14 Joyful News and a Great Surprise

CHAPTER 14 Joyful News and a Great Surprise Tuesday night came and the whole village of St.Petersburg was in mourning. Most of the searchers had given up, and many people said the children could never be found. Then, in the middle of the night, a wild peal burst from the village bells, and the streets swarmed with frantic half-clad people who shouted: "They're found! They're found!" Aunt Polly began cheering and wildly clapping her hands while Mrs.Thatcher could barely speak; she was still crying but now she was raining tears of joy. Tom lay on a sofa

第十四章喜讯和大惊喜星期二晚上来了，圣彼得堡全村都在哀悼。 大多数搜寻者都放弃了，许多人说孩子们永远也找不到了。 然后，在半夜，村里的钟里突然响起一阵狂乱的钟声，街上挤满了衣衫不整的人，他们喊着：“找到了！他们发现了!”当撒切尔夫人几乎说不出话来的时候，波莉姨妈开始欢呼，疯狂地拍手。她还在哭，但现在她流下了喜悦的眼泪。 汤姆躺在沙发上

with a crowd gathered around him and told the history of how he left Becky and went on alone to find an opening; how he followed two passages as far as his kite line would reach; how he followed a third to the fullest stretch of the kite line, and was about to turn back when he glimpsed a far-off speck that looked like daylight; how he then dropped the line and groped toward it, pushed his head and shoulders through a small hole, and saw the broad Mississippi River rolling by! Three days and nights of toil and hunger were not to be shaken off easily; Tom and Becky were bedridden all of Wednesday and Thursday. Saturday was nearly spent when he finally got up and about. Tom immediately went to see Huck, who had been laid up with a serious fever, but the Widow Douglas was caring for him and would allow no visitors.

一群人围在他身边，讲述着他如何离开贝基，独自去寻找洞口的故事。他是如何沿着两条通道走到他的风筝线能到达的地方；他是如何跟着第三个人走到风筝线的尽头，正要转身回去时，他瞥见远处有一个看起来像白昼的斑点；然后他放下钓索，摸索着向钓索走去，把头和肩膀从一个小洞里探出来，看见宽阔的密西西比河滚滚而过！三天三夜的劳累和饥饿是不容易摆脱的；汤姆和贝基整个星期三和星期四都卧床不起。 星期六快过去了，他终于起来走动了。 汤姆立刻去看哈克，哈克正发着高烧躺在床上，道格拉斯寡妇照顾着他，不让任何人来看他。

A week later, Huck was still laid up. Tom stopped by to see Becky. Judge Thatcher and some friends set Tom to talking about his adventures in the cave. "Well," the judge said when Tom was done, "nobody will get lost in that cave anymore." "Why?" Tom asked. "Because I had its big door covered with sheet iron two weeks ago, and had it triple locked—and I've got the keys." Tom turned as white as a sheet. "What's the matter, boy? Here, run, somebody! Fetch a glass of water!" The water was brought and thrown into Tom's face. "Ah, now you're all right. What was the matter with you?" "Oh, Judge, Injun Joe's in the cave!"

一个星期过去了，哈克仍然卧病在床。 汤姆顺路来看贝基。 撒切尔法官和一些朋友让汤姆谈起他在山洞里的冒险经历。 “好了，”汤姆讲完后，法官说，“再也没有人会在那个山洞里迷路了。” “为什么?”汤姆问。“因为两个星期前，我用铁皮把它的大门盖上了，还锁了三次——我有钥匙。” 汤姆脸色煞白。 “怎么了，孩子？”来人啊，快跑！去拿杯水来！”水被拿来泼在汤姆的脸上。 “啊，现在你没事了。 你怎么啦？”“哦，法官，印第安·乔在洞里！”

A few hours later, the cave door was unlocked. Injun Joe lay stretched upon the ground dead, with his face close to the crack of the door. The poor unfortunate had starved to death. After Huck was finally well, the two boys had a talk. There was still no news about the treasure. Injun Joe's room at the inn had been searched, but it had been empty. "I reckon Injun Joe's left friends behind him," Huck said. "And they took the money. Anyways, it's a goner for us, Tom." "Huck, that money wasn't ever in the inn!" "What!" "Huck, it's in the cave!" Soon after, the boys borrowed a small boat and headed down the river. When they were several miles below the cave, Tom directed Huck to steer the boat ashore.

