[00:01.05] | Chapter4 The Duke and the King |
[00:06.49] | Two or three days and nights went by and nothing much happened. |
[00:13.61] | We travelled at night when it was dark and everybody was asleep. |
[00:19.65] | We didn't want anyone to see Jim and ask questions about him. |
[00:26.17] | Then, one morning,just after it was light,I found a little canoe, |
[00:34.15] | So I got into it and went over to the side of the river. |
[00:38.74] | I was looking round,when,suddenly,two men ran through the trees. |
[00:45.75] | 'Help!' they cried.'There are men and dogs trying to catch us. |
[00:52.69] | But we've done nothing wrong!' |
[00:55.14] | One of the men was about seventy years old;the other was about thirty, |
[01:04.16] | And they both had very old, dirty clothes. |
[01:09.73] | I said they could come with me, and we ran quickly back to the canoe. |
[01:16.07] | Back on the raft we talked for a time and then the young man said, |
[01:24.98] | 'My friends,I think I can tell you my secret now.I'm really a duke. |
[01:34.73] | My grandfather was the son of the Duke of Bridgewater, |
[01:40.29] | But he left England and came to America. |
[01:44.91] | When the old Duke died,my grandfather's younger brother stole everything |
[01:53.79] | And made himself the Duke of Bridgewater.' |
[01:59.13] | Well,of course,we were all very unhappy for our friend the Duke, |
[02:07.09] | But he said,'I'll be happier if you do things for me.Bring me my dinner!' |
[02:16.24] | So we did things for him,and he liked it. |
[02:21.96] | But the old man spoke very little and he looked unhappy,too. |
[02:30.23] | After a time he said,'You know,Bridgewater,I,too,have a secret.'And he began to cry. |
[02:43.05] | 'What do you mean?'the Duke asked.'What's your secret?' |
[02:50.46] | And then the old man told us that he was really the first son of the King of France. |
[03:00.91] | He asked us all to go down on one knee when we spoke to him. |
[03:06.79] | We could call him'Your Majesty',too. |
[03:11.53] | So that was what we did, and they were both happy. |
[03:16.15] | Of course,I knew that they weren't really a duke and a king, but I didn't tell Jim. |
[03:26.47] | It's best if everybody is happy when you're living together on a raft. |
[03:32.81] | The King and the Duke were very interested in Jim. |
[03:39.21] | 'Is he a slave?'they wanted to know.'Is he running away?' |
[03:46.66] | I had to tell them something, so I said that Jim belonged to my uncle |
[03:54.44] | And was taking me to my family in New Orleans. |
[03:58.45] | 'Well,we'll travel down river with you,then,'said the King. |
[04:05.88] | 'We'll have a fine time together.' |
[04:10.42] | So the four of us went on down the river, but Jim and I didn't like those two men. |
[04:19.82] | They were always getting drunk |
[04:23.21] | And making plans to get money out of people in every town. |
[04:28.25] | It's all right to take a chicken or something if you're hungry, |
[04:33.55] | But these men were really bad! |
[04:37.17] | Jim and I decided to get away from them as soon as we could. |
[04:42.89] | It wasn't easy because they wanted to be with us all the time. |
[04:48.80] | Then one morning the King went off into a town and told us to wait for him. |
[04:57.26] | We waited all morning and he didn't come back, |
[05:03.80] | So the Duke and I went into town to look for him. |
[05:08.54] | We looked all afternoon and in the end we found him in a bar, drunk, |
[05:17.43] | And then he and the Duke began to fight about some money. |
[05:22.47] | Now we can get away from them,I thought. |
[05:27.89] | I turned and ran back to the river.'Quick,Jim!' I shouted. |
[05:35.16] | 'It's time to go!'But there was no answer. Jim wasn't there! |
[05:45.36] | I ran into the woods,crying and shouting Jim's name. But there was still no answer. |
[05:55.37] | Just then a boy came along. |
