良心的折磨

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The next morning, the news of the murder electrified the village. 第二天早上，这起谋杀案的消息震惊了整个村庄。

The doctor's body had been found, along with Sam Potter's knife. 医生的尸体被发现了，旁边还有萨姆·波特的刀。

Potter was soon captured and brought to the graveyard where the townspeople had gathered. 波特很快就被抓住了，并被带到镇民们聚集的墓地。

Tom joined the crowd, drawn by a dark fascination. 汤姆加入了人群，被一种阴暗的好奇心所吸引。

He was shocked to see Vince there, standing as calm as a stone. 他震惊地看到文斯也在那里，镇定自若，像块石头。

When Potter was shown the knife, he broke down in tears. 当人们把刀给波特看时，他崩溃大哭起来。

"I didn't do it, friends," he sobbed, "I never did it." “朋友们，我没有做！”他抽泣着说，“我从来没有做过！”

He turned to Vince, hoping his "friend" would help him, 他转向文斯，希望他的“朋友”能帮助他。

but Vince calmly repeated his lie under oath. 但文斯却平静地在宣誓下重复了他的谎言。

Tom and Huck stood frozen, 汤姆和哈克呆立在那里。

expecting a lightning bolt from heaven to strike Vince for his perjury. 期待着一道来自天堂的闪电击中文斯，惩罚他的伪证。

When nothing happened, they became convinced that Vince had sold his soul to the devil. 当什么都没有发生时，他们确信文斯已经把灵魂卖给了魔鬼。

In the weeks that followed, Tom's conscience gave him no peace. 在接下来的几周里，汤姆的良心让他不得安宁。

He talked in his sleep, crying out about "blood" and "telling," which made Sid suspicious. 他在睡梦中说话，喊着“血”和“说出来”，这让席德起了疑心。

To ease his guilt, 为了减轻他的罪恶感，

Tom began visiting the small jail, smuggling tobacco 汤姆开始去那座小监狱探望，并偷运烟草。

and small comforts to Potter through the barred window. 他通过带栅栏的窗户给波特送去一些小小的慰藉品。

Potter's gratitude only made Tom feel more like a coward. 波特的感激却只让汤姆觉得自己更像个懦夫。

He was trapped between his fear of Vince 一方面，他害怕文斯。

and his pity for the innocent man facing the gallows. 另一方面，他又怜悯那个即将面临绞刑的无辜者。