The adventures of Tom Sawyer30.4

I judge we never touched them. They fired a shot apiece(每人，各自) as they started, but their bullets whizzed(嗖嗖作响) by and didn't do us any harm. As soon as we lost the sound of their feet we quit(放弃，退出) chasing(追赶), and went down and stirred up(搅动) the constables(治安巡查). They got a posse(一群人) together(集合了一群人), and went off to guard the river bank, and as soon as it is light the sheriff and a gang are going to beat up(痛打，为难) the woods. My boys will be with them presently.I wish we had some sort of description of those rascals(家伙) -- 'twould help a good deal. But you couldn't see what they were like, in the dark, lad, I suppose?"

"Oh yes; I saw them down-town and follered them."