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第9章 The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County(第2页)

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Thefellertooktheboxagain,andtookanotherlong,articularlook,andgiveitbacktoSmiley,andsays,verydeliberate,&aos;Well,&aos;hesays,‘Idon&aos;tseeno&aos;intsaboutthatfrogthat&aos;sanybetter&aos;nanyotherfrog.’

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‘Maybeyoudon&aos;t,’Smileysays.‘Maybeyouunderstandfrogsandmaybeyoudon&aos;tunderstand&aos;em;maybeyou&aos;vehadexerience,andmaybeyouain&aos;tonlyaamature,asitwere.Anyways,I&aos;vegotmyoinion,andI&aos;llreskfortydollarsthathecanoutjumanyfroginCalaverascounty.’

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Andthefellerstudiedaminute,andthensays,kindersadlike,‘Well,I&aos;monlyastrangerhere,andIain&aos;tgotnofrog;butifIhadafrog,I&aos;dbetyou.’

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AndthenSmileysays,‘That&aos;sallright-that&aos;sallright-ifyou&aos;llholdmyboxaminute,I&aos;llgoandgetyouafrog.’Andsothefellertookthebox,andutuhisfortydollarsalongwithSmiley&aos;s,andsetdowntowait.

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Sohesetthereagoodwhilethinkingandthinkingtohimself,andthenhegotthefrogoutandrizedhismouthoenandtookateasoonandfilledhimfullofquail-shot-filledhimrettynearutohischin-andsethimonthefloor.Smileyhewenttotheswamandsloedaroundinthemudforalongtime,andfinallyhefetchedafrog,andfetchedhimin,andgivehimtothisfeller,andsays:

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‘Now,ifyou&aos;reready,sethimalongsideofDan&aos;l,withhisforeawsjustevenwithDan&aos;l&aos;s,andI&aos;llgivetheword.’Thenhesays,&aos;One-two-three-git!andhimandthefellertoucheduthefrogsfrombehind,andthenewfroghoedofflively,butDan&aos;lgiveaheave,andhysteduhisshoulders-so-likeaFrenchman,butitwarn&aos;tnouse-hecouldn&aos;tbudge;hewaslantedassolidasachurch,andhecouldn&aos;tnomorestirthanifhewasanchoredout.Smileywasagooddealsurrised,andhewasdisgustedtoo,buthedidn&aos;thavenoideawhatthematterwas,ofcourse.

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Thefellertookthemoneyandstartedaway;andwhenhewasgoingoutatthedoor,hesorterjerkedhisthumboverhisshoulder-so-atDan&aos;l,andsaysagain,verydeliberate,‘Well,’hesays,‘Idon&aos;tseeno&aos;intsaboutthatfrogthat&aos;sanybetter&aos;nanyotherfrog.’

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SmileyhestoodscratchinghisheadandlookingdownatDan&aos;lalongtime,andatlasthesays,&aos;Idowonderwhatinthenationthatfrogthrow&aos;dofffor-Iwonderifthereain&aos;tsomethingthematterwithhim-he&aos;searstolookmightybaggy,somehow.&aos;AndheketchedDan&aos;lbythenaoftheneck,andheftedhim,andsays,&aos;Whyblamemycatsifhedon&aos;tweighfiveound!&aos;andturnedhimusidedownandhebelchedoutadoublehandfulofshot.Andthenheseehowitwas,andhewasthemaddestman-hesetthefrogdownandtookoutafterthatfeller,butheneverketchedhiAnd-

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[HereSimonWheelerheardhisnamecalledfromthefrontyard,andgotutoseewhatwaswanted.]Andturningtomeashemovedaway,hesaid:

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Justsetwhereyouare,stranger,andresteasy-Iain&aos;tgoingtobegoneasecond.

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But,byyourleave,IdidnotthinkthatacontinuationofthehistoryoftheenterrisingvagabondJimSmileywouldbelikelytoaffordmemuchinformationconcerningtheRev.LeonidasW.Smiley,andsoIstartedaway.

AtthedoorImetthesociableWheelerreturning,andhebuttonholedmeandrecommenced:

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Well,thish-yerSmileyhadayallerone-eyedcowthatdidn&aos;thavenotail,onlyjustashortstumlikeabannanner,and-

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However,lackingbothtimeandinclination,Ididnotwaittohearabouttheafflictedcow,buttookmyleave.

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