[05:59.96] | 'Have you seen a slave?'I asked him,and I described Jim. |
[06:05.96] | 'Why,yes,'the boy replied.'He's a runaway slave. |
[06:12.70] | I heard all about it in town.A family called the Phelpses have got him now. |
[06:19.29] | An old man in a bar told Mr Phelps that |
[06:24.02] | There was a runaway slave on a raft down by the river. |
[06:28.73] | He said he hadn't got time to take the slave back himself. |
[06:33.39] | So Mr Phelps gave him forty dollars |
[06:38.01] | And they went down and caught the slave this afternoon. |
[06:42.15] | The Phelpses are going to take him back to his owner, |
[06:45.75] | And they'll get three hundred dollars for him!' |
[06:49.63] | I knew those two men were bad! |
[06:54.73] | I asked the boy where the Phelpses lived |
[06:58.53] | And he said it was a big white house a little way down the river. |
[07:04.86] | I began to make plans to get Jim back. |
[07:09.90] | First,I took the raft and went down to a little island. |
[07:14.92] | I hid the raft under the trees and lay down to sleep. |
[07:20.41] | Before it was light,I went off down the river in the canoe. |
[07:25.49] | When I thought I was near the Phelpses place,I stopped, |
[07:31.08] | Got out of the canoe and went up to the house. |
[07:35.12] | Suddenly,a lot of dogs ran out. |
[07:39.59] | They came from everywhere and they made a terrible noise. |
[07:45.41] | A woman about fifty years old ran out of the house,with some little children behind her. |
[07:53.65] | She was smiling all over her face and she took me by the hands and cried, |
[08:02.92] | 'It's you,at last,isn't it?' |
[08:06.17] | I didn't stop to think.'Yes,ma'am,'I said. |
[08:12.75] | 'Well, what took you so long? We thought you were coming two days ago. |
[08:21.06] | Your Uncle Silas goes to town every day to meet you. |
[08:25.61] | He's there now,but he'll be back soon. |
[08:29.21] | 'She didn't stop talking and I couldn't tell her that she was making a mistake. |
[08:35.73] | ' Tell us all about them,'she cried.'Tell me everything.' |
[08:43.59] | I knew then that I had to tell her… |
[08:49.82] | But just then she cried,'Here he is!Quick,hide!' |
[08:57.01] | And she pushed me inside the house and behind the front door. |
[09:02.77] | Then her husband came in and she asked him,'Has he come?' |
[09:09.90] | 'No,'her husband replied. |
[09:12.95] | 'Look!'she shouted,and then she pulled me out from behind the door. |
[09:20.75] | 'Why,who's that?'Mr Phelps cried,surprised. |
[09:26.88] | 'It's Tom Sawyer!'she laughed. |
[00:01.05] | Chapter4 The Duke and the King |
[00:06.49] | Two or three days and nights went by and nothing much happened |
[00:13.61] | We travelled at night when it was dark and everybody was asleep |
[00:19.65] | We didn' t want anyone to see Jim and ask questions about him |
[00:26.17] | Then, one morning, just after it was light, I found a little canoe, |
[00:34.15] | So I got into it and went over to the side of the river |
[00:38.74] | I was looking round, when, suddenly, two men ran through the trees |
[00:45.75] | ' Help!' they cried' There are men and dogs trying to catch us |
[00:52.69] | But we' ve done nothing wrong!' |
[00:55.14] | One of the men was about seventy years old the other was about thirty, |
[01:04.16] | And they both had very old, dirty clothes |
[01:09.73] | I said they could come with me, and we ran quickly back to the canoe |
[01:16.07] | Back on the raft we talked for a time and then the young man said, |
[01:24.98] | ' My friends, I think I can tell you my secret now I' m really a duke |
[01:34.73] | My grandfather was the son of the Duke of Bridgewater, |
[01:40.29] | But he left England and came to America |
[01:44.91] | When the old Duke died, my grandfather' s younger brother stole everything |
[01:53.79] | And made himself the Duke of Bridgewater' |
