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,,THE ,,ADVENTURES ,,OF ,,TOM ,,SAWYER   #4                                     ,,! ,,ADV5TURES ,,( ,,TOM ,,SAWY]   #D                                          
  ,,BY                                                                            ,,BY                                                                          
  ,,MARK ,,TWAIN                                                                  ,,M>K ,,TWA9                                                                  
  (,Samuel ,Langhorne ,Clemens)                                                   7,SAMUEL ,LANGHORNE ,CLEM5S7                                                  
  ;,P ;,R ;,E ;,F ,A ;,C ;,E                                                      ;,P ;,R ;,E ;,F ,A ;,C ;,E                                                    
  ,,MOST of the adventures recorded in this book                                  ,,MO/ (! ADV5TURES RECORD$ 9 ? BOOK                                           
really occurred; one or two were experiences of my                              RE,Y O3URR$2 "O OR TWO 7 EXP]I;ES ( MY                                          
own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates of                             [N1 ! RE/ ^? ( BOYS :O 7 S*OOLMATES (                                           
mine. ,Huck ,Finn is drawn from life; ,Tom                                      M9E4 ,HUCK ,F9N IS DRAWN F LIFE2 ,TOM                                           
,Sawyer also, but not from an individual -- he is a                             ,SAWY] AL1 B N F AN 9DIVIDUAL -- HE IS A                                        
combina- tion of the characteristics of three boys whom ,I                      -B9A- TION (! "*I/ICS ( ?REE BOYS :OM ,I                                        
knew, and therefore belongs to the composite order of                           KNEW1 & "!=E 2L;GS 6! -POSITE ORD] (                                            
archi- tecture.                                                                 >*I- TECTURE4                                                                   
  ,The odd superstitions touched upon were all preva-                             ,! ODD SUP]/I;NS T\*$ ^U 7 ALL PREVA-                                         
lent among children and slaves in the ,West at the period                       L5T AM;G *N & SLAVES 9 ! ,WE/ AT ! P]IOD                                        
of this story -- that is to say, thirty or forty years                          ( ? /ORY -- T IS 6SAY1 ?IRTY OR =TY YE>S                                        
ago.                                                                            AGO4                                                                            
  ,Although my book is intended mainly for the en-                                ,AL? MY BOOK IS 9T5D$ MA9LY =! EN-                                            
tertainment of boys and girls, ,I hope it will not be                           T]TA9;T ( BOYS & GIRLS1 ,I HOPE X W N 2                                         
shunned by men and women on that account, for part of my                        %UNN$ 0M5 & WOM5 ON T A3.T1 = "P ( MY                                           
plan has been to try to pleasantly remind                                       PLAN HAS BE5 6TRY 6PL1SANTLY REM9D                                              
adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they                       ADULTS ( :AT !Y ONCE 7 !MVS1 &( H[ !Y                                           
felt and thought and talked, and what queer enterprises                         FELT & ?"\ & TALK$1 & :AT QUE] 5T]PRISES                                        
they sometimes engaged in.                                                      !Y "S"TS 5GAG$ IN4                                                              
  ,,THE ,,AUTHOR.                                                                 ,,! ,,AU?OR4                                                                  
,,HARTFORD, #1876.                     #5                                       ,,H>T=D1 #AHGF4                     #E                                          
  ;,T ,O ;,M ;,S ,A ;,W ;,Y ;,E ;,R                                               ;,T ,O ;,M ;,S ,A ;,W ;,Y ;,E ;,R                                             
  ,,CHAPTER ,I                                                                    ,,*APT] ,I                                                                    
  ",,TOM!"                                                                        8,,TOM60                                                                      
  ,No answer.                                                                     ,NO ANSW]4                                                                    
  ",,TOM!"                                                                        8,,TOM60                                                                      
  ,No answer.                                                                     ,NO ANSW]4                                                                    
  ",What's gone with that boy, ,I wonder? ,You                                    8,:AT'S G"O ) T BOY1 ,I WOND]8 ,Y                                             
,,TOM!"                                                                         ,,TOM60                                                                         
  ,No answer.                                                                     ,NO ANSW]4                                                                    
  ,The old lady pulled her spectacles down and                                    ,! OLD LADY PULL$ H] SPECTACLES D[N &                                         
looked over them about the room; then she put them up                           LOOK$ OV] !M AB ! ROOM2 !N %E PUT !M UP                                         
and looked out under them. ,She seldom or never looked                          & LOOK$ \ "U !M4 ,%E SELDOM OR N"E LOOK$                                        
,,THROUGH them for so small a thing as a boy; they were her                     ,,"? !M = S SMALL A ?+ Z A BOY2 !Y 7 H]                                         
state pair, the pride of her heart, and were built                              /ATE PAIR1 ! PRIDE ( H] HE>T1 & 7 BUILT                                         
for "style," not service -- she could have seen through a                       = 8/YLE10 N S]VICE -- %E CD H SE5 "? A                                          
pair of stove-lids just as well. ,She looked                                    PAIR ( /OVE-LIDS J Z WELL4 ,%E LOOK$                                            
perplexed for a moment, and then said, not fiercely, but still                  P]PLEX$ =A MO;T1 & !N SD1 N FI]CELY1 B /                                        
loud enough for the furniture to hear:                                          L\D 5 =! FURNITURE 6HE>3                                                        
  ",Well, ,I lay if ,I get hold of you                                            8,WELL1 ,I LAY IF ,I GET HOLD ( Y                                             
,I'll --"                                                                       ,I'LL --0                                                                       
  ,She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down                      ,%E DID N F9I%1 = 0? "T %E 0 B5D+ D[N                                         
and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed                    & PUN*+ "U ! B$ )! BROOM1 & S %E NE$$                                           
breath to punctuate the punches with. ,She                                      BR1? 6PUNCTUATE ! PUN*ES )4 ,%E                                                 
resurrected nothing but the cat.                                                RESURRECT$ NO?+ B ! CAT4                                                        
",I never did see the beat of that boy!"     #6                                 8,I N"E DID SEE ! B1T ( T BOY60     #F                                          
  ,She went to the open door and stood in it and looked                           ,%E W5T 6! OP5 DOOR & /OOD 9 X & LOOK$                                        
out among the tomato vines and "jimpson" weeds that                             \ AM;G ! TOMATO V9ES & 8JIMPSON0 WE$S T                                         
constituted the garden. ,No ,Tom. ,So she lifted up                             3/ITUT$ ! G>D54 ,NO ,TOM4 ,S %E LIFT$ UP                                        
her voice at an angle calculated for distance and                               H] VOICE AT AN ANGLE CALCULAT$ = 4T.E &                                         
shouted:                                                                        %\T$3                                                                           
  ";,Y-;o-;u-;u ,,TOM!"                                                           8;,Y-;O-;U-;U ,,TOM60                                                         
  ,There was a slight noise behind her and she turned just                        ,"! 0 A SLI<T NOISE 2H H] & %E TURN$ J                                        
in time to seize a small boy by the slack of his                                9 "T 6SEIZE A SMALL BOY 0! SLACK ( 8                                            
roundabout and arrest his flight.                                               R.DAB & >RE/ 8 FLI<T4                                                           
  ",There! ,I might 'a' thought of that closet.                                   8,"!6 ,I MI<T ,8A0' ?"\ ( T CLOSET4                                           
,What you been doing in there?"                                                 ,:AT Y BE5 DO+ 9 "!80                                                           
  ",Nothing."                                                                     8,NO?+40                                                                      
  ",Nothing! ,Look at your hands. ,And look at your                               8,NO?+6 ,LOOK AT YR H&S4 ,& LOOK AT YR                                        
mouth. ,What ,,IS that truck?"                                                  M\?4 ,:AT ,,IS T TRUCK80                                                        
  ",I don't know, aunt."                                                          8,I DON'T "K1 AUNT40                                                          
  ",Well, ,I know. ,It's jam -- that's what it                                    8,WELL1 ,I "K4 ,X'S JAM -- T'S :AT X                                          
is. ,Forty times ,I've said if you didn't let that                              IS4 ,=TY "TS ,I'VE SD IF Y DIDN'T LET T                                         
jam alone ,I'd skin you. ,Hand me that switch."                                 JAM AL"O ,I'D SK9 Y4 ,H& ME T SWIT*40                                           
  ,The switch hovered in the air -- the peril was                                 ,! SWIT* HOV]$ 9 ! AIR -- ! P]IL 0                                            
des- perate --                                                                  DES- P]ATE --                                                                   
  ",My! ,Look behind you, aunt!"                                                  8,MY6 ,LOOK 2H Y1 AUNT60                                                      
  ,The old lady whirled round, and snatched her                                   ,! OLD LADY :IRL$ R.D1 & SNAT*$ H]                                            
skirts out of danger. ,The lad fled on the instant,                             SKIRTS \ ( DANG]4 ,! LAD FL$ ON ! 9/ANT1                                        
scrambled up the high board-fence, and disappeared over                         SCRAM#D UP ! HI< BO>D-F;E1 & 4APPE>$ OV]                                        
it.                                    #7                                       X4                                    #G                                        
  ,His aunt ,Polly stood surprised a moment, and                                  ,8 AUNT ,POLLY /OOD SURPRIS$ A MO;T1 &                                        
then broke into a gentle laugh.                                                 !N BROKE 96A G5TLE LAU<4                                                        
  ",Hang the boy, can't ,I never learn anything?                                  8,HANG ! BOY1 C'T ,I N"E LE>N ANY?+8                                          
,Ain't he played me tricks enough like that for me to be                        ,A9'T HE PLAY$ ME TRICKS 5 L T = ME 6BE                                         
look- ing out for him by this time? ,But old fools is the                       LOOK- 9G \ = HM 0? "T8 ,B OLD FOOLS IS !                                        
big- gest fools there is. ,Can't learn an old                                   BIG- GE/ FOOLS "! IS4 ,C'T LE>N AN OLD                                          
dog new tricks, as the saying is. ,But my goodness,                             DOG NEW TRICKS1 Z ! SAY+ IS4 ,B MY GD;S1                                        
he never plays them alike, two days, and how is                                 HE N"E PLAYS !M ALIKE1 TWO "DS1 & H[ IS                                         
a body to know what's coming? ,He 'pears to know just how                       A BODY 6"K :AT'S -+8 ,HE 'PE>S 6"K J H[                                         
long he can torment me before ,I get my dander up, and                          L;G HE C TOR;T ME 2F ,I GET MY D&] UP1 &                                        
he knows if he can make out to put me off for a                                 HE "KS IF HE C MAKE \ 6PUT ME (F =A                                             
minute or make me laugh, it's all down again and                                M9UTE OR MAKE ME LAU<1 X'S ALL D[N AG &                                         
,I can't hit him a lick. ,I ain't doing my                                      ,I C'T HIT HM A LICK4 ,I A9'T DO+ MY                                            
duty by that boy, and that's the ,Lord's truth, goodness                        DUTY 0T BOY1 & T'S ! ,"L'S TRU?1 GD;S                                           
knows. ,Spare the rod and spile the child, as the ,Good                         "KS4 ,SP>E ! ROD & SPILE ! *1 Z ! ,GD                                           
,Book says. ,I'm a laying up sin and suffering for                              ,BOOK SAYS4 ,I'M A LAY+ UP S9 & SU6]+ =                                         
us both, ,I know. ,He's full of the ,Old                                        U BO?1 ,I "K4 ,HE'S FULL (! ,OLD                                                
,Scratch, but laws-a-me! he's my own dead                                       ,SCRAT*1 B LAWS-A-ME6 HE'S MY [N D1D                                            
sister's boy, poor thing, and ,I ain't got the                                  SI/]'S BOY1 POOR ?+1 & ,I A9'T GOT !                                            
heart to lash him, some- how. ,Every time ,I let him                            HE>T 6LA% HM1 "S- H[4 ,E "T ,I LET HM                                           
off, my conscience does hurt me so, and every time ,I                           (F1 MY 3SCI;E DOES HURT ME S1 & E "T ,I                                         
hit him my old heart most breaks.                                               HIT HM MY OLD HE>T MO/ BR1KS4                                                   
,Well-a-well, man that is born of woman is of                                   ,WELL-A-WELL1 MAN T IS BORN ( WOMAN IS (                                        
few days and full of trouble, as the ,Scripture                                 FEW "DS & FULL ( TR\#1 Z ! ,SCRIPTURE                                           
says, and ,I reckon it's so. ,He'll       #8                                    SAYS1 & ,I RECKON X'S S4 ,HE'LL       #H                                        
play hookey this evening, * and [* ,Southwestern                                PLAY HOOKEY ? EV5+1 99 & ,799 ,S\?WE/]N                                         
for "afternoon"]                                                                = 8AFN07'                                                                       
  ,I'll just be obleeged to make him work, tomorrow,                              ,I'LL J 2 O#EG$ 6MAKE HM "W1 TM1                                              
to punish him. ,It's mighty hard to make him work                               6PUNI% HM4 ,X'S MI<TY H>D 6MAKE HM "W                                           
,Saturdays, when all the boys is having holiday,                                ,SATUR"DS1 :5 ALL ! BOYS IS HAV+ HOLI"D1                                        
but he hates work more than he hates anything else,                             B HE HATES "W M ?AN HE HATES ANY?+ ELSE1                                        
and ,I've ,,GOT to do some of my duty by him, or                                & ,I'VE ,,GOT 6D "S ( MY DUTY 0HM1 OR                                           
,I'll be the ruination of the child."                                           ,I'LL 2 ! RU9,N (! *40                                                          
  ,Tom did play hookey, and he had a very good                                    ,TOM DID PLAY HOOKEY1 & HE _H A V GD                                          
time. ,He got back home barely in season                                        "T4 ,HE GOT BACK HOME B>ELY 9 S1SON                                             
to help ,Jim, the small colored boy, saw                                        6HELP ,JIM1 ! SMALL COLOR$ BOY1 SAW                                             
next-day's wood and split the kindlings before supper                           NEXT-"D'S WOOD & SPLIT ! K9DL+S 2F SUPP]                                        
-- at least he was there in time to tell his adventures                         -- AT L1/ HE 0 "! 9 "T 6TELL 8 ADV5TURES                                        
to ,Jim while ,Jim did three-fourths of the work.                               6,JIM :ILE ,JIM DID ?REE-F\R?S (! "W4                                           
,Tom's younger brother (or rather half-brother) ,Sid                            ,TOM'S "Y] BRO!R 7OR R HALF-BRO!R7 ,SID                                         
was already through with his part of the work (picking up chips), for           0 ALR "? ) 8 "P (! "W 7PICK+ UP *IPS71 =                                        
he was a quiet boy, and had no adventurous,                                     HE 0 A QUIET BOY1 & _H NO ADV5TUR\S1                                            
trouble- some ways.                                                             TR\#- "S WAYS4                                                                  
  ,While ,Tom was eating his supper, and stealing sugar                           ,:ILE ,TOM 0 EAT+ 8 SUPP]1 & /1L+ SUG>                                        
as opportunity offered, ,Aunt ,Polly asked him                                  Z OPPORTUN;Y (F]$1 ,AUNT ,POLLY ASK$ HM                                         
questions that were full of guile, and very deep -- for she                     "QS T 7 FULL ( GUILE1 & V DEEP -- = %E                                          
wanted to trap him into damaging revealments. ,Like many                        WANT$ 6TRAP HM 96DAMAG+ REV1L;TS4 ,L _M                                         
other simple-hearted souls, it was her pet vanity                               O!R SIMPLE-HE>T$ S\LS1 X 0 H] PET VAN;Y                                         
to believe she was endowed with a talent for dark and                           62LIEVE %E 0 5D[$ )A TAL5T = D>K &                                              
mysterious diplomacy, and she loved to con-    #9                               MY/]I\S DIPLOMACY1 & %E LOV$ 6CON-    #I                                        
template her most transparent devices as                                        TEMPLATE H] MO/ TRANSP>5T DEVICES Z                                             
marvels of low cunning. ,Said she:                                              M>VELS ( L[ CUNN+4 ,SD %E3                                                      
  ",Tom, it was middling warm in school, warn't                                   8,TOM1 X 0 MI4L+ W>M 9 S*OOL1 W>N'T                                           
it?"                                                                            X80                                                                             
  ",Yes'm."                                                                       8,YES'M40                                                                     
  ",Powerful warm, warn't it?"                                                    8,P[];L W>M1 W>N'T X80                                                        
  ",Yes'm."                                                                       8,YES'M40                                                                     
  ",Didn't you want to go in a-swimming, ,Tom?"                                   8,DIDN'T Y WANT 6G 9 A-SWIMM+1 ,TOM80                                         
  ,A bit of a scare shot through ,Tom -- a touch of                               ,A BIT (A SC>E %OT "? ,TOM -- A T\* (                                         
uncomfortable suspicion. ,He searched ,Aunt                                     UNCOM=TA# SUSPICION4 ,HE SE>*$ ,AUNT                                            
,Polly's face, but it told him nothing. ,So he                                  ,POLLY'S FACE1 B X TOLD HM NO?+4 ,S HE                                          
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",No'm -- well, not very much."                                                 8,NO'M -- WELL1 N V M*40                                                      
  ,The old lady reached out her hand and felt ,Tom's                              ,! OLD LADY R1*$ \ H] H& & FELT ,TOM'S                                        
shirt, and said:                                                                %IRT1 & SD3                                                                     
  ",But you ain't too warm now, though." ,And it                                  8,B Y A9'T TOO W>M N[1 ?\<40 ,& X                                             
flattered her to reflect that she had discovered that the                       FLATT]$ H] 6REFLECT T %E _H 4COV]$ T !                                          
shirt was dry without anybody knowing that that was what she                    %IRT 0 DRY )\T ANYBODY "K+ T T 0 :AT %E                                         
had in her mind. ,But in spite of her, ,Tom knew                                _H 9 H] M9D4 ,B 9 SPITE ( H]1 ,TOM KNEW                                         
where the wind lay, now. ,So he forestalled what might                          ": ! W9D LAY1 N[4 ,S HE =E/ALL$ :AT MI<T                                        
be the next move:                                                               2 ! NEXT MOVE3                                                                  
  ",Some of us pumped on our heads -- mine's                                      8,"S ( U PUMP$ ON \R H1DS -- M9E'S                                            
damp yet. ,See?"                                                                DAMP YET4 ,SEE80                                                                
  ,Aunt ,Polly was vexed to think she had                                         ,AUNT ,POLLY 0 VEX$ 6?9K %E _H                                                
overlooked that bit of circumstantial       #10                                 OV]LOOK$ T BIT ( CIRCUM/ANTIAL       #AJ                                        
evidence, and missed a trick. ,Then she had a new                               EVID;E1 & MISS$ A TRICK4 ,!N %E _H A NEW                                        
inspiration:                                                                    9SPIR,N3                                                                        
  ",Tom, you didn't have to undo your shirt collar                                8,TOM1 Y DIDN'T H 6UNDO YR %IRT COLL>                                         
where ,I sewed it, to pump on your head, did you?                               ": ,I SEW$ X1 6PUMP ON YR H1D1 DID Y8                                           
,Unbutton your jacket!"                                                         ,UNBUTTON YR JACKET60                                                           
  ,The trouble vanished out of ,Tom's face. ,He                                   ,! TR\# VANI%$ \ ( ,TOM'S FACE4 ,HE                                           
opened his jacket. ,His shirt collar was securely                               OP5$ 8 JACKET4 ,8 %IRT COLL> 0 SECURELY                                         
sewed.                                                                          SEW$4                                                                           
  ",Bother! ,Well, go 'long with you. ,I'd made                                   8,BO!R6 ,WELL1 G 'L;G ) Y4 ,I'D MADE                                          
sure you'd played hookey and been a-swimming. ,But                              SURE Y'D PLAY$ HOOKEY & BE5 A-SWIMM+4 ,B                                        
,I forgive ye, ,Tom. ,I reckon you're a kind                                    ,I =GIVE YE1 ,TOM4 ,I RECKON Y'RE A K9D                                         
of a singed cat, as the saying is -- better'n you                               (A S+$ CAT1 Z ! SAY+ IS -- BETT]'N Y                                            
look. ,,THIS time."                                                             LOOK4 ,,? "T40                                                                  
  ,She was half sorry her sagacity had                                            ,%E 0 HALF SORRY H] SAGAC;Y _H                                                
miscarried, and half glad that ,Tom had stumbled                                MISC>RI$1 & HALF GLAD T ,TOM _H /UM#D                                           
into obedient con- duct for once.                                               96OB$I5T CON- DUCT = ONCE4                                                      
  ,But ,Sidney said:                                                              ,B ,SIDNEY SD3                                                                
  ",Well, now, if ,I didn't think you sewed his                                   8,WELL1 N[1 IF ,I DIDN'T ?9K Y SEW$ 8                                         
collar with white thread, but it's black."                                      COLL> ) :ITE ?R1D1 B X'S BLACK40                                                
  ",Why, ,I did sew it with white! ,Tom!"                                         8,:Y1 ,I DID SEW X ) :ITE6 ,TOM60                                             
  ,But ,Tom did not wait for the rest. ,As he went out                            ,B ,TOM DID N WAIT =! RE/4 ,Z HE W5T \                                        
at the door he said:                                                            AT ! DOOR HE SD3                                                                
  ",Siddy, ,I'll lick you for that."                                              8,SI4Y1 ,I'LL LICK Y = T40                                                    
  ,In a safe place ,Tom examined two large                                        ,9 A SAFE PLACE ,TOM EXAM9$ TWO L>GE                                          
needles which were thrust into the lapels of his       #11                      NE$LES : 7 ?RU/ 96! LAPELS ( 8       #AA                                        
jacket, and had thread bound about them -- one needle                           JACKET1 & _H ?R1D B.D AB !M -- "O NE$LE                                         
carried white thread and the other black. ,He said:                             C>RI$ :ITE ?R1D &! O!R BLACK4 ,HE SD3                                           
  ",She'd never noticed if it hadn't been for                                     8,%E'D N"E NOTIC$ IF X _HN'T BE5 =                                            
,Sid. ,Confound it! sometimes she sews it with white, and                       ,SID4 ,3F.D X6 "S"TS %E SEWS X ) :ITE1 &                                        
sometimes she sews it with black. ,I wish to gee-                               "S"TS %E SEWS X ) BLACK4 ,I WI% 6GEE-                                           
miny she'd stick to one or t'other -- ,I can't                                  M9Y %E'D /ICK 6"O OR T'O!R -- ,I C'T                                            
keep the run of 'em. ,But ,I bet you ,I'll lam                                  KEEP ! RUN ( 'EM4 ,B ,I BET Y ,I'LL LAM                                         
,Sid for that. ,I'll learn him!"                                                ,SID = T4 ,I'LL LE>N HM60                                                       
  ,He was not the ,Model ,Boy of the village. ,He                                 ,HE 0 N ! ,MODEL ,BOY (! VILLAGE4 ,HE                                         
knew the model boy very well though -- and loathed                              KNEW ! MODEL BOY V WELL ?\< -- & LOA!D                                          
him.                                                                            HM4                                                                             
  ,Within two minutes, or even less, he had                                       ,)9 TWO M9UTES1 OR EV5 LESS1 HE _H                                            
forgotten all his troubles. ,Not because his troubles were one                  =GOTT5 ALL 8 TR\#S4 ,N 2C 8 TR\#S 7 "O                                          
whit less heavy and bitter to him than a man's are                              :IT LESS H1VY & BITT] 6HM ?AN A MAN'S >E                                        
to a man, but because a new and powerful interest bore them                     6A MAN1 B 2C A NEW & P[];L 9T]E/ BORE !M                                        
down and drove them out of his mind for the time -- just as                     D[N & DROVE !M \ ( 8 M9D =! "T -- J Z                                           
men's misfortunes are forgotten in the excite- ment                             M5'S MIS=TUNES >E =GOTT5 9 ! EXCITE- M5T                                        
of new enterprises. ,This new interest was a valued                             ( NEW 5T]PRISES4 ,? NEW 9T]E/ 0 A VALU$                                         
novelty in whistling, which he had just acquired from a                         NOVELTY 9 :I/L+1 : HE _H J ACQUIR$ F A                                          
negro, and he was suffering to practise it un-                                  NEGRO1 & HE 0 SU6]+ 6PRACTISE X UN-                                             
disturbed. ,It consisted in a peculiar bird-like                                4TURB$4 ,X 3SI/$ 9 A PECULI> BIRD-LIKE                                          
turn, a sort of liquid warble, produced by touching                             TURN1 A SORT ( LIQUID W>#1 PRODUC$ 0T\*+                                        
the tongue to the roof of the mouth at short intervals in                       ! T;GUE 6! RO( (! M\? AT %ORT 9T]VALS 9                                         
the midst of the music -- the reader probably                                   ! MID/ (! MUSIC -- ! R1D] PROBABLY                                              
remembers how to do it, if he has ever been   #12                               REMEMB]S H[ 6D X1 IF HE HAS "E BE5   #AB                                        
a boy. ,Diligence and attention soon gave him the                               A BOY4 ,DILIG;E & ATT5;N SOON GAVE HM !                                         
knack of it, and he strode down the street with his                             KNACK ( X1 & HE /RODE D[N ! /REET ) 8                                           
mouth full of harmony and his soul full of                                      M\? FULL ( H>MONY & 8 S\L FULL (                                                
gratitude. ,He felt much as an astronomer                                       GRATITUDE4 ,HE FELT M* Z AN A/RONOM]                                            
feels who has discovered a new planet -- no                                     FEELS :O HAS 4COV]$ A NEW PLANET -- NO                                          
doubt, as far as strong, deep, unalloyed                                        D\BT1 Z F> Z /R;G1 DEEP1 UNALLOY$                                               
pleasure is concerned, the advantage was with the boy,                          PL1SURE IS 3C]N$1 ! ADVANTAGE 0 )! BOY1                                         
not the astronomer.                                                             N ! A/RONOM]4                                                                   
  ,The summer evenings were long. ,It was not dark, yet.                          ,! SUMM] EV5+S 7 L;G4 ,X 0 N D>K1 YET4                                        
,Presently ,Tom checked his whistle. ,A stranger                                ,PRES5TLY ,TOM *ECK$ 8 :I/LE4 ,A /RANG]                                         
was before him -- a boy a shade larger than himself. ,A                         0 2F HM -- A BOY A %ADE L>G] ?AN HMF4 ,A                                        
new-comer of any age or either sex was an im-                                   NEW-COM] ( ANY AGE OR EI SEX 0 AN IM-                                           
pressive curiosity in the poor little shabby                                    PRESSIVE CURIOS;Y 9 ! POOR LL %A2Y                                              
village of ,St. ,Petersburg. ,This boy was well                                 VILLAGE ( ,/4 ,PET]SBURG4 ,? BOY 0 WELL                                         
dressed, too -- well dressed on a week-day.                                     DRESS$1 TOO -- WELL DRESS$ ON A WEEK-"D4                                        
,This was simply as- tounding. ,His cap was a dainty                            ,? 0 SIMPLY Z- T.D+4 ,8 CAP 0 A DA9TY                                           
thing, his close- buttoned blue cloth roundabout was                            ?+1 8 CLOSE- BUTTON$ BLUE CLO? R.DAB 0                                          
new and natty, and so were his pantaloons. ,He had                              NEW & NATTY1 & S 7 8 PANTALOONS4 ,HE _H                                         
shoes on -- and it was only ,Friday. ,He even                                   %OES ON -- & X 0 ONLY ,FRI"D4 ,HE EV5                                           
wore a necktie, a bright bit of ribbon. ,He                                     WORE A NECKTIE1 A B"R BIT ( RI2ON4 ,HE                                          
had a citified air about him that ate into ,Tom's                               _H A CITIFI$ AIR AB HM T ATE 96,TOM'S                                           
vitals. ,The more ,Tom stared at the splendid                                   VITALS4 ,! M ,TOM />$ AT ! SPL5DID                                              
marvel, the higher he turned up his nose at his                                 M>VEL1 ! HI<] HE TURN$ UP 8 NOSE AT 8                                           
finery and the shabbier and shabbier his own outfit seemed                      F9]Y &! %A2I] & %A2I] 8 [N \TFIT SEEM$                                          
to him to grow. ,Neither boy spoke. ,If one     #13                             6HM 6GR[4 ,NEI BOY SPOKE4 ,IF "O     #AC                                        
moved, the other moved -- but only sidewise, in a                               MOV$1 ! O!R MOV$ -- B ONLY SIDEWISE1 9 A                                        
circle; they kept face to face and eye to eye                                   CIRCLE2 !Y KEPT FACE 6FACE & EYE 6EYE                                           
all the time. ,Finally ,Tom said:                                               ALL ! "T4 ,F9,Y ,TOM SD3                                                        
  ",I can lick you!"                                                              8,I C LICK Y60                                                                
  ",I'd like to see you try it."                                                  8,I'D L 6SEE Y TRY X40                                                        
  ",Well, ,I can do it."                                                          8,WELL1 ,I C D X40                                                            
  ",No you can't, either."                                                        8,NO Y C'T1 EI40                                                              
  ",Yes ,I can."                                                                  8,YES ,I C40                                                                  
  ",No you can't."                                                                8,NO Y C'T40                                                                  
  ",I can."                                                                       8,I C40                                                                       
  ",You can't."                                                                   8,Y C'T40                                                                     
  ",Can!"                                                                         8,C60                                                                         
  ",Can't!"                                                                       8,C'T60                                                                       
  ,An uncomfortable pause. ,Then ,Tom said:                                       ,AN UNCOM=TA# PAUSE4 ,!N ,TOM SD3                                             
  ",What's your name?"                                                            8,:AT'S YR "N80                                                               
  "',Tisn't any of your business, maybe."                                         8',TISN'T ANY ( YR BUSI;S1 MAYBE40                                            
  ",Well ,I 'low ,I'll ,,MAKE it my                                               8,WELL ,I 'L[ ,I'LL ,,MAKE X MY                                               
business."                                                                      BUSI;S40                                                                        
  ",Well why don't you?"                                                          8,WELL :Y DON'T Y80                                                           
  ",If you say much, ,I will."                                                    8,IF Y SAY M*1 ,I W40                                                         
  ",Much -- much -- ,,MUCH. ,There now."                                          8,M* -- M* -- ,,M*4 ,"! N[40                                                  
  ",Oh, you think you're mighty smart, ,,DON'T                                    8,OH1 Y ?9K Y'RE MI<TY SM>T1 ,,DON'T                                          
you? ,I could lick you with one hand tied behind me, if ,I                      Y8 ,I CD LICK Y ) "O H& TI$ 2H ME1 IF ,I                                        
wanted to."                                                                     WANT$ TO40                                                                      
",Well why don't you ,,DO it? ,You        #14                                   8,WELL :Y DON'T Y ,,D X8 ,Y        #AD                                          
,,SAY you can do it."                                                           ,,SAY Y C D X40                                                                 
  ",Well ,I ,,WILL, if you fool with me."                                         8,WELL ,I ,,W1 IF Y FOOL ) ME40                                               
  ",Oh yes -- ,I've seen whole families in                                        8,OH YES -- ,I'VE SE5 :OLE FAMILIES 9                                         
the same fix."                                                                  ! SAME FIX40                                                                    
  ",Smarty! ,You think you're ,,SOME, now, ,,DON'T                                8,SM>TY6 ,Y ?9K Y'RE ,,"S1 N[1 ,,DON'T                                        
you? ,Oh, what a hat!"                                                          Y8 ,OH1 :AT A HAT60                                                             
  ",You can lump that hat if you don't like it. ,I                                8,Y C LUMP T HAT IF Y DON'T L X4 ,I                                           
dare you to knock it off -- and anybody that'll take                            D>E Y 6KNOCK X (F -- & ANYBODY T'LL TAKE                                        
a dare will suck eggs."                                                         A D>E W SUCK E7S40                                                              
  ",You're a liar!"                                                               8,Y'RE A LI>60                                                                
  ",You're another."                                                              8,Y'RE ANO!R40                                                                
  ",You're a fighting liar and dasn't take it                                     8,Y'RE A FI<T+ LI> & DASN'T TAKE X                                            
up."                                                                            UP40                                                                            
  ",Aw -- take a walk!"                                                           8,AW -- TAKE A WALK60                                                         
  ",Say -- if you give me much more of your sass                                  8,SAY -- IF Y GIVE ME M* M ( YR SASS                                          
,I'll take and bounce a rock off'n your head."                                  ,I'LL TAKE & B\NCE A ROCK (F'N YR H1D40                                         
  ",Oh, of ,,COURSE you will."                                                    8,OH1 ( ,,C\RSE Y W40                                                         
  ",Well ,I ,,WILL."                                                              8,WELL ,I ,,W40                                                               
  ",Well why don't you ,,DO it then? ,What do you                                 8,WELL :Y DON'T Y ,,D X !N8 ,:AT D Y                                          
keep ,,SAYING you will for? ,Why don't you ,,DO it?                             KEEP ,,SAY+ Y W =8 ,:Y DON'T Y ,,D X8                                           
,It's because you're afraid."                                                   ,X'S 2C Y'RE AFRAID40                                                           
  ",I ,,AIN'T afraid."                                                            8,I ,,A9'T AFRAID40                                                           
  ",You are."                                                                     8,Y >E40                                                                      
  ",I ain't."                                                                     8,I A9'T40                                                                    
",You are."                           #15                                       8,Y >E40                           #AE                                          
  ,Another pause, and more eying and sidling around each                          ,ANO!R PAUSE1 & M EY+ & SIDL+ >.D EA*                                         
other. ,Presently they were shoulder to shoulder. ,Tom                          O!R4 ,PRES5TLY !Y 7 %\LD] 6%\LD]4 ,TOM                                          
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",Get away from here!"                                                          8,GET AWAY F "H60                                                             
  ",Go away yourself!"                                                            8,G AWAY YRF60                                                                
  ",I won't."                                                                     8,I WON'T40                                                                   
  ",I won't either."                                                              8,I WON'T EI40                                                                
  ,So they stood, each with a foot placed at an                                   ,S !Y /OOD1 EA* )A FOOT PLAC$ AT AN                                           
angle as a brace, and both shoving with might and                               ANGLE Z A BRACE1 & BO? %OV+ ) MI<T &                                            
main, and glowering at each other with hate. ,But neither                       MA91 & GL[]+ AT EA* O!R ) HATE4 ,B NEI                                          
could get an advantage. ,After struggling till both                             CD GET AN ADVANTAGE4 ,AF /RU7L+ TILL BO?                                        
were hot and flushed, each relaxed his strain with                              7 HOT & FLU%$1 EA* RELAX$ 8 /RA9 )                                              
watchful caution, and ,Tom said:                                                WAT*;L CAU;N1 & ,TOM SD3                                                        
  ",You're a coward and a pup. ,I'll tell my                                      8,Y'RE A C[>D &A PUP4 ,I'LL TELL MY                                           
big brother on you, and he can thrash you with his little                       BIG BRO!R ON Y1 & HE C ?RA% Y ) 8 LL                                            
finger, and ,I'll make him do it, too."                                         F+]1 & ,I'LL MAKE HM D X1 TOO40                                                 
  ",What do ,I care for your big brother? ,I've                                   8,:AT D ,I C>E = YR BIG BRO!R8 ,I'VE                                          
got a brother that's bigger than he is -- and                                   GOT A BRO!R T'S BI7] ?AN HE IS -- &                                             
what's more, he can throw him over that fence, too."                            :AT'S M1 HE C ?R[ HM OV] T F;E1 TOO40                                           
[,Both brothers were imaginary.]                                                ,7,BO? BRO!RS 7 IMAG9>Y47'                                                      
  ",That's a lie."                                                                8,T'S A LIE40                                                                 
