有声英语故事-《汤姆索亚历险记》(6)

"Bother! Well, go "long with you. I"d made sure you"d played hookey and been a-swimming. But I forgive ye, Tom. I reckon you"re a kind of a singed cat, as the saying is -- better"n you look. This time."
She was half sorry her sagacity had miscarried, and half glad that Tom had stumbled into obedient conduct for once.
But Sidney said:
"Well, now, if I didn"t think you sewed his collar with white thread, but it"s black."
"Why, I did sew it with white! Tom!"
But Tom did not wait for the rest. As he went out at the door he said:
"Siddy, I"ll lick you for that."
In a safe place Tom examined two large needles which were thrust into the lapels of his jacket, and had thread bound about them -- one needle carried white thread and the other black. He said:
"She"d never noticed if it hadn"t been for Sid. Confound it! sometimes she sews it with white, and sometimes she sews it with black. I wish to geeminy she"d stick to one or t"other -- I can"t keep the run of "em. But I bet you I"ll lam Sid for that. I"ll learn him!"