[01:59.13] | Well, of course, we were all very unhappy for our friend the Duke, |
[02:07.09] | But he said,' I' ll be happier if you do things for me Bring me my dinner!' |
[02:16.24] | So we did things for him, and he liked it |
[02:21.96] | But the old man spoke very little and he looked unhappy, too |
[02:30.23] | After a time he said,' You know, Bridgewater, I, too, have a secret' And he began to cry |
[02:43.05] | ' What do you mean?' the Duke asked' What' s your secret?' |
[02:50.46] | And then the old man told us that he was really the first son of the King of France |
[03:00.91] | He asked us all to go down on one knee when we spoke to him |
[03:06.79] | We could call him' Your Majesty', too |
[03:11.53] | So that was what we did, and they were both happy |
[03:16.15] | Of course, I knew that they weren' t really a duke and a king, but I didn' t tell Jim |
[03:26.47] | It' s best if everybody is happy when you' re living together on a raft |
[03:32.81] | The King and the Duke were very interested in Jim |
[03:39.21] | ' Is he a slave?' they wanted to know' Is he running away?' |
[03:46.66] | I had to tell them something, so I said that Jim belonged to my uncle |
[03:54.44] | And was taking me to my family in New Orleans |
[03:58.45] | ' Well, we' ll travel down river with you, then,' said the King |
[04:05.88] | ' We' ll have a fine time together' |
[04:10.42] | So the four of us went on down the river, but Jim and I didn' t like those two men |
[04:19.82] | They were always getting drunk |
[04:23.21] | And making plans to get money out of people in every town |
[04:28.25] | It' s all right to take a chicken or something if you' re hungry, |
[04:33.55] | But these men were really bad! |
[04:37.17] | Jim and I decided to get away from them as soon as we could |
[04:42.89] | It wasn' t easy because they wanted to be with us all the time |
[04:48.80] | Then one morning the King went off into a town and told us to wait for him |
[04:57.26] | We waited all morning and he didn' t come back, |
[05:03.80] | So the Duke and I went into town to look for him |
[05:08.54] | We looked all afternoon and in the end we found him in a bar, drunk, |
[05:17.43] | And then he and the Duke began to fight about some money |
[05:22.47] | Now we can get away from them, I thought |
[05:27.89] | I turned and ran back to the river' Quick, Jim!' I shouted |
[05:35.16] | ' It' s time to go!' But there was no answer Jim wasn' t there! |
[05:45.36] | I ran into the woods, crying and shouting Jim' s name But there was still no answer |
[05:55.37] | Just then a boy came along |
[05:59.96] | ' Have you seen a slave?' I asked him, and I described Jim |
[06:05.96] | ' Why, yes,' the boy replied' He' s a runaway slave |
[06:12.70] | I heard all about it in town A family called the Phelpses have got him now |
[06:19.29] | An old man in a bar told Mr Phelps that |
[06:24.02] | There was a runaway slave on a raft down by the river |
[06:28.73] | He said he hadn' t got time to take the slave back himself |
[06:33.39] | So Mr Phelps gave him forty dollars |
[06:38.01] | And they went down and caught the slave this afternoon |
[06:42.15] | The Phelpses are going to take him back to his owner, |
[06:45.75] | And they' ll get three hundred dollars for him!' |
[06:49.63] | I knew those two men were bad! |
[06:54.73] | I asked the boy where the Phelpses lived |
[06:58.53] | And he said it was a big white house a little way down the river |
[07:04.86] | I began to make plans to get Jim back |
[07:09.90] | First, I took the raft and went down to a little island |
[07:14.92] | I hid the raft under the trees and lay down to sleep |
[07:20.41] | Before it was light, I went off down the river in the canoe |
[07:25.49] | When I thought I was near the Phelpses place, I stopped, |
[07:31.08] | Got out of the canoe and went up to the house |
[07:35.12] | Suddenly, a lot of dogs ran out |
