15 Respectable Huck Joins Tom’s Gang

CHAPTER 15 Respectable Huck Joins Tom's Gang Huck looked around nervously. "That window ain't too high, Tom. If we can find a rope, I reckon we can scoot out of here." "Shucks, what do you want to do that for?" "I ain't used to that kind of crowd, Tom. I can't go down there." "Oh, bother. It ain't anything. I'll take care of you." Some minutes later, the widow's guests were at the supper table, and a dozen

第十五章可敬的哈克加入汤姆的帮派哈克不安地环顾四周。 “那扇窗不太高，汤姆。 如果我们能找到一根绳子，我想我们就能逃出去。” “胡说，你干吗要这样做？”“我不习惯那种人群，汤姆。 我不能下去。”“哦,麻烦。 没什么大不了的。我会照顾你的。” 几分钟后，寡妇的客人们来到了晚餐桌旁，一打

children were propped up at little side tables in the room. The dinner was in honor of the old Welshman and his sons to thank them for their heroic deeds. At the proper time, the old man got to his feet to make a speech and thank the widow. As the crowd listened eagerly, he paused and then said there was another person in the room who deserved the greatest honor. "Huck Finn." A murmur of surprise ran through the room. The widow herself wore a look of great astonishment as she now learned of Huck's role in preventing Injun Joe from harming her. After dinner, the widow sprang a surprise of her own. She said that she meant to give Huck a home under her roof and have him educated; and that when she could spare the money, she would help him start a small

孩子们靠在房间里的小边桌旁。 宴会是为了纪念老威尔士人和他的儿子们，感谢他们的英雄事迹。 到了适当的时候，老人站起来致词，感谢寡妇。 当人们热切地倾听时，他停顿了一下，然后说房间里还有一个人应该得到最大的荣誉。 “哈克芬恩。”房间里传出一阵惊讶的低语声。 寡妇得知哈克在阻止印第安·乔伤害她时所起的作用后，脸上也露出了非常惊讶的表情。 晚饭后，寡妇自己也大吃一惊。 她说她要给哈克一个家，让他受教育；等她有闲钱的时候，她会帮他开一家小店

business. Then Tom spoke up: "Huck don't need it. Huck's rich." The crowd could hardly keep from laughing at the thought that Huck Finn was rich. Knowing how strange he must have sounded, Tom continued: "Huck's got money. Maybe you don't believe it, but he's got lots of it. Oh you needn't smile—I reckon I can show you. Just wait a minute." Tom ran out of the door, as the guests looked more and more puzzled. A minute later, he was back, struggling with the weight of his money sacks. He poured the mass of yellow coins out onto the table and said: "Here—what did I tell you? Half of it's Huck's and half of it's mine!" Nobody spoke for a moment. Then

业务。然后汤姆大声说：“哈克不需要。 哈克的富有。”大家一想到哈克·费恩很有钱，就忍不住笑了起来。 汤姆知道他的话听起来一定很奇怪，就继续说：“哈克有钱。 也许你不相信，但他确实有很多。 哦，你不必笑——我想我可以给你看。 等一下。”汤姆跑出了门，因为客人们看起来越来越困惑。 一分钟后，他回来了，挣扎着提着钱袋的重量。 他把一大堆黄色的硬币倒在桌子上，说：“喂——我怎么跟你说的？ 一半是哈克的，一半是我的！”一时没有人说话。 然后

everyone began shouting for an explanation, which Tom was quick to provide. After he had finished, the money was counted—it added up to a little over twelve thousand dollars. Huck Finn was rich! The Widow Douglas put Huck's money in the bank, and Aunt Polly did the same with Tom's. As for Becky's father, Judge Thatcher now had a great opinion of Tom. He said that no ordinary boy would have gotten his daughter out of that cave, and that he hoped to see Tom become a great lawyer or a great soldier someday. He would even see to it that Tom went to West Point and was later trained at the best law school in the entire country. Huck Finn's wealth, and the fact that he was now under the Widow Douglas's protection, introduced him to society—no, dragged him into it—and his sufferings were