  ",,YOUR saying so don't make it so."                                            8,,YR SAY+ S DON'T MAKE X S40                                                 
  ,Tom drew a line in the dust with his big toe, and                              ,TOM DREW A L9E 9 ! DU/ ) 8 BIG TOE1 &                                        
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
",I dare you to step over that, and ,I'll      #16                              8,I D>E Y 6/EP OV] T1 & ,I'LL      #AF                                          
lick you till you can't stand up. ,Anybody that'll                              LICK Y TILL Y C'T /& UP4 ,ANYBODY T'LL                                          
take a dare will steal sheep."                                                  TAKE A D>E W /1L %EEP40                                                         
  ,The new boy stepped over promptly, and said:                                   ,! NEW BOY /EPP$ OV] PROMPTLY1 & SD3                                          
  ",Now you said you'd do it, now let's see you do                                8,N[ Y SD Y'D D X1 N[ LET'S SEE Y D                                           
it."                                                                            X40                                                                             
  ",Don't you crowd me now; you better look out."                                 8,DON'T Y CR[D ME N[2 Y BETT] LOOK \40                                        
  ",Well, you ,,SAID you'd do it -- why don't you do                              8,WELL1 Y ,,SD Y'D D X -- :Y DON'T Y D                                        
it?"                                                                            X80                                                                             
  ",By jingo! for two cents ,I ,,WILL do it."                                     8,0J+O6 = TWO C5TS ,I ,,W D X40                                               
  ,The new boy took two broad coppers out of his                                  ,! NEW BOY TOOK TWO BROAD COPP]S \ ( 8                                        
pocket and held them out with derision. ,Tom struck                             POCKET & HELD !M \ ) DERI.N4 ,TOM /RUCK                                         
them to the ground. ,In an instant both boys were rolling                       !M 6! GR.D4 ,9 AN 9/ANT BO? BOYS 7 ROLL+                                        
and tumbling in the dirt, gripped together like cats;                           & TUMBL+ 9 ! DIRT1 GRIPP$ TGR L CATS2                                           
and for the space of a minute they tugged and tore at each                      &= ! SPACE (A M9UTE !Y TU7$ & TORE AT EA*                                       
other's hair and clothes, punched and scratched each                            O!R'S HAIR & CLO!S1 PUN*$ & SCRAT*$ EA*                                         
other's nose, and covered themselves with dust and glory.                       O!R'S NOSE1 & COV]$ !MVS ) DU/ & GLORY4                                         
,Presently the confusion took form, and through the fog of                      ,PRES5TLY ! 3FU.N TOOK =M1 & "? ! FOG (                                         
battle ,Tom appeared, seated astride the new                                    BATTLE ,TOM APPE>$1 S1T$ A/RIDE ! NEW                                           
boy, and pounding him with his fists. ",Holler 'nuff!"                          BOY1 & P.D+ HM ) 8 FI/S4 8,HOLL] 'NUFF60                                        
said he.                                                                        SD HE4                                                                          
  ,The boy only struggled to free himself. ,He was                                ,! BOY ONLY /RU7L$ 6FREE HMF4 ,HE 0                                           
crying -- mainly from rage.                                                     CRY+ -- MA9LY F RAGE4                                                           
  ",Holler 'nuff!" -- and the pounding went on.                                   8,HOLL] 'NUFF60 -- &! P.D+ W5T ON4                                            
  ,At last the stranger got out a smothered                                       ,AT LA/ ! /RANG] GOT \ A S"M$                                                 
"',Nuff!" and ,Tom let him up and said:     #17                                 8',NUFF60 & ,TOM LET HM UP & SD3     #AG                                        
  ",Now that'll learn you. ,Better look out who                                   8,N[ T'LL LE>N Y4 ,BETT] LOOK \ :O                                            
you're fooling with next time."                                                 Y'RE FOOL+ ) NEXT "T40                                                          
  ,The new boy went off brushing the dust from his                                ,! NEW BOY W5T (F BRU%+ ! DU/ F 8                                             
clothes, sobbing, snuffling, and occasionally looking                           CLO!S1 SO2+1 SNU6L+1 & O3A.N,Y LOOK+                                            
back and shaking his head and threatening what he would do                      BACK & %AK+ 8 H1D & ?R1T5+ :AT HE WD D                                          
to ,Tom the "next time he caught him out."                                      6,TOM ! 8NEXT "T HE CAU<T HM \40                                                
  ,To which ,Tom responded with jeers, and started off in                         ,6: ,TOM RESPOND$ ) JE]S1 & />T$ (F 9                                         
high feather, and as soon as his back was turned the                            HI< F1!R1 & Z SOON Z 8 BACK 0 TURN$ !                                           
new boy snatched up a stone, threw it and hit him                               NEW BOY SNAT*$ UP A /"O1 ?REW X & HIT HM                                        
be- tween the shoulders and then turned tail and ran                            BE- TWE5 ! %\LD]S & !N TURN$ TAIL & RAN                                         
like an antelope. ,Tom chased the traitor home,                                 L AN ANTELOPE4 ,TOM *AS$ ! TRAITOR HOME1                                        
and thus found out where he lived. ,He then held a                              & ?US F.D \ ": HE LIV$4 ,HE !N HELD A                                           
position at the gate for some time, daring the enemy to come                    POSI;N AT ! GATE = "S "T1 D>+ ! 5EMY 6-E                                        
out- side, but the enemy only made faces at him                                 \- SIDE1 B ! 5EMY ONLY MADE FACES AT HM                                         
through the window and declined. ,At last the enemy's mother                    "? ! W9D[ & DECL9$4 ,AT LA/ ! 5EMY'S "M                                         
appeared, and called ,Tom a bad, vicious,                                       APPE>$1 & CALL$ ,TOM A BAD1 VICI\S1                                             
vulgar child, and ordered him away. ,So he went                                 VULG> *1 & ORD]$ HM AWAY4 ,S HE W5T                                             
away; but he said he "'lowed" to "lay" for that                                 AWAY2 B HE SD HE 8'L[$0 TO 8LAY0 = T                                            
boy.                                                                            BOY4                                                                            
  ,He got home pretty late that night, and when                                   ,HE GOT HOME PRETTY LATE T NI<T1 & :5                                         
he climbed cautiously in at the window, he                                      HE CLIMB$ CAUTI\SLY 9 AT ! W9D[1 HE                                             
uncovered an ambuscade, in the person of his                                    UNCOV]$ AN AMBUSCADE1 9 ! P]SON ( 8                                             
aunt; and when she saw the state his clothes were in her                        AUNT2 & :5 %E SAW ! /ATE 8 CLO!S 7 9 H]                                         
resolution to turn his ,Saturday holiday                                        RESOLU;N 6TURN 8 ,SATUR"D HOLI"D                                                
into captivity at hard labor became        #18                                  96CAPTIV;Y AT H>D LABOR 2CAME        #AH                                        
adamantine in its firmness.                                                     ADAMANT9E 9 XS FIRM;S4                                                          
  ,,CHAPTER ,,II                                                                  ,,*APT] ,,II                                                                  
  ,,SATURDAY morning was come, and all                                            ,,SATUR"D MORN+ 0 -E1 & ALL                                                   
  the summer world was bright and fresh,                                          ! SUMM] _W 0 B"R & FRE%1                                                      
  and brimming with life. ,There was a                                            & BRIMM+ ) LIFE4 ,"! 0 A                                                      
  song in every heart; and if the heart was young the music                       S;G 9 E HE>T2 & IF ! HE>T 0 "Y ! MUSIC                                        
issued at the lips. ,There was cheer in every face and a                        ISSU$ AT ! LIPS4 ,"! 0 *E] 9 E FACE &A                                          
spring in                                                                       SPR+ 9                                                                          
  every step. ,The locust-trees were in bloom and the                             E /EP4 ,! LOCU/-TREES 7 9 BLOOM &!                                            
fragrance of the blossoms filled the air. ,Cardiff                              FRAGR.E (! BLOSSOMS FILL$ ! AIR4 ,C>DIFF                                        
,Hill, beyond the village and above it, was green with                          ,HILL1 2Y ! VILLAGE & ABV X1 0 GRE5 )                                           
vegetation and it lay just far enough away to seem a                            VEGET,N & X LAY J F> 5 AWAY 6SEEM A                                             
,Delectable ,Land, dreamy, reposeful, and inviting.                             ,DELECTA# ,L&1 DR1MY1 REPOSE;L1 & 9VIT+4                                        
  ,Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of                                  ,TOM APPE>$ ON ! SIDEWALK )A BUCKET (                                         
whitewash and a long-handled brush. ,He surveyed the                            :ITEWA% &A L;G-H&L$ BRU%4 ,HE SURVEY$ !                                         
fence, and all gladness left him and a deep mel-                                F;E1 & ALL GLAD;S LEFT HM &A DEEP MEL-                                          
ancholy settled down upon his spirit. ,Thirty yards of                          AN*OLY SETTL$ D[N ^U 8 _S4 ,?IRTY Y>DS (                                        
board fence nine feet high. ,Life to him seemed                                 BO>D F;E N9E FEET HI<4 ,LIFE 6HM SEEM$                                          
hollow, and existence but a burden. ,Sighing, he                                HOLL[1 & EXI/;E B A BURD54 ,SI<+1 HE                                            
dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost                                DIPP$ 8 BRU% & PASS$ X AL;G ! TOPMO/                                            
plank; repeated the operation; did it again; compared the                       PLANK2 REP1T$ ! OP],N2 DID X AG2 -P>$ !                                         
in- significant whitewashed streak with the far-reaching                        IN- SIGNIFICANT :ITEWA%$ /R1K )! F>-R1*+                                        
continent of unwhitewashed fence, and sat down on a                             3T95T ( UN:ITEWA%$ F;E1 & SAT D[N ON A                                          
tree-box discouraged. ,Jim came skipping out at                                 TREE-BOX 4C\RAG$4 ,JIM CAME SKIPP+ \ AT                                         
the gate with a tin pail, and singing ,Buffalo     #19                          ! GATE )A T9 PAIL1 & S++ ,BU6ALO     #AI                                        
,Gals. ,Bringing water from the town pump had always                            ,GALS4 ,BR++ WAT] F ! T[N PUMP _H ALW                                           
been hateful work in ,Tom's eyes, before, but now it                            BE5 HATE;L "W 9 ,TOM'S EYES1 2F1 B N[ X                                         
did not strike him so. ,He remembered that there was                            DID N /RIKE HM S4 ,HE REMEMB]$ T "! 0                                           
company at the pump. ,White, mulatto, and negro                                 -PANY AT ! PUMP4 ,:ITE1 MULATTO1 & NEGRO                                        
boys and girls were always there waiting their turns,                           BOYS & GIRLS 7 ALW "! WAIT+ _! TURNS1                                           
resting, trading playthings, quarrelling, fighting,                             RE/+1 TRAD+ PLAY?+S1 QU>RELL+1 FI<T+1                                           
skylarking. ,And he remembered that although the pump was                       SKYL>K+4 ,& HE REMEMB]$ T AL? ! PUMP 0                                          
only a hundred and fifty yards off, ,Jim never                                  ONLY A HUNDR$ & FIFTY Y>DS (F1 ,JIM N"E                                         
got back with a bucket of water under an hour -- and                            GOT BACK )A BUCKET ( WAT] "U AN H\R -- &                                        
even then some- body generally had to go after him. ,Tom                        EV5 !N "S- BODY G5],Y _H 6G AF HM4 ,TOM                                         
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",Say, ,Jim, ,I'll fetch the water if you'll                                    8,SAY1 ,JIM1 ,I'LL FET* ! WAT] IF Y'LL                                        
whitewash some."                                                                :ITEWA% "S40                                                                    
  ,Jim shook his head and said:                                                   ,JIM %OOK 8 H1D & SD3                                                         
  ",Can't, ,Mars ,Tom. ,Ole missis, she tole                                      8,C'T1 ,M>S ,TOM4 ,OLE MISSIS1 %E TOLE                                        
me ,I got to go an' git dis water an' not stop                                  ME ,I GOT 6G AN' GIT DIS WAT] AN' N /OP                                         
foolin' roun' wid anybody. ,She say she                                         FOOL9' R\N' WID ANYBODY4 ,%E SAY %E                                             
spec' ,Mars ,Tom gwine to ax me to whitewash,                                   SPEC' ,M>S ,TOM GW9E 6AX ME 6:ITEWA%1                                           
an' so she tole me go 'long an' 'tend to my                                     AN' S %E TOLE ME G 'L;G AN' 'T5D 6MY                                            
own business -- she 'lowed ,,SHE'D 'tend to de                                  [N BUSI;S -- %E 'L[$ ,,%E'D 'T5D 6DE                                            
whitewashin'."                                                                  :ITEWA%9'40                                                                     
  ",Oh, never you mind what she said, ,Jim. ,That's                               8,OH1 N"E Y M9D :AT %E SD1 ,JIM4 ,T'S                                         
the way she always talks. ,Gimme the bucket --                                  ! WAY %E ALW TALKS4 ,GIMME ! BUCKET --                                          
,I won't be gone only a a minute. ,,SHE                                         ,I WON'T 2 G"O ONLY A A M9UTE4 ,,%E                                             
won't ever know."                        #20                                    WON'T "E "K40                        #BJ                                        
  ",Oh, ,I dasn't, ,Mars ,Tom. ,Ole                                               8,OH1 ,I DASN'T1 ,M>S ,TOM4 ,OLE                                              
missis she'd take an' tar de head off'n me.                                     MISSIS %E'D TAKE AN' T> DE H1D (F'N ME4                                         
',Deed she would."                                                              ',DE$ %E WD40                                                                   
  ",,SHE! ,She never licks anybody -- whacks                                      8,,%E6 ,%E N"E LICKS ANYBODY -- :ACKS                                         
'em over the head with her thimble -- and who cares for                         'EM OV] ! H1D ) H] ?IM# -- & :O C>ES =                                          
that, ,I'd like to know. ,She talks awful, but talk                             T1 ,I'D L 6"K4 ,%E TALKS AW;L1 B TALK                                           
don't hurt -- anyways it don't if she                                           DON'T HURT -- ANYWAYS X DON'T IF %E                                             
don't cry. ,Jim, ,I'll give you a marvel.                                       DON'T CRY4 ,JIM1 ,I'LL GIVE Y A M>VEL4                                          
,I'll give you a white alley!"                                                  ,I'LL GIVE Y A :ITE ALLEY60                                                     
  ,Jim began to waver.                                                            ,JIM 2GAN 6WAV]4                                                              
  ",White alley, ,Jim! ,And it's a bully                                          8,:ITE ALLEY1 ,JIM6 ,& X'S A BULLY                                            
taw."                                                                           TAW40                                                                           
  ",My! ,Dat's a mighty gay marvel, ,I                                            8,MY6 ,DAT'S A MI<TY GAY M>VEL1 ,I                                            
tell you! ,But ,Mars ,Tom ,I's powerful 'fraid                                  TELL Y6 ,B ,M>S ,TOM ,I'S P[];L 'FRAID                                          
ole missis --"                                                                  OLE MISSIS --0                                                                  
  ",And besides, if you will ,I'll show you my sore                               8,& 2SS1 IF Y W ,I'LL %[ Y MY SORE                                            
toe."                                                                           TOE40                                                                           
  ,Jim was only human -- this attraction was too                                  ,JIM 0 ONLY HUMAN -- ? ATTRAC;N 0 TOO                                         
much for him. ,He put down his pail, took the white                             M* = HM4 ,HE PUT D[N 8 PAIL1 TOOK ! :ITE                                        
alley, and bent over the toe with absorbing interest                            ALLEY1 & B5T OV] ! TOE ) ABSORB+ 9T]E/                                          
while the bandage was being unwound. ,In another moment                         :ILE ! B&AGE 0 2+ UNW.D4 ,9 ANO!R MO;T                                          
he was flying down the street with his pail and a tingling                      HE 0 FLY+ D[N ! /REET ) 8 PAIL &A T+L+                                          
rear, ,Tom was whitewashing with vigor, and ,Aunt                               RE>1 ,TOM 0 :ITEWA%+ ) VIGOR1 & ,AUNT                                           
,Polly was retiring from the field with a slipper in her                        ,POLLY 0 RETIR+ F ! FIELD )A SLIPP] 9 H]                                        
hand and triumph in her eye.               #21                                  H& & TRIUMPH 9 H] EYE4               #BA                                        
  ,But ,Tom's energy did not last. ,He began                                      ,B ,TOM'S 5]GY DID N LA/4 ,HE 2GAN                                            
to think of the fun he had planned for this day, and his                        6?9K (! FUN HE _H PLANN$ = ? "D1 & 8                                            
sorrows multiplied. ,Soon the free boys would                                   SORR[S MULTIPLI$4 ,SOON ! FREE BOYS WD                                          
come tripping along on all sorts of delicious                                   -E TRIPP+ AL;G ON ALL SORTS ( DELICI\S                                          
expeditions, and they would make a world of fun of him for                      EXP$I;NS1 & !Y WD MAKE A _W ( FUN ( HM =                                        
having to work -- the very thought of it burnt him like fire.                   HAV+ 6"W -- ! V ?"\ ( X BURNT HM L FIRE4                                        
,He got out his worldly wealth and examined it -- bits                          ,HE GOT \ 8 _WLY W1L? & EXAM9$ X -- BITS                                        
of toys, marbles, and trash; enough to buy an exchange                          ( TOYS1 M>#S1 & TRA%2 5 6BUY AN EX*ANGE                                         
of ,,WORK, maybe, but not half enough to buy so much as                         ( ,,"W1 MAYBE1 B N HALF 5 6BUY S M* Z                                           
half an hour of pure freedom. ,So he                                            HALF AN H\R ( PURE FREEDOM4 ,S HE                                               
returned his straitened means to his pocket, and                                RETURN$ 8 /RAIT5$ M1NS 6HIS POCKET1 &                                           
gave up the idea of trying to buy the boys. ,At this                            GAVE UP ! IDEA ( TRY+ 6BUY ! BOYS4 ,AT ?                                        
dark and hopeless moment an inspiration burst upon him!                         D>K & HOPE.S MO;T AN 9SPIR,N BUR/ ^U HM6                                        
,Nothing less than a great, magnificent                                         ,NO?+ LESS ?AN A GRT1 MAGNIFIC5T                                                
inspiration.                                                                    9SPIR,N4                                                                        
  ,He took up his brush and went tranquilly                                       ,HE TOOK UP 8 BRU% & W5T TRANQUILLY                                           
to work. ,Ben ,Rogers hove in sight presently --                                6"W4 ,B5 ,ROG]S HOVE 9 SI<T PRES5TLY --                                         
the very boy, of all boys, whose ridicule he had                                ! V BOY1 ( ALL BOYS1 ^: RIDICULE HE _H                                          
been dreading. ,Ben's gait was the                                              BE5 DR1D+4 ,B5'S GAIT 0 !                                                       
hop-skip-and-jump -- proof enough that his heart was                            HOP-SKIP-&-JUMP -- PRO( 5 T 8 HE>T 0                                            
light and his anticipations high. ,He was eating an                             LI<T & 8 ANTICIP,NS HI<4 ,HE 0 EAT+ AN                                          
apple, and giving a long, melodious whoop, at                                   APPLE1 & GIV+ A L;G1 MELODI\S :OOP1 AT                                          
intervals, followed by a deep-toned ding-                                       9T]VALS1 FOLL[$ 0A DEEP-T"OD D+-                                                
dong-dong, ding-dong-dong, for he was personating a                             D;G-D;G1 D+-D;G-D;G1 = HE 0 P]SONAT+ A                                          
steamboat. ,As he drew near, he          #22                                    /1MBOAT4 ,Z HE DREW NE>1 HE          #BB                                        
slackened speed, took the middle of the street,                                 SLACK5$ SPE$1 TOOK ! MI4LE (! /REET1                                            
leaned far over to star- board and rounded to ponderously                       L1N$ F> OV] 6/>- BO>D & R.D$ 6POND]\SLY                                         
and with laborious pomp and circumstance -- for he was                          &) LABORI\S POMP & CIRCUM/.E -- = HE 0                                          
personating the ,Big ,Missouri, and considered himself                          P]SONAT+ ! ,BIG ,MISS\RI1 & 3SID]$ HMF                                          
to be drawing nine feet of water. ,He was boat and                              6BE DRAW+ N9E FEET ( WAT]4 ,HE 0 BOAT &                                         
captain and engine-bells combined, so he had                                    CAPTA9 & 5G9E-BELLS -B9$1 S HE _H                                               
to imagine himself standing on his own hurricane-deck                           6IMAG9E HMF /&+ ON 8 [N HURRICANE-DECK                                          
giving the orders and executing them:                                           GIV+ ! ORD]S & EXECUT+ !M3                                                      
  ",Stop her, sir! ,Ting-a-ling-ling!" ,The headway                               8,/OP H]1 SIR6 ,T+-A-L+-L+60 ,! H1DWAY                                        
ran almost out, and he drew up slowly toward the                                RAN ALM \1 & HE DREW UP SL[LY T[>D !                                            
sidewalk.                                                                       SIDEWALK4                                                                       
  ",Ship up to back! ,Ting-a-ling-ling!" ,His arms                                8,%IP UP 6BACK6 ,T+-A-L+-L+60 ,8 >MS                                          
straightened and stiffened down his sides.                                      /RAI<T5$ & /I65$ D[N 8 SIDES4                                                   
  ",Set her back on the stabboard!                                                8,SET H] BACK ON ! /A2O>D6                                                    
,Ting-a-ling-ling! ,Chow! child-chow-wow! ,Chow!" ,His right                    ,T+-A-L+-L+6 ,*[6 *-*[-W[6 ,*[60 ,8 "R                                          
hand, mean- time, describing stately circles --                                 H&1 M1N- "T1 DESCRIB+ /ATELY CIRCLES --                                         
for it was representing a forty-foot wheel.                                     = X 0 REPRES5T+ A =TY-FOOT :EEL4                                                
  ",Let her go back on the labboard! ,Ting-a-ling-                                8,LET H] G BACK ON ! LA2O>D6 ,T+-A-L+-                                        
ling! ,Chow-child-chow-chow!" ,The left hand began                              L+6 ,*[-*ILD-*[-*[60 ,! LEFT H& 2GAN                                            
to describe circles.                                                            6DESCRIBE CIRCLES4                                                              
  ",Stop the stabboard! ,Ting-a-ling-ling! ,Stop the                              8,/OP ! /A2O>D6 ,T+-A-L+-L+6 ,/OP !                                           
labboard! ,Come ahead on the stabboard! ,Stop her!                              LA2O>D6 ,-E AH1D ON ! /A2O>D6 ,/OP H]6                                          
,Let your outside turn over slow!                                               ,LET YR \TSIDE TURN OV] SL[6                                                    
,Ting-a-ling-ling! ,Chow-ow-ow! ,Get out that head-line!                        ,T+-A-L+-L+6 ,*[-[-[6 ,GET \ T H1D-L9E6                                         
,,LIVELY now! ,Come -- out with your           #23                              ,,LIVELY N[6 ,-E -- \ ) YR           #BC                                        
spring-line -- what're you about there! ,Take a turn                            SPR+-L9E -- :AT'RE Y AB "!6 ,TAKE A TURN                                        
round that stump with the bight of it! ,Stand by that stage, now                R.D T /UMP )! BI<T ( X6 ,/& 0T /AGE1 N[                                         
-- let her go! ,Done with the engines, sir!                                     -- LET H] G6 ,D"O )! 5G9ES1 SIR6                                                
,Ting-a-ling-ling! ,,SH'T! ,S',H',T! ,,SH'T!"                                   ,T+-A-L+-L+6 ,,SH'T6 ,S',H',T6 ,,SH'T60                                         
(trying the gauge-cocks).                                                       7TRY+ ! GAUGE-COCKS74                                                           
  ,Tom went on whitewashing -- paid no attention                                  ,TOM W5T ON :ITEWA%+ -- PD NO ATT5;N                                          
to the steamboat. ,Ben stared a moment and then said:                           6! /1MBOAT4 ,B5 />$ A MO;T & !N SD3                                             
",Hi-,,YI! ,,YOU'RE up a stump, ain't you!"                                     8,HI-,,YI6 ,,Y'RE UP A /UMP1 A9'T Y60                                           
  ,No answer. ,Tom surveyed his last touch with the                               ,NO ANSW]4 ,TOM SURVEY$ 8 LA/ T\* )!                                          
eye of an artist, then he gave his brush another                                EYE ( AN >TI/1 !N HE GAVE 8 BRU% ANO!R                                          
gentle sweep and surveyed the result, as before.                                G5TLE SWEEP & SURVEY$ ! RESULT1 Z 2F4                                           
,Ben ranged up alongside of him. ,Tom's mouth                                   ,B5 RANG$ UP AL;GSIDE ( HM4 ,TOM'S M\?                                          
watered for the apple, but he stuck to his work. ,Ben                           WAT]$ =! APPLE1 B HE /UCK 6HIS "W4 ,B5                                          
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",Hello, old chap, you got to work, hey?"                                       8,HELLO1 OLD *AP1 Y GOT 6"W1 HEY80                                            
  ,Tom wheeled suddenly and said:                                                 ,TOM :EEL$ SU45LY & SD3                                                       
  ",Why, it's you, ,Ben! ,I warn't noticing."                                     8,:Y1 X'S Y1 ,B56 ,I W>N'T NOTIC+40                                           
  ",Say -- ,I'm going in a-swimming, ,I am.                                       8,SAY -- ,I'M GO+ 9 A-SWIMM+1 ,I AM4                                          
,Don't you wish you could? ,But of course you'd druther                         ,DON'T Y WI% Y CD8 ,B ( C\RSE Y'D DRU!R                                         
,,WORK -- wouldn't you? ,Course you would!"                                     ,,"W -- WDN'T Y8 ,C\RSE Y WD60                                                  
  ,Tom contemplated the boy a bit, and said:                                      ,TOM 3TEMPLAT$ ! BOY A BIT1 & SD3                                             
  ",What do you call work?"                                                       8,:AT D Y CALL "W80                                                           
  ",Why, ain't ,,THAT work?"                                                      8,:Y1 A9'T ,,T "W80                                                           
  ,Tom resumed his whitewashing, and answered care-                               ,TOM RESUM$ 8 :ITEWA%+1 & ANSW]$ C>E-                                         
lessly:                              #24                                        LESSLY3                              #BD                                        
  ",Well, maybe it is, and maybe it ain't.                                        8,WELL1 MAYBE X IS1 & MAYBE X A9'T4                                           
,All ,I know, is, it suits ,Tom ,Sawyer."                                       ,ALL ,I "K1 IS1 X SUITS ,TOM ,SAWY]40                                           
  ",Oh come, now, you don't mean to let on that you                               8,OH -E1 N[1 Y DON'T M1N 6LET ON T Y                                          
,,LIKE it?"                                                                     ,,L X80                                                                         
  ,The brush continued to move.                                                   ,! BRU% 3T9U$ 6MOVE4                                                          
  ",Like it? ,Well, ,I don't see why ,I oughtn't                                  8,L X8 ,WELL1 ,I DON'T SEE :Y ,I "\N'T                                        
to like it. ,Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a                             6L X4 ,DOES A BOY GET A *.E 6:ITEWA% A                                          
fence every day?"                                                               F;E E "D80                                                                      
  ,That put the thing in a new light. ,Ben stopped                                ,T PUT ! ?+ 9 A NEW LI<T4 ,B5 /OPP$                                           
nibbling his apple. ,Tom swept his brush daintily                               NI2L+ 8 APPLE4 ,TOM SWEPT 8 BRU% DA9TILY                                        
back and forth -- stepped back to note the effect --                            BACK & =? -- /EPP$ BACK 6NOTE ! E6ECT --                                        
added a touch here and there -- criticised the effect                           A4$ A T\* "H & "! -- CRITICIS$ ! E6ECT                                          
again -- ,Ben watching every move and getting more and more                     AG -- ,B5 WAT*+ E MOVE & GETT+ M & M                                            
interested, more and more absorbed. ,Pres- ently he                             9T]E/$1 M & M ABSORB$4 ,PRES- 5TLY HE                                           
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",Say, ,Tom, let ,,ME whitewash a little."                                      8,SAY1 ,TOM1 LET ,,ME :ITEWA% A LL40                                          
  ,Tom considered, was about to consent; but he altered his                       ,TOM 3SID]$1 0 AB 63S5T2 B HE ALT]$ 8                                         
mind:                                                                           M9D3                                                                            
  ",No -- no -- ,I reckon it wouldn't hardly                                      8,NO -- NO -- ,I RECKON X WDN'T H>DLY                                         
do, ,Ben. ,You see, ,Aunt ,Polly's awful                                        D1 ,B54 ,Y SEE1 ,AUNT ,POLLY'S AW;L                                             
particular about this fence -- right here on the street, you                    "PICUL> AB ? F;E -- "R "H ON ! /REET1 Y                                         
know -- but if it was the back fence ,I wouldn't mind and                       "K -- B IF X 0 ! BACK F;E ,I WDN'T M9D &                                        
,,SHE wouldn't. ,Yes, she's awful particular about this                         ,,%E WDN'T4 ,YES1 %E'S AW;L "PICUL> AB ?                                        
fence; it's got to be done very careful; ,I reckon                              F;E2 X'S GOT 6BE D"O V C>E;L2 ,I RECKON                                         
there ain't one boy in a thousand, maybe two   #25                              "! A9'T "O BOY 9 A ?\S&1 MAYBE TWO   #BE                                        
thousand, that can do it the way it's got to be done."                          ?\S&1 T C D X ! WAY X'S GOT 6BE D"O40                                           
  ",No -- is that so? ,Oh come, now -- lemme just                                 8,NO -- IS T S8 ,OH -E1 N[ -- LEMME J                                         
try. ,Only just a little -- ,I'd let ,,YOU, if you                              TRY4 ,ONLY J A LL -- ,I'D LET ,,Y1 IF Y                                         
was me, ,Tom."                                                                  0 ME1 ,TOM40                                                                    
  ",Ben, ,I'd like to, honest injun; but ,Aunt                                    8,B51 ,I'D L TO1 H"O/ 9JUN2 B ,AUNT                                           
,Polly -- well, ,Jim wanted to do it, but she                                   ,POLLY -- WELL1 ,JIM WANT$ 6D X1 B %E                                           
wouldn't let him; ,Sid wanted to do it, and she                                 WDN'T LET HM2 ,SID WANT$ 6D X1 & %E                                             
wouldn't let ,Sid. ,Now don't you see how ,I'm                                  WDN'T LET ,SID4 ,N[ DON'T Y SEE H[ ,I'M                                         
fixed? ,If you was to tackle this fence and anything was                        FIX$8 ,IF Y 0 6TACKLE ? F;E & ANY?+ 0                                           
to happen to it --"                                                             6HAPP5 6X --0                                                                   
  ",Oh, shucks, ,I'll be just as careful. ,Now                                    8,OH1 %UCKS1 ,I'LL 2 J Z C>E;L4 ,N[                                           
lemme try. ,Say -- ,I'll give you the core of                                   LEMME TRY4 ,SAY -- ,I'LL GIVE Y ! CORE (                                        
my apple."                                                                      MY APPLE40                                                                      
  ",Well, here -- ,No, ,Ben, now don't. ,I'm                                      8,WELL1 "H -- ,NO1 ,B51 N[ DON'T4 ,I'M                                        
afeard --"                                                                      AFE>D --0                                                                       
  ",I'll give you ,,ALL of it!"                                                   8,I'LL GIVE Y ,,ALL ( X60                                                     
  ,Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his                                   ,TOM GAVE UP ! BRU% ) RELUCT.E 9 8                                            
face, but alacrity in his heart. ,And while the late                            FACE1 B ALACR;Y 9 8 HE>T4 ,& :ILE ! LATE                                        
steamer ,Big ,Missouri worked and sweated in the sun,                           /1M] ,BIG ,MISS\RI "W$ & SW1T$ 9 ! SUN1                                         
the retired artist sat on a barrel in the shade                                 ! RETIR$ >TI/ SAT ON A B>REL 9 ! %ADE                                           
close by, dangled his legs, munched his apple,                                  CLOSE BY1 DANGL$ 8 LEGS1 MUN*$ 8 APPLE1                                         
and planned the slaughter of more innocents. ,There was no                      & PLANN$ ! SLAU<T] ( M 9NOC5TS4 ,"! 0 NO                                        
lack of material; boys happened along every little                              LACK ( MAT]IAL2 BOYS HAPP5$ AL;G E LL                                           
while; they came to jeer, but remained to whitewash.                            :ILE2 !Y CAME 6JE]1 B REMA9$ 6:ITEWA%4                                          
,By the time ,Ben was fagged out, ,Tom had traded   #26                         ,0! "T ,B5 0 FA7$ \1 ,TOM _H TRAD$   #BF                                        
the next chance to ,Billy ,Fisher for a kite, in good                           ! NEXT *.E 6,BILLY ,FI%] =A KITE1 9 GD                                          
repair; and when he played out, ,Johnny ,Miller                                 REPAIR2 & :5 HE PLAY$ \1 ,JOHNNY ,MILL]                                         
bought in for a dead rat and a string to swing it with -- and so                B"\ 9 =A D1D RAT &A /R+ 6SW+ X ) -- & S                                         
on, and so on, hour after hour. ,And when the middle of the                     ON1 & S ON1 H\R AF H\R4 ,& :5 ! MI4LE (!                                        
afternoon came, from being a poor poverty-stricken boy                          AFN CAME1 F 2+ A POOR POV]TY-/RICK5 BOY                                         
in the morning, ,Tom was literally rolling in wealth.                           9 ! MORN+1 ,TOM 0 LIT],Y ROLL+ 9 W1L?4                                          
,He had besides the things before mentioned, twelve marbles,                    ,HE _H 2SS ! ?+S 2F M5;N$1 TWELVE M>#S1                                         
part of a jews-harp, a piece of blue                                            "P (A JEWS-H>P1 A PIECE ( BLUE                                                  
bottle-glass to look through, a spool cannon, a                                 BOTTLE-GLASS 6LOOK "?1 A SPOOL CANNON1 A                                        
key that wouldn't unlock anything, a fragment of                                KEY T WDN'T UNLOCK ANY?+1 A FRAG;T (                                            
chalk, a glass stopper of a decanter, a tin                                     *ALK1 A GLASS /OPP] (A DECANT]1 A T9                                            
soldier, a couple of tadpoles, six                                              SOLDI]1 A C\PLE ( TADPOLES1 SIX                                                 
fire-crackers, a kitten with only one eye, a                                    FIRE-CRACK]S1 A KITT5 ) ONLY "O EYE1 A                                          
brass door- knob, a dog-collar -- but no                                        BRASS DOOR- KNOB1 A DOG-COLL> -- B NO                                           
dog -- the handle of a knife, four pieces of                                    DOG -- ! H&LE (A KNIFE1 F\R PIECES (                                            
orange-peel, and a dilapidated old window sash.                                 ORANGE-PEEL1 &A DILAPIDAT$ OLD W9D[ SA%4                                        
  ,He had had a nice, good, idle time all the                                     ,HE _H _H A NICE1 GD1 IDLE "T ALL !                                           
while -- plenty of company -- and the fence had three                           :ILE -- PL5TY ( -PANY -- &! F;E _H ?REE                                         
coats of whitewash on it! ,If he hadn't run out                                 COATS ( :ITEWA% ON X6 ,IF HE _HN'T RUN \                                        
of whitewash he would have bankrupted every boy in the                          ( :ITEWA% HE WD H BANKRUPT$ E BOY 9 !                                           
village.                                                                        VILLAGE4                                                                        
  ,Tom said to himself that it was not such a hollow world, after                 ,TOM SD 6HMF T X 0 N S* A HOLL[ _W1 AF                                        
all. ,He had discovered a great law of human                                    ALL4 ,HE _H 4COV]$ A GRT LAW ( HUMAN                                            
action, without knowing it -- namely, that in order to make                     AC;N1 )\T "K+ X -- "NLY1 T 9 ORD] 6MAKE                                         
a man or a boy covet a thing, it is      #27                                    A MAN OR A BOY COVET A ?+1 X IS      #BG                                        
only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. ,If                       ONLY NEC 6MAKE ! ?+ DI6ICULT 6ATTA94 ,IF                                        
he had been a great and wise philosopher, like the                              HE _H BE5 A GRT & WISE PHILOSOPH]1 L !                                          
writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that                        WRIT] ( ? BOOK1 HE WD N[ H -PREH5D$ T                                           
,Work consists of whatever a body is ,,OBLIGED to do,                           ,"W 3SI/S ( :AT"E A BODY IS ,,OBLIG$ 6D1                                        
and that ,Play consists of whatever a body is not                               & T ,PLAY 3SI/S ( :AT"E A BODY IS N                                             
obliged to do. ,And this would help him to understand why                       OBLIG$ 6D4 ,& ? WD HELP HM 6"U/& :Y                                             
constructing artificial flowers or performing on a                              3/RUCT+ >TIFICIAL FL[]S OR P]=M+ ON A                                           
tread-mill is work, while rolling ten-pins or                                   TR1D-MILL IS "W1 :ILE ROLL+ T5-P9S OR                                           
climbing ,Mont ,Blanc is only amusement. ,There                                 CLIMB+ ,MONT ,BLANC IS ONLY AMUSE;T4 ,"!                                        
are wealthy gentlemen in ,England who drive                                     >E W1L?Y G5TLEM5 9 ,5GL& :O DRIVE                                               
four-horse passenger- coaches twenty or thirty                                  F\R-HORSE PASS5G]- COA*ES TW5TY OR ?IRTY                                        
miles on a daily line, in the summer, because the                               MILES ON A DAILY L9E1 9 ! SUMM]1 2C !                                           
privilege costs them considerable money; but if they                            PRIVILEGE CO/S !M 3SID]A# M"OY2 B IF !Y                                         
were offered wages for the service, that would turn it into work                7 (F]$ WAGES =! S]VICE1 T WD TURN X 96"W                                        
and then they would resign.                                                     & !N !Y WD RESIGN4                                                              
  ,The boy mused awhile over the substantial                                      ,! BOY MUS$ A:ILE OV] ! SUB/ANTIAL                                            
change which had taken place in his worldly                                     *ANGE : _H TAK5 PLACE 9 8 _WLY                                                  
circumstances, and then wended toward headquarters                              CIRCUM/.ES1 & !N W5D$ T[>D H1DQU>T]S                                            
to report.                                                                      6REPORT4                                                                        
