02-04-哈克贝利·费恩历险记 [8]
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And we sure had a lot of fun with that plan！We knew that Jim was locked up in a hut outside the house．Every night we got out through our bedroom window and dug a hole right under the wall of the hut．It took us a week，and it was hard work．We talked to Jim secretly and told him about the plan，and he was really pleased．
We also wrote secret letters to everybody．Tom said that people always do this in books．We wrote that there was a gang of slave-thieves coming up from the south．They wanted to steal Jim and get the three hundred dollars from his owner．Well，the Phelpses and their friends got very excited， and on the night of the escape I went into the sitting-room，and there was a crowd of men in there—all with guns！
I ran and told Tom， and he said that this was really good．'It's a real adventure now， all right，'he said， very excited．'Perhaps they'll come after us，and shoot，and we'll all get killed！'
Well，there wasn't time to think about it because it all happened so quickly．We got Jim out through the hole under the wall，and began to run down to the river．But the men heard us and came after us．They began to shoot，and so we ran as fast as we could to the canoe．We got in it and went over to Spanish Island．My raft was there，and our plan was to escape on that and go on down river．
'Now，Jim，'I cried，'you're a free man！'We were all very happy，but Tom was the happiest of all，because he had a bullet in his leg．
When Jim and I heard that，we weren't so happy．Tom wanted the adventure to go on， but Jim and I said that a doctor must look at Tom's leg．Tom was getting angry about this，but Jim said：
'You listen to me，Tom Sawyer．You say I'm a free man now，and perhaps I am．But old Jim is not going to run away and leave one of his friends with a bullet in his leg！ So I'm staying right here until a doctor comes．'
I knew Jim would say that． He was a good， true friend， and you can't say that about many people．
Well，that was the end of the adventure，really．I went and found a doctor in the town．He was a kind old man，and he said he would go over to the island． But Tom's leg got very bad，and the next day the doctor and some other men carried Tom home to the Phelpses' house．They brought Jim too， and they locked him up in the hut again．But the doctor said，'Be kind to him， because he didn't run away and he stayed to help me with the boy．'
They took Tom up to bed because his leg was really bad，and Aunt Sally sat with him while he slept．I didn't want to answer any questions so I kept out of everybody's way．
When Tom woke up the next day，he felt better．I was in the room and he said to me，'Jim's all right，isn't he？'
I didn't know what to say because Aunt Sally was listening， and before I could stop him，Tom went on：
'We did it，Aunt Sally．Me and Tom here．We helped Jim escape．'He told her all about the digging and everything，and Aunt Sally's mouth was opening and closing like a fish．Then she got really angry with Tom．
'That slave is locked up again and he's going to stay there．And if I catch you again—'
Tom suddenly sat up in bed．'You can't do that！'he cried．'Jim was old Miss Watson's slave， but she died two months ago．Before she died，she wrote that she wanted Jim to be free，and not a slave any more．Jim's a free man，not a slave！
Well，that was a surprise to me and Aunt Sally！She thought Tom was crazy．'But Sid，why did you help him to escape，if he was free already？'she said．
'I wanted the adventure，of course！'said Tom．'We made a really exciting plan and… Oh my！…AUNT POLLY！'
We turned round，and there was Tom's Aunt Polly in the doorway！That was the second big surprise．Aunt Sally was really pleased to see her sister，and jumped up to put her arms round her． I got under the bed as fast as I could．There was trouble coming for me and Tom， that was for sure．
Then Aunt Polly said to Tom，'You always were a terrible boy，Tom Sawyer，and I want to know—'
'But Polly dear，'said Aunt Sally，'this isn't Tom．It's Sid．Tom was here a minute ago．Where is he？'
'Where's Huck Finn，you mean，' replied Aunt Polly．'Come out from under that bed
And we sure had a lot of fun with that plan！We knew that Jim was locked up in a hut outside the house．Every night we got out through our bedroom window and dug a hole right under the wall of the hut．It took us a week，and it was hard work．We talked to Jim secretly and told him about the plan，and he was really pleased．
We also wrote secret letters to everybody．Tom said that people always do this in books．We wrote that there was a gang of slave-thieves coming up from the south．They wanted to steal Jim and get the three hundred dollars from his owner．Well，the Phelpses and their friends got very excited， and on the night of the escape I went into the sitting-room，and there was a crowd of men in there—all with guns！
I ran and told Tom， and he said that this was really good．'It's a real adventure now， all right，'he said， very excited．'Perhaps they'll come after us，and shoot，and we'll all get killed！'
Well，there wasn't time to think about it because it all happened so quickly．We got Jim out through the hole under the wall，and began to run down to the river．But the men heard us and came after us．They began to shoot，and so we ran as fast as we could to the canoe．We got in it and went over to Spanish Island．My raft was there，and our plan was to escape on that and go on down river．
'Now，Jim，'I cried，'you're a free man！'We were all very happy，but Tom was the happiest of all，because he had a bullet in his leg．
When Jim and I heard that，we weren't so happy．Tom wanted the adventure to go on， but Jim and I said that a doctor must look at Tom's leg．Tom was getting angry about this，but Jim said：
'You listen to me，Tom Sawyer．You say I'm a free man now，and perhaps I am．But old Jim is not going to run away and leave one of his friends with a bullet in his leg！ So I'm staying right here until a doctor comes．'
I knew Jim would say that． He was a good， true friend， and you can't say that about many people．
Well，that was the end of the adventure，really．I went and found a doctor in the town．He was a kind old man，and he said he would go over to the island． But Tom's leg got very bad，and the next day the doctor and some other men carried Tom home to the Phelpses' house．They brought Jim too， and they locked him up in the hut again．But the doctor said，'Be kind to him， because he didn't run away and he stayed to help me with the boy．'
They took Tom up to bed because his leg was really bad，and Aunt Sally sat with him while he slept．I didn't want to answer any questions so I kept out of everybody's way．
When Tom woke up the next day，he felt better．I was in the room and he said to me，'Jim's all right，isn't he？'
I didn't know what to say because Aunt Sally was listening， and before I could stop him，Tom went on：
'We did it，Aunt Sally．Me and Tom here．We helped Jim escape．'He told her all about the digging and everything，and Aunt Sally's mouth was opening and closing like a fish．Then she got really angry with Tom．
'That slave is locked up again and he's going to stay there．And if I catch you again—'
Tom suddenly sat up in bed．'You can't do that！'he cried．'Jim was old Miss Watson's slave， but she died two months ago．Before she died，she wrote that she wanted Jim to be free，and not a slave any more．Jim's a free man，not a slave！
Well，that was a surprise to me and Aunt Sally！She thought Tom was crazy．'But Sid，why did you help him to escape，if he was free already？'she said．
'I wanted the adventure，of course！'said Tom．'We made a really exciting plan and… Oh my！…AUNT POLLY！'
We turned round，and there was Tom's Aunt Polly in the doorway！That was the second big surprise．Aunt Sally was really pleased to see her sister，and jumped up to put her arms round her． I got under the bed as fast as I could．There was trouble coming for me and Tom， that was for sure．
Then Aunt Polly said to Tom，'You always were a terrible boy，Tom Sawyer，and I want to know—'
'But Polly dear，'said Aunt Sally，'this isn't Tom．It's Sid．Tom was here a minute ago．Where is he？'
'Where's Huck Finn，you mean，' replied Aunt Polly．'Come out from under that bed