02-04-哈克贝利·费恩历险记 [7]
人说道，“我的朋友们，我想，现在我能告诉你们我的秘密了。其实我是个公爵。我祖父是布里奇沃特公爵的儿子，可他离开了英国，来到了美国。老公爵死时，我祖父年轻的兄弟偷走了一切，变成了布里奇沃特公爵。”
当然了，我们为我们的公爵朋友感到很难过，但他说，“如果你们为我做事，我会更高兴，把我的饭拿来！”
所以，我们为他做事，他喜欢这样。可那个老人话说得很少，看上去也不高兴。过了一会，他说，“你要知道，布里奇沃特，我也有秘密。”他开始哭起来。
“你是什么意思？”公爵问道，“你有什么秘密？”
然后，那老人告诉我们，他的确是法国国王的长子。他要求我们跟他讲话时要单腿跪下。我们也可以称他为“陛下”。所以，这就是我们所做的一切，他们俩都很高兴。当然，我知道他们根本不是什么公爵和国王，可我没告诉吉姆。当你们共同生活在一只木筏上时，如果每一个人都快乐，那是最好不过了。
国王和公爵对吉姆很感兴趣。“他是一个奴隶吗？”他们想知道，“他正在逃跑吗？”
我得对他们说些什么，于是，我说，吉姆归我叔叔所有，他正把我送到新奥尔良的家去。
“噢，那么，我们和你们一起旅行，”国王说道，“我们在一起会度过愉快的时光。”
于是，我们四人顺流而下，可我和吉姆不喜欢那两个人。他们总是喝得醉醺醺的，并计划在每一个镇上从人们那里搞到钱。如果你饿了，拿只鸡或什么的还可以，可这俩人坏透了。我和吉姆决定尽快地摆脱他们。这不容易，因为他们总要跟着我们。
有一天，国王到一个镇上去了，让我们等他。我们等了他一上午，他没回来。于是，我和公爵到镇上去找他。我们找了一下午，最后，在一个酒吧里找到了他，他醉醺醺的。然后，他和公爵为钱开始打起来。
“现在，我们能摆脱他们了，”我想着。我转身跑回河边。“快点，吉姆！”我大声喊着，“是走的时候了！”可没人答应。吉姆不在那儿！
我跑进树林，喊着叫着吉姆的名字。可是，仍然没有回答。
正在那儿时，一个男孩过来了。“你看见一个奴隶了吗？”我问他，并描述了一下吉姆。
“看见了，”那男孩回答道，“他是一个逃跑的奴隶。我是在镇上听到这些的。斐尔普斯一家人抓到了他。酒吧里的一个老头告诉斐尔普斯先生，在河下游方向河边的木筏上有一个逃跑的奴隶。他说，他自己没有时间亲自把那奴隶抓来。于是，斐尔普斯先生给了他40美元，今天下午到那去抓住了那个奴隶。斐尔普斯打算把他送回到他的主人那儿去。为了这个奴隶，他们会得到300美元。”
我知道那俩人坏透了！我问那男孩儿斐尔普斯家住哪儿？他说是河下游不太远的一座大白房子。
我开始制定救吉姆的计划。首先，我乘木筏顺流而下来到一个小岛。我把木筏藏在树下，躺下睡着了。天亮之前，我乘着独木舟顺流而下。当我觉得我已靠近斐尔普斯住处时，我停了下来，从独木舟上下来，朝那座房子走去。突然，有许多狗跑出来。他们朝我围过来，发出可怕的叫声。
一位大约50岁的女人跑出屋来，身后跟着几个小孩子。她满脸笑容，拉住我的手叫道，“你终于来了，是吧！”
我连想都没想，就说，“是的，夫人。”
“是什么使你耽搁了这么久？我们以为你两天前就到哪。你的姨夫赛拉斯每天都到镇上去接你。他现在就在那儿，不过，他很快就会回来。”她不停地说着，我无法告诉她，是她弄错了。“把他们的事都告诉我，”她大声说道，“把一切都告诉我。”
那时我明白了，我不得不告诉她……可就在那时，她喊道，“他来了！快点，藏起来！”她把我推到屋里，藏在前门后。然后，她丈夫走了进来，她问他，“他来了吗？”
“没有，”她丈夫回答道。
“看看！”她大声说道，然后，她把我从门后拉出来。
“咦，这是谁？”斐尔普斯先生惊奇地大声说道。
“这是汤姆·索亚！”她笑道。
■ 5 The plan to free Jim
When I heard that，I nearly fell through the floor，but it was a big piece of luck．It was easy for me to be Tom Sawyer because Tom was my best friend．He and his brother Sid lived with their Aunt Polly up in St Petersburg， and I knew all about them．Now I learnt that Aunt Polly had a sister，who was Mrs Phelps．She and her husband were Tom's Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas．And Tom was coming down south by boat to stay with them for a bit．
We all sat there talking and I could answer all their questions about the Sawyer family．I was feeling really happy about this when suddenly I heard a boat on the river．'Tom could be on that boat，'I thought，'and he's going to walk in here and call out my name before I can stop him．I've got to go and meet him．'
So I told the Phelpses that I would go into town to get my bags， which were at the boat station．I hurried up the road and before I was halfway to town，there was Tom Sawyer coming along．
When he saw me， his mouth fell open and he looked a bit white in the lace．'Aren't you dead？'he said．'Everybody said that you were murdered！'