  ,,CHAPTER ,,III                                                                 ,,*APT] ,,III                                                                 
  ,,TOM presented himself before ,Aunt ,Polly,                                    ,,TOM PRES5T$ HMF 2F ,AUNT ,POLLY1                                            
  who was sitting by an open window in a                                          :O 0 SITT+ 0AN OP5 W9D[ 9 A                                                   
  pleasant rearward apartment, which was                                          PL1SANT RE>W>D A"P;T1 : 0                                                     
  bedroom, breakfast-room, dining-room,                                           B$ROOM1 BR1KFA/-ROOM1 D9+-ROOM1                                               
and library, combined. ,The balmy sum-      #28                                 & LIBR>Y1 -B9$4 ,! BALMY SUM-      #BH                                          
  mer air, the restful quiet, the odor of the                                     M] AIR1 ! RE/;L QUIET1 ! ODOR (!                                              
flowers, and the drowsing murmur of the bees had had their                      FL[]S1 &! DR[S+ MURMUR (! BEES _H _H _!                                         
effect, and she was nodding over her knit- ting -- for                          E6ECT1 & %E 0 NO4+ OV] H] KNIT- T+ -- =                                         
she had no company but the cat, and it was asleep in                            %E _H NO -PANY B ! CAT1 & X 0 ASLEEP 9                                          
her lap. ,Her spectacles were propped up on her                                 H] LAP4 ,H] SPECTACLES 7 PROPP$ UP ON H]                                        
gray head for safety. ,She had thought that of course                           GRAY H1D = SAFETY4 ,%E _H ?"\ T ( C\RSE                                         
,Tom had deserted long ago, and she wondered at                                 ,TOM _H DES]T$ L;G AGO1 & %E WOND]$ AT                                          
seeing him place himself in her power again in this                             SEE+ HM PLACE HMF 9 H] P[] AG 9 ?                                               
intrepid way. ,He said: ",Mayn't ,I go and                                      9TREPID WAY4 ,HE SD3 8,MAYN'T ,I G &                                            
play now, aunt?"                                                                PLAY N[1 AUNT80                                                                 
  ",What, a'ready? ,How much have you done?"                                      8,:AT1 A'R1DY8 ,H[ M* H Y D"O80                                               
  ",It's all done, aunt."                                                         8,X'S ALL D"O1 AUNT40                                                         
  ",Tom, don't lie to me -- ,I can't bear it."                                    8,TOM1 DON'T LIE 6ME -- ,I C'T BE> X40                                        
  ",I ain't, aunt; it ,,IS all done."                                             8,I A9'T1 AUNT2 X ,,IS ALL D"O40                                              
  ,Aunt ,Polly placed small trust in such                                         ,AUNT ,POLLY PLAC$ SMALL TRU/ 9 S*                                            
evidence. ,She went out to see for herself; and she would have                  EVID;E4 ,%E W5T \ 6SEE = H]F2 & %E WD H                                         
been content to find twenty per cent. of ,Tom's                                 BE5 3T5T 6F9D TW5TY P] C5T4 ( ,TOM'S                                            
state- ment true. ,When she found the entire fence                              /ATE- M5T TRUE4 ,:5 %E F.D ! 5TIRE F;E                                          
white- washed, and not only whitewashed but                                     :ITE- WA%$1 & N ONLY :ITEWA%$ B                                                 
elaborately coated and recoated, and even a                                     ELABORATELY COAT$ & RECOAT$1 & EV5 A                                            
streak added to the ground, her astonishment was almost                         /R1K A4$ 6! GR.D1 H] A/ONI%;T 0 ALM                                             
unspeakable. ,She said:                                                         UNSP1KA#4 ,%E SD3                                                               
  ",Well, ,I never! ,There's no getting round it,                                 8,WELL1 ,I N"E6 ,"!'S NO GETT+ R.D X1                                         
you can work when you're a mind to, ,Tom." ,And then she                        Y C "W :5 Y'RE A M9D TO1 ,TOM40 ,& !N %E                                        
diluted the compliment by adding, ",But it's power-   #29                       DILUT$ ! -PLI;T 0A4+1 8,B X'S P[]-   #BI                                        
ful seldom you're a mind to, ,I'm bound to say.                                 FUL SELDOM Y'RE A M9D TO1 ,I'M B.D 6SAY4                                        
,Well, go 'long and play; but mind you get back                                 ,WELL1 G 'L;G & PLAY2 B M9D Y GET BACK                                          
some time in a week, or ,I'll tan you."                                         "S "T 9 A WEEK1 OR ,I'LL TAN Y40                                                
  ,She was so overcome by the splendor of his achieve-                            ,%E 0 S OV]COME 0! SPL5DOR ( 8 A*IEVE-                                        
ment that she took him into the closet and selected a                           M5T T %E TOOK HM 96! CLOSET & SELECT$ A                                         
choice apple and delivered it to him, along with an                             *OICE APPLE & DELIV]$ X 6HM1 AL;G ) AN                                          
improving lecture upon the added value and flavor                               IMPROV+ LECTURE ^U ! A4$ VALUE & FLAVOR                                         
a treat took to itself when it came without sin through                         A TR1T TOOK 6XF :5 X CAME )\T S9 "?                                             
virtuous effort. ,And while she closed with a happy                             VIRTU\S EF=T4 ,& :ILE %E CLOS$ )A HAPPY                                         
,Scriptural flourish, he "hooked" a doughnut.                                   ,SCRIPTURAL FL\RI%1 HE 8HOOK$0 A D\<NUT4                                        
  ,Then he skipped out, and saw ,Sid just starting up                             ,!N HE SKIPP$ \1 & SAW ,SID J />T+ UP                                         
the outside stairway that led to the back rooms on the                          ! \TSIDE /AIRWAY T L$ 6! BACK ROOMS ON !                                        
second floor. ,Clods were handy and the air was full                            SECOND FLOOR4 ,CLODS 7 H&Y &! AIR 0 FULL                                        
of them in a twinkling. ,They raged around ,Sid like a                          ( !M 9 A TW9KL+4 ,!Y RAG$ >.D ,SID L A                                          
hail-storm; and before ,Aunt ,Polly could collect                               HAIL-/ORM2 & 2F ,AUNT ,POLLY CD COLLECT                                         
her surprised faculties and sally to the rescue,                                H] SURPRIS$ FACULTIES & S,Y 6! RESCUE1                                          
six or seven clods had taken personal effect,                                   SIX OR SEV5 CLODS _H TAK5 P]SONAL E6ECT1                                        
and ,Tom was over the fence and gone. ,There was a gate,                        & ,TOM 0 OV] ! F;E & G"O4 ,"! 0 A GATE1                                         
but as a general thing he was too crowded for time to make                      B Z A G5]AL ?+ HE 0 TOO CR[D$ = "T 6MAKE                                        
use of it. ,His soul was at peace, now that he had                              USE ( X4 ,8 S\L 0 AT P1CE1 N[ T HE _H                                           
settled with ,Sid for calling attention to his black                            SETTL$ ) ,SID = CALL+ ATT5;N 6HIS BLACK                                         
thread and getting him into trouble.                                            ?R1D & GETT+ HM 96TR\#4                                                         
  ,Tom skirted the block, and came round into a                                   ,TOM SKIRT$ ! BLOCK1 & CAME R.D 96A                                           
muddy alley that led by the back of his aunt's cow-                             MU4Y ALLEY T L$ 0! BACK ( 8 AUNT'S C[-                                          
stable. ,He presently got safely beyond the    #30                              /A#4 ,HE PRES5TLY GOT SAFELY 2Y !    #CJ                                        
reach of capture and punishment, and hastened toward the                        R1* ( CAPTURE & PUNI%;T1 & HA/5$ T[>D !                                         
public square of the village, where two                                         PUBLIC SQU>E (! VILLAGE1 ": TWO                                                 
"military" companies of boys had met for                                        8MILIT>Y0 -PANIES ( BOYS _H MET =                                               
conflict, according to previous appointment. ,Tom was                           3FLICT1 AC 6PREVI\S APPO9T;T4 ,TOM 0                                            
,General of one of these armies, ,Joe ,Harper (a                                ,G5]AL ( "O ( ^! >MIES1 ,JOE ,H>P] 7A                                           
bosom friend) ,General of the other. ,These two great                           BOSOM FR7 ,G5]AL (! O!R4 ,^! TWO GRT                                            
commanders did not condescend to fight in person -- that                        -M&]S DID N 3DESC5D 6FI<T 9 P]SON -- T                                          
being better suited to the still smaller fry -- but sat                         2+ BETT] SUIT$ 6! / SMALL] FRY -- B SAT                                         
together on an eminence and conducted the field operations                      TGR ON AN EM9;E & 3DUCT$ ! FIELD OP],NS                                         
by orders delivered through aides-de-camp. ,Tom's                               0ORD]S DELIV]$ "? AIDES-DE-CAMP4 ,TOM'S                                         
army won a great victory, after a long and                                      >MY WON A GRT VICTORY1 AF A L;G &                                               
hard-fought battle. ,Then the dead were counted,                                H>D-F"\ BATTLE4 ,!N ! D1D 7 C.T$1                                               
prisoners exchanged, the terms of the next                                      PRISON]S EX*ANG$1 ! T]MS (! NEXT                                                
disagreement agreed upon, and the day for the necessary battle                  4AGREE;T AGRE$ ^U1 &! "D =! NEC BATTLE                                          
appointed; after which the armies fell into line and marched                    APPO9T$2 AF : ! >MIES FELL 96L9E & M>*$                                         
away, and ,Tom turned homeward alone.                                           AWAY1 & ,TOM TURN$ HOMEW>D AL"O4                                                
  ,As he was passing by the house where ,Jeff ,Thatcher                           ,Z HE 0 PASS+ 0! H\SE ": ,JEFF ,?AT*]                                         
lived, he saw a new girl in the garden -- a                                     LIV$1 HE SAW A NEW GIRL 9 ! G>D5 -- A                                           
lovely little blue-eyed creature with yellow hair                               LOVELY LL BLUE-EY$ CR1TURE ) YELL[ HAIR                                         
plaited into two long-tails, white summer frock                                 PLAIT$ 96TWO L;G-TAILS1 :ITE SUMM] FROCK                                        
and embroidered pan- talettes. ,The fresh-crowned                               & EMBROID]$ PAN- TALETTES4 ,! FRE%-CR[N$                                        
hero fell without firing a shot. ,A certain ,Amy                                H]O FELL )\T FIR+ A %OT4 ,A C]TA9 ,AMY                                          
,Lawrence vanished out of his heart and left not even a                         ,LAWR;E VANI%$ \ ( 8 HE>T & LEFT N EV5 A                                        
memory of herself behind. ,He had thought he loved her                          MEMORY ( H]F 2H4 ,HE _H ?"\ HE LOV$ H]                                          
to distraction; he had regarded his passion as     #31                          64TRAC;N2 HE _H REG>D$ 8 PAS.N Z     #CA                                        
adoration; and behold it was only a poor little                                 ADOR,N2 & 2HOLD X 0 ONLY A POOR LL                                              
evanescent partiality. ,He had been months winning                              EVANESC5T "PIAL;Y4 ,HE _H BE5 MON?S W9N+                                        
her; she had confessed hardly a week ago; he had                                H]2 %E _H 3FESS$ H>DLY A WEEK AGO2 HE _H                                        
been the happiest and the proudest boy in the world only                        BE5 ! HAPPIE/ &! PR\DE/ BOY 9 ! _W ONLY                                         
seven short days, and here in one instant of time she                           SEV5 %ORT "DS1 & "H 9 "O 9/ANT ( "T %E                                          
had gone out of his heart like a casual stranger whose                          _H G"O \ ( 8 HE>T L A CASUAL /RANG] ^:                                          
visit is done.                                                                  VISIT IS D"O4                                                                   
  ,He worshipped this new angel with furtive                                      ,HE WOR%IPP$ ? NEW ANGEL ) FURTIVE                                            
eye, till he saw that she had discovered him; then                              EYE1 TILL HE SAW T %E _H 4COV]$ HM2 !N                                          
he pre- tended he did not know she was present, and                             HE PRE- T5D$ HE DID N "K %E 0 PRES5T1 &                                         
began to "show off" in all sorts of absurd                                      2GAN TO 8%[ (F0 9 ALL SORTS ( ABSURD                                            
boyish ways, in order to win her admiration. ,He                                BOYI% WAYS1 9 ORD] 6W9 H] ADMIR,N4 ,HE                                          
kept up this grotesque foolishness for some time; but                           KEPT UP ? GROTESQUE FOOLI%;S = "S "T2 B                                         
by-and-by, while he was in the midst of some dangerous                          BY-&-BY1 :ILE HE 0 9 ! MID/ ( "S DANG]\S                                        
gymnastic performances, he glanced aside and saw that                           GYMNA/IC P]=M.ES1 HE GL.ED ASIDE & SAW T                                        
the little girl was wending her way toward the house.                           ! LL GIRL 0 W5D+ H] WAY T[>D ! H\SE4                                            
,Tom came up to the fence and leaned on it, grieving,                           ,TOM CAME UP 6! F;E & L1N$ ON X1 GRIEV+1                                        
and hoping she would tarry yet awhile longer. ,She                              & HOP+ %E WD T>RY YET A:ILE L;G]4 ,%E                                           
halted a moment on the steps and then moved toward the                          HALT$ A MO;T ON ! /EPS & !N MOV$ T[>D !                                         
door. ,Tom heaved a great sigh as she put her                                   DOOR4 ,TOM H1V$ A GRT SI< Z %E PUT H]                                           
foot on the threshold. ,But his face lit up, right                              FOOT ON ! ?RE%OLD4 ,B 8 FACE LIT UP1 "R                                         
away, for she tossed a pansy over the fence a                                   AWAY1 = %E TOSS$ A PANSY OV] ! F;E A                                            
moment before she disappeared.                                                  MO;T 2F %E 4APPE>$4                                                             
  ,The boy ran around and stopped within a foot or                                ,! BOY RAN >.D & /OPP$ )9 A FOOT OR                                           
two of the flower, and then shaded his eyes with his    #32                     TWO (! FL[]1 & !N %AD$ 8 EYES ) 8    #CB                                        
hand and began to look down street as if he had                                 H& & 2GAN 6LOOK D[N /REET Z IF HE _H                                            
dis- covered something of interest going on in that                             DIS- COV]$ "S?+ ( 9T]E/ GO+ ON 9 T                                              
direction. ,Presently he picked up a straw and                                  DIREC;N4 ,PRES5TLY HE PICK$ UP A /RAW &                                         
began trying to balance it on his nose, with his head                           2GAN TRY+ 6BAL.E X ON 8 NOSE1 ) 8 H1D                                           
tilted far back; and as he moved from side to side,                             TILT$ F> BACK2 & Z HE MOV$ F SIDE 6SIDE1                                        
in his efforts, he edged nearer and nearer toward the                           9 8 EF=TS1 HE $G$ NE>] & NE>] T[>D !                                            
pansy; finally his bare foot rested upon it, his                                PANSY2 F9,Y 8 B>E FOOT RE/$ ^U X1 8                                             
pliant toes closed upon it, and he hopped away                                  PLIANT TOES CLOS$ ^U X1 & HE HOPP$ AWAY                                         
with the treasure and disappeared round the corner. ,But                        )! TR1SURE & 4APPE>$ R.D ! CORN]4 ,B                                            
only for a minute -- only while he could button                                 ONLY =A M9UTE -- ONLY :ILE HE CD BUTTON                                         
the flower inside his jacket, next his heart -- or                              ! FL[] 9SIDE 8 JACKET1 NEXT 8 HE>T -- OR                                        
next his stomach, possibly, for he was not much posted                          NEXT 8 /OMA*1 POSSIBLY1 = HE 0 N M* PO/$                                        
in anatomy, and not hypercritical, any- way.                                    9 ANATOMY1 & N HYP]CRITICAL1 ANY- WAY4                                          
  ,He returned, now, and hung about the fence till                                ,HE RETURN$1 N[1 & HUNG AB ! F;E TILL                                         
nightfall, "showing off," as before; but the girl never                         NI<TFALL1 8%[+ (F10 Z 2F2 B ! GIRL N"E                                          
exhibited herself again, though ,Tom comforted him- self                        EXHIBIT$ H]F AG1 ?\< ,TOM -=T$ HM- SELF                                         
a little with the hope that she had been near some window,                      A LL )! HOPE T %E _H BE5 NE> "S W9D[1                                           
meantime, and been aware of his attentions. ,Finally he                         M1N"T1 & BE5 AW>E ( 8 ATT5;NS4 ,F9,Y HE                                         
strode home reluctantly, with his poor head                                     /RODE HOME RELUCTANTLY1 ) 8 POOR H1D                                            
full of visions.                                                                FULL ( VI.NS4                                                                   
  ,All through supper his spirits were so high that his aunt                      ,ALL "? SUPP] 8 _SS 7 S HI< T 8 AUNT                                          
wondered "what had got into the child." ,He took a good                         WOND]$ 8:AT _H GOT 96! *40 ,HE TOOK A GD                                        
scolding about clodding ,Sid, and did not seem to mind                          SCOLD+ AB CLO4+ ,SID1 & DID N SEEM 6M9D                                         
it in the least. ,He tried to steal sugar under his                             X 9 ! L1/4 ,HE TRI$ 6/1L SUG> "U 8                                              
aunt's very nose, and got his knuckles      #33                                 AUNT'S V NOSE1 & GOT 8 KNUCKLES      #CC                                        
rapped for it. ,He said:                                                        RAPP$ = X4 ,HE SD3                                                              
  ",Aunt, you don't whack ,Sid when he takes                                      8,AUNT1 Y DON'T :ACK ,SID :5 HE TAKES                                         
it."                                                                            X40                                                                             
  ",Well, ,Sid don't torment a body the way                                       8,WELL1 ,SID DON'T TOR;T A BODY ! WAY                                         
you do. ,You'd be always into that sugar if ,I warn't                           Y D4 ,Y'D 2 ALW 96T SUG> IF ,I W>N'T                                            
watching you."                                                                  WAT*+ Y40                                                                       
  ,Presently she stepped into the kitchen, and ,Sid,                              ,PRES5TLY %E /EPP$ 96! KIT*51 & ,SID1                                         
happy in his immunity, reached for the sugar-bowl -- a                          HAPPY 9 8 IMMUN;Y1 R1*$ =! SUG>-B[L -- A                                        
sort of glorying over ,Tom which was wellnigh un-                               SORT ( GLORY+ OV] ,TOM : 0 WELLNI< UN-                                          
bearable. ,But ,Sid's fingers slipped and the bowl                              BE>A#4 ,B ,SID'S F+]S SLIPP$ &! B[L                                             
dropped and broke. ,Tom was in ecstasies. ,In such                              DROPP$ & BROKE4 ,TOM 0 9 EC/ASIES4 ,9 S*                                        
ecstasies that he even controlled his tongue and was                            EC/ASIES T HE EV5 3TROLL$ 8 T;GUE & 0                                           
silent. ,He said to himself that he would not speak a word,                     SIL5T4 ,HE SD 6HMF T HE WD N SP1K A ^W1                                         
even when his aunt came in, but would sit per-                                  EV5 :5 8 AUNT CAME IN1 B WD SIT P]-                                             
fectly still till she asked who did the mischief;                               FECTLY / TILL %E ASK$ :O DID ! MIS*IEF2                                         
and then he would tell, and there would be nothing so good in the               & !N HE WD TELL1 & "! WD 2 NO?+ S GD 9 !                                        
world as to see that pet model "catch it." ,He was so                           _W Z 6SEE T PET MODEL 8CAT* X40 ,HE 0 S                                         
brimful of exultation that he could hardly hold him-                            BRIM;L ( EXULT,N T HE CD H>DLY HOLD HM-                                         
self when the old lady came back and stood above                                SELF :5 ! OLD LADY CAME BACK & /OOD ABV                                         
the wreck discharging lightnings of wrath from over her                         ! WRECK 4*>G+ LI<TN+S ( WRA? F OV] H]                                           
spectacles. ,He said to himself, ",Now it's coming!"                            SPECTACLES4 ,HE SD 6HMF1 8,N[ X'S -+60                                          
,And the next instant he was sprawling on the floor!                            ,&! NEXT 9/ANT HE 0 SPRAWL+ ON ! FLOOR6                                         
,The potent palm was uplifted to strike again when                              ,! POT5T PALM 0 UPLIFT$ 6/RIKE AG :5                                            
,Tom cried out:                                                                 ,TOM CRI$ \3                                                                    
",Hold on, now, what 'er you belting      #34                                   8,HOLD ON1 N[1 :AT '] Y BELT+      #CD                                          
,,ME for? -- ,Sid broke it!"                                                    ,,ME =8 -- ,SID BROKE X60                                                       
  ,Aunt ,Polly paused, perplexed, and ,Tom                                        ,AUNT ,POLLY PAUS$1 P]PLEX$1 & ,TOM                                           
looked for healing pity. ,But when she got her tongue                           LOOK$ = H1L+ P;Y4 ,B :5 %E GOT H] T;GUE                                         
again, she only said:                                                           AG1 %E ONLY SD3                                                                 
  ",Umf! ,Well, you didn't get a lick                                             8,UMF6 ,WELL1 Y DIDN'T GET A LICK                                             
amiss, ,I reckon. ,You been into some other                                     AMISS1 ,I RECKON4 ,Y BE5 96"S O!R                                               
audacious mischief when ,I wasn't around, like                                  AUDACI\S MIS*IEF :5 ,I WASN'T >.D1 L                                            
enough."                                                                        5\<40                                                                           
  ,Then her conscience reproached her, and she yearned                            ,!N H] 3SCI;E REPROA*$ H]1 & %E YE>N$                                         
to say something kind and loving; but she judged that this would                6SAY "S?+ K9D & LOV+2 B %E JUDG$ T ? WD                                         
be construed into a confession that she had been in the wrong,                  2 3/RU$ 96A 3FES.N T %E _H BE5 9 ! WR;G1                                        
and discipline forbade that. ,So she kept silence, and                          & 4CIPL9E =BADE T4 ,S %E KEPT SIL;E1 &                                          
went about her affairs with a troubled heart. ,Tom                              W5T AB H] A6AIRS )A TR\#D HE>T4 ,TOM                                            
sulked in a corner and exalted his woes. ,He                                    SULK$ 9 A CORN] & EXALT$ 8 WOES4 ,HE                                            
knew that in her heart his aunt was on her knees                                KNEW T 9 H] HE>T 8 AUNT 0 ON H] KNEES                                           
to him, and he was morosely gratified by the                                    6HM1 & HE 0 MOROSELY GRATIFI$ 0!                                                
consciousness of it. ,He would hang out no signals,                             3SCI\S;S ( X4 ,HE WD HANG \ NO SIGNALS1                                         
he would take notice of none. ,He knew that a                                   HE WD TAKE NOTICE ( N"O4 ,HE KNEW T A                                           
yearning glance fell upon him, now and then, through a                          YE>N+ GL.E FELL ^U HM1 N[ & !N1 "? A                                            
film of tears, but he refused recognition of it.                                FILM ( TE>S1 B HE REFUS$ RECOGNI;N ( X4                                         
,He pictured him- self lying sick unto death and                                ,HE PICTUR$ HM- SELF LY+ SICK UNTO D1? &                                        
his aunt bending over him besideeeching one little forgiving                    8 AUNT B5D+ OV] HM 2SEE*+ "O LL =GIV+                                           
word, but he would turn his face to the wall, and die with                      ^W1 B HE WD TURN 8 FACE 6! WALL1 & DIE )                                        
that word unsaid. ,Ah, how would she feel then? ,And he                         T ^W UNSD4 ,AH1 H[ WD %E FEEL !N8 ,& HE                                         
pictured himself brought home from the river,      #35                          PICTUR$ HMF BR"\ HOME F ! RIV]1      #CE                                        
dead, with his curls all wet, and his sore heart at                             D1D1 ) 8 CURLS ALL WET1 & 8 SORE HE>T AT                                        
rest. ,How she would throw herself upon him, and how her                        RE/4 ,H[ %E WD ?R[ H]F ^U HM1 & H[ H]                                           
tears would fall like rain, and her lips pray ,God                              TE>S WD FALL L RA91 & H] LIPS PRAY ,GOD                                         
to give her back her boy and she would never, never                             6GIVE H] BACK H] BOY & %E WD N"E1 N"E                                           
abuse him any more! ,But he would lie there cold and                            ABUSE HM ANY M6 ,B HE WD LIE "! COLD &                                          
white and make no sign -- a poor little sufferer,                               :ITE & MAKE NO SIGN -- A POOR LL SU6]]1                                         
whose griefs were at an end. ,He so worked upon his                             ^: GRIEFS 7 AT AN 5D4 ,HE S "W$ ^U 8                                            
feelings with the pathos of these dreams, that he had                           FEEL+S )! PA?OS ( ^! DR1MS1 T HE _H                                             
to keep swallowing, he was so like to choke; and his eyes                       6KEEP SWALL[+1 HE 0 S L 6*OKE2 & 8 EYES                                         
swam in a blur of water, which overflowed when he                               SWAM 9 A BLUR ( WAT]1 : OV]FL[$ :5 HE                                           
winked, and ran down and trickled from the end of his                           W9K$1 & RAN D[N & TRICKL$ F ! 5D ( 8                                            
nose. ,And such a luxury to him was this petting of his                         NOSE4 ,& S* A LUXURY 6HM 0 ? PETT+ ( 8                                          
sorrows, that he could not bear to have any worldly cheeriness                  SORR[S1 T HE CD N BE> 6H ANY _WLY *E]I;S                                        
or any grating delight intrude upon it; it was too                              OR ANY GRAT+ DELI<T 9TRUDE ^U X2 X 0 TOO                                        
sacred for such contact; and so, presently, when his                            SACR$ = S* 3TACT2 & S1 PRES5TLY1 :5 8                                           
cousin ,Mary danced in, all alive with the joy of                               C\S9 ,M>Y D.ED IN1 ALL ALIVE )! JOY (                                           
seeing home again after an age-long visit of one                                SEE+ HOME AG AF AN AGE-L;G VISIT ( "O                                           
week to the country, he got up and moved in clouds                              WEEK 6! C.TRY1 HE GOT UP & MOV$ 9 CL\DS                                         
and darkness out at one door as she brought song and                            & D>K;S \ AT "O DOOR Z %E BR"\ S;G &                                            
sunshine in at the other.                                                       SUN%9E 9 AT ! O!R4                                                              
  ,He wandered far from the accustomed haunts of boys,                            ,HE W&]$ F> F ! A3U/OM$ HAUNTS ( BOYS1                                        
and sought desolate places that were in har- mony with his                      & S"\ DESOLATE PLACES T 7 9 H>- MONY ) 8                                        
spirit. ,A log raft in the river invited him, and he                            _S4 ,A LOG RAFT 9 ! RIV] 9VIT$ HM1 & HE                                         
seated himself on its outer edge and contemplated the                           S1T$ HMF ON XS \T] $GE & 3TEMPLAT$ !                                            
dreary vastness of the stream, wish- ing, the      #36                          DRE>Y VA/;S (! /R1M1 WI%- 9G1 !      #CF                                        
while, that he could only be drowned, all at once                               :ILE1 T HE CD ONLY 2 DR[N$1 ALL AT ONCE                                         
and unconsciously, without undergoing the un- comfortable                       & UNCONSCI\SLY1 )\T "UGO+ ! UN- -=TA#                                           
routine devised by nature. ,Then he thought of his                              R\T9E DEVIS$ 0NATURE4 ,!N HE ?"\ ( 8                                            
flower. ,He got it out, rumpled and wilted, and it                              FL[]4 ,HE GOT X \1 RUMPL$ & WILT$1 & X                                          
mightily increased his dismal felicity. ,He                                     MI<TILY 9CR1S$ 8 4MAL FELIC;Y4 ,HE                                              
wondered if she would pity him if she knew? ,Would                              WOND]$ IF %E WD P;Y HM IF %E KNEW8 ,WD                                          
she cry, and wish that she had a right to put her arms                          %E CRY1 & WI% T %E _H A "R 6PUT H] >MS                                          
around his neck and comfort him? ,Or would she turn                             >.D 8 NECK & -=T HM8 ,OR WD %E TURN                                             
coldly away like all the hollow world? ,This picture                            COLDLY AWAY L ALL ! HOLL[ _W8 ,? PICTURE                                        
brought such an agony of pleasurable suf- fering that                           BR"\ S* AN AGONY ( PL1SURA# SUF- F]+ T                                          
he worked it over and over again in his mind and set it up                      HE "W$ X OV] & OV] AG 9 8 M9D & SET X UP                                        
in new and varied lights, till he wore it                                       9 NEW & V>I$ LI<TS1 TILL HE WORE X                                              
threadbare. ,At last he rose up sighing and departed                            ?R1DB>E4 ,AT LA/ HE ROSE UP SI<+ & DE"P$                                        
in the darkness.                                                                9 ! D>K;S4                                                                      
  ,About half-past nine or ten o'clock he came                                    ,AB HALF-PA/ N9E OR T5 O'C HE CAME                                            
along the deserted street to where the ,Adored ,Unknown                         AL;G ! DES]T$ /REET 6": ! ,ADOR$ ,UN"KN                                         
lived; he paused a moment; no sound fell upon his                               LIV$2 HE PAUS$ A MO;T2 NO S.D FELL ^U 8                                         
listening ear; a candle was casting a dull glow upon the                        LI/5+ E>2 A C&LE 0 CA/+ A DULL GL[ ^U !                                         
curtain of a second-story window. ,Was the sacred                               CURTA9 (A SECOND-/ORY W9D[4 ,0 ! SACR$                                          
presence there? ,He climbed the fence, threaded his                             PRES;E "!8 ,HE CLIMB$ ! F;E1 ?R1D$ 8                                            
stealthy way through the plants, till he stood under that                       /1L?Y WAY "? ! PLANTS1 TILL HE /OOD "U T                                        
window; he looked up at it long, and with emotion; then                         W9D[2 HE LOOK$ UP AT X L;G1 &) EMO;N2 !N                                        
he laid him down on the ground under it, dis- posing                            HE LAID HM D[N ON ! GR.D "U X1 DIS- POS+                                        
himself upon his back, with his hands clasped upon his breast                   HMF ^U 8 BACK1 ) 8 H&S CLASP$ ^U 8 BR1/                                         
and holding his poor wilted flower. ,And thus    #37                            & HOLD+ 8 POOR WILT$ FL[]4 ,& ?US    #CG                                        
he would die -- out in the cold world, with no shelter                          HE WD DIE -- \ 9 ! COLD _W1 ) NO %ELT]                                          
over his homeless head, no friendly hand to wipe the                            OV] 8 HOME.S H1D1 NO FRLY H& 6WIPE !                                            
death-damps from his brow, no loving face to bend                               D1?-DAMPS F 8 BR[1 NO LOV+ FACE 6B5D                                            
pityingly over him when the great agony came. ,And                              P;Y+LY OV] HM :5 ! GRT AGONY CAME4 ,&                                           
thus ,,SHE would see him when she looked out upon the                           ?US ,,%E WD SEE HM :5 %E LOOK$ \ ^U !                                           
glad morning, and oh! would she drop one little tear                            GLAD MORN+1 & OH6 WD %E DROP "O LL TE>                                          
upon his poor, lifeless form, would she heave one little                        ^U 8 POOR1 LIFE.S =M1 WD %E H1VE "O LL                                          
sigh to see a bright young life so rudely blight-                               SI< 6SEE A B"R "Y LIFE S RUDELY BLI<T-                                          
ed, so untimely cut down?                                                       ED1 S UN"TLY CUT D[N8                                                           
  ,The window went up, a maid-servant's                                           ,! W9D[ W5T UP1 A MAID-S]VANT'S                                               
discordant voice profaned the holy calm, and a                                  4CORDANT VOICE PROFAN$ ! HOLY CALM1 &A                                          
deluge of water drenched the prone martyr's                                     DELUGE ( WAT] DR5*$ ! PR"O M>TYR'S                                              
remains!                                                                        REMA9S6                                                                         
  ,The strangling hero sprang up with a relieving                                 ,! /RANGL+ H]O SPRANG UP )A RELIEV+                                           
snort. ,There was a whiz as of a missile in the air,                            SNORT4 ,"! 0 A :IZ Z (A MISSILE 9 ! AIR1                                        
mingled with the murmur of a curse, a sound as of shivering                     M+L$ )! MURMUR (A CURSE1 A S.D Z ( %IV]+                                        
glass followed, and a small, vague form went over                               GLASS FOLL[$1 &A SMALL1 VAGUE =M W5T OV]                                        
the fence and shot away in the gloom.                                           ! F;E & %OT AWAY 9 ! GLOOM4                                                     
  ,Not long after, as ,Tom, all undressed for bed,                                ,N L;G AF1 Z ,TOM1 ALL UNDRESS$ = B$1                                         
was surveying his drenched garments by the light of a tallow                    0 SURVEY+ 8 DR5*$ G>;TS 0! LI<T (A TALL[                                        
dip, ,Sid woke up; but if he had any dim                                        DIP1 ,SID WOKE UP2 B IF HE _H ANY DIM                                           
idea of making any "references to allusions," he                                IDEA ( MAK+ ANY 8REF];ES 6ALLU.NS10 HE                                          
thought better of it and held his peace, for there was                          ?"\ BETT] ( X & HELD 8 P1CE1 = "! 0                                             
danger in ,Tom's eye.                                                           DANG] 9 ,TOM'S EYE4                                                             
,Tom turned in without the added vexation of     #38                            ,TOM TURN$ 9 )\T ! A4$ VEX,N (     #CH                                          
prayers, and ,Sid made mental note of the                                       PRAY]S1 & ,SID MADE M5TAL NOTE (!                                               
omission.                                                                       OMIS.N4                                                                         
  ,,CHAPTER ,,IV                                                                  ,,*APT] ,,IV                                                                  
  ,,THE sun rose upon a tranquil world, and                                       ,,! SUN ROSE ^U A TRANQUIL _W1 &                                              
  beamed down upon the peaceful village                                           B1M$ D[N ^U ! P1CE;L VILLAGE                                                  
  like a benediction. ,Breakfast over, ,Aunt                                      L A B5EDIC;N4 ,BR1KFA/ OV]1 ,AUNT                                             
  ,Polly had family worship: it began with a                                      ,POLLY _H FAMILY WOR%IP3 X 2GAN )A                                            
prayer built from the ground up of solid                                        PRAY] BUILT F ! GR.D UP ( SOLID                                                 
  courses of ,Scriptural quotations, welded                                       C\RSES ( ,SCRIPTURAL QUOT,NS1 WELD$                                           
  together with a thin mortar of originality; and from the                        TGR )A ?9 MORT> ( ORIG9AL;Y2 & F !                                            
summit of this she delivered a grim chapter of the                              SUMMIT ( ? %E DELIV]$ A GRIM *APT] (!                                           
,Mosaic ,Law, as from ,Sinai.                                                   ,MOSAIC ,LAW1 Z F ,S9AI4                                                        
  ,Then ,Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and                                ,!N ,TOM GIRD$ UP 8 LO9S1 S 6SP1K1 &                                          
went to work to "get his verses." ,Sid had learned                              W5T 6"W TO 8GET 8 V]SES40 ,SID _H LE>N$                                         
his lesson days before. ,Tom bent all his energies                              8 LESSON "DS 2F4 ,TOM B5T ALL 8 5]GIES                                          
to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part                             6! MEMORIZ+ ( FIVE V]SES1 & HE *OSE "P                                          
of the ,Sermon on the ,Mount, because he could find no                          (! ,S]MON ON ! ,M.T1 2C HE CD F9D NO                                            
verses that were shorter. ,At the end of half an hour                           V]SES T 7 %ORT]4 ,AT ! 5D ( HALF AN H\R                                         
,Tom had a vague general idea of his lesson, but                                ,TOM _H A VAGUE G5]AL IDEA ( 8 LESSON1 B                                        
no more, for his mind was traversing the whole field of                         NO M1 = 8 M9D 0 TRAV]S+ ! :OLE FIELD (                                          
human thought, and his hands were busy with dis- tracting                       HUMAN ?"\1 & 8 H&S 7 BUSY ) DIS- TRACT+                                         
recreations. ,Mary took his book to hear him                                    RECRE,NS4 ,M>Y TOOK 8 BOOK 6HE> HM                                              
recite, and he tried to find his way through the fog:                           RECITE1 & HE TRI$ 6F9D 8 WAY "? ! FOG3                                          
  ",Blessed are the -- a -- a --"                                                 8,B.S$ >E ! -- A -- A --0                                                     
",Poor" --                         #39                                          8,POOR0 --                         #CI                                          
  ",Yes -- poor; blessed are the poor -- a --                                     8,YES -- POOR2 B.S$ >E ! POOR -- A --                                         
a --"                                                                           A --0                                                                           
  ",In spirit --"                                                                 8,9 _S --0                                                                    
  ",In spirit; blessed are the poor in spirit, for they --                        8,9 _S2 B.S$ >E ! POOR 9 _S1 = !Y --                                          
they --"                                                                        !Y --0                                                                          
  ",,THEIRS --"                                                                   8,,_!S --0                                                                    
  ",For ,,THEIRS. ,Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs                     8,= ,,_!S4 ,B.S$ >E ! POOR 9 _S1 = _!S                                        
is the kingdom of heaven. ,Blessed are they that mourn, for                     IS ! K+DOM ( H1V54 ,B.S$ >E !Y T M\RN1 =                                        
they -- they --"                                                                !Y -- !Y --0                                                                    
  ",Sh --"                                                                        8,SH --0                                                                      
  ",For they -- a --"                                                             8,= !Y -- A --0                                                               
  ";,S, ;,H, ,A --"                                                               8;,S1 ;,H1 ,A --0                                                             
  ",For they ;,S, ;,H -- ,Oh, ,I don't know                                       8,= !Y ;,S1 ;,H -- ,OH1 ,I DON'T "K                                           
what it is!"                                                                    :AT X IS60                                                                      
  ",,SHALL!"                                                                      8,,%60                                                                        