[07:39.59] | They came from everywhere and they made a terrible noise |
[07:45.41] | A woman about fifty years old ran out of the house, with some little children behind her |
[07:53.65] | She was smiling all over her face and she took me by the hands and cried, |
[08:02.92] | ' It' s you, at last, isn' t it?' |
[08:06.17] | I didn' t stop to think' Yes, ma' am,' I said |
[08:12.75] | ' Well, what took you so long? We thought you were coming two days ago |
[08:21.06] | Your Uncle Silas goes to town every day to meet you |
[08:25.61] | He' s there now, but he' ll be back soon |
[08:29.21] | ' She didn' t stop talking and I couldn' t tell her that she was making a mistake |
[08:35.73] | ' Tell us all about them,' she cried' Tell me everything' |
[08:43.59] | I knew then that I had to tell her |
[08:49.82] | But just then she cried,' Here he is! Quick, hide!' |
[08:57.01] | And she pushed me inside the house and behind the front door |
[09:02.77] | Then her husband came in and she asked him,' Has he come?' |
[09:09.90] | ' No,' her husband replied |
[09:12.95] | ' Look!' she shouted, and then she pulled me out from behind the door |
[09:20.75] | ' Why, who' s that?' Mr Phelps cried, surprised |
[09:26.88] | ' It' s Tom Sawyer!' she laughed |
[00:01.05] | Chapter4 The Duke and the King |
[00:06.49] | Two or three days and nights went by and nothing much happened |
[00:13.61] | We travelled at night when it was dark and everybody was asleep |
[00:19.65] | We didn' t want anyone to see Jim and ask questions about him |
[00:26.17] | Then, one morning, just after it was light, I found a little canoe, |
[00:34.15] | So I got into it and went over to the side of the river |
[00:38.74] | I was looking round, when, suddenly, two men ran through the trees |
[00:45.75] | ' Help!' they cried' There are men and dogs trying to catch us |
[00:52.69] | But we' ve done nothing wrong!' |
[00:55.14] | One of the men was about seventy years old the other was about thirty, |
[01:04.16] | And they both had very old, dirty clothes |
[01:09.73] | I said they could come with me, and we ran quickly back to the canoe |
[01:16.07] | Back on the raft we talked for a time and then the young man said, |
[01:24.98] | ' My friends, I think I can tell you my secret now I' m really a duke |
[01:34.73] | My grandfather was the son of the Duke of Bridgewater, |
[01:40.29] | But he left England and came to America |
[01:44.91] | When the old Duke died, my grandfather' s younger brother stole everything |
[01:53.79] | And made himself the Duke of Bridgewater' |
[01:59.13] | Well, of course, we were all very unhappy for our friend the Duke, |
[02:07.09] | But he said,' I' ll be happier if you do things for me Bring me my dinner!' |
[02:16.24] | So we did things for him, and he liked it |
[02:21.96] | But the old man spoke very little and he looked unhappy, too |
[02:30.23] | After a time he said,' You know, Bridgewater, I, too, have a secret' And he began to cry |
[02:43.05] | ' What do you mean?' the Duke asked' What' s your secret?' |
[02:50.46] | And then the old man told us that he was really the first son of the King of France |
[03:00.91] | He asked us all to go down on one knee when we spoke to him |
[03:06.79] | We could call him' Your Majesty', too |
[03:11.53] | So that was what we did, and they were both happy |
[03:16.15] | Of course, I knew that they weren' t really a duke and a king, but I didn' t tell Jim |
[03:26.47] | It' s best if everybody is happy when you' re living together on a raft |
[03:32.81] | The King and the Duke were very interested in Jim |
[03:39.21] | ' Is he a slave?' they wanted to know' Is he running away?' |
[03:46.66] | I had to tell them something, so I said that Jim belonged to my uncle |
[03:54.44] | And was taking me to my family in New Orleans |
[03:58.45] | ' Well, we' ll travel down river with you, then,' said the King |
