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eyalldonehe
deupalot,andoutonapaper,andreadtheff,so:
1hereacaptiveheartbusted2hereapoorprisoner,forsookbythe
tedhissorro
broke,andatoitsrest,afterthirtysevenyearsof
solitarycaptivity4here,holessandfriendless,afterthirtyseven
yearsofbittercaptivity,perishedanoblestranger,naturalsonof
louisxiv
tovoicetreled,andhestbrokedown
indto
scrabbleontotheheyatlastheallowedhe
ssaiditayearto
scrabblesuchalotoftruckontothelogshanail,andhedidnt
knoakeletters,besides;buttoaidheout
forhiandthenhehavenothingtodobutjustfollohe
linesthenprettysoonhesays:
”etothink,thelogsaintagoingtodo;theydonthavelogwalls
inadungeon:todigtheinscriptionsintoarockcha
rock”
jiaidtherocksuch
apisonlongtitodigthentoarockheevergetoutbut
toaidheehelphioitthenhetookalooktoseehow
andjistpeskytedious
hardyhandsnoshoogethe
sores,andtokenoheadsays:
”iknosand
ufulinscriptions,anderock
theresagaudybiggrindstonedoill,andouchit,and
carvethethingsonit,andfileoutthepensandthesa,too”
itnoslouchofanideanditnoslouchofagrindstone
nuther;butackleititidnightyet,so
ill,leavingjitouchedthe
grindstone,andsetouttorollherho,butitostnationtough
jobsotis,dofallingover,
andsheeghtynearshinguseverytitoaidshewasgoing
togetoneofus,sure,beforethroughherhalfway;and
thenbplayedout,andstdrohs
soheraiseduphisbedand
slidthechainoffofthebedleg,anditroundandroundhisneck,
andandlaid
intothatgrindstoneand
superintendedheuldoutsuperintendanyboyieverseeheknowed
hoodoeverything
ourholetybig,butitbigenoughtogetthegrindstone
through;butjietookthepiadeitbigenoughthentobr >
rkedoutthehingsonitto,
therubbageinthe
leantoforahaer,andtoldhioilltherestofhiscandle
quitonhiandthenheuldgotobed,andhidethegrindstoneunder
hisstrafixhischainbackon
thebedleg,andthoughtof
sothing,andsays:
”yougotanyspidersinhere,ji
”no,sah,thankstogoodnessihaint,rsto”
”allright,e”
”butblessyou,honey,idoanijiss
soonhaverattlesnakesaroun”
tohoughtanuteortwo,andsays:
”itsagoodideaandireustabeendone;it
standstoreasonyes,itsaprigoodideaouldyoukeep
it”
”keep”
”tlesnake”
”degoodnessgraarstoesnaketo
einheahidtakeenbustrightoutthoodatlogid
head”
,youe
it”
”tait”
”yeseasyenougheveryanilisgratefulforkindnessandpetting,
andtheyanybook
ellyouthatyoutrythatsalliask;justtryforthree
dayssoinalittlehathellloveyou;and
sleepyouanute;andyou
roundyoueouth”
”please,rstooantalksoicantstanithedletshove
hisheadinufferafavor,haintitilayhedapowful
longtifoiasthienendat,idoantosleepwid
”
”jidontaekindofadu
pet,andifarattlesnakehainteverbeentried,oreglory
tobegainedinyourbeingthefirsttoevertryitthananyotherway
youuldeverthinkoftosaveyourlife”
”,idoans
chinoff,denhdoins”
”blait,cantyoutryionlyotryyouneedntkeepitup
ifitdontwork”
”butdetroublealldoneefdesnakebite
rstoisosanythingataintonreasonable,but
efyouenhuetota,isgo
leave,datsshore”
”hen,letitgo,letitgo,ifyouresobullheadedaboutitwe
egartersnakes,andyoucantiesobuttonsontheir
tails,andletontheyrerattlesnakes,andireckonthatllhaveto
do”
”iknstanderstobutblafiuldngetalong,
itellyoudatineverknouchbotherandtrouble
tobeaprisoner”
”alyougotanyratsaroundhere”
”no,sah,ihaintseednone”
”s”
”,idoanedestcretursto
sturbabody,enrustlerounoverienbitehisfeet,whenhes
tryintosleep,ieverseeno,sah,giegyartersnakes,fisgot
tohavebutdoangienorats;ihaingotnousefruskasely”
”but,jiyougottohaveeheyalldosodontkenorefuss
aboutitprisonersainteverhoutratsthereaintnoinstanceof
itandtheytraintheandpettheandleathericks,andthey
gettobeassousiyou
gotanythingtoplaysin”
”iaingotnuffnbutaasebenapieceopaper,enajuiceharp;
butireckndeyakenostockinajuiceharp”
”yestheyusictisajewsharps
plentygoodenoughfo
