍白，一屁股坐了下来。 就在这时，汤姆的波莉姨妈走过来说：“早上好，撒切尔夫人。 早上好，哈珀夫人。我想我的汤姆昨晚一定是住在你家——或者和你在一起，哈帕太太。 现在他不敢去教堂了。 我得跟他算账。” 撒切尔夫人无力地摇了摇头