'I'm not dead yet，'I said，'but listen…'I told him about my adventures，and Tom loved all that．Then I told him about the Phelpses and that they thought I was Tom Sawyer．'What shall we do？'I asked him．
Tom thought for a bit，and then he said，'I know．You take my bags and say they're yours． I'll come to the house in about half an hour．'
'All right，'I said，'but there's another thing．You know old Miss Watson's slave Jim， who ran away？ Well，he's a prisoner here，and I'm going to help him escape．'
'Jim？'Tom said．'But he's—'Then he stopped and thought．'Right．I'll help，too，I'll make a really good plan．'He looked very excited．
So I went back to the house with the bags，and Tom came along half an hour later．He knocked on the door and when his Aunt Sally opened it， he said he was Sid， Tom's brother．He wanted his visit to be a surprise for his dear old Aunt Sally，he said．
Well，Aunt Sally was very pleased to see Tom and Sid．She thought it was wonderful．She and Uncle Silas were really nice people．
When we were alone later，Tom and I talked about Jim's escape．I said I had a plan，and Tom listened to it．
'It's a good plan，'he said when I finished．'But it's too easy！ It's got to be a real escape，like a real adventure in a sto-ry-book．So we want something difficult and dangerous．
Now，listen to this…'
So he told me his plan．I knew it would be a good one be-cause Tom's plans are always crazy and exciting
当然了，我们为我们的公爵朋友感到很难过，但他说，“如果你们为我做事，我会更高兴，把我的饭拿来！”
所以，我们为他做事，他喜欢这样。可那个老人话说得很少，看上去也不高兴。过了一会，他说，“你要知道，布里奇沃特，我也有秘密。”他开始哭起来。
“你是什么意思？”公爵问道，“你有什么秘密？”
然后，那老人告诉我们，他的确是法国国王的长子。他要求我们跟他讲话时要单腿跪下。我们也可以称他为“陛下”。所以，这就是我们所做的一切，他们俩都很高兴。当然，我知道他们根本不是什么公爵和国王，可我没告诉吉姆。当你们共同生活在一只木筏上时，如果每一个人都快乐，那是最好不过了。
国王和公爵对吉姆很感兴趣。“他是一个奴隶吗？”他们想知道，“他正在逃跑吗？”
我得对他们说些什么，于是，我说，吉姆归我叔叔所有，他正把我送到新奥尔良的家去。
“噢，那么，我们和你们一起旅行，”国王说道，“我们在一起会度过愉快的时光。”
于是，我们四人顺流而下，可我和吉姆不喜欢那两个人。他们总是喝得醉醺醺的，并计划在每一个镇上从人们那里搞到钱。如果你饿了，拿只鸡或什么的还可以，可这俩人坏透了。我和吉姆决定尽快地摆脱他们。这不容易，因为他们总要跟着我们。
有一天，国王到一个镇上去了，让我们等他。我们等了他一上午，他没回来。于是，我和公爵到镇上去找他。我们找了一下午，最后，在一个酒吧里找到了他，他醉醺醺的。然后，他和公爵为钱开始打起来。
“现在，我们能摆脱他们了，”我想着。我转身跑回河边。“快点，吉姆！”我大声喊着，“是走的时候了！”可没人答应。吉姆不在那儿！
我跑进树林，喊着叫着吉姆的名字。可是，仍然没有回答。
正在那儿时，一个男孩过来了。“你看见一个奴隶了吗？”我问他，并描述了一下吉姆。
“看见了，”那男孩回答道，“他是一个逃跑的奴隶。我是在镇上听到这些的。斐尔普斯一家人抓到了他。酒吧里的一个老头告诉斐尔普斯先生，在河下游方向河边的木筏上有一个逃跑的奴隶。他说，他自己没有时间亲自把那奴隶抓来。于是，斐尔普斯先生给了他40美元，今天下午到那去抓住了那个奴隶。斐尔普斯打算把他送回到他的主人那儿去。为了这个奴隶，他们会得到300美元。”
我知道那俩人坏透了！我问那男孩儿斐尔普斯家住哪儿？他说是河下游不太远的一座大白房子。
我开始制定救吉姆的计划。首先，我乘木筏顺流而下来到一个小岛。我把木筏藏在树下，躺下睡着了。天亮之前，我乘着独木舟顺流而下。当我觉得我已靠近斐尔普斯住处时，我停了下来，从独木舟上下来，朝那座房子走去。突然，有许多狗跑出来。他们朝我围过来，发出可怕的叫声。
一位大约50岁的女人跑出屋来，身后跟着几个小孩子。她满脸笑容，拉住我的手叫道，“你终于来了，是吧！”
我连想都没想，就说，“是的，夫人。”
“是什么使你耽搁了这么久？我们以为你两天前就到哪。你的姨夫赛拉斯每天都到镇上去接你。他现在就在那儿，不过，他很快就会回来。”她不停地说着，我无法告诉她，是她弄错了。“把他们的事都告诉我，”她大声说道，“把一切都告诉我。”