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eyalldonehe
deupalot,andoutonapaper,andreadtheff,so:
1hereacaptiveheartbusted2hereapoorprisoner,forsookbythe
tedhissorro
broke,andatoitsrest,afterthirtysevenyearsof
solitarycaptivity4here,holessandfriendless,afterthirtyseven
yearsofbittercaptivity,perishedanoblestranger,naturalsonof
louisxiv
tovoicetreled,andhestbrokedown
indto
scrabbleontotheheyatlastheallowedhe
ssaiditayearto
scrabblesuchalotoftruckontothelogshanail,andhedidnt
knoakeletters,besides;buttoaidheout
forhiandthenhehavenothingtodobutjustfollohe
linesthenprettysoonhesays:
”etothink,thelogsaintagoingtodo;theydonthavelogwalls
inadungeon:todigtheinscriptionsintoarockcha
rock”
jiaidtherocksuch
apisonlongtitodigthentoarockheevergetoutbut
toaidheehelphioitthenhetookalooktoseehow
andjistpeskytedious
hardyhandsnoshoogethe
sores,andtokenoheadsays:
”iknosand
ufulinscriptions,anderock
theresagaudybiggrindstonedoill,andouchit,and
carvethethingsonit,andfileoutthepensandthesa,too”
itnoslouchofanideanditnoslouchofagrindstone
nuther;butackleititidnightyet,so
ill,leavingjitouchedthe
grindstone,andsetouttorollherho,butitostnationtough
jobsotis,dofallingover,
andsheeghtynearshinguseverytitoaidshewasgoing
togetoneofus,sure,beforethroughherhalfway;and
thenbplayedout,andstdrohs
soheraiseduphisbedand
slidthechainoffofthebedleg,anditroundandroundhisneck,
andandlaid
intothatgrindstoneand
superintendedheuldoutsuperintendanyboyieverseeheknowed
hoodoeverything
ourholetybig,butitbigenoughtogetthegrindstone
through;butjietookthepiadeitbigenoughthentobr >
rkedoutthehingsonitto,
therubbageinthe
leantoforahaer,andtoldhioilltherestofhiscandle
quitonhiandthenheuldgotobed,andhidethegrindstoneunder
hisstrafixhischainbackon
thebedleg,andthoughtof
sothing,andsays:
”yougotanyspidersinhere,ji
”no,sah,thankstogoodnessihaint,rsto”
”allright,e”
”butblessyou,honey,idoanijiss
soonhaverattlesnakesaroun”
tohoughtanuteortwo,andsays:
”itsagoodideaandireustabeendone;it
standstoreasonyes,itsaprigoodideaouldyoukeep
it”
”keep”
”tlesnake”
”degoodnessgraarstoesnaketo
einheahidtakeenbustrightoutthoodatlogid
head”
,youe
it”
”tait”
”yeseasyenougheveryanilisgratefulforkindnessandpetting,
andtheyanybook
ellyouthatyoutrythatsalliask;justtryforthree
dayssoinalittlehathellloveyou;and
sleepyouanute;andyou
roundyoueouth”
”please,rstooantalksoicantstanithedletshove
hisheadinufferafavor,haintitilayhedapowful
longtifoiasthienendat,idoantosleepwid
”
”jidontaekindofadu
pet,andifarattlesnakehainteverbeentried,oreglory
tobegainedinyourbeingthefirsttoevertryitthananyotherway
youuldeverthinkoftosaveyourlife”
”,idoans
chinoff,denhdoins”
”blait,cantyoutryionlyotryyouneedntkeepitup
ifitdontwork”
”butdetroublealldoneefdesnakebite
rstoisosanythingataintonreasonable,but
efyouenhuetota,isgo
leave,datsshore”
”hen,letitgo,letitgo,ifyouresobullheadedaboutitwe
egartersnakes,andyoucantiesobuttonsontheir
tails,andletontheyrerattlesnakes,andireckonthatllhaveto
do”
”iknstanderstobutblafiuldngetalong,
itellyoudatineverknouchbotherandtrouble
tobeaprisoner”
”alyougotanyratsaroundhere”
”no,sah,ihaintseednone”
”s”
”,idoanedestcretursto
sturbabody,enrustlerounoverienbitehisfeet,whenhes
tryintosleep,ieverseeno,sah,giegyartersnakes,fisgot
tohavebutdoangienorats;ihaingotnousefruskasely”
”but,jiyougottohaveeheyalldosodontkenorefuss
aboutitprisonersainteverhoutratsthereaintnoinstanceof
itandtheytraintheandpettheandleathericks,andthey
gettobeassousiyou
gotanythingtoplaysin”
”iaingotnuffnbutaasebenapieceopaper,enajuiceharp;
butireckndeyakenostockinajuiceharp”
”yestheyusictisajewsharps
plentygoodenoughfo
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