[04:05.88] | ' We' ll have a fine time together' |
[04:10.42] | So the four of us went on down the river, but Jim and I didn' t like those two men |
[04:19.82] | They were always getting drunk |
[04:23.21] | And making plans to get money out of people in every town |
[04:28.25] | It' s all right to take a chicken or something if you' re hungry, |
[04:33.55] | But these men were really bad! |
[04:37.17] | Jim and I decided to get away from them as soon as we could |
[04:42.89] | It wasn' t easy because they wanted to be with us all the time |
[04:48.80] | Then one morning the King went off into a town and told us to wait for him |
[04:57.26] | We waited all morning and he didn' t come back, |
[05:03.80] | So the Duke and I went into town to look for him |
[05:08.54] | We looked all afternoon and in the end we found him in a bar, drunk, |
[05:17.43] | And then he and the Duke began to fight about some money |
[05:22.47] | Now we can get away from them, I thought |
[05:27.89] | I turned and ran back to the river' Quick, Jim!' I shouted |
[05:35.16] | ' It' s time to go!' But there was no answer Jim wasn' t there! |
[05:45.36] | I ran into the woods, crying and shouting Jim' s name But there was still no answer |
[05:55.37] | Just then a boy came along |
[05:59.96] | ' Have you seen a slave?' I asked him, and I described Jim |
[06:05.96] | ' Why, yes,' the boy replied' He' s a runaway slave |
[06:12.70] | I heard all about it in town A family called the Phelpses have got him now |
[06:19.29] | An old man in a bar told Mr Phelps that |
[06:24.02] | There was a runaway slave on a raft down by the river |
[06:28.73] | He said he hadn' t got time to take the slave back himself |
[06:33.39] | So Mr Phelps gave him forty dollars |
[06:38.01] | And they went down and caught the slave this afternoon |
[06:42.15] | The Phelpses are going to take him back to his owner, |
[06:45.75] | And they' ll get three hundred dollars for him!' |
[06:49.63] | I knew those two men were bad! |
[06:54.73] | I asked the boy where the Phelpses lived |
[06:58.53] | And he said it was a big white house a little way down the river |
[07:04.86] | I began to make plans to get Jim back |
[07:09.90] | First, I took the raft and went down to a little island |
[07:14.92] | I hid the raft under the trees and lay down to sleep |
[07:20.41] | Before it was light, I went off down the river in the canoe |
[07:25.49] | When I thought I was near the Phelpses place, I stopped, |
[07:31.08] | Got out of the canoe and went up to the house |
[07:35.12] | Suddenly, a lot of dogs ran out |
[07:39.59] | They came from everywhere and they made a terrible noise |
[07:45.41] | A woman about fifty years old ran out of the house, with some little children behind her |
[07:53.65] | She was smiling all over her face and she took me by the hands and cried, |
[08:02.92] | ' It' s you, at last, isn' t it?' |
[08:06.17] | I didn' t stop to think' Yes, ma' am,' I said |
[08:12.75] | ' Well, what took you so long? We thought you were coming two days ago |
[08:21.06] | Your Uncle Silas goes to town every day to meet you |
[08:25.61] | He' s there now, but he' ll be back soon |
[08:29.21] | ' She didn' t stop talking and I couldn' t tell her that she was making a mistake |
[08:35.73] | ' Tell us all about them,' she cried' Tell me everything' |
[08:43.59] | I knew then that I had to tell her |
[08:49.82] | But just then she cried,' Here he is! Quick, hide!' |
[08:57.01] | And she pushed me inside the house and behind the front door |
[09:02.77] | Then her husband came in and she asked him,' Has he come?' |
[09:09.90] | ' No,' her husband replied |
[09:12.95] | ' Look!' she shouted, and then she pulled me out from behind the door |
[09:20.75] | ' Why, who' s that?' Mr Phelps cried, surprised |
[09:26.88] | ' It' s Tom Sawyer!' she laughed |