大家都喊着要一个解释，汤姆很快就解释了。 他完成后，数了数钱——加起来有一万两千多美元。 哈克·费恩很有钱！道格拉斯寡妇把哈克的钱存进了银行，波莉姨妈也把汤姆的钱存进了银行。 至于贝基的父亲，撒切尔法官现在对汤姆的评价很高。 他说，没有一个普通的男孩能把他的女儿从山洞里救出来，他希望有一天看到汤姆成为一名伟大的律师或一名伟大的士兵。 他甚至安排汤姆去西点军校，后来在全国最好的法学院接受培训。 哈克·费恩的财富，加上他现在在道格拉斯寡妇的保护下，把他介绍给了上流社会——不，是把他拖进了上流社会——而他的痛苦也是如此

almost more than he could bear. The widow's servants kept him neat and clean, combed and brushed at all times. He had to eat with a knife and fork; he had to use a napkin, cup, and plate; he had to learn his book; he had to go to church; he had to talk properly as well. Huck bravely bore these miseries for three whole weeks until one Saturday he turned up missing. For two full days, the widow hunted for him everywhere, but no one could find the boy. Early on the third morning, Tom Sawyer went poking among some old empty hog stalls behind the abandoned grain silo and, in one of them, he found his friend. Huck had slept there that night. When Tom found him, Huck had just finished eating some stolen odds and ends of food and was wearing his old rags and enjoying a piece of gum. Tom told him about the trouble he was causing and urged him to go home.

几乎超出了他的承受能力。 寡妇的仆人使他保持整洁，随时为他梳头。 他不得不用刀叉吃饭；他不得不使用餐巾、杯子和盘子；他必须学习他的书；他不得不去教堂；他还得好好说话。 哈克勇敢地忍受了整整三个星期的痛苦，直到一个星期六他失踪了。 整整两天，寡妇到处找他，但没有人找到男孩。 第三天一大早，汤姆·索亚在废弃的粮仓后面的几个空猪圈里翻来翻去，在其中一个猪圈里找到了他的朋友。 哈克那天晚上就睡在那里。 汤姆发现他时，哈克刚吃完偷来的一些零碎食物，穿着旧破衣服，嚼着一块口香糖。 汤姆把他惹的麻烦告诉了他，并劝他回家。

"Don't talk about it, Tom," Huck sighed. "I've tried it, and it don't work. It ain't for me. The widow's good to me, and friendly, but I can't stand them ways. She makes me git up just at the same time every morning; she makes me wash; they comb me all to thunder; she won't let me sleep in the woodshed. I got to wear them blamed clothes that just smothers me. I got to go to church and sweat and sweat—I hate them loud sermons!" "Well, everybody does that way, Huck." "Tom, it makes no difference. I ain't everybody, and I can't stand it. Looky-here, Tom, being rich ain't what it's cracked up to be. It's just worry and worry, and sweat and sweat, and wishing you was dead all the time. You take my share of it, Tom, and gimme ten cents sometimes when I need it—and you go home and apologize for me with the widow."

“别说了，汤姆。”哈克叹了口气。 “我试过了，但不管用。 这不是给我的。寡妇对我很好，很友好，但我不能忍受他们的方式。 她让我每天早上在同一时间起床；她让我洗漱；他们把我梳得稀里哗啦；她不让我睡在柴棚里。 我得穿让我窒息的该死的衣服。 我得去教堂，大汗淋漓——我讨厌那些大声的布道！”“唉，哈克，人人都这样。” “汤姆，这没什么区别。 我不是所有人，我受不了了。 听着，汤姆，有钱并不像人们说的那样好。 只是担心啊，担心啊，流汗啊，一直希望自己死掉。 汤姆，你拿我的那份，有时我需要的时候，你给我十分钱。你回家去，替我向寡妇道歉。”