几个小时后，洞穴的门被打开了。 印第安·乔直直地躺在地上，死了，脸贴着门缝。 这个可怜的不幸的人已经饿死了。 哈克终于好了，两个男孩谈了谈。 仍然没有关于宝藏的消息。 旅店里印第安·乔的房间搜过了，可是空无一人。 “我想印第安·乔留下了朋友。”哈克说。 然后他们就拿走了钱。不管怎么说，汤姆，我们已经完蛋了。” “哈克，那笔钱根本不在客店里！”“什么!”“哈克，它在洞里！”不久之后，男孩们借了一条小船，顺流而下。 当他们离洞还有几英里时，汤姆指示哈克把船开到岸上。

"Now, Huck, where we're a-standin' you could touch that hole I got out with a fishing pole. See if you can find it." Huck searched all over the place but found nothing. Tom proudly marched into a clump of sumac bushes and said: "Here you are! Look at it, Huck; it's the snuggest hole in this country. All along, I've been wanting to be a robber but I knew I'd got to have a thing like this. We'll keep it quiet, only let Joe Harper know— because of course we need a gang. Tom Sawyer's Gang —it sounds splendid, don't it, Huck?" "Well, it just does, Tom. And who'll we rob?" "Oh, most anybody, I guess." "Why, it sounds bully, Tom." By this time the boys were ready to enter the hole, Tom in the lead. They worked their way to the far end of the tunnel. A few more

“喂，哈克，我们现在站的地方，你可以摸到我用鱼竿挖出来的那个洞。 看看你能不能找到它。”哈克到处找，但什么也没找到。 汤姆骄傲地大步走进一丛漆树丛，说：“给你！你瞧，哈克；这是这个国家最舒适的洞。 一直以来，我都想成为一名强盗，但我知道我必须有这样一个东西。 我们会保密的，只让乔·哈帕知道——因为我们当然需要一个团伙。 《汤姆·索亚帮》——听起来很棒，是不是，哈克？”“是啊，就是这样，汤姆。 我们抢劫谁呢？”“哦，我想大多数人都是这样。” “嘿，听起来太霸道了，汤姆。” 这时男孩们准备进洞，汤姆领先。 他们努力走到隧道的另一端。 还有一些

steps brought them to the spring where Tom and Becky had stayed. Seeing it again, Tom felt a shudder of fear rush through him. He showed Huck the fragment of candlewick perched on a lump of clay against the wall and told how he and Becky had watched the flames flicker and die. They went on some yards farther to the place where Tom had first spotted Injun Joe. "Now I'll show you something, Huck." Tom held his candle high and said: "Look as far around the corner as you can. Do you see that? There—on the big rock over yonder—done with the candle smoke." "Tom, it's a cross!" "Now, where's your Number Two? Under the cross, huh?" The boys got their knives out and started digging. They hadn't gone four inches before they struck wood.

他们走到汤姆和贝基呆过的泉水边。 汤姆再次看到它，感到一阵恐惧的战栗席卷全身。 他给哈克看靠墙的一块粘土上的烛芯碎片，告诉他和贝基是如何看着火光摇曳，然后熄灭的。 他们又往前走了几码，来到汤姆第一次看见印第安·乔的地方。 “哈克，现在我给你看样东西。” 汤姆把蜡烛举得高高的，说：“尽量往角落里看。 你看到了吗？那边——在那边的大石头上——用蜡烛的烟烤熟了。” “汤姆，这是十字架！”“喂，你的二号呢？” 在十字架下面，嗯？”男孩们拿出刀开始挖。 他们还没走到四英寸就撞上了木头。