  ",Oh, ,,SHALL! for they shall -- for they shall -- a -- a                       8,OH1 ,,%6 = !Y % -- = !Y % -- A -- A                                         
-- shall mourn -- a-- a -- blessed are they that shall --                       -- % M\RN -- A-- A -- B.S$ >E !Y T % --                                         
they that -- a -- they that shall mourn, for they shall -- a --                 !Y T -- A -- !Y T % M\RN1 = !Y % -- A --                                        
shall ,,WHAT? ,WHY don't you tell me, ,Mary? --                                 % ,,:AT8 ,:Y DON'T Y TELL ME1 ,M>Y8 --                                          
what do you want to be so mean for?"                                            :AT D Y WANT 6BE S M1N =80                                                      
  ",Oh, ,Tom, you poor thick-headed thing, ,I'm                                   8,OH1 ,TOM1 Y POOR ?ICK-H1D$ ?+1 ,I'M                                         
not teasing you. ,I wouldn't do that. ,You must go and learn it                 N T1S+ Y4 ,I WDN'T D T4 ,Y M/ G & LE>N X                                        
again. ,Don't you be discouraged, ,Tom, you'll                                  AG4 ,DON'T Y 2 4C\RAG$1 ,TOM1 Y'LL                                              
manage it -- and if you do, ,I'll give you something                            MANAGE X -- & IF Y D1 ,I'LL GIVE Y "S?+                                         
ever so nice. ,There, now, that's a good boy."   #40                            "E S NICE4 ,"!1 N[1 T'S A GD BOY40   #DJ                                        
  ",All right! ,What is it, ,Mary, tell me what                                   8,ALL "R6 ,:AT IS X1 ,M>Y1 TELL ME :AT                                        
it is."                                                                         X IS40                                                                          
  ",Never you mind, ,Tom. ,You know if ,I say it's                                8,N"E Y M9D1 ,TOM4 ,Y "K IF ,I SAY X'S                                        
nice, it is nice."                                                              NICE1 X IS NICE40                                                               
  ",You bet you that's so, ,Mary. ,All right, ,I'll                               8,Y BET Y T'S S1 ,M>Y4 ,ALL "R1 ,I'LL                                         
tackle it again."                                                               TACKLE X AG40                                                                   
  ,And he did "tackle it again" -- and under the double                           ,& HE DID 8TACKLE X AG0 -- & "U ! D\#                                         
pressure of curiosity and prospective gain he                                   PRESSURE ( CURIOS;Y & PROSPECTIVE GA9 HE                                        
did it with such spirit that he accomplished a shining                          DID X ) S* _S T HE A3OMPLI%$ A %9+                                              
success. ,Mary gave him a brand-new ",Barlow"                                   SU3ESS4 ,M>Y GAVE HM A BR&-NEW 8,B>L[0                                          
knife worth twelve and a half cents; and the                                    KNIFE WOR? TWELVE &A HALF C5TS2 &!                                              
convulsion of delight that swept his system shook him                           3VUL.N ( DELI<T T SWEPT 8 SY/EM %OOK HM                                         
to his foundations. ,True, the knife would not cut                              6HIS F.D,NS4 ,TRUE1 ! KNIFE WD N CUT                                            
anything, but it was a "sure-enough" ,Barlow, and there was                     ANY?+1 B X 0 A 8SURE-5\<0 ,B>L[1 & "! 0                                         
inconceivable grandeur in that -- though where the ,Western                     9CONCEIVA# GR&EUR 9 T -- ?\< ": ! ,WE/]N                                        
boys ever got the idea that such a weapon could                                 BOYS "E GOT ! IDEA T S* A W1PON CD                                              
possibly be counterfeited to its injury is an                                   POSSIBLY 2 C.T]FEIT$ 6XS 9JURY IS AN                                            
imposing mystery and will always remain so, perhaps. ,Tom                       IMPOS+ MY/]Y & W ALW REMA9 S1 P]H4 ,TOM                                         
contrived to scarify the cupboard with it, and was arranging                    3TRIV$ 6SC>IFY ! CUPBO>D ) X1 & 0 >RANG+                                        
to begin on the bureau, when he was called off to dress                         62G9 ON ! BUR1U1 :5 HE 0 CALL$ (F 6DRESS                                        
for ,Sunday-school.                                                             = ,SUN"D-S*OOL4                                                                 
  ,Mary gave him a tin basin of water and a piece                                 ,M>Y GAVE HM A T9 BAS9 ( WAT] &A PIECE                                        
of soap, and he went outside the door and set the                               ( SOAP1 & HE W5T \TSIDE ! DOOR & SET !                                          
basin on a little bench there; then he dipped the soap                          BAS9 ON A LL B5* "!2 !N HE DIPP$ ! SOAP                                         
in the water and laid it down; turned up his    #41                             9 ! WAT] & LAID X D[N2 TURN$ UP 8    #DA                                        
sleeves; poured out the water on the ground, gently,                            SLEEVES2 P\R$ \ ! WAT] ON ! GR.D1 G5TLY1                                        
and then entered the kitchen and began to wipe his face                         & !N 5T]$ ! KIT*5 & 2GAN 6WIPE 8 FACE                                           
diligently on the towel behind the door. ,But ,Mary                             DILIG5TLY ON ! T[EL 2H ! DOOR4 ,B ,M>Y                                          
removed the towel and said:                                                     REMOV$ ! T[EL & SD3                                                             
  ",Now ain't you ashamed, ,Tom. ,You mustn't be so                               8,N[ A9'T Y A%AM$1 ,TOM4 ,Y M/N'T 2 S                                         
bad. ,Water won't hurt you."                                                    BAD4 ,WAT] WON'T HURT Y40                                                       
  ,Tom was a trifle disconcerted. ,The basin was                                  ,TOM 0 A TRIFLE 4CONC]T$4 ,! BAS9 0                                           
refilled, and this time he stood over it a little while,                        REFILL$1 & ? "T HE /OOD OV] X A LL :ILE1                                        
gathering resolution; took in a big breath and                                  GA!R+ RESOLU;N2 TOOK 9 A BIG BR1? &                                             
began. ,When he entered the kitchen presently, with                             2GAN4 ,:5 HE 5T]$ ! KIT*5 PRES5TLY1 )                                           
both eyes shut and groping for the towel with his hands, an                     BO? EYES %UT & GROP+ =! T[EL ) 8 H&S1 AN                                        
honorable testimony of suds and water was dripping                              HONORA# TE/IMONY ( SUDS & WAT] 0 DRIPP+                                         
from his face. ,But when he emerged from the towel, he was                      F 8 FACE4 ,B :5 HE EM]G$ F ! T[EL1 HE 0                                         
not yet satisfactory, for the clean territory                                   N YET SATISFACTORY1 =! CL1N T]RITORY                                            
stopped short at his chin and his jaws, like a mask;                            /OPP$ %ORT AT 8 *9 & 8 JAWS1 L A MASK2                                          
below and beyond this line there was a dark expanse of                          2L & 2Y ? L9E "! 0 A D>K EXPANSE (                                              
unirrigated soil that spread downward in front and                              UNIRRIGAT$ SOIL T SPR1D D[NW>D 9 FRONT &                                        
backward around his neck. ,Mary took him in hand, and                           BACKW>D >.D 8 NECK4 ,M>Y TOOK HM 9 H&1 &                                        
when she was done with him he was a man and a brother,                          :5 %E 0 D"O ) HM HE 0 A MAN &A BRO!R1                                           
without distinction of color, and his saturated hair was                        )\T 4T9C;N ( COLOR1 & 8 SATURAT$ HAIR 0                                         
neatly brushed, and its short curls wrought into a                              N1TLY BRU%$1 & XS %ORT CURLS WR"\ 96A                                           
dainty and symmetrical general effect. [,He                                     DA9TY & SYMMETRICAL G5]AL E6ECT4 ,7,HE                                          
privately smoothed out the curls, with labor and                                PRIVATELY SMOO!D \ ! CURLS1 ) LABOR &                                           
dif- ficulty, and plastered his hair close down                                 DIF- FICULTY1 & PLA/]$ 8 HAIR CLOSE D[N                                         
to his head; for he held curls to be        #42                                 6HIS H1D2 = HE HELD CURLS 6BE        #DB                                        
effeminate, and his own filled his life with                                    E6EM9ATE1 & 8 [N FILL$ 8 LIFE )                                                 
bitterness.] ,Then ,Mary got out a suit of his                                  BITT];S47' ,!N ,M>Y GOT \ A SUIT ( 8                                            
clothing that had been used only on ,Sundays during                             CLO?+ T _H BE5 US$ ONLY ON ,SUN"DS DUR+                                         
two years -- they were simply called his "other                                 TWO YE>S -- !Y 7 SIMPLY CALL$ 8 8O!R                                            
clothes" -- and so by that we know the size of his                              CLO!S0 -- & S 0T WE "K ! SIZE ( 8                                               
wardrobe. ,The girl "put him to rights" after he had                            W>DROBE4 ,! GIRL 8PUT HM 6"RS0 AF HE _H                                         
dressed him- self; she buttoned his neat roundabout                             DRESS$ HM- SELF2 %E BUTTON$ 8 N1T R.DAB                                         
up to his chin, turned his vast shirt collar down                               UP 6HIS *91 TURN$ 8 VA/ %IRT COLL> D[N                                          
over his shoulders, brushed him off and crowned him with his                    OV] 8 %\LD]S1 BRU%$ HM (F & CR[N$ HM ) 8                                        
speckled straw hat. ,He now looked exceedingly                                  SPECKL$ /RAW HAT4 ,HE N[ LOOK$ EXCE$+LY                                         
improved and uncomfortable. ,He was fully as                                    IMPROV$ & UNCOM=TA#4 ,HE 0 FULLY Z                                              
uncomfortable as he looked; for there was a restraint                           UNCOM=TA# Z HE LOOK$2 = "! 0 A RE/RA9T                                          
about whole clothes and cleanliness that galled him. ,He                        AB :OLE CLO!S & CL1NLI;S T GALL$ HM4 ,HE                                        
hoped that ,Mary would forget his shoes, but the hope was                       HOP$ T ,M>Y WD =GET 8 %OES1 B ! HOPE 0                                          
blighted; she coated them thoroughly with tallow, as was                        BLI<T$2 %E COAT$ !M ?OR\<LY ) TALL[1 Z 0                                        
the custom, and brought them out. ,He lost his temper and                       ! CU/OM1 & BR"\ !M \4 ,HE LO/ 8 TEMP] &                                         
said he was always being made to do everything he didn't                        SD HE 0 ALW 2+ MADE 6D "EY?+ HE DIDN'T                                          
want to do. ,But ,Mary said, persuasively:                                      WANT 6D4 ,B ,M>Y SD1 P]SUASIVELY3                                               
  ",Please, ,Tom -- that's a good boy."                                           8,PL1SE1 ,TOM -- T'S A GD BOY40                                               
  ,So he got into the shoes snarling. ,Mary was soon                              ,S HE GOT 96! %OES SN>L+4 ,M>Y 0 SOON                                         
ready, and the three children set out for ,Sunday-school --                     R1DY1 &! ?REE *N SET \ = ,SUN"D-S*OOL --                                        
a place that ,Tom hated with his whole heart; but                               A PLACE T ,TOM HAT$ ) 8 :OLE HE>T2 B                                            
,Sid and ,Mary were fond of it.                                                 ,SID & ,M>Y 7 FOND ( X4                                                         
  ,Sabbath-school hours were from nine to half-past                               ,SA2A?-S*OOL H\RS 7 F N9E 6HALF-PA/                                           
ten; and then church service. ,Two of the children     #43                      T52 & !N *UR* S]VICE4 ,TWO (! *N     #DC                                        
always remained for the sermon voluntarily, and the other                       ALW REMA9$ =! S]MON VOLUNT>ILY1 &! O!R                                          
always remained too -- for stronger reasons. ,The                               ALW REMA9$ TOO -- = /R;G] R1SONS4 ,!                                            
church's high-backed, uncushioned pews would seat                               *UR*'S HI<-BACK$1 UNCU%ION$ PEWS WD S1T                                         
about three hundred persons; the edifice was but a                              AB ?REE HUNDR$ P]SONS2 ! $IFICE 0 B A                                           
small, plain affair, with a sort of pine board                                  SMALL1 PLA9 A6AIR1 )A SORT ( P9E BO>D                                           
tree-box on top of it for a steeple. ,At the                                    TREE-BOX ON TOP ( X =A /EEPLE4 ,AT !                                            
door ,Tom dropped back a step and accosted a                                    DOOR ,TOM DROPP$ BACK A /EP & A3O/$ A                                           
,Sunday-dressed comrade:                                                        ,SUN"D-DRESS$ -RADE3                                                            
  ",Say, ,Billy, got a yaller ticket?"                                            8,SAY1 ,BILLY1 GOT A YALL] TICKET80                                           
  ",Yes."                                                                         8,YES40                                                                       
  ",What'll you take for her?"                                                    8,:AT'LL Y TAKE = H]80                                                        
  ",What'll you give?"                                                            8,:AT'LL Y GIVE80                                                             
  ",Piece of lickrish and a fish-hook."                                           8,PIECE ( LICKRI% &A FI%-HOOK40                                               
  ",Less see 'em."                                                                8,LESS SEE 'EM40                                                              
  ,Tom exhibited. ,They were satisfactory, and the                                ,TOM EXHIBIT$4 ,!Y 7 SATISFACTORY1 &!                                         
property changed hands. ,Then ,Tom traded a                                     PROP]TY *ANG$ H&S4 ,!N ,TOM TRAD$ A                                             
couple of white alleys for three red tickets, and                               C\PLE ( :ITE ALLEYS = ?REE R$ TICKETS1 &                                        
some small trifle or other for a couple of blue                                 "S SMALL TRIFLE OR O!R =A C\PLE ( BLUE                                          
ones. ,He waylaid other boys as they came, and                                  "OS4 ,HE WAYLAID O!R BOYS Z !Y CAME1 &                                          
went on buying tickets of various colors ten or                                 W5T ON BUY+ TICKETS ( V>I\S COLORS T5 OR                                        
fifteen minutes longer. ,He entered the church, now,                            FIFTE5 M9UTES L;G]4 ,HE 5T]$ ! *UR*1 N[1                                        
with a swarm of clean and noisy boys and girls,                                 )A SW>M ( CL1N & NOISY BOYS & GIRLS1                                            
proceeded to his seat and started a quarrel with the first                      PROCE$$ 6HIS S1T & />T$ A QU>REL )! F/                                          
boy that came handy. ,The teacher, a grave, elderly                             BOY T CAME H&Y4 ,! T1*]1 A GRAVE1 ELD]LY                                        
man, interfered; then turned his back a       #44                               MAN1 9T]F]$2 !N TURN$ 8 BACK A       #DD                                        
moment and ,Tom pulled a boy's hair in the next                                 MO;T & ,TOM PULL$ A BOY'S HAIR 9 ! NEXT                                         
bench, and was absorbed in his book when the boy turned                         B5*1 & 0 ABSORB$ 9 8 BOOK :5 ! BOY TURN$                                        
around; stuck a pin in another boy, presently, in                               >.D2 /UCK A P9 9 ANO!R BOY1 PRES5TLY1 9                                         
order to hear him say ",Ouch!" and got a new                                    ORD] 6HE> HM SAY 8,\*60 & GOT A NEW                                             
reprimand from his teacher. ,Tom's whole class were of a                        REPRIM& F 8 T1*]4 ,TOM'S :OLE CLASS 7 (A                                        
pattern -- restless, noisy, and troublesome. ,When they                         PATT]N -- RE/.S1 NOISY1 & TR\#"S4 ,:5 !Y                                        
came to recite their lessons, not one of them knew                              CAME 6RECITE _! LESSONS1 N "O ( !M KNEW                                         
his verses perfectly, but had to be prompted all                                8 V]SES P]FECTLY1 B _H 6BE PROMPT$ ALL                                          
along. ,However, they worried through, and each got his                         AL;G4 ,H["E1 !Y WORRI$ "?1 & EA* GOT 8                                          
reward -- in small blue tickets, each with a                                    REW>D -- 9 SMALL BLUE TICKETS1 EA* )A                                           
passage of ,Scripture on it; each blue                                          PASSAGE ( ,SCRIPTURE ON X2 EA* BLUE                                             
ticket was pay for two verses of the recitation. ,Ten                           TICKET 0 PAY = TWO V]SES (! RECIT,N4 ,T5                                        
blue tickets equalled a red one, and could be                                   BLUE TICKETS EQUALL$ A R$ "O1 & CD 2                                            
exchanged for it; ten red tickets equalled a                                    EX*ANG$ = X2 T5 R$ TICKETS EQUALL$ A                                            
yellow one; for ten yellow tickets the                                          YELL[ "O2 = T5 YELL[ TICKETS !                                                  
superintendent gave a very plainly bound ,Bible                                 SUP]9T5D5T GAVE A V PLA9LY B.D ,BI#                                             
(worth forty cents in those easy times) to the pupil.                           7WOR? =TY C5TS 9 ^? EASY "TS7 6! PUPIL4                                         
,How many of my readers would have the industry and                             ,H[ _M ( MY R1D]S WD H ! 9DU/RY &                                               
application to memorize two thousand verses, even                               APPLIC,N 6MEMORIZE TWO ?\S& V]SES1 EV5                                          
for a ,Dore ,Bible? ,And yet ,Mary had acquired                                 =A ,DORE ,BI#8 ,& YET ,M>Y _H ACQUIR$                                           
two ,Bibles in this way -- it was the patient work of                           TWO ,BI#S 9 ? WAY -- X 0 ! PATI5T "W (                                          
two years -- and a boy of ,Ger- man parentage had                               TWO YE>S -- &A BOY ( ,G]- MAN P>5TAGE _H                                        
won four or five. ,He once recited three                                        WON F\R OR FIVE4 ,HE ONCE RECIT$ ?REE                                           
thousand verses without stopping; but the strain upon his                       ?\S& V]SES )\T /OPP+2 B ! /RA9 ^U 8                                             
mental faculties was too great, and he was    #45                               M5TAL FACULTIES 0 TOO GRT1 & HE 0    #DE                                        
little better than an idiot from that day forth -- a                            LL BETT] ?AN AN IDIOT F T "D =? -- A                                            
grievous misfortune for the school, for on great occa-                          GRIEV\S MIS=TUNE =! S*OOL1 = ON GRT O3A-                                        
sions, before company, the superintendent (as ,Tom                              SIONS1 2F -PANY1 ! SUP]9T5D5T 7Z ,TOM                                           
expressed it) had always made this boy come out and                             EXPRESS$ X7 _H ALW MADE ? BOY -E \ &                                            
"spread himself." ,Only the older pupils managed                                8SPR1D HMF40 ,ONLY ! OLD] PUPILS MANAG$                                         
to keep their tickets and stick to their tedious work long                      6KEEP _! TICKETS & /ICK 6_! T$I\S "W L;G                                        
enough to get a ,Bible, and so the delivery of one of these                     5 6GET A ,BI#1 & S ! DELIV]Y ( "O ( ^!                                          
prizes was a rare and noteworthy circumstance; the                              PRIZES 0 A R>E & NOTEWOR?Y CIRCUM/.E2 !                                         
successful pupil was so great and conspicuous for that day                      SU3ESS;L PUPIL 0 S GRT & 3SPICU\S = T "D                                        
that on the spot every scholar's heart was fired with a                         T ON ! SPOT E S*OL>'S HE>T 0 FIR$ )A                                            
fresh ambition that often lasted a couple of weeks.                             FRE% AMBI;N T (T5 LA/$ A C\PLE ( WEEKS4                                         
,It is possible that ,Tom's mental stomach had never                            ,X IS POSSI# T ,TOM'S M5TAL /OMA* _H N"E                                        
really hungered for one of those prizes, but unques-                            RE,Y HUNG]$ = "O ( ^? PRIZES1 B UNQUES-                                         
tionably his entire being had for many a day longed for the                     TIONABLY 8 5TIRE 2+ _H = _M A "D L;G$ =!                                        
glory and the eclat that came with it.                                          GLORY &! ECLAT T CAME ) X4                                                      
  ,In due course the superintendent stood up in                                   ,9 DUE C\RSE ! SUP]9T5D5T /OOD UP 9                                           
front of the pulpit, with a closed hymn-book in his                             FRONT (! PULPIT1 )A CLOS$ HYMN-BOOK 9 8                                         
hand and his forefinger inserted between its leaves, and commanded              H& & 8 =EF+] 9S]T$ 2T XS L1VES1 & -M&$                                          
attention. ,When a ,Sunday-school superin- tendent                              ATT5;N4 ,:5 A ,SUN"D-S*OOL SUP]9- T5D5T                                         
makes his customary little speech, a hymn-book in                               MAKES 8 CU/OM>Y LL SPEE*1 A HYMN-BOOK 9                                         
the hand is as necessary as is the inevitable sheet of                          ! H& IS Z NEC Z IS ! 9EVITA# %EET (                                             
music in the hand of a singer who stands forward on the                         MUSIC 9 ! H& (A S+] :O /&S =W>D ON !                                            
platform and sings a solo at a concert -- though why,                           PLAT=M & S+S A SOLO AT A 3C]T -- ?\< :Y1                                        
is a mystery: for neither the hymn-book nor the sheet                           IS A MY/]Y3 = NEI ! HYMN-BOOK NOR ! %EET                                        
of music is ever referred to by the sufferer. ,This   #46                       ( MUSIC IS "E REF]R$ 60! SU6]]4 ,?   #DF                                        
superintendent was a slim creature of                                           SUP]9T5D5T 0 A SLIM CR1TURE (                                                   
thirty-five, with a sandy goatee and short sandy                                ?IRTY-FIVE1 )A S&Y GOATEE & %ORT S&Y                                            
hair; he wore a stiff standing-collar whose upper                               HAIR2 HE WORE A /IFF /&+-COLL> ^: UPP]                                          
edge almost reached his ears and whose sharp points curved                      $GE ALM R1*$ 8 E>S & ^: %>P PO9TS CURV$                                         
forward abreast the corners of his mouth -- a fence that                        =W>D ABR1/ ! CORN]S ( 8 M\? -- A F;E T                                          
compelled a straight lookout ahead, and a turning of the                        -PELL$ A /RAI<T LOOK\T AH1D1 &A TURN+ (!                                        
whole body when a side view was required; his chin                              :OLE BODY :5 A SIDE VIEW 0 REQUIR$2 8 *9                                        
was propped on a spreading cravat which was as broad                            0 PROPP$ ON A SPR1D+ CRAVAT : 0 Z BROAD                                         
and as long as a bank-note, and had fringed ends; his                           & Z L;G Z A BANK-NOTE1 & _H FR+$ 5DS2 8                                         
boot toes were turned sharply up, in the fashion                                BOOT TOES 7 TURN$ %>PLY UP1 9 ! FA%ION                                          
of the day, like sleigh- runners -- an effect                                   (! "D1 L SLEI<- RUNN]S -- AN E6ECT                                              
patiently and laboriously produced by the young men                             PATI5TLY & LABORI\SLY PRODUC$ 0! "Y M5                                          
by sitting with their toes pressed against a wall for                           0SITT+ ) _! TOES PRESS$ AG/ A WALL =                                            
hours together. ,Mr. ,Walters was very earnest of mien,                         H\RS TGR4 ,MR4 ,WALT]S 0 V E>NE/ ( MI51                                         
and very sincere and honest at heart; and he held                               & V S9C]E & H"O/ AT HE>T2 & HE HELD                                             
sacred things and places in such reverence, and so                              SACR$ ?+S & PLACES 9 S* R"E;E1 & S                                              
separated them from worldly matters, that unconsciously                         SEP>AT$ !M F _WLY MATT]S1 T UNCONSCI\SLY                                        
to himself his ,Sunday-school voice had acquired a                              6HMF 8 ,SUN"D-S*OOL VOICE _H ACQUIR$ A                                          
peculiar intonation which was wholly absent on                                  PECULI> 9TON,N : 0 :OLLY ABS5T ON                                               
week-days. ,He began after this fashion:                                        WEEK-"DS4 ,HE 2GAN AF ? FA%ION3                                                 
  ",Now, children, ,I want you all to sit up just as                              8,N[1 *N1 ,I WANT Y ALL 6SIT UP J Z                                           
straight and pretty as you can and give me all your                             /RAI<T & PRETTY Z Y C & GIVE ME ALL YR                                          
attention for a minute or two. ,There -- that is it.                            ATT5;N =A M9UTE OR TWO4 ,"! -- T IS X4                                          
,That is the way good little boys and girls should do. ,I                       ,T IS ! WAY GD LL BOYS & GIRLS %D D4 ,I                                         
see one little girl who is looking out of the      #47                          SEE "O LL GIRL :O IS LOOK+ \ (!      #DG                                        
window -- ,I am afraid she thinks ,I am out there                               W9D[ -- ,I AM AFRAID %E ?9KS ,I AM \ "!                                         
somewhere -- perhaps up in one of the trees making a                            "S": -- P]H UP 9 "O (! TREES MAK+ A                                             
speech to the little birds. [,Applausive                                        SPEE* 6! LL BIRDS4 ,7,APPLAUSIVE                                                
titter.] ,I want to tell you how good it makes                                  TITT]47' ,I WANT 6TELL Y H[ GD X MAKES                                          
me feel to see so many bright, clean little faces                               ME FEEL 6SEE S _M B"R1 CL1N LL FACES                                            
assembled in a place like this, learning to do right and be                     ASSEM#D 9 A PLACE L ?1 LE>N+ 6D "R & 2                                          
good." ,And so forth and so on. ,It is not necessary to set                     GD40 ,& S =? & S ON4 ,X IS N NEC 6SET                                           
down the rest of the oration. ,It was of a pattern which does                   D[N ! RE/ (! OR,N4 ,X 0 (A PATT]N : DOES                                        
not vary, and so it is familiar to us all.                                      N V>Y1 & S X IS FAMILI> 6U ALL4                                                 
  ,The latter third of the speech was marred by the                               ,! LATT] ?IRD (! SPEE* 0 M>R$ 0!                                              
resumption of fights and other recreations among                                RESUMP;N ( FI<TS & O!R RECRE,NS AM;G                                            
certain of the bad boys, and by fidgetings and whis-                            C]TA9 (! BAD BOYS1 & 0FIDGET+S & :IS-                                           
perings that extended far and wide, washing even to the                         P]INGS T EXT5D$ F> & WIDE1 WA%+ EV5 6!                                          
bases of isolated and incorruptible rocks like                                  BASES ( ISOLAT$ & 9CORRUPTI# ROCKS L                                            
,Sid and ,Mary. ,But now every sound ceased suddenly, with the                  ,SID & ,M>Y4 ,B N[ E S.D C1S$ SU45LY1 )!                                        
subsidence of ,Mr. ,Walters' voice, and the con-                                SUBSID;E ( ,MR4 ,WALT]S' VOICE1 &! CON-                                         
clusion of the speech was received with a burst of silent                       CLU.N (! SPEE* 0 RCVD )A BUR/ ( SIL5T                                           
gratitude.                                                                      GRATITUDE4                                                                      
  ,A good part of the whispering had been occasioned by an                        ,A GD "P (! :ISP]+ _H BE5 O3A.N$ 0AN                                          
event which was more or less rare -- the entrance of                            EV5T : 0 M OR LESS R>E -- ! 5TR.E (                                             
visitors: lawyer ,Thatcher, accompanied by a very                               VISITORS3 LAWY] ,?AT*]1 A3OMPANI$ 0A V                                          
feeble and aged man; a fine, portly, middle-aged                                FEE# & AG$ MAN2 A F9E1 PORTLY1 MI4LE-AG$                                        
gentle- man with iron-gray hair; and a dignified                                G5TLE- MAN ) IRON-GRAY HAIR2 &A DIGNIFI$                                        
lady who was doubtless the latter's wife. ,The lady                             LADY :O 0 D\BT.S ! LATT]'S WIFE4 ,! LADY                                        
was leading a child. ,Tom had been restless and      #48                        0 L1D+ A *4 ,TOM _H BE5 RE/.S &      #DH                                        
full of chafings and repinings; conscience-smitten,                             FULL ( *AF+S & REP9+S2 3SCI;E-SMITT51                                           
too -- he could not meet ,Amy ,Lawrence's eye,                                  TOO -- HE CD N MEET ,AMY ,LAWR;E'S EYE1                                         
he could not brook her loving gaze. ,But when he saw                            HE CD N BROOK H] LOV+ GAZE4 ,B :5 HE SAW                                        
this small new-comer his soul was all ablaze with                               ? SMALL NEW-COM] 8 S\L 0 ALL ABLAZE )                                           
bliss in a moment. ,The next moment he was "showing                             BLISS 9 A MO;T4 ,! NEXT MO;T HE 0 8%[+                                          
off" with all his might -- cuffing boys, pulling                                (F0 ) ALL 8 MI<T -- CU6+ BOYS1 PULL+                                            
hair, making faces -- in a word, using every art that                           HAIR1 MAK+ FACES -- 9 A ^W1 US+ E >T T                                          
seemed likely to fascinate a girl and win her                                   SEEM$ LIKELY 6FASC9ATE A GIRL & W9 H]                                           
applause. ,His exaltation had but one alloy -- the                              APPLAUSE4 ,8 EXALT,N _H B "O ALLOY -- !                                         
memory of his humiliation in this angel's garden --                             MEMORY ( 8 HUMILI,N 9 ? ANGEL'S G>D5 --                                         
and that record in sand was fast washing out, under the waves                   & T RECORD 9 S& 0 FA/ WA%+ \1 "U ! WAVES                                        
of happiness that were sweeping over it now.                                    ( HAPPI;S T 7 SWEEP+ OV] X N[4                                                  
  ,The visitors were given the highest seat of                                    ,! VISITORS 7 GIV5 ! HI<E/ S1T (                                              
honor, and as soon as ,Mr. ,Walters' speech was                                 HONOR1 & Z SOON Z ,MR4 ,WALT]S' SPEE* 0                                         
finished, he introduced them to the school. ,The                                F9I%$1 HE 9TRODUC$ !M 6! S*OOL4 ,!                                              
middle-aged man turned out to be a prodigious                                   MI4LE-AG$ MAN TURN$ \ 6BE A PRODIGI\S                                           
personage -- no less a one than the county                                      P]SONAGE -- NO LESS A "O ?AN ! C.TY                                             
judge -- altogether the most august creation these children had                 JUDGE -- ALT ! MO/ AUGU/ CRE,N ^! *N _H                                         
ever looked upon -- and they wondered what kind of                              "E LOOK$ ^U -- & !Y WOND]$ :AT K9D (                                            
material he was made of -- and they half wanted                                 MAT]IAL HE 0 MADE ( -- & !Y HALF WANT$                                          
to hear him roar, and were half afraid he might,                                6HE> HM RO>1 & 7 HALF AFRAID HE MI<T1                                           
too. ,He was from ,Constantinople, twelve miles                                 TOO4 ,HE 0 F ,3/ANT9OPLE1 TWELVE MILES                                          
away -- so he had travelled, and seen the world --                              AWAY -- S HE _H TRAVELL$1 & SE5 ! _W --                                         
these very eyes had looked upon the county court-house                          ^! V EYES _H LOOK$ ^U ! C.TY C\RT-H\SE                                          
-- which was said to have a tin roof. ,The awe which these   #49                -- : 0 SD 6H A T9 RO(4 ,! AWE : ^!   #DI                                        
reflections inspired was attested by the impressive                             REFLEC;NS 9SPIR$ 0 ATTE/$ 0! IMPRESSIVE                                         
silence and the ranks of staring eyes. ,This was the great                      SIL;E &! RANKS ( />+ EYES4 ,? 0 ! GRT                                           
,Judge ,Thatcher, brother of their own lawyer.                                  ,JUDGE ,?AT*]1 BRO!R ( _! [N LAWY]4                                             
,Jeff ,Thatcher immediately went forward, to be familiar                        ,JEFF ,?AT*] IMMLY W5T =W>D1 6BE FAMILI>                                        
with the great man and be envied by the school. ,It would have                  )! GRT MAN & 2 5VI$ 0! S*OOL4 ,X WD H                                           
been music to his soul to hear the whisperings:                                 BE5 MUSIC 6HIS S\L 6HE> ! :ISP]+S3                                              
  ",Look at him, ,Jim! ,He's a going up there.                                    8,LOOK AT HM1 ,JIM6 ,HE'S A GO+ UP "!4                                        
,Say -- look! he's a going to shake hands with him                              ,SAY -- LOOK6 HE'S A GO+ 6%AKE H&S ) HM                                         
-- he ,,IS shaking hands with him! ,By jings, don't you                         -- HE ,,IS %AK+ H&S ) HM6 ,0J+S1 DON'T Y                                        
wish you was ,Jeff?"                                                            WI% Y 0 ,JEFF80                                                                 
  ,Mr. ,Walters fell to "showing off," with all                                   ,MR4 ,WALT]S FELL TO 8%[+ (F10 ) ALL                                          
sorts of official bustlings and activities,                                     SORTS ( (FICIAL BU/L+S & ACTIVITIES1                                            
giving orders, de- livering judgments, discharging                              GIV+ ORD]S1 DE- LIV]+ JUDG;TS1 4*>G+                                            
directions here, there, everywhere that he could find a                         DIREC;NS "H1 "!1 "EY": T HE CD F9D A                                            
target. ,The librarian "showed off" -- running                                  T>GET4 ,! LIBR>IAN 8%[$ (F0 -- RUNN+                                            
hither and thither with his arms full of books and making                       HI!R & ?I!R ) 8 >MS FULL ( BOOKS & MAK+                                         
a deal of the splutter and fuss that insect authority                           A D1L (! SPLUTT] & FUSS T 9SECT AU?OR;Y                                         
delights in. ,The young lady teachers "showed off" --                           DELI<TS IN4 ,! "Y LADY T1*]S 8%[$ (F0 --                                        
bending sweetly over pupils that were lately being                              B5D+ SWEETLY OV] PUPILS T 7 LATELY 2+                                           
boxed, lifting pretty warning fingers at bad little                             BOX$1 LIFT+ PRETTY W>N+ F+]S AT BAD LL                                          
boys and patting good ones lovingly. ,The young                                 BOYS & PATT+ GD "OS LOV+LY4 ,! "Y                                               
gentlemen teachers "showed off" with small scoldings and                        G5TLEM5 T1*]S 8%[$ (F0 ) SMALL SCOLD+S &                                        
other little displays of authority and fine attention                           O!R LL 4PLAYS ( AU?OR;Y & F9E ATT5;N                                            
to discipline -- and most of the teachers, of both sexes,                       64CIPL9E -- & MO/ (! T1*]S1 ( BO? SEXES1                                        
found business up at the library, by the        #50                             F.D BUSI;S UP AT ! LIBR>Y1 0!        #EJ                                        
pulpit; and it was business that frequently had to be                           PULPIT2 & X 0 BUSI;S T FREQU5TLY _H 6BE                                         
done over again two or three times (with much seeming                           D"O OV] AG TWO OR ?REE "TS 7) M* SEEM+                                          
vexation). ,The little girls "showed off" in various                            VEX,N74 ,! LL GIRLS 8%[$ (F0 9 V>I\S                                            
ways, and the little boys "showed off" with such diligence that                 WAYS1 &! LL BOYS 8%[$ (F0 ) S* DILIG;E T                                        
the air was thick with paper wads and the murmur of                             ! AIR 0 ?ICK ) PAP] WADS &! MURMUR (                                            
scufflings. ,And above it all the great man sat and                             SCU6L+S4 ,& ABV X ALL ! GRT MAN SAT &                                           
beamed a majestic judicial smile upon all the                                   B1M$ A MAJE/IC JUDICIAL SMILE ^U ALL !                                          
house, and warmed himself in the sun of his own grandeur                        H\SE1 & W>M$ HMF 9 ! SUN ( 8 [N GR&EUR                                          
-- for he was "showing off," too.                                               -- = HE 0 8%[+ (F10 TOO4                                                        
  ,There was only one thing wanting to make ,Mr.                                  ,"! 0 ONLY "O ?+ WANT+ 6MAKE ,MR4                                             
,Walters' ecstasy complete, and that was a chance                               ,WALT]S' EC/ASY -PLETE1 & T 0 A *.E                                             
to deliver a ,Bible-prize and exhibit a                                         6DELIV] A ,BI#-PRIZE & EXHIBIT A                                                
prodigy. ,Several pupils had a few yellow                                       PRODIGY4 ,S"EAL PUPILS _H A FEW YELL[                                           
tickets, but none had enough -- he had been around                              TICKETS1 B N"O _H 5 -- HE _H BE5 >.D                                            
among the star pupils inquiring. ,He would have given                           AM;G ! /> PUPILS 9QUIR+4 ,HE WD H GIV5                                          
worlds, now, to have that ,German lad back again with a sound                   _WS1 N[1 6H T ,G]MAN LAD BACK AG )A S.D                                         
mind.                                                                           M9D4                                                                            
  ,And now at this moment, when hope was dead, ,Tom                               ,& N[ AT ? MO;T1 :5 HOPE 0 D1D1 ,TOM                                          
,Sawyer came forward with nine yellow tickets,                                  ,SAWY] CAME =W>D ) N9E YELL[ TICKETS1                                           
nine red tickets, and ten blue ones, and demanded a                             N9E R$ TICKETS1 & T5 BLUE "OS1 & DEM&$ A                                        
,Bible. ,This was a thunderbolt out of a clear sky.                             ,BI#4 ,? 0 A ?"UBOLT \ (A CLE> SKY4                                             
,Walters was not expecting an application from this                             ,WALT]S 0 N EXPECT+ AN APPLIC,N F ?                                             
source for the next ten years. ,But there was no getting                        S\RCE =! NEXT T5 YE>S4 ,B "! 0 NO GETT+                                         
around it -- here were the certified checks, and they were good                 >.D X -- "H 7 ! C]TIFI$ *ECKS1 & !Y 7 GD                                        
for their face. ,Tom was there- fore elevated     #51                           = _! FACE4 ,TOM 0 "!- =E ELEVAT$     #EA                                        
to a place with the ,Judge and the other elect, and the great                   6A PLACE )! ,JUDGE &! O!R ELECT1 &! GRT                                         
news was announced from head- quarters. ,It was the most                        NEWS 0 ANN\NC$ F H1D- QU>T]S4 ,X 0 ! MO/                                        
stunning surprise of the decade, and so profound was the                        /UNN+ SURPRISE (! DECADE1 & S PROF.D 0 !                                        
sensation that it lifted the new hero up to the judicial                        S5S,N T X LIFT$ ! NEW H]O UP 6! JUDICIAL                                        
one's altitude, and the school had two marvels                                  "O'S ALTITUDE1 &! S*OOL _H TWO M>VELS                                           
to gaze upon in place of one. ,The boys were all                                6GAZE ^U 9 PLACE ( "O4 ,! BOYS 7 ALL                                            
eaten up with envy -- but those that suffered the bitterest                     EAT5 UP ) 5VY -- B ^? T SU6]$ ! BITT]E/                                         
pangs were those who perceived too late that they themselves                    PANGS 7 ^? :O P]CVD TOO LATE T !Y !MVS                                          
had contributed to this hated splendor by trading                               _H 3TRIBUT$ 6? HAT$ SPL5DOR 0TRAD+                                              
tickets to ,Tom for the wealth he had amassed in                                TICKETS 6,TOM =! W1L? HE _H AMASS$ 9                                            
selling whitewashing privileges. ,These despised                                SELL+ :ITEWA%+ PRIVILEGES4 ,^! DESPIS$                                          