那时我明白了，我不得不告诉她……可就在那时，她喊道，“他来了！快点，藏起来！”她把我推到屋里，藏在前门后。然后，她丈夫走了进来，她问他，“他来了吗？”
“没有，”她丈夫回答道。
“看看！”她大声说道，然后，她把我从门后拉出来。
“咦，这是谁？”斐尔普斯先生惊奇地大声说道。
“这是汤姆·索亚！”她笑道。
■ 5 The plan to free Jim
When I heard that，I nearly fell through the floor，but it was a big piece of luck．It was easy for me to be Tom Sawyer because Tom was my best friend．He and his brother Sid lived with their Aunt Polly up in St Petersburg， and I knew all about them．Now I learnt that Aunt Polly had a sister，who was Mrs Phelps．She and her husband were Tom's Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas．And Tom was coming down south by boat to stay with them for a bit．
We all sat there talking and I could answer all their questions about the Sawyer family．I was feeling really happy about this when suddenly I heard a boat on the river．'Tom could be on that boat，'I thought，'and he's going to walk in here and call out my name before I can stop him．I've got to go and meet him．'
So I told the Phelpses that I would go into town to get my bags， which were at the boat station．I hurried up the road and before I was halfway to town，there was Tom Sawyer coming along．
When he saw me， his mouth fell open and he looked a bit white in the lace．'Aren't you dead？'he said．'Everybody said that you were murdered！'
'I'm not dead yet，'I said，'but listen…'I told him about my adventures，and Tom loved all that．Then I told him about the Phelpses and that they thought I was Tom Sawyer．'What shall we do？'I asked him．
Tom thought for a bit，and then he said，'I know．You take my bags and say they're yours． I'll come to the house in about half an hour．'
'All right，'I said，'but there's another thing．You know old Miss Watson's slave Jim， who ran away？ Well，he's a prisoner here，and I'm going to help him escape．'
'Jim？'Tom said．'But he's—'Then he stopped and thought．'Right．I'll help，too，I'll make a really good plan．'He looked very excited．
So I went back to the house with the bags，and Tom came along half an hour later．He knocked on the door and when his Aunt Sally opened it， he said he was Sid， Tom's brother．He wanted his visit to be a surprise for his dear old Aunt Sally，he said．
Well，Aunt Sally was very pleased to see Tom and Sid．She thought it was wonderful．She and Uncle Silas were really nice people．
When we were alone later，Tom and I talked about Jim's escape．I said I had a plan，and Tom listened to it．
'It's a good plan，'he said when I finished．'But it's too easy！ It's got to be a real escape，like a real adventure in a sto-ry-book．So we want something difficult and dangerous．
Now，listen to this…'
So he told me his plan．I knew it would be a good one be-cause Tom's plans are always crazy and exciting