those extraordinary twins-第14节

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no　city　money；　the　enormous　legal　expenses　on　both　sides　had　to　be
defrayed　by　private　subscription。　　But　at　last　the　people　came　to　their
senses；　and　said：

〃Pudd'nhead　was　right　at　the　startwe　ought　to　have　hired　the　official
half　of　that　human　phillipene　to　resign；　but　it's　too　late　now；　some　of
us　haven't　got　anything　left　to　hire　him　with。〃

〃Yes；　we　have；〃　said　another　citizen；　〃we've　got　this〃and　he　produced　a
halter。

Many　shouted：　〃That's　the　ticket。〃　　But　others　said：　〃NoCount　Angelo　is
innocent；　we　mustn't　hang　him。〃

〃Who　said　anything　about　hanging　him？　　We　are　only　going　to　hang　the
other　one。〃

〃Then　that　is　all　rightthere　is　no　objection　to　that。〃

So　they　hanged　Luigi。　　And　so　ends　the　history　of　〃Those　Extraordinary
Twins。〃




FINAL　REMARKS

As　you　see；　it　was　an　extravagant　sort　of　a　tale；　and　had　no　purpose　but
to　exhibit　that　monstrous　〃freak〃　in　all　sorts　of　grotesque　lights。　　But
when　Roxy　wandered　into　the　tale　she　had　to　be　furnished　with　something
to　do；　so　she　changed　the　children　in　the　cradle；　this　necessitated　the
invention　of　a　reason　for　it；　this；　in　turn；　resulted　in　making　the
children　prominent　personagesnothing　could　prevent　it　of　course。　　Their
career　began　to　take　a　tragic　aspect；　and　some　one　had　to　be　brought　in
to　help　work　the　machinery；　so　Pudd'nhead　Wilson　was　introduced　and　taken
on　trial。　　By　this　time　the　whole　show　was　being　run　by　the　new　people
and　in　their　interest；　and　the　original　show　was　become　side…tracked　and
forgotten；　the　twin…monster；　and　the　heroine；　and　the　lads；　and　the　old
ladies　had　dwindled　to　inconsequentialities　and　were　merely　in　the　way。
Their　story　was　one　story；　the　new　people's　story　was　another　story；　and
there　was　no　connection　between　them；　no　interdependence；　no　kinship。
It　is　not　practicable　or　rational　to　try　to　tell　two　stories　at　the　same
time；　so　I　dug　out　the　farce　and　left　the　tragedy。

The　reader　already　knew　how　the　expert　works；　he　knows　now　how　the　other
kind　do　it。

MARK　TWAIN。







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