themselves, as being the dupes of a wily fraud, a                               !MVS1 Z 2+ ! DUPES (A WILY FRAUD1 A                                             
guileful snake in the grass.                                                    GUILE;L SNAKE 9 ! GRASS4                                                        
  ,The prize was delivered to ,Tom with as much effusion                          ,! PRIZE 0 DELIV]$ 6,TOM ) Z M* E6U.N                                         
as the superintendent could pump up under the                                   Z ! SUP]9T5D5T CD PUMP UP "U !                                                  
circumstances; but it lacked somewhat of the true gush,                         CIRCUM/.ES2 B X LACK$ "S:AT (! TRUE GU%1                                        
for the poor fellow's instinct taught him that there was a                      =! POOR FELL['S 9/9CT TAU<T HM T "! 0 A                                         
mystery here that could not well bear the light, perhaps; it                    MY/]Y "H T CD N WELL BE> ! LI<T1 P]H2 X                                         
was simply preposterous that this boy had warehoused                            0 SIMPLY PREPO/]\S T ? BOY _H W>EH\S$                                           
two thousand sheaves of ,Scriptural wisdom on his                               TWO ?\S& %1VES ( ,SCRIPTURAL WISDOM ON 8                                        
premises -- a dozen would strain his capacity,                                  PREMISES -- A DOZ5 WD /RA9 8 CAPAC;Y1                                           
without a doubt.                                                                )\T A D\BT4                                                                     
  ,Amy ,Lawrence was proud and glad, and she tried                                ,AMY ,LAWR;E 0 PR\D & GLAD1 & %E TRI$                                         
to make ,Tom see it in her face -- but he wouldn't                              6MAKE ,TOM SEE X 9 H] FACE -- B HE WDN'T                                        
look. ,She wondered; then she was just a grain   #52                            LOOK4 ,%E WOND]$2 !N %E 0 J A GRA9   #EB                                        
troubled; next a dim suspicion came and went                                    TR\#D2 NEXT A DIM SUSPICION CAME & W5T                                          
-- came again; she watched; a furtive glance                                    -- CAME AG2 %E WAT*$2 A FURTIVE GL.E                                            
told her worlds -- and then her heart broke, and she                            TOLD H] _WS -- & !N H] HE>T BROKE1 & %E                                         
was jealous, and angry, and the tears came and she hated                        0 J1L\S1 & ANGRY1 &! TE>S CAME & %E HAT$                                        
everybody. ,Tom most of all (she thought).                                      "EYBODY4 ,TOM MO/ ( ALL 7%E ?"\74                                               
  ,Tom was introduced to the ,Judge; but his tongue was                           ,TOM 0 9TRODUC$ 6! ,JUDGE2 B 8 T;GUE 0                                        
tied, his breath would hardly come, his heart quaked --                         TI$1 8 BR1? WD H>DLY -E1 8 HE>T QUAK$ --                                        
partly because of the awful greatness of the man, but mainly because            "PLY 2C (! AW;L GRT;S (! MAN1 B MA9LY 2C                                        
he was her parent. ,He would have liked to fall down and                        HE 0 H] P>5T4 ,HE WD H LIK$ 6FALL D[N &                                         
worship him, if it were in the dark. ,The ,Judge put                            WOR%IP HM1 IF X 7 9 ! D>K4 ,! ,JUDGE PUT                                        
his hand on ,Tom's head and called him a fine little                            8 H& ON ,TOM'S H1D & CALL$ HM A F9E LL                                          
man, and asked him what his name was. ,The boy                                  MAN1 & ASK$ HM :AT 8 "N WAS4 ,! BOY                                             
stammered, gasped, and got it out:                                              /AMM]$1 GASP$1 & GOT X \3                                                       
  ",Tom."                                                                         8,TOM40                                                                       
  ",Oh, no, not ,Tom -- it is --"                                                 8,OH1 NO1 N ,TOM -- X IS --0                                                  
  ",Thomas."                                                                      8,?OMAS40                                                                     
  ",Ah, that's it. ,I thought there was more to it, maybe.                        8,AH1 T'S X4 ,I ?"\ "! 0 M 6X1 MAYBE4                                         
,That's very well. ,But you've another one ,I daresay,                          ,T'S V WELL4 ,B Y'VE ANO!R "O ,I D>ESAY1                                        
and you'll tell it to me, won't you?"                                           & Y'LL TELL X 6ME1 WON'T Y80                                                    
  ",Tell the gentleman your other name, ,Thomas,"                                 8,TELL ! G5TLEMAN YR O!R "N1 ,?OMAS10                                         
said ,Walters, "and say sir. ,You mustn't forget your                           SD ,WALT]S1 8& SAY SIR4 ,Y M/N'T =GET YR                                        
manners."                                                                       MANN]S40                                                                        
  ",Thomas ,Sawyer -- sir."                                                       8,?OMAS ,SAWY] -- SIR40                                                       
  ",That's it! ,That's a good boy. ,Fine boy.                                     8,T'S X6 ,T'S A GD BOY4 ,F9E BOY4                                             
,Fine, manly little fellow. ,Two thousand      #53                              ,F9E1 MANLY LL FELL[4 ,TWO ?\S&      #EC                                        
verses is a great many -- very, very great many. ,And you                       V]SES IS A GRT _M -- V1 V GRT _M4 ,& Y                                          
never can be sorry for the trouble you took to learn them; for                  N"E C 2 SORRY =! TR\# Y TOOK 6LE>N !M2 =                                        
knowl- edge is worth more than anything there is in the                         "KL- $GE IS WOR? M ?AN ANY?+ "! IS 9 !                                          
world; it's what makes great men and good men; you'll be                        _W2 X'S :AT MAKES GRT M5 & GD M52 Y'LL 2                                        
a great man and a good man yourself, some day, ,Thomas,                         A GRT MAN &A GD MAN YRF1 "S "D1 ,?OMAS1                                         
and then you'll look back and say, ,It's all owing                              & !N Y'LL LOOK BACK & SAY1 ,X'S ALL [+                                          
to the precious ,Sunday-school privileges of my                                 6! PRECI\S ,SUN"D-S*OOL PRIVILEGES ( MY                                         
boyhood -- it's all owing to my dear teachers that                              BOYHOOD -- X'S ALL [+ 6MY DE> T1*]S T                                           
taught me to learn -- it's all owing to the good                                TAU<T ME 6LE>N -- X'S ALL [+ 6! GD                                              
superintendent, who en- couraged me, and watched                                SUP]9T5D5T1 :O EN- C\RAG$ ME1 & WAT*$                                           
over me, and gave me a beautiful ,Bible -- a                                    OV] ME1 & GAVE ME A B1UTI;L ,BI# -- A                                           
splendid elegant ,Bible -- to keep and have it all                              SPL5DID ELEGANT ,BI# -- 6KEEP & H X ALL                                         
for my own, always -- it's all owing to right bringing up!                      = MY [N1 ALW -- X'S ALL [+ 6"R BR++ UP6                                         
,That is what you will say, ,Thomas -- and you wouldn't                         ,T IS :AT Y W SAY1 ,?OMAS -- & Y WDN'T                                          
take any money for those two thousand verses -- no                              TAKE ANY M"OY = ^? TWO ?\S& V]SES -- NO                                         
indeed you wouldn't. ,And now you wouldn't mind telling me                      9DE$ Y WDN'T4 ,& N[ Y WDN'T M9D TELL+ ME                                        
and this lady some of the things you've learned -- no, ,I                       & ? LADY "S (! ?+S Y'VE LE>N$ -- NO1 ,I                                         
know you wouldn't -- for we are proud of little boys that                       "K Y WDN'T -- = WE >E PR\D ( LL BOYS T                                          
learn. ,Now, no doubt you know the names of all the                             LE>N4 ,N[1 NO D\BT Y "K ! "NS ( ALL !                                           
twelve disciples. ,Won't you tell us the names of the                           TWELVE 4CIPLES4 ,WON'T Y TELL U ! "NS (!                                        
first two that were appointed?"                                                 F/ TWO T 7 APPO9T$80                                                            
  ,Tom was tugging at a button-hole and looking                                   ,TOM 0 TU7+ AT A BUTTON-HOLE & LOOK+                                          
sheepish. ,He blushed, now, and his eyes fell.                                  %EEPI%4 ,HE BLU%$1 N[1 & 8 EYES FELL4                                           
,Mr. ,Walters' heart sank within him. ,He said                                  ,MR4 ,WALT]S' HE>T SANK )9 HM4 ,HE SD                                           
to himself, it is not possible that the boy can        #54                      6HMF1 X IS N POSSI# T ! BOY C        #ED                                        
answer the simplest question -- why ,,DID the ,Judge                            ANSW] ! SIMPLE/ "Q -- :Y ,,DID ! ,JUDGE                                         
ask him? ,Yet he felt obliged to speak up and                                   ASK HM8 ,YET HE FELT OBLIG$ 6SP1K UP &                                          
say:                                                                            SAY3                                                                            
  ",Answer the gentleman, ,Thomas -- don't be                                     8,ANSW] ! G5TLEMAN1 ,?OMAS -- DON'T 2                                         
afraid."                                                                        AFRAID40                                                                        
  ,Tom still hung fire.                                                           ,TOM / HUNG FIRE4                                                             
  ",Now ,I know you'll tell me," said the lady.                                   8,N[ ,I "K Y'LL TELL ME10 SD ! LADY4                                          
",The names of the first two disciples were --"                                 8,! "NS (! F/ TWO 4CIPLES 7 --0                                                 
  ",,DAVID ,,AND ,,GOLIAH!"                                                       8,,DAVID ,,& ,,GOLIAH60                                                       
  ,Let us draw the curtain of charity over the rest                               ,LET U DRAW ! CURTA9 ( *>;Y OV] ! RE/                                         
of the scene.                                                                   (! SC5E4                                                                        
  ,,CHAPTER ;,V                                                                   ,,*APT] ;,V                                                                   
  ,,ABOUT half-past ten the cracked bell of                                       ,,AB HALF-PA/ T5 ! CRACK$ BELL (                                              
  the small church began to ring, and pres- ently the                             ! SMALL *UR* 2GAN 6R+1 & PRES- 5TLY !                                         
people began to gather for the                                                  P 2GAN 6GA!R =!                                                                 
  morning sermon. ,The ,Sunday-school                                             MORN+ S]MON4 ,! ,SUN"D-S*OOL                                                  
  children distributed themselves about the house and occupied                    *N 4TRIBUT$ !MVS AB ! H\SE & O3UPI$                                           
pews with their par-                                                            PEWS ) _! P>-                                                                   
  ents, so as to be under supervision. ,Aunt ,Polly                               5TS1 S Z 6BE "U SUP]VI.N4 ,AUNT ,POLLY                                        
came, and ,Tom and ,Sid and ,Mary sat with her --                               CAME1 & ,TOM & ,SID & ,M>Y SAT ) H] --                                          
,Tom being placed next the aisle, in order that he                              ,TOM 2+ PLAC$ NEXT ! AISLE1 9 ORD] T HE                                         
might be as far away from the open window and the                               MI<T 2 Z F> AWAY F ! OP5 W9D[ &!                                                
seductive outside summer scenes as possible.                                    SEDUCTIVE \TSIDE SUMM] SC5ES Z POSSI#4                                          
,The crowd filed up the aisles: the aged and needy                              ,! CR[D FIL$ UP ! AISLES3 ! AG$ & NE$Y                                          
postmaster, who had seen better days; the      #55                              PO/MA/]1 :O _H SE5 BETT] "DS2 !      #EE                                        
mayor and his wife -- for they had a mayor there,                               MAYOR & 8 WIFE -- = !Y _H A MAYOR "!1                                           
among other unnecessaries; the justice of the peace;                            AM;G O!R UNNECESS>IES2 ! JU/ICE (! P1CE2                                        
the widow ,Douglass, fair, smart, and forty, a                                  ! WID[ ,D\GLASS1 FAIR1 SM>T1 & =TY1 A                                           
generous, good-hearted soul and well-to-do, her hill                            G5]\S1 GD-HE>T$ S\L & WELL-TO-DO1 H] HILL                                       
mansion the only palace in the town, and the most                               MAN.N ! ONLY PALACE 9 ! T[N1 &! MO/                                             
hospitable and much the most lavish in the matter of                            HOSPITA# & M* ! MO/ LAVI% 9 ! MATT] (                                           
festivities that ,St. ,Petersburg could boast; the                              FE/IVITIES T ,/4 ,PET]SBURG CD BOA/2 !                                          
bent and venerable ,Major and ,Mrs. ,Ward; lawyer                               B5T & V5]A# ,MAJOR & ,MRS4 ,W>D2 LAWY]                                          
,Riverson, the new notable from a dis- tance; next                              ,RIV]SON1 ! NEW NOTA# F A DIS- T.E2 NEXT                                        
the belle of the village, followed by a troop of                                ! BELLE (! VILLAGE1 FOLL[$ 0A TROOP (                                           
lawn-clad and ribbon-decked young heart-breakers;                               LAWN-CLAD & RI2ON-DECK$ "Y HE>T-BR1K]S2                                         
then all the young clerks in town in a body -- for they                         !N ALL ! "Y CL]KS 9 T[N 9 A BODY -- = !Y                                        
had stood in the vestibule sucking their cane-heads,                            _H /OOD 9 ! VE/IBULE SUCK+ _! CANE-H1DS1                                        
a circling wall of oiled and simpering admirers,                                A CIRCL+ WALL ( OIL$ & SIMP]+ ADMIR]S1                                          
till the last girl had run their gantlet; and last                              TILL ! LA/ GIRL _H RUN _! GANTLET2 & LA/                                        
of all came the ,Model ,Boy, ,Willie                                            ( ALL CAME ! ,MODEL ,BOY1 ,WILLIE                                               
,Mufferson, taking as heedful care of his mother as if                          ,MU6]SON1 TAK+ Z HE$;L C>E ( 8 "M Z IF                                          
she were cut glass. ,He always brought his mother to church,                    %E 7 CUT GLASS4 ,HE ALW BR"\ 8 "M 6*UR*1                                        
and was the pride of all the matrons. ,The boys all                             & 0 ! PRIDE ( ALL ! MATRONS4 ,! BOYS ALL                                        
hated him, he was so good. ,And besides, he had been                            HAT$ HM1 HE 0 S GD4 ,& 2SS1 HE _H BE5                                           
"thrown up to them" so much. ,His white handkerchief was                        8?R[N UP 6!M0 S M*4 ,8 :ITE H&K]*IEF 0                                          
hanging out of his pocket behind, as usual on                                   HANG+ \ ( 8 POCKET 2H1 Z USUAL ON                                               
,Sundays -- accidentally. ,Tom had no                                           ,SUN"DS -- A3ID5T,Y4 ,TOM _H NO                                                 
handkerchief, and he looked upon boys who had as                                H&K]*IEF1 & HE LOOK$ ^U BOYS :O _H Z                                            
snobs.                               #56                                        SNOBS4                               #EF                                        
  ,The congregation being fully assembled, now, the                               ,! 3GREG,N 2+ FULLY ASSEM#D1 N[1 !                                            
bell rang once more, to warn laggards and stragglers,                           BELL RANG ONCE M1 6W>N LA7>DS & /RA7L]S1                                        
and then a solemn hush fell upon the church which was                           & !N A SOLEMN HU% FELL ^U ! *UR* : 0                                            
only broken by the tittering and whispering of the choir in                     ONLY BROK5 0! TITT]+ & :ISP]+ (! *OIR 9                                         
the gallery. ,The choir always tittered and whispered                           ! GALL]Y4 ,! *OIR ALW TITT]$ & :ISP]$                                           
all through service. ,There was once a church choir that                        ALL "? S]VICE4 ,"! 0 ONCE A *UR* *OIR T                                         
was not ill-bred, but ,I have for - gotten where it was,                        0 N ILL-BR$1 B ,I H = - GOTT5 ": X WAS1                                         
now. ,It was a great many years ago, and ,I can                                 N[4 ,X 0 A GRT _M YE>S AGO1 & ,I C                                              
scarcely remember anything about it, but ,I think it was                        SC>CELY REMEMB] ANY?+ AB X1 B ,I ?9K X 0                                        
in some foreign country.                                                        9 "S =EIGN C.TRY4                                                               
  ,The minister gave out the hymn, and read it through with a                     ,! M9I/] GAVE \ ! HYMN1 & R1D X "? )A                                         
relish, in a peculiar style which was much ad- mired                            RELI%1 9 A PECULI> /YLE : 0 M* AD- MIR$                                         
in that part of the country. ,His voice began on a                              9 T "P (! C.TRY4 ,8 VOICE 2GAN ON A                                             
medium key and climbed steadily up till it reached                              M$IUM KEY & CLIMB$ /1DILY UP TILL X R1*$                                        
a certain point, where it bore with strong emphasis                             A C]TA9 PO9T1 ": X BORE ) /R;G EMPHASIS                                         
upon the topmost word and then plunged down as if from a                        ^U ! TOPMO/ ^W & !N PLUNG$ D[N Z IF F A                                         
spring-board:                                                                   SPR+-BO>D3                                                                      
  ,Shall ,I be car-ri-ed toe the skies, on flow'ry                                ,% ,I 2 C>-RI-$ TOE ! SKIES1 ON FL['RY                                        
,,BEDS of ease,                                                                 ,,B$S ( EASE1                                                                   
  ,Whilst others fight to win the prize, and sail                                 ,:IL/ O!RS FI<T 6W9 ! PRIZE1 & SAIL                                           
thro' ,,BLOOD- ;y seas?                                                         ?RO' ,,BLOOD- ;Y S1S8                                                           
  ,He was regarded as a wonderful reader. ,At                                     ,HE 0 REG>D$ Z A WOND];L R1D]4 ,AT                                            
church "sociables" he was always called upon to read                            *UR* 8SOCIA#S0 HE 0 ALW CALL$ ^U 6R1D                                           
poetry; and when he was through, the ladies would lift                          POETRY2 & :5 HE 0 "?1 ! LADIES WD LIFT                                          
up their hands and let them fall helplessly in   #57                            UP _! H&S & LET !M FALL HELP.SLY 9   #EG                                        
their laps, and "wall" their eyes, and shake their                              _! LAPS1 & 8WALL0 _! EYES1 & %AKE _!                                            
heads, as much as to say, ",Words cannot express it; it                         H1DS1 Z M* Z 6SAY1 8,^WS _C EXPRESS X2 X                                        
is too beautiful, ,,TOO beautiful for this mortal                               IS TOO B1UTI;L1 ,,TOO B1UTI;L = ? MORTAL                                        
earth."                                                                         E>?40                                                                           
  ,After the hymn had been sung, the ,Rev. ,Mr.                                   ,AF ! HYMN _H BE5 SUNG1 ! ,REV4 ,MR4                                          
,Sprague turned himself into a bulletin-board, and                              ,SPRAGUE TURN$ HMF 96A BULLET9-BO>D1 &                                          
read off "notices" of meetings and societies and                                R1D (F 8NOTICES0 ( MEET+S & SOCIETIES &                                         
things till it seemed that the list would stretch out to the                    ?+S TILL X SEEM$ T ! LI/ WD /RET* \ 6!                                          
crack of doom -- a queer custom which is still kept                             CRACK ( DOOM -- A QUE] CU/OM : IS / KEPT                                        
up in ,America, even in cities, away here in this                               UP 9 ,AM]ICA1 EV5 9 CITIES1 AWAY "H 9 ?                                         
age of abundant news- papers. ,Often, the less                                  AGE ( ABUNDANT NEWS- PAP]S4 ,(T51 ! LESS                                        
there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder                            "! IS 6JU/IFY A TRADI;NAL CU/OM1 ! H>D]                                         
it is to get rid of it.                                                         X IS 6GET RID ( X4                                                              
  ,And now the minister prayed. ,A good, generous                                 ,& N[ ! M9I/] PRAY$4 ,A GD1 G5]\S                                             
prayer it was, and went into details: it pleaded for the                        PRAY] X WAS1 & W5T 96DETAILS3 X PL1D$ =!                                        
church, and the little children of the church; for the other churches of the    *UR*1 &! LL *N (! *UR*2 =! O!R *UR*ES (!                                        
village; for the village itself; for the county; for the                        VILLAGE2 =! VILLAGE XF2 =! C.TY2 =!                                             
,State; for the ,State officers; for the ,United                                ,/ATE2 =! ,/ATE (FIC]S2 =! ,UNIT$                                               
,States; for the churches of the ,United ,States; for                           ,/ATES2 =! *UR*ES (! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES2 =                                           
,Congress; for the ,President; for the officers of the                          ,3GRESS2 =! ,PRESID5T2 =! (FIC]S (!                                             
,Government; for poor sailors, tossed by stormy                                 ,GOV]N;T2 = POOR SAILORS1 TOSS$ 0/ORMY                                          
seas; for the oppressed millions groaning under the                             S1S2 =! OPPRESS$ MILLIONS GROAN+ "U !                                           
heel of ,European monarchies and ,Oriental                                      HEEL ( ,EUROP1N MON>*IES & ,ORI5TAL                                             
despotisms; for such as have the light and the good tidings,                    DESPOTISMS2 = S* Z H ! LI<T &! GD TID+S1                                        
and yet have not eyes to see nor ears to hear     #58                           & YET H N EYES 6SEE NOR E>S 6HE>     #EH                                        
with also; for the heathen in the far islands of the sea; and                   ) AL2 =! H1!N 9 ! F> ISL&S (! SEA2 &                                            
closed with a supplication that the words he was about to speak                 CLOS$ )A SUPPLIC,N T ! ^WS HE 0 AB 6SP1K                                        
might find grace and favor, and be as seed sown in                              MI<T F9D GRACE & FAVOR1 & 2 Z SE$ S[N 9                                         
fertile ground, yielding in time a grateful harvest                             F]TILE GR.D1 YIELD+ 9 "T A GRATE;L H>VE/                                        
of good. ,Amen.                                                                 ( GD4 ,AM54                                                                     
  ,There was a rustling of dresses, and the standing                              ,"! 0 A RU/L+ ( DRESSES1 &! /&+                                               
congregation sat down. ,The boy whose history this book                         3GREG,N SAT D[N4 ,! BOY ^: HI/ORY ? BOOK                                        
relates did not enjoy the prayer, he only en-                                   RELATES DID N 5JOY ! PRAY]1 HE ONLY EN-                                         
dured it -- if he even did that much. ,He was                                   DUR$ X -- IF HE EV5 DID T M*4 ,HE 0                                             
restive all through it; he kept tally of the details                            RE/IVE ALL "? X2 HE KEPT T,Y (! DETAILS                                         
of the prayer, unconsciously -- for he was not                                  (! PRAY]1 UNCONSCI\SLY -- = HE 0 N                                              
listening, but he knew the ground of old, and the                               LI/5+1 B HE KNEW ! GR.D ( OLD1 &!                                               
clergyman's regular route over it -- and when a                                 CL]GYMAN'S REGUL> R\TE OV] X -- & :5 A                                          
little trifle of new matter was in- terlarded, his ear                          LL TRIFLE ( NEW MATT] 0 IN- T]L>D$1 8 E>                                        
detected it and his whole nature re- sented it; he                              DETECT$ X & 8 :OLE NATURE RE- S5T$ X2 HE                                        
considered additions unfair, and scoun- drelly. ,In                             3SID]$ A4I;NS UNFAIR1 & SC\N- DRELLY4 ,9                                        
the midst of the prayer a fly had lit on the back                               ! MID/ (! PRAY] A FLY _H LIT ON ! BACK                                          
of the pew in front of him and tortured his spirit                              (! PEW 9 FRONT ( HM & TORTUR$ 8 _S                                              
by calmly rubbing its hands together, embracing its head                        0CALMLY RU2+ XS H&S TGR1 EMBRAC+ XS H1D                                         
with its arms, and polishing it so vigorously that it                           ) XS >MS1 & POLI%+ X S VIGOR\SLY T X                                            
seemed to almost part company with the body, and the slender                    SEEM$ 6ALM "P -PANY )! BODY1 &! SL5D]                                           
thread of a neck was exposed to view; scraping its                              ?R1D (A NECK 0 EXPOS$ 6VIEW2 SCRAP+ XS                                          
wings with its hind legs and smoothing them to its body as                      W+S ) XS H9D LEGS & SMOO?+ !M 6XS BODY Z                                        
if they had been coat-tails; going through its whole                            IF !Y _H BE5 COAT-TAILS2 GO+ "? XS :OLE                                         
toilet as tranquilly as if it knew it    #59                                    TOILET Z TRANQUILLY Z IF X KNEW X    #EI                                        
was perfectly safe. ,As indeed it was; for as                                   0 P]FECTLY SAFE4 ,Z 9DE$ X WAS2 = Z                                             
sorely as ,Tom's hands itched to grab for it they                               SORELY Z ,TOM'S H&S IT*$ 6GRAB = X !Y                                           
did not dare -- he believed his soul would be                                   DID N D>E -- HE 2LIEV$ 8 S\L WD 2                                               
instantly destroyed if he did such a thing while the                            9/ANTLY DE/ROY$ IF HE DID S* A ?+ :ILE !                                        
prayer was going on. ,But with the closing sentence his hand                    PRAY] 0 GO+ ON4 ,B )! CLOS+ S5T;E 8 H&                                          
began to curve and steal forward; and the instant the                           2GAN 6CURVE & /1L =W>D2 &! 9/ANT !                                              
",Amen" was out the fly was a prisoner of war. ,His                             8,AM50 0 \ ! FLY 0 A PRISON] ( W>4 ,8                                           
aunt detected the act and made him let it go.                                   AUNT DETECT$ ! ACT & MADE HM LET X G4                                           
  ,The minister gave out his text and droned along                                ,! M9I/] GAVE \ 8 TEXT & DRON$ AL;G                                           
monotonously through an argument that was so prosy that many                    MONOTON\SLY "? AN >GU;T T 0 S PROSY T _M                                        
a head by and by began to nod -- and yet it was an                              A H1D 0& 02GAN 6NOD -- & YET X 0 AN                                             
argument that dealt in limitless fire and brimstone and                         >GU;T T D1LT 9 LIMIT.S FIRE & BRIM/"O &                                         
thinned the predestined elect down to a company so                              ?9N$ ! PREDE/9$ ELECT D[N 6A -PANY S                                            
small as to be hardly worth the saving. ,Tom counted                            SMALL Z 6BE H>DLY WOR? ! SAV+4 ,TOM C.T$                                        
the pages of the sermon; after church he always knew how                        ! PAGES (! S]MON2 AF *UR* HE ALW KNEW H[                                        
many pages there had been, but he seldom knew                                   _M PAGES "! _H BE51 B HE SELDOM KNEW                                            
anything else about the discourse. ,How- ever, this time he                     ANY?+ ELSE AB ! 4C\RSE4 ,H[- "E1 ? "T HE                                        
was really interested for a little while. ,The minister made                    0 RE,Y 9T]E/$ =A LL :ILE4 ,! M9I/] MADE                                         
a grand and moving picture of the assembling together of the                    A GR& & MOV+ PICTURE (! ASSEMBL+ TGR (!                                         
world's hosts at the millen- nium when the lion and the                         _W'S HO/S AT ! MILL5- NIUM :5 ! LION &!                                         
lamb should lie down to- gether and a little child should lead                  LAMB %D LIE D[N TO- GE!R &A LL * %D L1D                                         
them. ,But the pathos, the lesson, the moral of the great                       !M4 ,B ! PA?OS1 ! LESSON1 ! MORAL (! GRT                                        
spectacle were lost upon the boy; he only thought of the                        SPECTACLE 7 LO/ ^U ! BOY2 HE ONLY ?"\ (!                                        
conspicuous- ness of the principal character before the                         3SPICU\S- NESS (! PR9CIPAL "* 2F !                                              
on-looking nations; his face lit with the thought,    #60                       ON-LOOK+ N,NS2 8 FACE LIT )! ?"\1    #FJ                                        
and he said to himself that he wished he could be that child, if it             & HE SD 6HMF T HE WI%$ HE CD 2 T *1 IF X                                        
was a tame lion.                                                                0 A TAME LION4                                                                  
  ,Now he lapsed into suffering again, as the dry argu-                           ,N[ HE LAPS$ 96SU6]+ AG1 Z ! DRY >GU-                                         
ment was resumed. ,Presently he bethought him of a                              M5T 0 RESUM$4 ,PRES5TLY HE 2?"\ HM (A                                           
treasure he had and got it out. ,It was a large                                 TR1SURE HE _H & GOT X \4 ,X 0 A L>GE                                            
black beetle with formidable jaws -- a                                          BLACK BEETLE ) =MIDA# JAWS -- A                                                 
"pinchbug," he called it. ,It was in a                                          8P9*BUG10 HE CALL$ X4 ,X 0 9 A                                                  
percussion-cap box. ,The first thing the beetle did was                         P]CUS.N-CAP BOX4 ,! F/ ?+ ! BEETLE DID 0                                        
to take him by the finger. ,A natural fillip                                    6TAKE HM 0! F+]4 ,A NATURAL FILLIP                                              
followed, the beetle went floundering into the aisle and                        FOLL[$1 ! BEETLE W5T FL.D]+ 96! AISLE &                                         
lit on its back, and the hurt finger went into the                              LIT ON XS BACK1 &! HURT F+] W5T 96!                                             
boy's mouth. ,The beetle lay there working its                                  BOY'S M\?4 ,! BEETLE LAY "! "W+ XS                                              
helpless legs, unable to turn over. ,Tom eyed it,                               HELP.S LEGS1 UNA# 6TURN OV]4 ,TOM EY$ X1                                        
and longed for it; but it was safe out of his reach. ,Other people              & L;G$ = X2 B X 0 SAFE \ ( 8 R1*4 ,O!R P                                        
uninterested in the sermon found relief in the                                  UN9T]E/$ 9 ! S]MON F.D RELIEF 9 !                                               
beetle, and they eyed it too. ,Presently a                                      BEETLE1 & !Y EY$ X TOO4 ,PRES5TLY A                                             
vagrant poodle dog came idling along, sad                                       VAGRANT POODLE DOG CAME IDL+ AL;G1 SAD                                          
at heart, lazy with the summer softness and the quiet,                          AT HE>T1 LAZY )! SUMM] S(T;S &! QUIET1                                          
weary of captivity, sigh- ing for change. ,He                                   WE>Y ( CAPTIV;Y1 SI<- 9G = *ANGE4 ,HE                                           
spied the beetle; the drooping tail lifted and                                  SPI$ ! BEETLE2 ! DROOP+ TAIL LIFT$ &                                            
wagged. ,He surveyed the prize; walked around it;                               WA7$4 ,HE SURVEY$ ! PRIZE2 WALK$ >.D X2                                         
smelt at it from a safe distance; walked around it                              SMELT AT X F A SAFE 4T.E2 WALK$ >.D X                                           
again; grew bolder, and took a closer smell; then                               AG2 GREW BOLD]1 & TOOK A CLOS] SMELL2 !N                                        
lifted his lip and made a gingerly snatch at it, just                           LIFT$ 8 LIP & MADE A G+]LY SNAT* AT X1 J                                        
missing it; made another, and another; began   #61                              MISS+ X2 MADE ANO!R1 & ANO!R2 2GAN   #FA                                        
to enjoy the diversion; subsided to his stomach with the                        65JOY ! DIV].N2 SUBSID$ 6HIS /OMA* )!                                           
beetle between his paws, and continued his experiments;                         BEETLE 2T 8 PAWS1 & 3T9U$ 8 EXP]I;TS2                                           
grew weary at last, and then indifferent and                                    GREW WE>Y AT LA/1 & !N 9DI6]5T &                                                
absent-minded. ,His head nodded, and little by little his chin                  ABS5T-M9D$4 ,8 H1D NO4$1 & LL 0LL 8 *9                                          
descended and touched the enemy, who seized it. ,There was                      DESC5D$ & T\*$ ! 5EMY1 :O SEIZ$ X4 ,"! 0                                        
a sharp yelp, a flirt of the poodle's head, and the                             A %>P YELP1 A FLIRT (! POODLE'S H1D1 &!                                         
beetle fell a couple of yards away, and lit                                     BEETLE FELL A C\PLE ( Y>DS AWAY1 & LIT                                          
on its back once more. ,The neighboring                                         ON XS BACK ONCE M4 ,! NEI<BOR+                                                  
spectators shook with a gentle inward joy, several                              SPECTATORS %OOK )A G5TLE 9W>D JOY1 S"EAL                                        
faces went behind fans and hand- kerchiefs, and ,Tom                            FACES W5T 2H FANS & H&- K]*IEFS1 & ,TOM                                         
was entirely happy. ,The dog looked foolish, and                                0 5TIRELY HAPPY4 ,! DOG LOOK$ FOOLI%1 &                                         
probably felt so; but there was resentment in his                               PROBABLY FELT S2 B "! 0 RES5T;T 9 8                                             
heart, too, and a craving for revenge. ,So he went                              HE>T1 TOO1 &A CRAV+ = REV5GE4 ,S HE W5T                                         
to the beetle and began a wary attack on it again;                              6! BEETLE & 2GAN A W>Y ATTACK ON X AG2                                          
jumping at it from every point of a circle, light- ing                          JUMP+ AT X F E PO9T (A CIRCLE1 LI<T- 9G                                         
with his fore-paws within an inch of the creature, making                       ) 8 =E-PAWS )9 AN 9* (! CR1TURE1 MAK+                                           
even closer snatches at it with his teeth, and jerking                          EV5 CLOS] SNAT*ES AT X ) 8 TEE?1 & J]K+                                         
his head till his ears flapped again. ,But he grew                              8 H1D TILL 8 E>S FLAPP$ AG4 ,B HE GREW                                          
tired once more, after a while; tried to amuse him-                             TIR$ ONCE M1 AF A :ILE2 TRI$ 6AMUSE HM-                                         
self with a fly but found no relief; followed an                                SELF )A FLY B F.D NO RELIEF2 FOLL[$ AN                                          
ant around, with his nose close to the floor, and quickly                       ANT >.D1 ) 8 NOSE CLOSE 6! FLOOR1 & QKLY                                        
wearied of that; yawned, sighed, forgot the beetle                              WE>I$ ( T2 YAWN$1 SI<$1 =GOT ! BEETLE                                           
entirely, and sat down on it. ,Then there was a wild                            5TIRELY1 & SAT D[N ON X4 ,!N "! 0 A WILD                                        
yelp of agony and the poodle went sailing up the                                YELP ( AGONY &! POODLE W5T SAIL+ UP !                                           
aisle; the yelps continued, and so did the      #62                             AISLE2 ! YELPS 3T9U$1 & S DID !      #FB                                        
dog; he crossed the house in front of the altar;                                DOG2 HE CROSS$ ! H\SE 9 FRONT (! ALT>2                                          
he flew down the other aisle; he crossed before the                             HE FLEW D[N ! O!R AISLE2 HE CROSS$ 2F !                                         
doors; he clamored up the home-stretch; his                                     DOORS2 HE CLAMOR$ UP ! HOME-/RET*2 8                                            
anguish grew with his progress, till presently                                  ANGUI% GREW ) 8 PROGRESS1 TILL PRES5TLY                                         
he was but a woolly comet moving in its orbit with the                          HE 0 B A WOOLLY -ET MOV+ 9 XS ORBIT )!                                          
gleam and the speed of light. ,At last the frantic                              GL1M &! SPE$ ( LI<T4 ,AT LA/ ! FRANTIC                                          
sufferer sheered from its course, and sprang into its                           SU6]] %E]$ F XS C\RSE1 & SPRANG 96XS                                            
master's lap; he flung it out of the window, and the                            MA/]'S LAP2 HE FLUNG X \ (! W9D[1 &!                                            
voice of distress quickly thinned away and died in the                          VOICE ( 4TRESS QKLY ?9N$ AWAY & DI$ 9 !                                         
dis- tance.                                                                     DIS- T.E4                                                                       
  ,By this time the whole church was red-faced and                                ,0? "T ! :OLE *UR* 0 R$-FAC$ &                                                
suffocating with suppressed laughter, and the sermon had                        SU6OCAT+ ) SUPPRESS$ LAU<T]1 &! S]MON _H                                        
come to a dead standstill. ,The discourse was resumed                           -E 6A D1D /&/ILL4 ,! 4C\RSE 0 RESUM$                                            
presently, but it went lame and halting, all                                    PRES5TLY1 B X W5T LAME & HALT+1 ALL                                             
possibility of impressiveness being at an end; for                              POSSIBIL;Y ( IMPRESSIVE;S 2+ AT AN 5D2 =                                        
even the gravest sentiments were constantly being received                      EV5 ! GRAVE/ S5TI;TS 7 3/ANTLY 2+ RCVD                                          
with a smothered burst of unholy mirth, under cover of some                     )A S"M$ BUR/ ( UNHOLY MIR?1 "U COV] ( "S                                        
remote pew-back, as if the poor parson had said                                 REMOTE PEW-BACK1 Z IF ! POOR P>SON _H SD                                        
a rarely facetious thing. ,It was a genuine relief                              A R>ELY FACETI\S ?+4 ,X 0 A G5U9E RELIEF                                        
to the whole congregation when the ordeal was over and the                      6! :OLE 3GREG,N :5 ! ORD1L 0 OV] &!                                             
benediction pronounced.                                                         B5EDIC;N PRON\NC$4                                                              
  ,Tom ,Sawyer went home quite cheerful, thinking                                 ,TOM ,SAWY] W5T HOME Q *E];L1 ?9K+                                            
to himself that there was some satisfaction about divine                        6HMF T "! 0 "S SATISFAC;N AB DIV9E                                              
service when there was a bit of variety in it. ,He                              S]VICE :5 "! 0 A BIT ( V>IETY 9 X4 ,HE                                          
had but one marring thought; he was willing that the     #63                    _H B "O M>R+ ?"\2 HE 0 WILL+ T !     #FC                                        
dog should play with his pinchbug, but he did not think it                      DOG %D PLAY ) 8 P9*BUG1 B HE DID N ?9K X                                        
was upright in him to carry it off.                                             0 UP"R 9 HM 6C>RY X (F4                                                         
  ,,CHAPTER ,,VI                                                                  ,,*APT] ,,VI                                                                  
  ,,MONDAY morning found ,Tom ,Sawyer                                             ,,MON"D MORN+ F.D ,TOM ,SAWY]                                                 
  miserable. ,Monday morning always                                               MIS]A#4 ,MON"D MORN+ ALW                                                      
  found him so -- because it began another                                        F.D HM S -- 2C X 2GAN ANO!R                                                   
  week's slow suffering in school. ,He gen-                                       WEEK'S SL[ SU6]+ 9 S*OOL4 ,HE G5-                                             
