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1、TOMSAWYER,DETECTIVEbyMARKTWAINCHAPTERI.ANINVITATIONFORTOMANDHUCK[Footnote:Strangeastheincidentsofthisstoryare,theyarenotinventions,butfacts--eventothepublicconfessionoftheaccused.Itakethemfromanold-timeSwedishcriminaltrial,changetheactors,andtransferthescenestoAmerica.Ihaveaddedsomedetails,but
2、onlyacoupleofthemareimportantones.--M.T.]WELL,itwasthenextspringaftermeandTomSawyersetouroldniggerJimfree,thetimehewaschainedupforarunawayslavedownthereonTom'suncleSilas'sfarminArkansaw.Thefrostwasworkingoutoftheground,andoutoftheair,too,anditwasgettingcloserandcloserontobarefoottimeeveryday;a
3、ndnextitwouldbemarbletime,andnextmumbletypeg,andnexttopsandhoops,andnextkites,andthenrightawayitwouldbesummerandgo-ingina-swimming.Itjustmakesaboyhomesicktolookaheadlikethatandseehowfaroffsummeris.Yes,anditsetshimtosighingandsaddeningaround,andthere'ssomethingthematterwithhim,hedon'tknowwhat.B
4、utanyway,hegetsoutbyhimselfandmopesandthinks;andmostlyhehuntsforalone-someplacehighuponthehillintheedgeofthewoods,andsetsthereandlooksawayoffonthebigMississippidowntherea-reachingmilesandmilesaroundthepointswherethetimberlookssmokyanddimit'ssofaroffandstill,andeverything'ssosolemnitseemslikeev
5、erybodyyou'velovedisdeadandgone,andyou'mostwishyouwasdeadandgonetoo,anddonewithitall.Don'tyouknowwhatthatis?It'sspringfever.Thatiswhatthenameofitis.Andwhenyou'vegotit,youwant--oh,youdon'tquiteknowwhatitisyouDOwant,butitjustfairlymakesyourheartache,youwantitso!Itseemstoyouthatmainlywhatyouwanti
6、stogetaway;getawayfromthesameoldtediousthingsyou'resousedtoseeingandsotiredof,andsetsomethingnew.Thatistheidea;youwanttogoandbeawanderer;youwanttogowanderingfarawaytostrangecountrieswhereeverythingismysteriousandwonderfulandromantic.Andifyoucan'tdothat,you'llputupwithconsiderableless;you'llgoa
7、ny-whereyouCANgo,justsoastogetaway,andbethank-fulofthechance,too.Well,meandTomSawyerhadthespringfever,andhaditbad,too;butitwarn'tanyusetothinkaboutTomtryingtogetaway,because,ashesaid,hisAuntPollywouldn'tlethimquitschoolandgotraipsingoff