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1、PREFACEMOSToftheadventuresrecordedinthisbookreallyoccurred;oneortwowereexperiencesofmyown,therestthoseofboyswhowereschoolmatesofmine.HuckFinnisdrawnfromlife;TomSawyeralso,butnotfromanindividual--heisacombinationofthecharacteristicsofthreeboyswhomIknew,andthereforebelongstot
2、hecompositeorderofarchitecture.TheoddsuperstitionstoucheduponwereallprevalentamongchildrenandslavesintheWestattheperiodofthisstory--thatistosay,thirtyorfortyyearsago.Althoughmybookisintendedmainlyfortheentertainmentofboysandgirls,Ihopeitwillnotbeshunnedbymenandwomenonthatac
3、count,forpartofmyplanhasbeentotrytopleasantlyremindadultsofwhattheyoncewerethemselves,andofhowtheyfeltandthoughtandtalked,andwhatqueerenterprisestheysometimesengagedin.THEAUTHOR.HARTFORD,1876.CHAPTERI"TOM!"Noanswer."TOM!"Noanswer."What'sgonewiththatboy,Iwonder?YouTOM!"Noans
4、wer.Theoldladypulledherspectaclesdownandlookedoverthemabouttheroom;thensheputthemupandlookedoutunderthem.Sheseldomorneverlookedthroughthemforsosmallathingasaboy;theywereherstatepair,theprideofherheart,andwerebuiltfor"style,"notservice--shecouldhaveseenthroughapairofstove-li
5、dsjustaswell.Shelookedperplexedforamoment,andthensaid,notfiercely,butstillloudenoughforthefurnituretohear:"Well,IlayifIgetholdofyouI'll--"Shedidnotfinish,forbythistimeshewasbendingdownandpunchingunderthebedwiththebroom,andsosheneededbreathtopunctuatethepuncheswith.Sheresurr
6、ectednothingbutthecat."Ineverdidseethebeatofthatboy!"Shewenttotheopendoorandstoodinitandlookedoutamongthetomatovinesand"jimpson"weedsthatconstitutedthegarden.NoTom.Soshelifteduphervoiceatananglecalculatedfordistanceandshouted:"Y-o-u-uTom!"Therewasaslightnoisebehindherandshe
7、turnedjustintimetoseizeasmallboybytheslackofhisroundaboutandarresthisflight."There!Imight'athoughtofthatcloset.Whatyoubeendoinginthere?""Nothing.""Nothing!Lookatyourhands.Andlookatyourmouth.Whatisthattruck?""Idon'tknow,aunt.""Well,Iknow.It'sjam--that'swhatitis.FortytimesI'v
8、esaidifyoudidn'tletthatjamaloneI'dskinyou.Handmethatswitch."Theswitchhoveredinthea