  erally began that day with wishing he had had no                                ERALLY 2GAN T "D ) WI%+ HE _H _H NO                                           
intervening holiday, it made the go- ing into captivity                         9T]V5+ HOLI"D1 X MADE ! G- 9G 96CAPTIV;Y                                        
and fetters again so much more odious.                                          & FETT]S AG S M* M ODI\S4                                                       
  ,Tom lay thinking. ,Presently it occurred to him                                ,TOM LAY ?9K+4 ,PRES5TLY X O3URR$ 6HM                                         
that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from                        T HE WI%$ HE 0 SICK2 !N HE CD /AY HOME F                                        
school. ,Here was a vague possibility. ,He can-                                 S*OOL4 ,"H 0 A VAGUE POSSIBIL;Y4 ,HE C-                                         
vassed his system. ,No ailment was found, and he                                VASS$ 8 SY/EM4 ,NO AIL;T 0 F.D1 & HE                                            
investigated again. ,This time he thought he could detect                       9VE/IGAT$ AG4 ,? "T HE ?"\ HE CD DETECT                                         
colicky symptoms, and he began to encourage them                                COLICKY SYMPTOMS1 & HE 2GAN 65C\RAGE !M                                         
with considerable hope. ,But they soon grew feeble, and                         ) 3SID]A# HOPE4 ,B !Y SOON GREW FEE#1 &                                         
presently died wholly away. ,He reflected                                       PRES5TLY DI$ :OLLY AWAY4 ,HE REFLECT$                                           
further. ,Suddenly he discovered something. ,One of his                         FUR!R4 ,SU45LY HE 4COV]$ "S?+4 ,"O ( 8                                          
upper front teeth was loose. ,This was lucky; he                                UPP] FRONT TEE? 0 LOOSE4 ,? 0 LUCKY2 HE                                         
was about to begin to groan, as a "starter," as he called                       0 AB 62G9 6GROAN1 Z A 8/>T]10 Z HE CALL$                                        
it, when it occurred to him that if he came into court with                     X1 :5 X O3URR$ 6HM T IF HE CAME 96C\RT )                                        
that argument, his aunt would pull it out, and that would                       T >GU;T1 8 AUNT WD PULL X \1 & T WD                                             
hurt. ,So he thought he would hold the tooth in                                 HURT4 ,S HE ?"\ HE WD HOLD ! TOO? 9                                             
reserve for the present, and seek further.      #64                             RES]VE =! PRES5T1 & SEEK FUR!R4      #FD                                        
,Nothing of- fered for some little time, and then he                            ,NO?+ (- F]$ = "S LL "T1 & !N HE                                                
remembered hearing the doctor tell about a certain                              REMEMB]$ HE>+ ! DOCTOR TELL AB A C]TA9                                          
thing that laid up a patient for two or three                                   ?+ T LAID UP A PATI5T = TWO OR ?REE                                             
weeks and threatened to make him lose a finger. ,So the                         WEEKS & ?R1T5$ 6MAKE HM LOSE A F+]4 ,S !                                        
boy eagerly drew his sore toe from under the sheet and                          BOY EAG]LY DREW 8 SORE TOE F "U ! %EET &                                        
held it up for in- spection. ,But now he did not                                HELD X UP = IN- SPEC;N4 ,B N[ HE DID N                                          
know the necessary symptoms. ,However, it seemed well                           "K ! NEC SYMPTOMS4 ,H["E1 X SEEM$ WELL                                          
worth while to chance it, so he fell to groaning with                           WOR? :ILE 6*.E X1 S HE FELL 6GROAN+ )                                           
considerable spirit.                                                            3SID]A# _S4                                                                     
  ,But ,Sid slept on unconscious.                                                 ,B ,SID SLEPT ON UNCONSCI\S4                                                  
  ,Tom groaned louder, and fancied that he began                                  ,TOM GROAN$ L\D]1 & FANCI$ T HE 2GAN                                          
to feel pain in the toe.                                                        6FEEL PA9 9 ! TOE4                                                              
  ,No result from ,Sid.                                                           ,NO RESULT F ,SID4                                                            
  ,Tom was panting with his exertions by this time. ,He                           ,TOM 0 PANT+ ) 8 EX];NS 0? "T4 ,HE                                            
took a rest and then swelled himself up and fetched a                           TOOK A RE/ & !N SWELL$ HMF UP & FET*$ A                                         
succession of admirable groans.                                                 SU3ES.N ( ADMIRA# GROANS4                                                       
  ,Sid snored on.                                                                 ,SID SNOR$ ON4                                                                
  ,Tom was aggravated. ,He said, ",Sid, ,Sid!"                                    ,TOM 0 A7RAVAT$4 ,HE SD1 8,SID1 ,SID60                                        
and shook him. ,This course worked well, and ,Tom                               & %OOK HM4 ,? C\RSE "W$ WELL1 & ,TOM                                            
began to groan again. ,Sid yawned, stretched, then                              2GAN 6GROAN AG4 ,SID YAWN$1 /RET*$1 !N                                          
brought himself up on his elbow with a snort, and began                         BR"\ HMF UP ON 8 ELB[ )A SNORT1 & 2GAN                                          
to stare at ,Tom. ,Tom went on groaning. ,Sid                                   6/>E AT ,TOM4 ,TOM W5T ON GROAN+4 ,SID                                          
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",Tom! ,Say, ,Tom!" [,No response.]                                             8,TOM6 ,SAY1 ,TOM60 ,7,NO RESPONSE47'                                         
",Here, ,Tom! ,,TOM! ,What is the         #65                                   8,"H1 ,TOM6 ,,TOM6 ,:AT IS !         #FE                                        
matter, ,Tom?" ,And he shook him and looked in his                              MATT]1 ,TOM80 ,& HE %OOK HM & LOOK$ 9 8                                         
face anxiously.                                                                 FACE ANXI\SLY4                                                                  
  ,Tom moaned out:                                                                ,TOM MOAN$ \3                                                                 
  ",Oh, don't, ,Sid. ,Don't joggle me."                                           8,OH1 DON'T1 ,SID4 ,DON'T JO7LE ME40                                          
  ",Why, what's the matter, ,Tom? ,I must call                                    8,:Y1 :AT'S ! MATT]1 ,TOM8 ,I M/ CALL                                         
auntie."                                                                        AUNTIE40                                                                        
  ",No -- never mind. ,It'll be over by and by,                                   8,NO -- N"E M9D4 ,X'LL 2 OV] 0& BY1                                           
maybe. ,Don't call anybody."                                                    MAYBE4 ,DON'T CALL ANYBODY40                                                    
  ",But ,I must! ,,DON'T groan so, ,Tom, it's                                     8,B ,I M/6 ,,DON'T GROAN S1 ,TOM1 X'S                                         
awful. ,How long you been this way?"                                            AW;L4 ,H[ L;G Y BE5 ? WAY80                                                     
  ",Hours. ,Ouch! ,Oh, don't stir so, ,Sid,                                       8,H\RS4 ,\*6 ,OH1 DON'T /IR S1 ,SID1                                          
you'll kill me."                                                                Y'LL KILL ME40                                                                  
  ",Tom, why didn't you wake me sooner his                                        8,TOM1 :Y DIDN'T Y WAKE ME SOON] 8                                            
,Oh, ,Tom, ,,DON'T! ,It makes my flesh                                          ,OH1 ,TOM1 ,,DON'T6 ,X MAKES MY FLE%                                            
crawl to hear you. ,Tom, what is the matter?"                                   CRAWL 6HE> Y4 ,TOM1 :AT IS ! MATT]80                                            
  ",I forgive you everything, ,Sid. [,Groan.]                                     8,I =GIVE Y "EY?+1 ,SID4 ,7,GROAN47'                                          
,Every- thing you've ever done to me. ,When ,I'm gone --"                       ,E- ?+ Y'VE "E D"O 6ME4 ,:5 ,I'M G"O --0                                        
  ",Oh, ,Tom, you ain't dying, are you? ,Don't,                                   8,OH1 ,TOM1 Y A9'T DY+1 >E Y8 ,DON'T1                                         
,Tom -- oh, don't. ,Maybe --"                                                   ,TOM -- OH1 DON'T4 ,MAYBE --0                                                   
  ",I forgive everybody, ,Sid. [,Groan.]                                          8,I =GIVE "EYBODY1 ,SID4 ,7,GROAN47'                                          
,Tell 'em so, ,Sid. ,And ,Sid, you give my                                      ,TELL 'EM S1 ,SID4 ,& ,SID1 Y GIVE MY                                           
window-sash and my cat with one eye to that new girl                            W9D[-SA% & MY CAT ) "O EYE 6T NEW GIRL                                          
that's come to town, and tell her --"                                           T'S -E 6T[N1 & TELL H] --0                                                      
  ,But ,Sid had snatched his clothes and gone. ,Tom                               ,B ,SID _H SNAT*$ 8 CLO!S & G"O4 ,TOM                                         
was suffering in reality, now, so handsomely was his    #66                     0 SU6]+ 9 R1L;Y1 N[1 S H&"SLY 0 8    #FF                                        
imagination working, and so his groans had gathered quite a                     IMAG9,N "W+1 & S 8 GROANS _H GA!R$ Q A                                          
genuine tone.                                                                   G5U9E T"O4                                                                      
  ,Sid flew down-stairs and said:                                                 ,SID FLEW D[N-/AIRS & SD3                                                     
  ",Oh, ,Aunt ,Polly, come! ,Tom's dying!"                                        8,OH1 ,AUNT ,POLLY1 -E6 ,TOM'S DY+60                                          
  ",Dying!"                                                                       8,DY+60                                                                       
  ",Yes'm. ,Don't wait -- come quick!"                                            8,YES'M4 ,DON'T WAIT -- -E QK60                                               
  ",Rubbage! ,I don't believe it!"                                                8,RU2AGE6 ,I DON'T 2LIEVE X60                                                 
  ,But she fled up-stairs, nevertheless, with ,Sid and                            ,B %E FL$ UP-/AIRS1 N"E!.S1 ) ,SID &                                          
,Mary at her heels. ,And her face grew white,                                   ,M>Y AT H] HEELS4 ,& H] FACE GREW :ITE1                                         
too, and her lip trembled. ,When she reached the bed-                           TOO1 & H] LIP TREM#D4 ,:5 %E R1*$ ! B$-                                         
side she gasped out:                                                            SIDE %E GASP$ \3                                                                
  ",You, ,Tom! ,Tom, what's the matter with you?"                                 8,Y1 ,TOM6 ,TOM1 :AT'S ! MATT] ) Y80                                          
  ",Oh, auntie, ,I'm --"                                                          8,OH1 AUNTIE1 ,I'M --0                                                        
  ",What's the matter with you -- what is the matter                              8,:AT'S ! MATT] ) Y -- :AT IS ! MATT]                                         
with you, child?"                                                               ) Y1 *80                                                                        
  ",Oh, auntie, my sore toe's mortified!"                                         8,OH1 AUNTIE1 MY SORE TOE'S MORTIFI$60                                        
  ,The old lady sank down into a chair and laughed                                ,! OLD LADY SANK D[N 96A *AIR & LAU<$                                         
a little, then cried a little, then did both together. ,This                    A LL1 !N CRI$ A LL1 !N DID BO? TGR4 ,?                                          
restored her and she said:                                                      RE/OR$ H] & %E SD3                                                              
  ",Tom, what a turn you did give me. ,Now you                                    8,TOM1 :AT A TURN Y DID GIVE ME4 ,N[ Y                                        
shut up that nonsense and climb out of this."                                   %UT UP T NONS5SE & CLIMB \ ( ?40                                                
  ,The groans ceased and the pain vanished from the toe.                          ,! GROANS C1S$ &! PA9 VANI%$ F ! TOE4                                         
,The boy felt a little foolish, and he said:                                    ,! BOY FELT A LL FOOLI%1 & HE SD3                                               
  ",Aunt ,Polly, it ,,SEEMED mortified, and it                                    8,AUNT ,POLLY1 X ,,SEEM$ MORTIFI$1 & X                                        
hurt so ,I never minded my tooth at        #67                                  HURT S ,I N"E M9D$ MY TOO? AT        #FG                                        
all."                                                                           ALL40                                                                           
  ",Your tooth, indeed! ,What's the matter with your                              8,YR TOO?1 9DE$6 ,:AT'S ! MATT] ) YR                                          
tooth?"                                                                         TOO?80                                                                          
  ",One of them's loose, and it aches perfectly                                   8,"O ( !M'S LOOSE1 & X A*ES P]FECTLY                                          
awful."                                                                         AW;L40                                                                          
  ",There, there, now, don't begin that groaning again.                           8,"!1 "!1 N[1 DON'T 2G9 T GROAN+ AG4                                          
,Open your mouth. ,Well -- your tooth ,,IS                                      ,OP5 YR M\?4 ,WELL -- YR TOO? ,,IS                                              
loose, but you're not going to die about that. ,Mary, get                       LOOSE1 B Y'RE N GO+ 6DIE AB T4 ,M>Y1 GET                                        
me a silk thread, and a chunk of fire out of the                                ME A SILK ?R1D1 &A *UNK ( FIRE \ (!                                             
kitchen."                                                                       KIT*540                                                                         
  ,Tom said:                                                                      ,TOM SD3                                                                      
  ",Oh, please, auntie, don't pull it out.                                        8,OH1 PL1SE1 AUNTIE1 DON'T PULL X \4                                          
,It don't hurt any more. ,I wish ,I may never                                   ,X DON'T HURT ANY M4 ,I WI% ,I MAY N"E                                          
stir if it does. ,Please don't, auntie. ,I                                      /IR IF X DOES4 ,PL1SE DON'T1 AUNTIE4 ,I                                         
don't want to stay home from school."                                           DON'T WANT 6/AY HOME F S*OOL40                                                  
  ",Oh, you don't, don't you? ,So all this row was                                8,OH1 Y DON'T1 DON'T Y8 ,S ALL ? R[ 0                                         
because you thought you'd get to stay home from school and go                   2C Y ?"\ Y'D GET 6/AY HOME F S*OOL & G                                          
a-fishing? ,Tom, ,Tom, ,I love you so, and you                                  A-FI%+8 ,TOM1 ,TOM1 ,I LOVE Y S1 & Y                                            
seem to try every way you can to break my old heart with                        SEEM 6TRY E WAY Y C 6BR1K MY OLD HE>T )                                         
your outrageousness." ,By this time the dental instruments were                 YR \TRAGE\S;S40 ,0? "T ! D5TAL 9/RU;TS 7                                        
ready. ,The old lady made one end of the silk                                   R1DY4 ,! OLD LADY MADE "O 5D (! SILK                                            
thread fast to ,Tom's tooth with a loop and tied the                            ?R1D FA/ 6,TOM'S TOO? )A LOOP & TI$ !                                           
other to the bedpost. ,Then she seized the chunk of fire                        O!R 6! B$PO/4 ,!N %E SEIZ$ ! *UNK ( FIRE                                        
and suddenly thrust it almost into the boy's face. ,The                         & SU45LY ?RU/ X ALM 96! BOY'S FACE4 ,!                                          
tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now.       #68                              TOO? HUNG DANGL+ 0! B$PO/1 N[4       #FH                                        
  ,But all trials bring their compensations. ,As ,Tom                             ,B ALL TRIALS BR+ _! -P5S,NS4 ,Z ,TOM                                         
wended to school after breakfast, he was the envy of every                      W5D$ 6S*OOL AF BR1KFA/1 HE 0 ! 5VY ( E                                          
boy he met because the gap in his upper row of teeth                            BOY HE MET 2C ! GAP 9 8 UPP] R[ ( TEE?                                          
enabled him to expectorate in a new and admirable                               5A#D HM 6EXPECTORATE 9 A NEW & ADMIRA#                                          
way. ,He gathered quite a following of lads interested                          WAY4 ,HE GA!R$ Q A FOLL[+ ( LADS 9T]E/$                                         
in the exhibition; and one that had cut his finger and had                      9 ! EXHIBI;N2 & "O T _H CUT 8 F+] & _H                                          
been a centre of fascination and homage up to this time,                        BE5 A C5TRE ( FASC9,N & HOMAGE UP 6? "T1                                        
now found himself sud- denly without an adherent, and                           N[ F.D HMF SUD- D5LY )\T AN ADH]5T1 &                                           
shorn of his glory. ,His heart was heavy, and he said                           %ORN ( 8 GLORY4 ,8 HE>T 0 H1VY1 & HE SD                                         
with a disdain which he did not feel that it wasn't anything                    )A 4DA9 : HE DID N FEEL T X WASN'T ANY?+                                        
to spit like ,Tom ,Sawyer; but another boy said,                                6SPIT L ,TOM ,SAWY]2 B ANO!R BOY SD1                                            
",Sour grapes!" and he wandered away a dismantled                               8,S\R GRAPES60 & HE W&]$ AWAY A 4MANTL$                                         
hero.                                                                           H]O4                                                                            
  ,Shortly ,Tom came upon the juvenile pariah                                     ,%ORTLY ,TOM CAME ^U ! JUV5ILE P>IAH                                          
of the village, ,Huckleberry ,Finn, son of the town                             (! VILLAGE1 ,HUCKLEB]RY ,F9N1 SON (! T[N                                        
drunkard. ,Huckleberry was cordially hated and                                  DRUNK>D4 ,HUCKLEB]RY 0 CORDI,Y HAT$ &                                           
dreaded by all the mothers of the town, because he was idle and                 DR1D$ 0ALL ! "MS (! T[N1 2C HE 0 IDLE &                                         
law- less and vulgar and bad -- and because all their                           LAW- LESS & VULG> & BAD -- & 2C ALL _!                                          
children admired him so, and delighted in his forbidden                         *N ADMIR$ HM S1 & DELI<T$ 9 8 =BI45                                             
society, and wished they dared to be like him. ,Tom was                         SOCIETY1 & WI%$ !Y D>$ 6BE L HM4 ,TOM 0                                         
like the rest of the respectable boys, in that he envied                        L ! RE/ (! RESPECTA# BOYS1 9 T HE 5VI$                                          
,Huckleberry his gaudy outcast condition, and was un-                           ,HUCKLEB]RY 8 GAUDY \TCA/ 3DI;N1 & 0 UN-                                        
der strict orders not to play with him. ,So he played                           D] /RICT ORD]S N 6PLAY ) HM4 ,S HE PLAY$                                        
with him every time he got a chance. ,Huckleberry was                           ) HM E "T HE GOT A *.E4 ,HUCKLEB]RY 0                                           
always dressed in the cast-off clothes of        #69                            ALW DRESS$ 9 ! CA/-(F CLO!S (        #FI                                        
full-grown men, and they were in perennial bloom and                            FULL-GR[N M51 & !Y 7 9 P]5NIAL BLOOM &                                          
fluttering with rags. ,His hat was a vast ruin with a                           FLUTT]+ ) RAGS4 ,8 HAT 0 A VA/ RU9 )A                                           
wide crescent lopped out of its brim; his coat,                                 WIDE CRESC5T LOPP$ \ ( XS BRIM2 8 COAT1                                         
when he wore one, hung nearly to his heels and                                  :5 HE WORE "O1 HUNG NE>LY 6HIS HEELS &                                          
had the rearward buttons far down the back; but one                             _H ! RE>W>D BUTTONS F> D[N ! BACK2 B "O                                         
suspender supported his trousers; the seat of the                               SUSP5D] SUPPORT$ 8 TR\S]S2 ! S1T (!                                             
trousers bagged low and con- tained nothing, the fringed                        TR\S]S BA7$ L[ & CON- TA9$ NO?+1 ! FR+$                                         
legs dragged in the dirt when not rolled up.                                    LEGS DRA7$ 9 ! DIRT :5 N ROLL$ UP4                                              
  ,Huckleberry came and went, at his own free                                     ,HUCKLEB]RY CAME & W5T1 AT 8 [N FREE                                          
will. ,He slept on doorsteps in fine weather and in                             W4 ,HE SLEPT ON DOOR/EPS 9 F9E W1!R & 9                                         
empty hogsheads in wet; he did not have to go                                   EMPTY HOGSH1DS 9 WET2 HE DID N H 6G                                             
to school or to church, or call any being master or                             6S*OOL OR 6*UR*1 OR CALL ANY 2+ MA/] OR                                         
obey anybody; he could go fishing or swimming when                              OBEY ANYBODY2 HE CD G FI%+ OR SWIMM+ :5                                         
and where he chose, and stay as long as it suited him;                          & ": HE *OSE1 & /AY Z L;G Z X SUIT$ HM2                                         
nobody forbade him to fight; he could sit up as                                 NOBODY =BADE HM 6FI<T2 HE CD SIT UP Z                                           
late as he pleased; he was always the first boy that went                       LATE Z HE PL1S$2 HE 0 ALW ! F/ BOY T W5T                                        
barefoot in the spring and the last to resume leather in the                    B>EFOOT 9 ! SPR+ &! LA/ 6RESUME L1!R 9 !                                        
fall; he never had to wash, nor put on clean                                    FALL2 HE N"E _H 6WA%1 NOR PUT ON CL1N                                           
clothes; he could swear wonderfully. ,In a word,                                CLO!S2 HE CD SWE> WOND];LLY4 ,9 A ^W1                                           
everything that goes to make life precious that boy                             "EY?+ T GOES 6MAKE LIFE PRECI\S T BOY                                           
had. ,So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable                          _H4 ,S ?"\ E H>ASS$1 HAMP]$1 RESPECTA#                                          
boy in ,St. ,Petersburg.                                                        BOY 9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG4                                                           
  ,Tom hailed the romantic outcast:                                               ,TOM HAIL$ ! ROMANTIC \TCA/3                                                  
  ",Hello, ,Huckleberry!"                                                         8,HELLO1 ,HUCKLEB]RY60                                                        
",Hello yourself, and see how you like it."      #70                            8,HELLO YRF1 & SEE H[ Y L X40      #GJ                                          
  ",What's that you got?"                                                         8,:AT'S T Y GOT80                                                             
  ",Dead cat."                                                                    8,D1D CAT40                                                                   
  ",Lemme see him, ,Huck. ,My, he's                                               8,LEMME SEE HM1 ,HUCK4 ,MY1 HE'S                                              
pretty stiff. ,Where'd you get him ?"                                           PRETTY /IFF4 ,":'D Y GET HM 80                                                  
  ",Bought him off'n a boy."                                                      8,B"\ HM (F'N A BOY40                                                         
  ",What did you give?"                                                           8,:AT DID Y GIVE80                                                            
  ",I give a blue ticket and a bladder that ,I                                    8,I GIVE A BLUE TICKET &A BLA4] T ,I                                          
got at the slaughter-house."                                                    GOT AT ! SLAU<T]-H\SE40                                                         
  ",Where'd you get the blue ticket?"                                             8,":'D Y GET ! BLUE TICKET80                                                  
  ",Bought it off'n ,Ben ,Rogers two weeks ago                                    8,B"\ X (F'N ,B5 ,ROG]S TWO WEEKS AGO                                         
for a hoop-stick."                                                              =A HOOP-/ICK40                                                                  
  ",Say -- what is dead cats good for , ,Huck?"                                   8,SAY -- :AT IS D1D CATS GD = 1 ,HUCK80                                       
  ",Good for? ,Cure warts with."                                                  8,GD =8 ,CURE W>TS )40                                                        
  ",No! ,Is that so? ,I know something that's better."                            8,NO6 ,IS T S8 ,I "K "S?+ T'S BETT]40                                         
  ",I bet you don't. ,What is it?"                                                8,I BET Y DON'T4 ,:AT IS X80                                                  
  ",Why, spunk-water."                                                            8,:Y1 SPUNK-WAT]40                                                            
  ",Spunk-water! ,I wouldn't give a dern for                                      8,SPUNK-WAT]6 ,I WDN'T GIVE A D]N =                                           
spunk- water."                                                                  SPUNK- WAT]40                                                                   
  ",You wouldn't, wouldn't you? ,D'you ever try it?"                              8,Y WDN'T1 WDN'T Y8 ,D'Y\ "E TRY X80                                          
  ",No, ,I hain't. ,But ,Bob ,Tanner did."                                        8,NO1 ,I HA9'T4 ,B ,BOB ,TANN] DID40                                          
  ",Who told you so!"                                                             8,:O TOLD Y S60                                                               
  ",Why, he told ,Jeff ,Thatcher, and ,Jeff                                       8,:Y1 HE TOLD ,JEFF ,?AT*]1 & ,JEFF                                           
told ,Johnny ,Baker, and ,Johnny told ,Jim                                      TOLD ,JOHNNY ,BAK]1 & ,JOHNNY TOLD ,JIM                                         
,Hollis, and ,Jim told ,Ben ,Rogers, and ,Ben                                   ,HOLLIS1 & ,JIM TOLD ,B5 ,ROG]S1 & ,B5                                          
told a nigger, and the nigger told me. ,There    #71                            TOLD A NI7]1 &! NI7] TOLD ME4 ,"!    #GA                                        
now!"                                                                           N[60                                                                            
  ",Well, what of it? ,They'll all lie.                                           8,WELL1 :AT ( X8 ,!Y'LL ALL LIE4                                              
,Leastways all but the nigger. ,I don't know ,,HIM.                             ,L1/WAYS ALL B ! NI7]4 ,I DON'T "K ,,HM4                                        
,But ,I never see a nigger that ,,WOULDN'T lie.                                 ,B ,I N"E SEE A NI7] T ,,WDN'T LIE4                                             
,Shucks! ,Now you tell me how ,Bob ,Tanner done                                 ,%UCKS6 ,N[ Y TELL ME H[ ,BOB ,TANN] D"O                                        
it, ,Huck."                                                                     X1 ,HUCK40                                                                      
  ",Why, he took and dipped his hand in a rotten                                  8,:Y1 HE TOOK & DIPP$ 8 H& 9 A ROTT5                                          
stump where the rain-water was."                                                /UMP ": ! RA9-WAT] WAS40                                                        
  ",In the daytime?"                                                              8,9 ! "D"T80                                                                  
  ",Certainly."                                                                   8,C]TA9LY40                                                                   
  ",With his face to the stump?"                                                  8,) 8 FACE 6! /UMP80                                                          
  ",Yes. ,Least ,I reckon so."                                                    8,YES4 ,L1/ ,I RECKON S40                                                     
  ",Did he say anything?"                                                         8,DID HE SAY ANY?+80                                                          
  ",I don't reckon he did. ,I don't know."                                        8,I DON'T RECKON HE DID4 ,I DON'T "K40                                        
  ",Aha! ,Talk about trying to cure warts with                                    8,AHA6 ,TALK AB TRY+ 6CURE W>TS )                                             
spunk- water such a blame fool way as that!                                     SPUNK- WAT] S* A BLAME FOOL WAY Z T6                                            
,Why, that ain't a-going to do any good. ,You got to go                         ,:Y1 T A9'T A-GO+ 6D ANY GD4 ,Y GOT 6G                                          
all by yourself, to the middle of the woods, where you know                     ALL 0YRF1 6! MI4LE (! WOODS1 ": Y "K                                            
there's a spunk-water stump, and just as it's                                   "!'S A SPUNK-WAT] /UMP1 & J Z X'S                                               
midnight you back up against the stump and jam your hand                        MIDNI<T Y BACK UP AG/ ! /UMP & JAM YR H&                                        
in and say:                                                                     9 & SAY3                                                                        
  ',Barley-corn, barley-corn, injun-meal                                          ',B>LEY-CORN1 B>LEY-CORN1 9JUN-M1L                                            
shorts, ,Spunk-water, spunk-water, swaller                                      %ORTS1 ,SPUNK-WAT]1 SPUNK-WAT]1 SWALL]                                          
these warts,'                                                                   ^! W>TS1'                                                                       
and then walk away quick, eleven steps, with   #72                              & !N WALK AWAY QK1 ELEV5 /EPS1 )   #GB                                          
your eyes shut, and then turn around three times and                            YR EYES %UT1 & !N TURN >.D ?REE "TS &                                           
walk home without speaking to anybody. ,Because if you                          WALK HOME )\T SP1K+ 6ANYBODY4 ,2C IF Y                                          
speak the charm's busted."                                                      SP1K ! *>M'S BU/$40                                                             
  ",Well, that sounds like a good way; but that ain't the                         8,WELL1 T S.DS L A GD WAY2 B T A9'T !                                         
way ,Bob ,Tanner done."                                                         WAY ,BOB ,TANN] D"O40                                                           
  ",No, sir, you can bet he didn't, becuz                                         8,NO1 SIR1 Y C BET HE DIDN'T1 2CUZ                                            
he's the wartiest boy in this town; and he wouldn't have                        HE'S ! W>TIE/ BOY 9 ? T[N2 & HE WDN'T H                                         
a wart on him if he'd knowed how to work spunk-                                 A W>T ON HM IF HE'D "K$ H[ 6"W SPUNK-                                           
water. ,I've took off thousands of warts off of my                              WAT]4 ,I'VE TOOK (F ?\S&S ( W>TS (F ( MY                                        
hands that way, ,Huck. ,I play with frogs so much that                          H&S T WAY1 ,HUCK4 ,I PLAY ) FROGS S M* T                                        
,I've always got considerable many warts. ,Some- times                          ,I'VE ALW GOT 3SID]A# _M W>TS4 ,"S- "TS                                         
,I take 'em off with a bean."                                                   ,I TAKE 'EM (F )A B1N40                                                         
  ",Yes, bean's good. ,I've done that."                                           8,YES1 B1N'S GD4 ,I'VE D"O T40                                                
  ",Have you? ,What's your way?"                                                  8,H Y8 ,:AT'S YR WAY80                                                        
  ",You take and split the bean, and cut the wart so                              8,Y TAKE & SPLIT ! B1N1 & CUT ! W>T S                                         
as to get some blood, and then you put the blood on                             Z 6GET "S BLOOD1 & !N Y PUT ! BLOOD ON                                          
one piece of the bean and take and dig a hole and                               "O PIECE (! B1N & TAKE & DIG A HOLE &                                           
bury it 'bout midnight at the crossroads in the                                 BURY X 'B\T MIDNI<T AT ! CROSSROADS 9 !                                         
dark of the moon, and then you burn up the rest of the                          D>K (! MOON1 & !N Y BURN UP ! RE/ (!                                            
bean. ,You see that piece that's got the blood on it                            B1N4 ,Y SEE T PIECE T'S GOT ! BLOOD ON X                                        
will keep drawing and drawing, trying to fetch the other                        W KEEP DRAW+ & DRAW+1 TRY+ 6FET* ! O!R                                          
piece to it, and so that helps the blood to draw the                            PIECE 6X1 & S T HELPS ! BLOOD 6DRAW !                                           
wart, and pretty soon off she comes."                                           W>T1 & PRETTY SOON (F %E -ES40                                                  
  ",Yes, that's it, ,Huck -- that's it; though when                               8,YES1 T'S X1 ,HUCK -- T'S X2 ?\< :5                                          
you're burying it if you say ',Down bean;     #73                               Y'RE BURY+ X IF Y SAY ',D[N B1N2     #GC                                        
off wart; come no more to bother me!' it's better.                              (F W>T2 -E NO M 6BO!R ME6' X'S BETT]4                                           
,That's the way ,Joe ,Harper does, and he's been                                ,T'S ! WAY ,JOE ,H>P] DOES1 & HE'S BE5                                          
nearly to ,Coonville and most everywheres. ,But say                             NE>LY 6,COONVILLE & MO/ "EY":S4 ,B SAY                                          
-- how do you cure 'em with dead cats?"                                         -- H[ D Y CURE 'EM ) D1D CATS80                                                 
  ",Why, you take your cat and go and get in the                                  8,:Y1 Y TAKE YR CAT & G & GET 9 !                                             
grave- yard 'long about midnight when somebody that was                         GRAVE- Y>D 'L;G AB MIDNI<T :5 "SBODY T 0                                        
wicked has been buried; and when it's midnight a                                WICK$ HAS BE5 BURI$2 & :5 X'S MIDNI<T A                                         
devil will come, or maybe two or three, but you                                 DEVIL W -E1 OR MAYBE TWO OR ?REE1 B Y                                           
can't see 'em, you can only hear something like the wind,                       C'T SEE 'EM1 Y C ONLY HE> "S?+ L ! W9D1                                         
or maybe hear 'em talk; and when they're taking that                            OR MAYBE HE> 'EM TALK2 & :5 !Y'RE TAK+ T                                        
feller away, you heave your cat after 'em and say,                              FELL] AWAY1 Y H1VE YR CAT AF 'EM & SAY1                                         
',Devil follow corpse, cat follow devil,                                        ',DEVIL FOLL[ CORPSE1 CAT FOLL[ DEVIL1                                          
warts follow cat, ,I'm done with ye!' ,That'll                                  W>TS FOLL[ CAT1 ,I'M D"O ) YE6' ,T'LL                                           
fetch ,,ANY wart."                                                              FET* ,,ANY W>T40                                                                
  ",Sounds right. ,D'you ever try it, ,Huck?"                                     8,S.DS "R4 ,D'Y\ "E TRY X1 ,HUCK80                                            
  ",No, but old ,Mother ,Hopkins told me."                                        8,NO1 B OLD ,"M ,HOPK9S TOLD ME40                                             
  ",Well, ,I reckon it's so, then. ,Becuz they                                    8,WELL1 ,I RECKON X'S S1 !N4 ,2CUZ !Y                                         
say she's a witch."                                                             SAY %E'S A WIT*40                                                               
  ",Say! ,Why, ,Tom, ,I ,,KNOW she is. ,She                                       8,SAY6 ,:Y1 ,TOM1 ,I ,,"K %E IS4 ,%E                                          
witched pap. ,Pap says so his own self. ,He come                                WIT*$ PAP4 ,PAP SAYS S 8 [N SELF4 ,HE -E                                        
along one day, and he see she was a-witching him, so                            AL;G "O "D1 & HE SEE %E 0 A-WIT*+ HM1 S                                         
he took up a rock, and if she hadn't dodged,                                    HE TOOK UP A ROCK1 & IF %E _HN'T DODG$1                                         
he'd a got her. ,Well, that very night he rolled                                HE'D A GOT H]4 ,WELL1 T V NI<T HE ROLL$                                         
off'n a shed wher' he was a layin drunk, and broke                              (F'N A %$ :]' HE 0 A LAY9 DRUNK1 & BROKE                                        
his arm."                               #74                                     8 >M40                               #GD                                        
  ",Why, that's awful. ,How did he know she was                                   8,:Y1 T'S AW;L4 ,H[ DID HE "K %E 0                                            
a-witching him?"                                                                A-WIT*+ HM80                                                                    
  ",Lord, pap can tell, easy. ,Pap says when                                      8,"L1 PAP C TELL1 EASY4 ,PAP SAYS :5                                          
they keep looking at you right stiddy, they're                                  !Y KEEP LOOK+ AT Y "R /I4Y1 !Y'RE                                               
a-witching you. ,Specially if they mumble. ,Becuz when                          A-WIT*+ Y4 ,SPECI,Y IF !Y MUM#4 ,2CUZ :5                                        
they mumble they're saying the ,Lord's ,Prayer                                  !Y MUM# !Y'RE SAY+ ! ,"L'S ,PRAY]                                               
backards."                                                                      BACK>DS40                                                                       
  ",Say, ,Hucky, when you going to try the cat?"                                  8,SAY1 ,HUCKY1 :5 Y GO+ 6TRY ! CAT80                                          
  ",Tonight. ,I reckon they'll come after old ,Hoss                               8,TN4 ,I RECKON !Y'LL -E AF OLD ,HOSS                                         
,Williams tonight."                                                             ,WILLIAMS TN40                                                                  
  ",But they buried him ,Saturday. ,Didn't they                                   8,B !Y BURI$ HM ,SATUR"D4 ,DIDN'T !Y                                          
get him ,Saturday night?"                                                       GET HM ,SATUR"D NI<T80                                                          
  ",Why, how you talk! ,How could their charms work                               8,:Y1 H[ Y TALK6 ,H[ CD _! *>MS "W                                            
till midnight? -- and ,,THEN it's ,Sunday.                                      TILL MIDNI<T8 -- & ,,!N X'S ,SUN"D4                                             
,Dev- ils don't slosh around much of a ,Sunday,                                 ,DEV- ILS DON'T SLO% >.D M* (A ,SUN"D1                                          
,I don't reckon."                                                               ,I DON'T RECKON40                                                               
  ",I never thought of that. ,That's so. ,Lemme go with                           8,I N"E ?"\ ( T4 ,T'S S4 ,LEMME G )                                           
you?"                                                                           Y80                                                                             
  ",Of course -- if you ain't afeard."                                            8,( C\RSE -- IF Y A9'T AFE>D40                                                
  ",Afeard! ',Tain't likely. ,Will you meow?"                                     8,AFE>D6 ',TA9'T LIKELY4 ,W Y ME[80                                           
  ",Yes -- and you meow back, if you get a chance.                                8,YES -- & Y ME[ BACK1 IF Y GET A *.E4                                        
,Last time, you kep' me a-meowing around till old                               ,LA/ "T1 Y KEP' ME A-ME[+ >.D TILL OLD                                          
,Hays went to throwing rocks at me and says                                     ,HAYS W5T 6?R[+ ROCKS AT ME & SAYS                                              
',Dern that cat!' and so ,I hove a brick through his                            ',D]N T CAT6' & S ,I HOVE A BRICK "? 8                                          
window -- but don't you tell."             #75                                  W9D[ -- B DON'T Y TELL40             #GE                                        
  ",I won't. ,I couldn't meow that night, becuz                                   8,I WON'T4 ,I CDN'T ME[ T NI<T1 2CUZ                                          
auntie was watching me, but ,I'll meow this time.                               AUNTIE 0 WAT*+ ME1 B ,I'LL ME[ ? "T4                                            
,Say -- what's that?"                                                           ,SAY -- :AT'S T80                                                               
  ",Nothing but a tick."                                                          8,NO?+ B A TICK40                                                             
  ",Where'd you get him?"                                                         8,":'D Y GET HM80                                                             
  ",Out in the woods."                                                            8,\ 9 ! WOODS40                                                               
  ",What'll you take for him?"                                                    8,:AT'LL Y TAKE = HM80                                                        
  ",I don't know. ,I don't want to sell him."                                     8,I DON'T "K4 ,I DON'T WANT 6SELL HM40                                        
  ",All right. ,It's a mighty small tick,                                         8,ALL "R4 ,X'S A MI<TY SMALL TICK1                                            
anyway."                                                                        ANYWAY40                                                                        
  ",Oh, anybody can run a tick down that don't                                    8,OH1 ANYBODY C RUN A TICK D[N T DON'T                                        
belong to them. ,I'm satisfied with it. ,It's a good enough                     2L;G 6!M4 ,I'M SATISFI$ ) X4 ,X'S A GD 5                                        
tick for me."                                                                   TICK = ME40                                                                     
  ",Sho, there's ticks a plenty. ,I could have a                                  8,%O1 "!'S TICKS A PL5TY4 ,I CD H A                                           
thou- sand of 'em if ,I wanted to."                                             ?\- S& ( 'EM IF ,I WANT$ TO40                                                   
  ",Well, why don't you? ,Becuz you know mighty                                   8,WELL1 :Y DON'T Y8 ,2CUZ Y "K MI<TY                                          
well you can't. ,This is a pretty early tick, ,I                                WELL Y C'T4 ,? IS A PRETTY E>LY TICK1 ,I                                        
reckon. ,It's the first one ,I've seen this year."                              RECKON4 ,X'S ! F/ "O ,I'VE SE5 ? YE>40                                          
  ",Say, ,Huck -- ,I'll give you my tooth for                                     8,SAY1 ,HUCK -- ,I'LL GIVE Y MY TOO? =                                        
him."                                                                           HM40                                                                            
  ",Less see it."                                                                 8,LESS SEE X40                                                                
  ,Tom got out a bit of paper and carefully                                       ,TOM GOT \ A BIT ( PAP] & C>E;LLY                                             
unrolled it. ,Huckleberry viewed it wistfully.                                  UNROLL$ X4 ,HUCKLEB]RY VIEW$ X WI/;LLY4                                         
,The tempta- tion was very strong. ,At last he said:                            ,! TEMPTA- TION 0 V /R;G4 ,AT LA/ HE SD3                                        
",Is it genuwyne?"                   #76                                        8,IS X G5UWYNE80                   #GF                                          
  ,Tom lifted his lip and showed the vacancy.                                     ,TOM LIFT$ 8 LIP & %[$ ! VACANCY4                                             
  ",Well, all right," said ,Huckleberry, "it's                                    8,WELL1 ALL "R10 SD ,HUCKLEB]RY1 8X'S                                         
a trade."                                                                       A TRADE40                                                                       
  ,Tom enclosed the tick in the percussion-cap box                                ,TOM 5CLOS$ ! TICK 9 ! P]CUS.N-CAP BOX                                        
that had lately been the pinchbug's prison, and the                             T _H LATELY BE5 ! P9*BUG'S PRISON1 &!                                           
boys separated, each feeling wealthier than before.                             BOYS SEP>AT$1 EA* FEEL+ W1L?I] ?AN 2F4                                          
  ,When ,Tom reached the little isolated frame                                    ,:5 ,TOM R1*$ ! LL ISOLAT$ FRAME                                              
school- house, he strode in briskly, with the                                   S*OOL- H\SE1 HE /RODE 9 BRISKLY1 )!                                             
manner of one who had come with all honest speed. ,He                           MANN] ( "O :O _H -E ) ALL H"O/ SPE$4 ,HE                                        
hung his hat on a peg and flung himself into his                                HUNG 8 HAT ON A PEG & FLUNG HMF 96HIS                                           
seat with busi- ness-like alacrity. ,The master,                                S1T ) BUSI- NESS-LIKE ALACR;Y4 ,! MA/]1                                         
throned on high in his great splint-bottom                                      ?RON$ ON HI< 9 8 GRT SPL9T-BOTTOM                                               
arm-chair, was dozing, lulled by the drowsy hum of                              >M-*AIR1 0 DOZ+1 LULL$ 0! DR[SY HUM (                                           
study. ,The interruption roused him.                                            /UDY4 ,! 9T]RUP;N R\S$ HM4                                                      
  ",Thomas ,Sawyer!"                                                              8,?OMAS ,SAWY]60                                                              
  ,Tom knew that when his name was pronounced in full,                            ,TOM KNEW T :5 8 "N 0 PRON\NC$ 9 FULL1                                        
it meant trouble.                                                               X M1NT TR\#4                                                                    
  ",Sir!"                                                                         8,SIR60                                                                       
  ",Come up here. ,Now, sir, why are you late again,                              8,-E UP "H4 ,N[1 SIR1 :Y >E Y LATE AG1                                        
as usual?"                                                                      Z USUAL80                                                                       
  ,Tom was about to take refuge in a lie, when he                                 ,TOM 0 AB 6TAKE REFUGE 9 A LIE1 :5 HE                                         
saw two long tails of yellow hair hanging down                                  SAW TWO L;G TAILS ( YELL[ HAIR HANG+ D[N                                        
a back that he recognized by the electric                                       A BACK T HE RECOGNIZ$ 0! ELECTRIC                                               
sympathy of love; and by that form was ,,THE ,,ONLY                             SYMPA?Y ( LOVE2 & 0T =M 0 ,,! ,,ONLY                                            
,,VACANT ,,PLACE on the girls' side   #77                                       ,,VACANT ,,PLACE ON ! GIRLS' SIDE   #GG                                         
of the school-house. ,He instantly said:                                        (! S*OOL-H\SE4 ,HE 9/ANTLY SD3                                                  
  ",I ,,STOPPED ,,TO ,,TALK ,,WITH ,,HUCKLEBERRY                                  8,I ,,/OPP$ ,,6,,TALK ,,) ,,HUCKLEB]RY                                        
,,FINN!"                                                                        ,,F9N60                                                                         
  ,The master's pulse stood still, and he stared help-                            ,! MA/]'S PULSE /OOD /1 & HE />$ HELP-                                        
lessly. ,The buzz of study ceased. ,The pupils                                  LESSLY4 ,! BUZZ ( /UDY C1S$4 ,! PUPILS                                          
won- dered if this foolhardy boy had lost his mind.                             WON- D]$ IF ? FOOLH>DY BOY _H LO/ 8 M9D4                                        
,The master said:                                                               ,! MA/] SD3                                                                     
  ",You -- you did what?"                                                         8,Y -- Y DID :AT80                                                            
  ",Stopped to talk with ,Huckleberry ,Finn."                                     8,/OPP$ 6TALK ) ,HUCKLEB]RY ,F9N40                                            
  ,There was no mistaking the words.                                              ,"! 0 NO MISTAK+ ! ^WS4                                                       
  ",Thomas ,Sawyer, this is the most astounding con-                              8,?OMAS ,SAWY]1 ? IS ! MO/ A/.D+ CON-                                         
fession ,I have ever listened to. ,No mere ferule will                          FES.N ,I H "E LI/5$ TO4 ,NO M]E F]ULE W                                         
answer for this offence. ,Take off your jacket."                                ANSW] = ? (F;E4 ,TAKE (F YR JACKET40                                            
  ,The master's arm performed until it was tired and the                          ,! MA/]'S >M P]=M$ UNTIL X 0 TIR$ &!                                          
stock of switches notably diminished. ,Then the                                 /OCK ( SWIT*ES NOTABLY DIM9I%$4 ,!N !                                           
order followed:                                                                 ORD] FOLL[$3                                                                    
  ",Now, sir, go and sit with the girls! ,And let this                            8,N[1 SIR1 G & SIT )! GIRLS6 ,& LET ?                                         
be a warning to you."                                                           2 A W>N+ 6Y40                                                                   
  ,The titter that rippled around the room appeared                               ,! TITT] T RIPPL$ >.D ! ROOM APPE>$                                           
to abash the boy, but in reality that result was caused                         6ABA% ! BOY1 B 9 R1L;Y T RESULT 0 CAUS$                                         
rather more by his worshipful awe of his unknown idol and the                   R M 0HIS WOR%IP;L AWE ( 8 UN"KN IDOL &!                                         
dread pleasure that lay in his high good fortune. ,He                           DR1D PL1SURE T LAY 9 8 HI< GD =TUNE4 ,HE                                        
sat down upon the end of the pine bench and the girl hitched                    SAT D[N ^U ! 5D (! P9E B5* &! GIRL HIT*$                                        
herself away from him with a toss of her head. ,Nudges                          H]F AWAY F HM )A TOSS ( H] H1D4 ,NUDGES                                         
and winks and whispers traversed the room, but    #78                           & W9KS & :ISP]S TRAV]S$ ! ROOM1 B    #GH                                        
,Tom sat still, with his arms upon the long, low desk before                    ,TOM SAT /1 ) 8 >MS ^U ! L;G1 L[ DESK 2F                                        
him, and seemed to study his book.                                              HM1 & SEEM$ 6/UDY 8 BOOK4                                                       
  ,By and by attention ceased from him, and the ;ac- customed                     ,0& 0ATT5;N C1S$ F HM1 &! ;AC- CU/OM$                                         
school murmur rose upon the dull air once more.                                 S*OOL MURMUR ROSE ^U ! DULL AIR ONCE M4                                         
,Presently the boy began to steal furtive glances                               ,PRES5TLY ! BOY 2GAN 6/1L FURTIVE GL.ES                                         
at the girl. ,She observed it, "made a mouth" at                                AT ! GIRL4 ,%E OBS]V$ X1 8MADE A M\?0 AT                                        
him and gave him the back of her head for the space of a                        HM & GAVE HM ! BACK ( H] H1D =! SPACE (A                                        
minute. ,When she cautiously faced around again, a                              M9UTE4 ,:5 %E CAUTI\SLY FAC$ >.D AG1 A                                          
peach lay before her. ,She thrust it away. ,Tom                                 P1* LAY 2F H]4 ,%E ?RU/ X AWAY4 ,TOM                                            
gently put it back. ,She thrust it away again, but                              G5TLY PUT X BACK4 ,%E ?RU/ X AWAY AG1 B                                         
with less animosity. ,Tom patiently returned it                                 ) LESS ANIMOS;Y4 ,TOM PATI5TLY RETURN$ X                                        
to its place. ,Then she let it remain. ,Tom                                     6XS PLACE4 ,!N %E LET X REMA94 ,TOM                                             
scrawled on his slate, ",Please take it -- ,I                                   SCRAWL$ ON 8 SLATE1 8,PL1SE TAKE X -- ,I                                        
got more." ,The girl glanced at the words, but made                             GOT M40 ,! GIRL GL.ED AT ! ^WS1 B MADE                                          
no sign. ,Now the boy began to draw something on the                            NO SIGN4 ,N[ ! BOY 2GAN 6DRAW "S?+ ON !                                         
slate, hiding his work with his left hand. ,For a time the                      SLATE1 HID+ 8 "W ) 8 LEFT H&4 ,=A "T !                                          
girl refused to notice; but her human curiosity                                 GIRL REFUS$ 6NOTICE2 B H] HUMAN CURIOS;Y                                        
presently began to manifest itself by hardly                                    PRES5TLY 2GAN 6MANIFE/ XF 0H>DLY                                                
perceptible signs. ,The boy worked on, ap-                                      P]CEPTI# SIGNS4 ,! BOY "W$ ON1 AP-                                              
parently unconscious. ,The girl made a sort of                                  P>5TLY UNCONSCI\S4 ,! GIRL MADE A SORT (                                        
non- committal attempt to see, but the boy did not                              NON- -MITTAL ATTEMPT 6SEE1 B ! BOY DID N                                        
betray that he was aware of it. ,At last she gave in                            2TRAY T HE 0 AW>E ( X4 ,AT LA/ %E GAVE 9                                        
and hesi- tatingly whispered:                                                   & HESI- TAT+LY :ISP]$3                                                          
  ",Let me see it."                                                               8,LET ME SEE X40                                                              
,Tom partly uncovered a dismal           #79                                    ,TOM "PLY UNCOV]$ A 4MAL           #GI                                          
caricature of a house with two gable ends to it and a                           C>ICATURE (A H\SE ) TWO GA# 5DS 6X &A                                           
corkscrew of smoke issuing from the chimney. ,Then                              CORKSCREW ( SMOKE ISSU+ F ! *IMNEY4 ,!N                                         
the girl's interest began to fasten itself upon the work and                    ! GIRL'S 9T]E/ 2GAN 6FA/5 XF ^U ! "W &                                          
she forgot everything else. ,When it was finished, she                          %E =GOT "EY?+ ELSE4 ,:5 X 0 F9I%$1 %E                                           
gazed a moment, then whispered:                                                 GAZ$ A MO;T1 !N :ISP]$3                                                         
  ",It's nice -- make a man."                                                     8,X'S NICE -- MAKE A MAN40                                                    
  ,The artist erected a man in the front yard, that                               ,! >TI/ ERECT$ A MAN 9 ! FRONT Y>D1 T                                         
resembled a derrick. ,He could have stepped over the                            RESEM#D A D]RICK4 ,HE CD H /EPP$ OV] !                                          
house; but the girl was not hypercritical; she was                              H\SE2 B ! GIRL 0 N HYP]CRITICAL2 %E 0                                           
satisfied with the monster, and whispered:                                      SATISFI$ )! MON/]1 & :ISP]$3                                                    
  ",It's a beautiful man -- now make me coming                                    8,X'S A B1UTI;L MAN -- N[ MAKE ME -+                                          
along."                                                                         AL;G40                                                                          
  ,Tom drew an hour-glass with a full moon and                                    ,TOM DREW AN H\R-GLASS )A FULL MOON &                                         
straw limbs to it and armed the spreading fingers with a                        /RAW LIMBS 6X & >M$ ! SPR1D+ F+]S )A                                            
portentous fan. ,The girl said:                                                 PORT5T\S FAN4 ,! GIRL SD3                                                       
  ",It's ever so nice -- ,I wish ,I could draw."                                  8,X'S "E S NICE -- ,I WI% ,I CD DRAW40                                        
  ",It's easy," whispered ,Tom, ",I'll learn                                      8,X'S EASY10 :ISP]$ ,TOM1 8,I'LL LE>N                                         
you."                                                                           Y40                                                                             
  ",Oh, will you? ,When?"                                                         8,OH1 W Y8 ,:580                                                              
  ",At noon. ,Do you go home to dinner?"                                          8,AT NOON4 ,D Y G HOME 6D9N]80                                                
  ",I'll stay if you will."                                                       8,I'LL /AY IF Y W40                                                           
  ",Good -- that's a whack. ,What's your name?"                                   8,GD -- T'S A :ACK4 ,:AT'S YR "N80                                            
  ",Becky ,Thatcher. ,What's yours? ,Oh, ,I                                       8,BECKY ,?AT*]4 ,:AT'S YRS8 ,OH1 ,I                                           
know. ,It's ,Thomas ,Sawyer."                                                   "K4 ,X'S ,?OMAS ,SAWY]40                                                        
",That's the name they lick me by. ,I'm     #80                                 8,T'S ! "N !Y LICK ME BY4 ,I'M     #HJ                                          
,Tom when ,I'm good. ,You call me ,Tom, will you?"                              ,TOM :5 ,I'M GD4 ,Y CALL ME ,TOM1 W Y80                                         
  ",Yes."                                                                         8,YES40                                                                       
  ,Now ,Tom began to scrawl something on the slate,                               ,N[ ,TOM 2GAN 6SCRAWL "S?+ ON ! SLATE1                                        
hiding the words from the girl. ,But she was not backward this                  HID+ ! ^WS F ! GIRL4 ,B %E 0 N BACKW>D ?                                        
time. ,She begged to see. ,Tom said:                                            "T4 ,%E BE7$ 6SEE4 ,TOM SD3                                                     
  ",Oh, it ain't anything."                                                       8,OH1 X A9'T ANY?+40                                                          
  ",Yes it is."                                                                   8,YES X IS40                                                                  
  ",No it ain't. ,You don't want to see."                                         8,NO X A9'T4 ,Y DON'T WANT 6SEE40                                             
  ",Yes ,I do, indeed ,I do. ,Please let me."                                     8,YES ,I D1 9DE$ ,I D4 ,PL1SE LET ME40                                        
  ",You'll tell."                                                                 8,Y'LL TELL40                                                                 
  ",No ,I won't -- deed and deed and double deed                                  8,NO ,I WON'T -- DE$ & DE$ & D\# DE$                                          
won't."                                                                         WON'T40                                                                         
  ",You won't tell anybody at all? ,Ever, as                                      8,Y WON'T TELL ANYBODY AT ALL8 ,"E1 Z                                         
long as you live?"                                                              L;G Z Y LIVE80                                                                  
  ",No, ,I won't ever tell ,,ANY-BODY. ,Now                                       8,NO1 ,I WON'T "E TELL ,,ANY-BODY4 ,N[                                        
let me."                                                                        LET ME40                                                                        
  ",Oh, ,,YOU don't want to see!"                                                 8,OH1 ,,Y DON'T WANT 6SEE60                                                   
  ",Now that you treat me so, ,I ,,WILL see." ,And she                            8,N[ T Y TR1T ME S1 ,I ,,W SEE40 ,& %E                                        
put her small hand upon his and a little scuffle ensued,                        PUT H] SMALL H& ^U 8 &A LL SCU6LE 5SU$1                                         
,Tom pretending to resist in earnest but letting his hand                       ,TOM PRET5D+ 6RESI/ 9 E>NE/ B LETT+ 8 H&                                        
slip by degrees till these words were revealed: ",I                             SLIP 0DEGREES TILL ^! ^WS 7 REV1L$3 8,I                                         
,,LOVE ,,YOU."                                                                  ,,LOVE ,,Y40                                                                    
  ",Oh, you bad thing!" ,And she hit his hand a smart                             8,OH1 Y BAD ?+60 ,& %E HIT 8 H& A SM>T                                        
rap, but reddened and looked pleased, never- theless.                           RAP1 B R$D5$ & LOOK$ PL1S$1 N"E- !.S4                                           
,Just at this juncture the boy felt a      #81                                  ,J AT ? JUNCTURE ! BOY FELT A      #HA                                          
slow, fateful grip closing on his ear, and a steady                             SL[1 FATE;L GRIP CLOS+ ON 8 E>1 &A /1DY                                         
lifting impulse. ,In that vise he was borne across                              LIFT+ IMPULSE4 ,9 T VISE HE 0 BORNE ACR                                         
the house and de- posited in his own seat, under a                              ! H\SE & DE- POSIT$ 9 8 [N S1T1 "U A                                            
peppering fire of giggles from the whole school. ,Then                          PEPP]+ FIRE ( GI7LES F ! :OLE S*OOL4 ,!N                                        
the master stood over him during a few awful                                    ! MA/] /OOD OV] HM DUR+ A FEW AW;L                                              
moments, and finally moved away to his throne without                           MO;TS1 & F9,Y MOV$ AWAY 6HIS ?R"O )\T                                           
saying a word. ,But although ,Tom's ear tingled, his heart                      SAY+ A ^W4 ,B AL? ,TOM'S E> T+L$1 8 HE>T                                        
was jubilant.                                                                   0 JUBILANT4                                                                     
  ,As the school quieted down ,Tom made an                                        ,Z ! S*OOL QUIET$ D[N ,TOM MADE AN                                            
honest effort to study, but the turmoil within him was too                      H"O/ EF=T 6/UDY1 B ! TURMOIL )9 HM 0 TOO                                        
great. ,In turn he took his place in the reading                                GRT4 ,9 TURN HE TOOK 8 PLACE 9 ! R1D+                                           
class and made a botch of it; then in the                                       CLASS & MADE A BOT* ( X2 !N 9 !                                                 
geography class and turned lakes into mountains,                                GEOGRAPHY CLASS & TURN$ LAKES 96M.TA9S1                                         
mountains into rivers, and rivers into continents, till                         M.TA9S 96RIV]S1 & RIV]S 963T95TS1 TILL                                          
chaos was come again; then in the spelling class, and got                       *AOS 0 -E AG2 !N 9 ! SPELL+ CLASS1 & GOT                                        
"turned down," by a succession of mere baby words,                              8TURN$ D[N10 0A SU3ES.N ( M]E BABY ^WS1                                         
till he brought up at the foot and yielded up the                               TILL HE BR"\ UP AT ! FOOT & YIELD$ UP !                                         
pewter medal which he had worn with ostentation for                             PEWT] M$AL : HE _H WORN ) O/5T,N =                                              
months.                                                                         MON?S4                                                                          
  ,,CHAPTER ,,VII                                                                 ,,*APT] ,,VII                                                                 
  ,,THE harder ,Tom tried to fasten his mind                                      ,,! H>D] ,TOM TRI$ 6FA/5 8 M9D                                                
  on his book, the more his ideas wandered. ,So at last,                          ON 8 BOOK1 ! M 8 ID1S W&]$4 ,S AT LA/1                                        
with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up. ,It seemed                               )A SI< &A YAWN1 HE GAVE X UP4 ,X SEEM$                                          
to him that the noon                                                            6HM T ! NOON                                                                    
recess would never come. ,The air was         #82                               RECESS WD N"E -E4 ,! AIR 0         #HB                                          
  utterly dead. ,There was not a breath                                           UTT]LY D1D4 ,"! 0 N A BR1?                                                    
  stirring. ,It was the sleepiest of sleepy days.                                 /IRR+4 ,X 0 ! SLEEPIE/ ( SLEEPY "DS4                                          
,The drowsing murmur of the five and twenty studying                            ,! DR[S+ MURMUR (! FIVE & TW5TY /UDY+                                           
scholars soothed the soul like the spell that is in the                         S*OL>S SOO!D ! S\L L ! SPELL T IS 9 !                                           
murmur of bees. ,Away off in the flaming                                        MURMUR ( BEES4 ,AWAY (F 9 ! FLAM+                                               
sunshine, ,Cardiff ,Hill lifted its soft green                                  SUN%9E1 ,C>DIFF ,HILL LIFT$ XS S(T GRE5                                         
sides through a shim- mering veil of heat, tinted with the                      SIDES "? A %IM- M]+ VEIL ( H1T1 T9T$ )!                                         
purple of distance; a few birds floated on                                      PURPLE ( 4T.E2 A FEW BIRDS FLOAT$ ON                                            
lazy wing high in the air; no other living thing was                            LAZY W+ HI< 9 ! AIR2 NO O!R LIV+ ?+ 0                                           
visible but some cows, and they were asleep. ,Tom's                             VISI# B "S C[S1 & !Y 7 ASLEEP4 ,TOM'S                                           
heart ached to be free, or else to have something of                            HE>T A*$ 6BE FREE1 OR ELSE 6H "S?+ (                                            
interest to do to pass the dreary time. ,His hand wandered                      9T]E/ 6D 6PASS ! DRE>Y "T4 ,8 H& W&]$                                           
into his pocket and his face lit up with a glow of                              96HIS POCKET & 8 FACE LIT UP )A GL[ (                                           
gratitude that was prayer, though he did not know it.                           GRATITUDE T 0 PRAY]1 ?\< HE DID N "K X4                                         
,Then furtively the percussion-cap box came out.                                ,!N FURTIVELY ! P]CUS.N-CAP BOX CAME \4                                         
,He released the tick and put him on the long flat                              ,HE REL1S$ ! TICK & PUT HM ON ! L;G FLAT                                        
desk. ,The creature probably glowed with a                                      DESK4 ,! CR1TURE PROBABLY GL[$ )A                                               
gratitude that amounted to prayer, too, at this                                 GRATITUDE T AM.T$ 6PRAY]1 TOO1 AT ?                                             
moment, but it was premature: for when he started                               MO;T1 B X 0 PREMATURE3 = :5 HE />T$                                             
thankfully to travel off, ,Tom turned him aside                                 ?ANK;LLY 6TRAVEL (F1 ,TOM TURN$ HM ASIDE                                        
with a pin and made him take a new direction.                                   )A P9 & MADE HM TAKE A NEW DIREC;N4                                             
  ,Tom's bosom friend sat next him, suffering just as                             ,TOM'S BOSOM FR SAT NEXT HM1 SU6]+ J Z                                        
,Tom had been, and now he was deeply and grate-                                 ,TOM _H BE51 & N[ HE 0 DEEPLY & GRATE-                                          
fully interested in this entertainment in an instant. ,This                     FULLY 9T]E/$ 9 ? 5T]TA9;T 9 AN 9/ANT4 ,?                                        
bosom friend was ,Joe ,Harper. ,The two boys   #83                              BOSOM FR 0 ,JOE ,H>P]4 ,! TWO BOYS   #HC                                        
were sworn friends all the week, and embattled                                  7 SWORN FRS ALL ! WEEK1 & EMBATTL$                                              
enemies on ,Saturdays. ,Joe took a pin out of                                   5EMIES ON ,SATUR"DS4 ,JOE TOOK A P9 \ (                                         
his lapel and began to assist in exercising the                                 8 LAPEL & 2GAN 6ASSI/ 9 EX]CIS+ !                                               
prisoner. ,The sport grew in interest momently.                                 PRISON]4 ,! SPORT GREW 9 9T]E/ MO;TLY4                                          
,Soon ,Tom said that they were interfering with each other, and                 ,SOON ,TOM SD T !Y 7 9T]F]+ ) EA* O!R1 &                                        
neither getting the fullest benefit of the tick. ,So he                         NEI GETT+ ! FULLE/ B5EFIT (! TICK4 ,S HE                                        
put ,Joe's slate on the desk and drew a line                                    PUT ,JOE'S SLATE ON ! DESK & DREW A L9E                                         
down the middle of it from top to bottom.                                       D[N ! MI4LE ( X F TOP 6BOTTOM4                                                  
  ",Now," said he, "as long as he is on your                                      8,N[10 SD HE1 8Z L;G Z HE IS ON YR                                            
side you can stir him up and ,I'll let him alone;                               SIDE Y C /IR HM UP & ,I'LL LET HM AL"O2                                         
but if you let him get away and get on my side,                                 B IF Y LET HM GET AWAY & GET ON MY SIDE1                                        
you're to leave him alone as long as ,I can keep him                            Y'RE 6L1VE HM AL"O Z L;G Z ,I C KEEP HM                                         
from crossing over."                                                            F CROSS+ OV]40                                                                  
  ",All right, go ahead; start him up."                                           8,ALL "R1 G AH1D2 />T HM UP40                                                 
  ,The tick escaped from ,Tom, presently, and                                     ,! TICK ESCAP$ F ,TOM1 PRES5TLY1 &                                            
crossed the equator. ,Joe harassed him awhile,                                  CROSS$ ! EQUATOR4 ,JOE H>ASS$ HM A:ILE1                                         
and then he got away and crossed back again. ,This                              & !N HE GOT AWAY & CROSS$ BACK AG4 ,?                                           
change of base occurred often. ,While one boy was                               *ANGE ( BASE O3URR$ (T54 ,:ILE "O BOY 0                                         
worrying the tick with absorbing interest, the other would                      WORRY+ ! TICK ) ABSORB+ 9T]E/1 ! O!R WD                                         
look on with interest as strong, the two heads bowed                            LOOK ON ) 9T]E/ Z /R;G1 ! TWO H1DS B[$                                          
together over the slate, and the two souls dead to all                          TGR OV] ! SLATE1 &! TWO S\LS D1D 6ALL                                           
things else. ,At last luck seemed to settle and                                 ?+S ELSE4 ,AT LA/ LUCK SEEM$ 6SETTLE &                                          
abide with ,Joe. ,The tick tried this, that, and the other                      ABIDE ) ,JOE4 ,! TICK TRI$ ?1 T1 &! O!R                                         
course, and got as excited and as anxious as the                                C\RSE1 & GOT Z EXCIT$ & Z ANXI\S Z !                                            
boys themselves, but time and again just as he would have     #84               BOYS !MVS1 B "T & AG J Z HE WD H     #HD                                        
victory in his very grasp, so to speak, and ,Tom's                              VICTORY 9 8 V GRASP1 S 6SP1K1 & ,TOM'S                                          
fingers would be twitching to begin, ,Joe's pin would                           F+]S WD 2 TWIT*+ 62G91 ,JOE'S P9 WD                                             
deftly head him off, and keep possession. ,At                                   DEFTLY H1D HM (F1 & KEEP POSSES.N4 ,AT                                          
last ,Tom could stand it no longer. ,The temptation was                         LA/ ,TOM CD /& X NO L;G]4 ,! TEMPT,N 0                                          
too strong. ,So he reached out and lent a hand with his                         TOO /R;G4 ,S HE R1*$ \ & L5T A H& ) 8                                           
pin. ,Joe was angry in a moment. ,Said he:                                      P94 ,JOE 0 ANGRY 9 A MO;T4 ,SD HE3                                              
  ",Tom, you let him alone."                                                      8,TOM1 Y LET HM AL"O40                                                        
  ",I only just want to stir him up a little,                                     8,I ONLY J WANT 6/IR HM UP A LL1                                              
,Joe."                                                                          ,JOE40                                                                          
  ",No, sir, it ain't fair; you just let him                                      8,NO1 SIR1 X A9'T FAIR2 Y J LET HM                                            
alone."                                                                         AL"O40                                                                          
  ",Blame it, ,I ain't going to stir him much."                                   8,BLAME X1 ,I A9'T GO+ 6/IR HM M*40                                           
  ",Let him alone, ,I tell you."                                                  8,LET HM AL"O1 ,I TELL Y40                                                    
  ",I won't!"                                                                     8,I WON'T60                                                                   
  ",You shall -- he's on my side of the line."                                    8,Y % -- HE'S ON MY SIDE (! L9E40                                             
  ",Look here, ,Joe ,Harper, whose is that tick?"                                 8,LOOK "H1 ,JOE ,H>P]1 ^: IS T TICK80                                         
  ",I don't care whose tick he is -- he's on                                      8,I DON'T C>E ^: TICK HE IS -- HE'S ON                                        
my side of the line, and you sha'n't touch him."                                MY SIDE (! L9E1 & Y %A'N'T T\* HM40                                             
  ",Well, ,I'll just bet ,I will, though. ,He's                                   8,WELL1 ,I'LL J BET ,I W1 ?\<4 ,HE'S                                          
my tick and ,I'll do what ,I blame please with                                  MY TICK & ,I'LL D :AT ,I BLAME PL1SE )                                          
him, or die!"                                                                   HM1 OR DIE60                                                                    
  ,A tremendous whack came down on ,Tom's                                         ,A TREM5D\S :ACK CAME D[N ON ,TOM'S                                           
shoul- ders, and its duplicate on ,Joe's; and for the                           %\L- D]S1 & XS DUPLICATE ON ,JOE'S2 &= !                                        
space of two minutes the dust continued to fly from the                         SPACE ( TWO M9UTES ! DU/ 3T9U$ 6FLY F !                                         
two jackets and the whole school to enjoy it.   #85                             TWO JACKETS &! :OLE S*OOL 65JOY X4   #HE                                        
,The boys had been too absorbed to notice the hush                              ,! BOYS _H BE5 TOO ABSORB$ 6NOTICE ! HU%                                        
that had stolen upon the school awhile before when the master                   T _H /OL5 ^U ! S*OOL A:ILE 2F :5 ! MA/]                                         
came tiptoeing down the room and stood over them.                               CAME TIPTOE+ D[N ! ROOM & /OOD OV] !M4                                          
,He had contemplated a good part of the performance before he                   ,HE _H 3TEMPLAT$ A GD "P (! P]=M.E 2F HE                                        
contributed his bit of variety to it.                                           3TRIBUT$ 8 BIT ( V>IETY 6X4                                                     
  ,When school broke up at noon, ,Tom flew                                        ,:5 S*OOL BROKE UP AT NOON1 ,TOM FLEW                                         
to ,Becky ,Thatcher, and whispered in her ear:                                  6,BECKY ,?AT*]1 & :ISP]$ 9 H] E>3                                               
  ",Put on your bonnet and let on you're going                                    8,PUT ON YR BONNET & LET ON Y'RE GO+                                          
home; and when you get to the corner, give the rest of                          HOME2 & :5 Y GET 6! CORN]1 GIVE ! RE/ (                                         
'em the slip, and turn down through the lane and come                           'EM ! SLIP1 & TURN D[N "? ! LANE & -E                                           
back. ,I'll go the other way and come it over 'em the                           BACK4 ,I'LL G ! O!R WAY & -E X OV] 'EM !                                        
same way."                                                                      SAME WAY40                                                                      
  ,So the one went off with one group of scholars, and the                        ,S ! "O W5T (F ) "O GR\P ( S*OL>S1 &!                                         
other with another. ,In a little while the two met at the                       O!R ) ANO!R4 ,9 A LL :ILE ! TWO MET AT !                                        
bottom of the lane, and when they reached the school they                       BOTTOM (! LANE1 & :5 !Y R1*$ ! S*OOL !Y                                         
had it all to themselves. ,Then they sat together, with a slate                 _H X ALL 6!MVS4 ,!N !Y SAT TGR1 )A SLATE                                        
before them, and ,Tom gave ,Becky the pencil and held                           2F !M1 & ,TOM GAVE ,BECKY ! P5CIL & HELD                                        
her hand in his, guiding it, and so created another                             H] H& 9 HIS1 GUID+ X1 & S CR1T$ ANO!R                                           
surprising house. ,When the interest in art began                               SURPRIS+ H\SE4 ,:5 ! 9T]E/ 9 >T 2GAN                                            
to wane, the two fell to talking. ,Tom was swimming                             6WANE1 ! TWO FELL 6TALK+4 ,TOM 0 SWIMM+                                         
in bliss. ,He said:                                                             9 BLISS4 ,HE SD3                                                                
  ",Do you love rats?"                                                            8,D Y LOVE RATS80                                                             
  ",No! ,I hate them!"                                                            8,NO6 ,I HATE !M60                                                            
  ",Well, ,I do, too -- ,,LIVE ones. ,But ,I                                      8,WELL1 ,I D1 TOO -- ,,LIVE "OS4 ,B ,I                                        
mean dead ones, to swing round your head with a      #86                        M1N D1D "OS1 6SW+ R.D YR H1D )A      #HF                                        
string."                                                                        /R+40                                                                           
  ",No, ,I don't care for rats much, anyway.                                      8,NO1 ,I DON'T C>E = RATS M*1 ANYWAY4                                         
,What ,I like is chewing-gum."                                                  ,:AT ,I L IS *EW+-GUM40                                                         
  ",Oh, ,I should say so! ,I wish ,I had some                                     8,OH1 ,I %D SAY S6 ,I WI% ,I _H "S                                            
now."                                                                           N[40                                                                            
  ",Do you? ,I've got some. ,I'll let you chew it                                 8,D Y8 ,I'VE GOT "S4 ,I'LL LET Y *EW X                                        
awhile, but you must give it back to me."                                       A:ILE1 B Y M/ GIVE X BACK 6ME40                                                 
  ,That was agreeable, so they chewed it turn about, and                          ,T 0 AGREEA#1 S !Y *EW$ X TURN AB1 &                                          
dangled their legs against the bench in excess of                               DANGL$ _! LEGS AG/ ! B5* 9 EXCESS (                                             
contentment.                                                                    3T5T;T4                                                                         
  ",Was you ever at a circus?" said ,Tom.                                         8,0 Y "E AT A CIRCUS80 SD ,TOM4                                               
  ",Yes, and my pa's going to take me again some                                  8,YES1 & MY PA'S GO+ 6TAKE ME AG "S                                           
time, if ,I'm good."                                                            "T1 IF ,I'M GD40                                                                
  ",I been to the circus three or four times --                                   8,I BE5 6! CIRCUS ?REE OR F\R "TS --                                          
lots of times. ,Church ain't shucks to a circus.                                LOTS ( "TS4 ,*UR* A9'T %UCKS 6A CIRCUS4                                         
,There's things going on at a circus all the time.                              ,"!'S ?+S GO+ ON AT A CIRCUS ALL ! "T4                                          
,I'm going to be a clown in a circus when ,I grow                               ,I'M GO+ 6BE A CL[N 9 A CIRCUS :5 ,I GR[                                        
up."                                                                            UP40                                                                            
  ",Oh, are you! ,That will be nice. ,They're so                                  8,OH1 >E Y6 ,T W 2 NICE4 ,!Y'RE S                                             
lovely, all spotted up."                                                        LOVELY1 ALL SPOTT$ UP40                                                         
  ",Yes, that's so. ,And they get slathers of money                               8,YES1 T'S S4 ,& !Y GET SLA!RS ( M"OY                                         
-- most a dollar a day, ,Ben ,Rogers says.                                      -- MO/ A DOLL> A "D1 ,B5 ,ROG]S SAYS4                                           
,Say, ,Becky, was you ever engaged?"                                            ,SAY1 ,BECKY1 0 Y "E 5GAG$80                                                    
  ",What's that?"                                                                 8,:AT'S T80                                                                   
",Why, engaged to be married."            #87                                   8,:Y1 5GAG$ 6BE M>RI$40            #HG                                          
  ",No."                                                                          8,NO40                                                                        
  ",Would you like to?"                                                           8,WD Y L TO80                                                                 
  ",I reckon so. ,I don't know. ,What is it                                       8,I RECKON S4 ,I DON'T "K4 ,:AT IS X                                          
like?"                                                                          L80                                                                             
  ",Like? ,Why it ain't like anything. ,You only just                             8,L8 ,:Y X A9'T L ANY?+4 ,Y ONLY J                                            
tell a boy you won't ever have anybody but him, ever                            TELL A BOY Y WON'T "E H ANYBODY B HM1 "E                                        
ever ever, and then you kiss and that's all. ,Any- body                         "E "E1 & !N Y KISS & T'S ALL4 ,ANY- BODY                                        
can do it."                                                                     C D X40                                                                         
  ",Kiss? ,What do you kiss for?"                                                 8,KISS8 ,:AT D Y KISS =80                                                     
  ",Why, that, you know, is to -- well, they always do                            8,:Y1 T1 Y "K1 IS TO -- WELL1 !Y ALW D                                        
that."                                                                          T40                                                                             
  ",Everybody?"                                                                   8,"EYBODY80                                                                   
  ",Why, yes, everybody that's in love with each                                  8,:Y1 YES1 "EYBODY T'S 9 LOVE ) EA*                                           
other. ,Do you remember what ,I wrote on the                                    O!R4 ,D Y REMEMB] :AT ,I WROTE ON !                                             
slate?"                                                                         SLATE80                                                                         
  ",Ye -- yes."                                                                   8,YE -- YES40                                                                 
  ",What was it?"                                                                 8,:AT 0 X80                                                                   
  ",I sha'n't tell you."                                                          8,I %A'N'T TELL Y40                                                           
  ",Shall ,I tell ,,YOU?"                                                         8,% ,I TELL ,,Y80                                                             
  ",Ye -- yes -- but some other time."                                            8,YE -- YES -- B "S O!R "T40                                                  
  ",No, now."                                                                     8,NO1 N[40                                                                    
  ",No, not now -- tomorrow."                                                     8,NO1 N N[ -- TM40                                                            
  ",Oh, no, ,,NOW. ,Please, ,Becky --                                             8,OH1 NO1 ,,N[4 ,PL1SE1 ,BECKY --                                             
,I'll whisper it, ,I'll whisper it ever so easy."                               ,I'LL :ISP] X1 ,I'LL :ISP] X "E S EASY40                                        
,Becky hesitating, ,Tom took silence   #88                                      ,BECKY HESITAT+1 ,TOM TOOK SIL;E   #HH                                          
for consent, and passed his arm about her waist and whispered                   = 3S5T1 & PASS$ 8 >M AB H] WAI/ & :ISP]$                                        
the tale ever so softly, with his mouth close to her ear.                       ! TALE "E S S(TLY1 ) 8 M\? CLOSE 6H] E>4                                        
,And then he added:                                                             ,& !N HE A4$3                                                                   
  ",Now you whisper it to me -- just the same."                                   8,N[ Y :ISP] X 6ME -- J ! SAME40                                              
  ,She resisted, for a while, and then said:                                      ,%E RESI/$1 =A :ILE1 & !N SD3                                                 
  ",You turn your face away so you can't see, and                                 8,Y TURN YR FACE AWAY S Y C'T SEE1 &                                          
then ,I will. ,But you mustn't ever tell anybody --                             !N ,I W4 ,B Y M/N'T "E TELL ANYBODY --                                          
,,WILL you, ,Tom? ,Now you won't, ,,WILL you?"                                  ,,W Y1 ,TOM8 ,N[ Y WON'T1 ,,W Y80                                               
  ",No, indeed, indeed ,I won't. ,Now,                                            8,NO1 9DE$1 9DE$ ,I WON'T4 ,N[1                                               
,Becky."                                                                        ,BECKY40                                                                        
  ,He turned his face away. ,She bent timidly                                     ,HE TURN$ 8 FACE AWAY4 ,%E B5T TIMIDLY                                        
around till her breath stirred his curls and whispered,                         >.D TILL H] BR1? /IRR$ 8 CURLS & :ISP]$1                                        
",I -- love -- you!"                                                            8,I -- LOVE -- Y60                                                              
  ,Then she sprang away and ran around and around the                             ,!N %E SPRANG AWAY & RAN >.D & >.D !                                          
desks and benches, with ,Tom after her, and took                                DESKS & B5*ES1 ) ,TOM AF H]1 & TOOK                                             
refuge in a corner at last, with her little white                               REFUGE 9 A CORN] AT LA/1 ) H] LL :ITE                                           
apron to her face. ,Tom clasped her about her                                   APRON 6H] FACE4 ,TOM CLASP$ H] AB H]                                            
neck and pleaded:                                                               NECK & PL1D$3                                                                   
  ",Now, ,Becky, it's all done -- all over but                                    8,N[1 ,BECKY1 X'S ALL D"O -- ALL OV] B                                        
the kiss. ,Don't you be afraid of that -- it ain't                              ! KISS4 ,DON'T Y 2 AFRAID ( T -- X A9'T                                         
anything at all. ,Please, ,Becky." ,And he                                      ANY?+ AT ALL4 ,PL1SE1 ,BECKY40 ,& HE                                            
tugged at her apron and the hands.                                              TU7$ AT H] APRON &! H&S4                                                        
  ,By and by she gave up, and let her hands drop; her                             ,0& 0%E GAVE UP1 & LET H] H&S DROP2 H]                                        
face, all glowing with the struggle, came up and                                FACE1 ALL GL[+ )! /RU7LE1 CAME UP &                                             
submitted. ,Tom kissed the red lips and     #89                                 SUBMITT$4 ,TOM KISS$ ! R$ LIPS &     #HI                                        
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",Now it's all done, ,Becky. ,And always after this,                            8,N[ X'S ALL D"O1 ,BECKY4 ,& ALW AF ?1                                        
you know, you ain't ever to love anybody but me, and you                        Y "K1 Y A9'T "E 6LOVE ANYBODY B ME1 & Y                                         
ain't ever to marry anybody but me, ever never and                              A9'T "E 6M>RY ANYBODY B ME1 "E N"E &                                            
forever. ,Will you?"                                                            ="E4 ,W Y80                                                                     
  ",No, ,I'll never love anybody but you,                                         8,NO1 ,I'LL N"E LOVE ANYBODY B Y1                                             
,Tom, and ,I'll never marry anybody but you -- and                              ,TOM1 & ,I'LL N"E M>RY ANYBODY B Y -- &                                         
you ain't to ever marry anybody but me, either."                                Y A9'T 6"E M>RY ANYBODY B ME1 EI40                                              
  ",Certainly. ,Of course. ,That's ,,PART of it. ,And                             8,C]TA9LY4 ,( C\RSE4 ,T'S ,,"P ( X4 ,&                                        
always coming to school or when we're going home, you're                        ALW -+ 6S*OOL OR :5 WE'RE GO+ HOME1 Y'RE                                        
to walk with me, when there ain't anybody looking --                            6WALK ) ME1 :5 "! A9'T ANYBODY LOOK+ --                                         
and you choose me and ,I choose you at parties, because                         & Y *OOSE ME & ,I *OOSE Y AT "PIES1 2C                                          
that's the way you do when you're engaged."                                     T'S ! WAY Y D :5 Y'RE 5GAG$40                                                   
  ",It's so nice. ,I never heard of it before."                                   8,X'S S NICE4 ,I N"E HE>D ( X 2F40                                            
  ",Oh, it's ever so gay! ,Why, me and ,Amy                                       8,OH1 X'S "E S GAY6 ,:Y1 ME & ,AMY                                            
  ,Lawrence --"                                                                   ,LAWR;E --0                                                                   
  ,The big eyes told ,Tom his blunder and he                                      ,! BIG EYES TOLD ,TOM 8 BL"U & HE                                             
stopped, confused.                                                              /OPP$1 3FUS$4                                                                   
  ",Oh, ,Tom! ,Then ,I ain't the first you've ever                                8,OH1 ,TOM6 ,!N ,I A9'T ! F/ Y'VE "E                                          
been engaged to!"                                                               BE5 5GAG$ TO60                                                                  
  ,The child began to cry. ,Tom said:                                             ,! * 2GAN 6CRY4 ,TOM SD3                                                      
  ",Oh, don't cry, ,Becky, ,I don't care                                          8,OH1 DON'T CRY1 ,BECKY1 ,I DON'T C>E                                         
for her any more."                                                              = H] ANY M40                                                                    
  ",Yes, you do, ,Tom -- you know you do."                                        8,YES1 Y D1 ,TOM -- Y "K Y D40                                                
,Tom tried to put his arm about her neck,    #90                                ,TOM TRI$ 6PUT 8 >M AB H] NECK1    #IJ                                          
but she pushed him away and turned her face to the                              B %E PU%$ HM AWAY & TURN$ H] FACE 6!                                            
wall, and went on crying. ,Tom tried again, with                                WALL1 & W5T ON CRY+4 ,TOM TRI$ AG1 )                                            
sooth- ing words in his mouth, and was repulsed again.                          SOO?- 9G ^WS 9 8 M\?1 & 0 REPULS$ AG4                                           
,Then his pride was up, and he strode away and went                             ,!N 8 PRIDE 0 UP1 & HE /RODE AWAY & W5T                                         
outside. ,He stood about, restless and uneasy, for a                            \TSIDE4 ,HE /OOD AB1 RE/.S & UNEASY1 =A                                         
while, glancing at the door, every now and then, hoping                         :ILE1 GLANC+ AT ! DOOR1 E N[ & !N1 HOP+                                         
she would repent and come to find him. ,But she did not.                        %E WD REP5T & -E 6F9D HM4 ,B %E DID N4                                          
,Then he began to feel badly and fear that he was in the                        ,!N HE 2GAN 6FEEL BADLY & FE> T HE 0 9 !                                        
wrong. ,It was a hard struggle with him to make new                             WR;G4 ,X 0 A H>D /RU7LE ) HM 6MAKE NEW                                          
advances, now, but he nerved himself to it and entered. ,She                    ADV.ES1 N[1 B HE N]V$ HMF 6X & 5T]$4 ,%E                                        
was still standing back there in the corner, sobbing, with her                  0 / /&+ BACK "! 9 ! CORN]1 SO2+1 ) H]                                           
face to the wall. ,Tom's heart smote him. ,He                                   FACE 6! WALL4 ,TOM'S HE>T SMOTE HM4 ,HE                                         
went to her and stood a moment, not knowing exactly how                         W5T 6H] & /OOD A MO;T1 N "K+ EXACTLY H[                                         
to proceed. ,Then he said hesitatingly:                                         6PROCE$4 ,!N HE SD HESITAT+LY3                                                  
  ",Becky, ,I -- ,I don't care for anybody                                        8,BECKY1 ,I -- ,I DON'T C>E = ANYBODY                                         
but you."                                                                       B Y40                                                                           
  ,No reply -- but sobs.                                                          ,NO REPLY -- B SOBS4                                                          
  ",Becky" -- pleadingly. ",Becky, won't you                                      8,BECKY0 -- PL1D+LY4 8,BECKY1 WON'T Y                                         
say some- thing?"                                                               SAY "S- ?+80                                                                    
  ,More sobs.                                                                     ,M SOBS4                                                                      
  ,Tom got out his chiefest jewel, a brass                                        ,TOM GOT \ 8 *IEFE/ JEWEL1 A BRASS                                            
knob from the top of an andiron, and passed it around                           KNOB F ! TOP ( AN &IRON1 & PASS$ X >.D                                          
her so that she could see it, and said:                                         H] S T %E CD SEE X1 & SD3                                                       
  ",Please, ,Becky, won't you take it?"                                           8,PL1SE1 ,BECKY1 WON'T Y TAKE X80                                             
,She struck it to the floor. ,Then ,Tom     #91                                 ,%E /RUCK X 6! FLOOR4 ,!N ,TOM     #IA                                          
marched out of the house and over the hills and far away,                       M>*$ \ (! H\SE & OV] ! HILLS & F> AWAY1                                         
to return to school no more that day. ,Presently                                6RETURN 6S*OOL NO M T "D4 ,PRES5TLY                                             
,Becky began to suspect. ,She ran to the door;                                  ,BECKY 2GAN 6SUSPECT4 ,%E RAN 6! DOOR2                                          
he was not in sight; she flew around to the play-yard;                          HE 0 N 9 SI<T2 %E FLEW >.D 6! PLAY-Y>D2                                         
he was not there. ,Then she called:                                             HE 0 N "!4 ,!N %E CALL$3                                                        
  ",Tom! ,Come back, ,Tom!"                                                       8,TOM6 ,-E BACK1 ,TOM60                                                       
  ,She listened intently, but there was no answer. ,She                           ,%E LI/5$ 9T5TLY1 B "! 0 NO ANSW]4 ,%E                                        
had no companions but silence and loneliness. ,So she                           _H NO -PANIONS B SIL;E & L"OLI;S4 ,S %E                                         
sat down to cry again and upbraid herself; and by this time the                 SAT D[N 6CRY AG & UPBRAID H]F2 & 0? "T !                                        
scholars began to gather again, and she had to hide her                         S*OL>S 2GAN 6GA!R AG1 & %E _H 6HIDE H]                                          
griefs and still her broken heart and take up the                               GRIEFS & / H] BROK5 HE>T & TAKE UP !                                            
cross of a long, dreary, aching afternoon, with none among                      CROSS (A L;G1 DRE>Y1 A*+ AFN1 ) N"O AM;G                                        
the strangers about her to exchange sorrows with.                               ! /RANG]S AB H] 6EX*ANGE SORR[S )4                                              
  ,,CHAPTER ,,VIII                                                                ,,*APT] ,,VIII                                                                
  ,,TOM dodged hither and thither through                                         ,,TOM DODG$ HI!R & ?I!R "?                                                    
  lanes until he was well out of the track                                        LANES UNTIL HE 0 WELL \ (! TRACK                                              
  of returning scholars, and then fell into a moody                               ( RETURN+ S*OL>S1 & !N FELL 96A MOODY                                         
jog. ,He crossed a small "branch"                                               JOG4 ,HE CROSS$ A SMALL 8BRAN*0                                                 
  two or three times, because of a prevailing                                     TWO OR ?REE "TS1 2C (A PREVAIL+                                               
juvenile superstition that to cross water baffled                               JUV5ILE SUP]/I;N T 6CROSS WAT] BA6L$                                            
pursuit. ,Half an hour later he was disappear-                                  PURSUIT4 ,HALF AN H\R LAT] HE 0 4APPE>-                                         
ing behind the ,Douglas mansion on the summit of                                9G 2H ! ,D\GLAS MAN.N ON ! SUMMIT (                                             
,Cardiff ,Hill, and the school-house was hardly                                 ,C>DIFF ,HILL1 &! S*OOL-H\SE 0 H>DLY                                            
dis- tinguishable away off in the valley behind him.                            DIS- T+UI%A# AWAY (F 9 ! VALLEY 2H HM4                                          
,He entered a dense wood, picked his        #92                                 ,HE 5T]$ A D5SE WOOD1 PICK$ 8        #IB                                        
pathless way to the centre of it, and sat down on a                             PA?.S WAY 6! C5TRE ( X1 & SAT D[N ON A                                          
mossy spot under a spreading oak. ,There was not even                           MOSSY SPOT "U A SPR1D+ OAK4 ,"! 0 N EV5                                         
a zephyr stirring; the dead noonday heat had even                               A ZEPHYR /IRR+2 ! D1D NOON"D H1T _H EV5                                         
stilled the songs of the birds; nature lay in a                                 /ILL$ ! S;GS (! BIRDS2 NATURE LAY 9 A                                           
trance that was broken by no sound but the occasional far-off                   TR.E T 0 BROK5 0NO S.D B ! O3A.NAL F>-(F                                        
hammering of a wood- pecker, and this seemed to render the                      HAMM]+ (A WOOD- PECK]1 & ? SEEM$ 6R5D] !                                        
pervading silence and sense of loneliness the more                              P]VAD+ SIL;E & S5SE ( L"OLI;S ! M                                               
profound. ,The boy's soul was steeped in                                        PROF.D4 ,! BOY'S S\L 0 /EEP$ 9                                                  
melancholy; his feelings were in happy accord with his                          MELAN*OLY2 8 FEEL+S 7 9 HAPPY A3ORD ) 8                                         
surroundings. ,He sat long with his elbows on his                               SURR.D+S4 ,HE SAT L;G ) 8 ELB[S ON 8                                            
knees and his chin in his hands, meditating. ,It seemed                         KNEES & 8 *9 9 8 H&S1 M$ITAT+4 ,X SEEM$                                         
to him that life was but a trouble, at best, and he more                        6HM T LIFE 0 B A TR\#1 AT BE/1 & HE M                                           
than half envied ,Jimmy ,Hodges, so lately                                      ?AN HALF 5VI$ ,JIMMY ,HODGES1 S LATELY                                          
released; it must be very peaceful, he thought, to lie and                      REL1S$2 X M/ 2 V P1CE;L1 HE ?"\1 6LIE &                                         
slumber and dream forever and ever, with the wind whispering through            SLUMB] & DR1M ="E & "E1 )! W9D :ISP]+ "?                                        
the trees and caressing the grass and the flowers over the                      ! TREES & C>ESS+ ! GRASS &! FL[]S OV] !                                         
grave, and nothing to bother and grieve about, ever any                         GRAVE1 & NO?+ 6BO!R & GRIEVE AB1 "E ANY                                         
more. ,If he only had a clean ,Sunday-school                                    M4 ,IF HE ONLY _H A CL1N ,SUN"D-S*OOL                                           
record he could be willing to go, and be done with it                           RECORD HE CD 2 WILL+ 6G1 & 2 D"O ) X                                            
all. ,Now as to this girl. ,What had he done?                                   ALL4 ,N[ Z 6? GIRL4 ,:AT _H HE D"O8                                             
,Nothing. ,He had meant the best in the world, and been                         ,NO?+4 ,HE _H M1NT ! BE/ 9 ! _W1 & BE5                                          
treated like a dog -- like a very dog. ,She would be                            TR1T$ L A DOG -- L A V DOG4 ,%E WD 2                                            
sorry some day -- maybe when it was too late.                                   SORRY "S "D -- MAYBE :5 X 0 TOO LATE4                                           
,Ah, if he could only die ,,TEMPORARILY!                                        ,AH1 IF HE CD ONLY DIE ,,TEMPOR>ILY6                                            
,But the elastic heart of youth cannot be        #93                            ,B ! ELA/IC HE>T ( Y\? _C 2        #IC                                          
compressed into one constrained shape long at a time.                           -PRESS$ 96"O 3/RA9$ %APE L;G AT A "T4                                           
,Tom presently began to drift insensibly back                                   ,TOM PRES5TLY 2GAN 6DRIFT 9S5SIBLY BACK                                         
into the con- cerns of this life again. ,What if he                             96! CON- C]NS ( ? LIFE AG4 ,:AT IF HE                                           
turned his back, now, and disappeared mysteriously?                             TURN$ 8 BACK1 N[1 & 4APPE>$ MY/]I\SLY8                                          
,What if he went away -- ever so far away,                                      ,:AT IF HE W5T AWAY -- "E S F> AWAY1                                            
into unknown countries beyond the seas -- and never came                        96UN"KN C.TRIES 2Y ! S1S -- & N"E CAME                                          
back any more! ,How would she feel then! ,The idea of                           BACK ANY M6 ,H[ WD %E FEEL !N6 ,! IDEA (                                        
being a clown recurred to him now, only to fill him                             2+ A CL[N RECURR$ 6HM N[1 ONLY 6FILL HM                                         
with disgust. ,For frivolity and jokes and spotted                              ) 4GU/4 ,= FRIVOL;Y & JOKES & SPOTT$                                            
tights were an offense, when they intruded themselves upon a                    TI<TS 7 AN (F5SE1 :5 !Y 9TRUD$ !MVS ^U A                                        
spirit that was exalted into the vague august realm of the                      _S T 0 EXALT$ 96! VAGUE AUGU/ R1LM (!                                           
romantic. ,No, he would be a soldier, and                                       ROMANTIC4 ,NO1 HE WD 2 A SOLDI]1 &                                              
return after long years, all war-worn and                                       RETURN AF L;G YE>S1 ALL W>-WORN &                                               
illustrious. ,No -- better still, he would join the                             ILLU/RI\S4 ,NO -- BETT] /1 HE WD JO9 !                                          
,Indians, and hunt buffaloes and go on the warpath                              ,9DIANS1 & HUNT BU6ALOES & G ON ! W>PA?                                         
in the mountain ranges and the trackless great plains of the                    9 ! M.TA9 RANGES &! TRACK.S GRT PLA9S (!                                        
,Far ,West, and away in the future come back a                                  ,F> ,WE/1 & AWAY 9 ! FUTURE -E BACK A                                           
great chief, bristling with feathers, hideous with paint,                       GRT *IEF1 BRI/L+ ) F1!RS1 HIDE\S ) PA9T1                                        
and prance into ,Sunday- school, some drowsy summer                             & PR.E 96,SUN"D- S*OOL1 "S DR[SY SUMM]                                          
morning, with a blood- curdling war-whoop, and sear the                         MORN+1 )A BLOOD- CURDL+ W>-:OOP1 & SE> !                                        
eyeballs of all his companions with unappeasable                                EYEBALLS ( ALL 8 -PANIONS ) UNAPP1SA#                                           
envy. ,But no, there was something gaudier even than this.                      5VY4 ,B NO1 "! 0 "S?+ GAUDI] EV5 ?AN ?4                                         
,He would be a pirate! ,That was it! ,,NOW his future                           ,HE WD 2 A PIRATE6 ,T 0 X6 ,,N[ 8 FUTURE                                        
lay plain before him, and glowing with unimaginable                             LAY PLA9 2F HM1 & GL[+ ) UNIMAG9A#                                              
splendor. ,How his name would fill the world, and    #94                        SPL5DOR4 ,H[ 8 "N WD FILL ! _W1 &    #ID                                        
make people shudder! ,How gloriously he would go plowing                        MAKE P %U4]6 ,H[ GLORI\SLY HE WD G PL[+                                         
the dancing seas, in his long, low, black-hulled                                ! DANC+ S1S1 9 8 L;G1 L[1 BLACK-HULL$                                           
racer, the ,Spirit of the ,Storm, with his grisly flag                          RAC]1 ! ,_S (! ,/ORM1 ) 8 GRISLY FLAG                                           
flying at the fore! ,And at the zenith of his fame, how                         FLY+ AT ! =E6 ,& AT ! Z5I? ( 8 FAME1 H[                                         
he would suddenly appear at the old village and                                 HE WD SU45LY APPE> AT ! OLD VILLAGE &                                           
stalk into church, brown and weather-beaten, in his black                       /ALK 96*UR*1 BR[N & W1!R-B1T51 9 8 BLACK                                        
velvet doublet and trunks, his great jack-boots,                                VELVET D\#T & TRUNKS1 8 GRT JACK-BOOTS1                                         
his crimson sash, his belt bristling with                                       8 CRIMSON SA%1 8 BELT BRI/L+ )                                                  
horse-pistols, his crime-rusted cut- lass at                                    HORSE-PI/OLS1 8 CRIME-RU/$ CUT- LASS AT                                         
his side, his slouch hat with waving plumes, his                                8 SIDE1 8 SL\* HAT ) WAV+ PLUMES1 8                                             
black flag unfurled, with the skull and crossbones                              BLACK FLAG UNFURL$1 )! SKULL & CROSSB"OS                                        
on it, and hear with swelling ecstasy the whisperings,                          ON X1 & HE> ) SWELL+ EC/ASY ! :ISP]+S1                                          
",It's ,Tom ,Sawyer the ,Pirate! -- the ,Black                                  8,X'S ,TOM ,SAWY] ! ,PIRATE6 -- ! ,BLACK                                        
,Avenger of the ,Spanish ,Mainto"                                               ,AV5G] (! ,SPANI% ,MA9TO0                                                       
  ,Yes, it was settled; his career was determined.                                ,YES1 X 0 SETTL$2 8 C>E] 0 DET]M9$4                                           
,He would run away from home and enter upon it. ,He                             ,HE WD RUN AWAY F HOME & 5T] ^U X4 ,HE                                          
would start the very next morning. ,Therefore he must now                       WD />T ! V NEXT MORN+4 ,"!=E HE M/ N[                                           
begin to get ready. ,He would collect his resources                             2G9 6GET R1DY4 ,HE WD COLLECT 8 RES\RCES                                        
together. ,He went to a rotten log near at hand and                             TGR4 ,HE W5T 6A ROTT5 LOG NE> AT H& &                                           
began to dig under one end of it with his ,Barlow knife.                        2GAN 6DIG "U "O 5D ( X ) 8 ,B>L[ KNIFE4                                         
,He soon struck wood that sounded hollow. ,He                                   ,HE SOON /RUCK WOOD T S.D$ HOLL[4 ,HE                                           
put his hand there and uttered this in- cantation                               PUT 8 H& "! & UTT]$ ? IN- CANT,N                                                
impressively:                                                                   IMPRESSIVELY3                                                                   
  ",What hasn't come here, come! ,What's here, stay                               8,:AT HASN'T -E "H1 -E6 ,:AT'S "H1 /AY                                        
here!"                                 #95                                      "H60                                 #IE                                        
  ,Then he scraped away the dirt, and exposed a                                   ,!N HE SCRAP$ AWAY ! DIRT1 & EXPOS$ A                                         
pine shingle. ,He took it up and disclosed a                                    P9E %+LE4 ,HE TOOK X UP & 4CLOS$ A                                              
shapely little treasure-house whose bottom and sides                            %APELY LL TR1SURE-H\SE ^: BOTTOM & SIDES                                        
were of shingles. ,In it lay a marble. ,Tom's                                   7 ( %+LES4 ,9 X LAY A M>#4 ,TOM'S                                               
astonishment was bound- less! ,He scratched his head                            A/ONI%;T 0 B.D- LESS6 ,HE SCRAT*$ 8 H1D                                         
with a perplexed air, and said:                                                 )A P]PLEX$ AIR1 & SD3                                                           
  ",Well, that beats anything!"                                                   8,WELL1 T B1TS ANY?+60                                                        
  ,Then he tossed the marble away pettishly, and                                  ,!N HE TOSS$ ! M># AWAY PETTI%LY1 &                                           
stood cogitating. ,The truth was, that a superstition                           /OOD COGITAT+4 ,! TRU? WAS1 T A SUP]/I;N                                        
of his had failed, here, which he and all his comrades had                      ( 8 _H FAIL$1 "H1 : HE & ALL 8 -RADES _H                                        
always looked upon as infallible. ,If you buried a                              ALW LOOK$ ^U Z 9FALLI#4 ,IF Y BURI$ A                                           
marble with certain necessary incantations, and left it alone                   M># ) C]TA9 NEC 9CANT,NS1 & LEFT X AL"O                                         
a fortnight, and then opened the place with the incantation                     A =TNI<T1 & !N OP5$ ! PLACE )! 9CANT,N                                          
he had just used, you would find that all the marbles you had                   HE _H J US$1 Y WD F9D T ALL ! M>#S Y _H                                         
ever lost had gathered themselves together there, meantime, no                  "E LO/ _H GA!R$ !MVS TGR "!1 M1N"T1 NO                                          
matter how widely they had been separated. ,But                                 MATT] H[ WIDELY !Y _H BE5 SEP>AT$4 ,B                                           
now, this thing had actually and unquestionably failed.                         N[1 ? ?+ _H ACTU,Y & UN"QABLY FAIL$4                                            
,Tom's whole structure of faith was shaken to its                               ,TOM'S :OLE /RUCTURE ( FAI? 0 %AK5 6XS                                          
foundations. ,He had many a time heard of this thing                            F.D,NS4 ,HE _H _M A "T HE>D ( ? ?+                                              
succeeding but never of its failing before. ,It did not                         SU3E$+ B N"E ( XS FAIL+ 2F4 ,X DID N                                            
occur to him that he had tried it several times before,                         O3UR 6HM T HE _H TRI$ X S"EAL "TS 2F1                                           
himself, but could never find the hiding-places afterward. ,He                  HMF1 B CD N"E F9D ! HID+-PLACES AFW4 ,HE                                        
puzzled over the matter some time, and finally decided                          PUZZL$ OV] ! MATT] "S "T1 & F9,Y DECID$                                         
that some witch had interfered and broken the charm. ,He                        T "S WIT* _H 9T]F]$ & BROK5 ! *>M4 ,HE                                          
thought he would satisfy himself on that point; so   #96                        ?"\ HE WD SATISFY HMF ON T PO9T2 S   #IF                                        
he searched around till he found a small sandy                                  HE SE>*$ >.D TILL HE F.D A SMALL S&Y                                            
spot with a little funnel-shaped depression in it. ,He                          SPOT )A LL FUNNEL-%AP$ DEPRES.N 9 X4 ,HE                                        
laid himself down and put his mouth close to this de-                           LAID HMF D[N & PUT 8 M\? CLOSE 6? DE-                                           
pression and called --                                                          PRES.N & CALL$ --                                                               
  ",Doodle-bug, doodle-bug, tell me what                                          8,DOODLE-BUG1 DOODLE-BUG1 TELL ME :AT                                         
,I want to know! ,Doodle-bug, doodle-bug,                                       ,I WANT 6"K6 ,DOODLE-BUG1 DOODLE-BUG1                                           
tell me what ,I want to know!"                                                  TELL ME :AT ,I WANT 6"K60                                                       
  ,The sand began to work, and presently a small                                  ,! S& 2GAN 6"W1 & PRES5TLY A SMALL                                            
black bug appeared for a second and then darted under                           BLACK BUG APPE>$ =A SECOND & !N D>T$ "U                                         
again in a fright.                                                              AG 9 A F"R4                                                                     
  ",He dasn't tell! ,So it ,,WAS A witch that                                     8,HE DASN'T TELL6 ,S X ,,0 A WIT* T                                           
done it. ,I just knowed it."                                                    D"O X4 ,I J "K$ X40                                                             
  ,He well knew the futility of trying to contend                                 ,HE WELL KNEW ! FUTIL;Y ( TRY+ 63T5D                                          
against witches, so he gave up discouraged. ,But it                             AG/ WIT*ES1 S HE GAVE UP 4C\RAG$4 ,B X                                          
occurred to him that he might as well have the marble he                        O3URR$ 6HM T HE MI<T Z WELL H ! M># HE                                          
had just thrown away, and therefore he went and made a                          _H J ?R[N AWAY1 & "!=E HE W5T & MADE A                                          
patient search for it. ,But he could not find it. ,Now                          PATI5T SE>* = X4 ,B HE CD N F9D X4 ,N[                                          
he went back to his treasure-house and carefully                                HE W5T BACK 6HIS TR1SURE-H\SE & C>E;LLY                                         
placed himself just as he had been standing when he tossed                      PLAC$ HMF J Z HE _H BE5 /&+ :5 HE TOSS$                                         
the marble away; then he took another marble from his                           ! M># AWAY2 !N HE TOOK ANO!R M># F 8                                            
pocket and tossed it in the same way, saying:                                   POCKET & TOSS$ X 9 ! SAME WAY1 SAY+3                                            
  ",Brother, go find your brother!"                                               8,BRO!R1 G F9D YR BRO!R60                                                     
  ,He watched where it stopped, and went there and                                ,HE WAT*$ ": X /OPP$1 & W5T "! &                                              
looked. ,But it must have fallen short or gone too                              LOOK$4 ,B X M/ H FALL5 %ORT OR G"O TOO                                          
far; so he tried twice more. ,The last        #97                               F>2 S HE TRI$ TWICE M4 ,! LA/        #IG                                        
repetition was successful. ,The two marbles lay within                          REPETI;N 0 SU3ESS;L4 ,! TWO M>#S LAY )9                                         
a foot of each other.                                                           A FOOT ( EA* O!R4                                                               
  ,Just here the blast of a toy tin trumpet came                                  ,J "H ! BLA/ (A TOY T9 TRUMPET CAME                                           
faintly down the green aisles of the forest. ,Tom                               FA9TLY D[N ! GRE5 AISLES (! =E/4 ,TOM                                           
flung off his jacket and trousers, turned a                                     FLUNG (F 8 JACKET & TR\S]S1 TURN$ A                                             
suspender into a belt, raked away some brush behind the                         SUSP5D] 96A BELT1 RAK$ AWAY "S BRU% 2H !                                        
rotten log, dis- closing a rude bow and arrow, a                                ROTT5 LOG1 DIS- CLOS+ A RUDE B[ & >R[1 A                                        
lath sword and a tin trumpet, and in a moment had                               LA? SWORD &A T9 TRUMPET1 & 9 A MO;T _H                                          
seized these things and bounded away, barelegged, with                          SEIZ$ ^! ?+S & B.D$ AWAY1 B>ELE7$1 )                                            
fluttering shirt. ,He presently halted under a                                  FLUTT]+ %IRT4 ,HE PRES5TLY HALT$ "U A                                           
great elm, blew an answer- ing blast, and then                                  GRT ELM1 BLEW AN ANSW]- 9G BLA/1 & !N                                           
began to tiptoe and look warily out, this way and that.                         2GAN 6TIPTOE & LOOK W>ILY \1 ? WAY & T4                                         
,He said cautiously -- to an imag- inary company:                               ,HE SD CAUTI\SLY -- 6AN IMAG- 9>Y -PANY3                                        
  ",Hold, my merry men! ,Keep hid till ,I                                         8,HOLD1 MY M]RY M56 ,KEEP HID TILL ,I                                         
blow."                                                                          BL[40                                                                           
  ,Now appeared ,Joe ,Harper, as airily clad and                                  ,N[ APPE>$ ,JOE ,H>P]1 Z AIRILY CLAD &                                        
elab- orately armed as ,Tom. ,Tom called:                                       ELAB- ORATELY >M$ Z ,TOM4 ,TOM CALL$3                                           
  ",Hold! ,Who comes here into ,Sherwood ,Forest without                          8,HOLD6 ,:O -ES "H 96,%]WOOD ,=E/ )\T                                         
my pass?"                                                                       MY PASS80                                                                       
  ",Guy of ,Guisborne wants no man's                                              8,GUY ( ,GUISBORNE WANTS NO MAN'S                                             
pass. ,Who art thou that -- that --"                                            PASS4 ,:O >T ?\ T -- T --0                                                      
  ",Dares to hold such language," said ,Tom,                                      8,D>ES 6HOLD S* LANGUAGE10 SD ,TOM1                                           
prompt- ing -- for they talked ?"the book," from                                PROMPT- 9G -- = !Y TALK$ 80! BOOK10 F                                           
memory.                                                                         MEMORY4                                                                         
",Who art thou that dares to hold such         #98                              8,:O >T ?\ T D>ES 6HOLD S*         #IH                                          
language?"                                                                      LANGUAGE80                                                                      
  ",I, indeed! ,I am ,Robin ,Hood, as thy                                         8,I1 9DE$6 ,I AM ,ROB9 ,HOOD1 Z ?Y                                            
caitiff carcase soon shall know."                                               CAITIFF C>CASE SOON % "K40                                                      
  ",Then art thou indeed that famous outlaw? ,Right                               8,!N >T ?\ 9DE$ T FAM\S \TLAW8 ,"R                                            
gladly will ,I dispute with thee the passes of the merry                        GLADLY W ,I 4PUTE ) !E ! PASSES (! M]RY                                         
wood. ,Have at thee!"                                                           WOOD4 ,H AT !E60                                                                
  ,They took their lath swords, dumped their other                                ,!Y TOOK _! LA? SWORDS1 DUMP$ _! O!R                                          
traps on the ground, struck a fencing attitude,                                 TRAPS ON ! GR.D1 /RUCK A F5C+ ATTITUDE1                                         
foot to foot, and began a grave, careful combat,                                FOOT 6FOOT1 & 2GAN A GRAVE1 C>E;L -BAT1                                         
"two up and two down." ,Presently ,Tom said:                                    8TWO UP & TWO D[N40 ,PRES5TLY ,TOM SD3                                          
  ",Now, if you've got the hang, go it lively!"                                   8,N[1 IF Y'VE GOT ! HANG1 G X LIVELY60                                        
  ,So they "went it lively," panting and perspiring                               ,S !Y 8W5T X LIVELY10 PANT+ & P]SPIR+                                         
with the work. ,By and by ,Tom shouted:                                         )! "W4 ,0& 0,TOM %\T$3                                                          
  ",Fall! fall! ,Why don't you fall?"                                             8,FALL6 FALL6 ,:Y DON'T Y FALL80                                              
  ",I sha'n't! ,Why don't you fall yourself?                                      8,I %A'N'T6 ,:Y DON'T Y FALL YRF8                                             
,You're getting the worst of it."                                               ,Y'RE GETT+ ! WOR/ ( X40                                                        
  ",Why, that ain't anything. ,I can't fall; that                                 8,:Y1 T A9'T ANY?+4 ,I C'T FALL2 T                                            
ain't the way it is in the book. ,The book says,                                A9'T ! WAY X IS 9 ! BOOK4 ,! BOOK SAYS1                                         
',Then with one back-handed stroke he slew poor                                 ',!N ) "O BACK-H&$ /ROKE HE SLEW POOR                                           
,Guy of ,Guis- borne.' ,You're to turn around and                               ,GUY ( ,GUIS- BORNE4' ,Y'RE 6TURN >.D &                                         
let me hit you in the back."                                                    LET ME HIT Y 9 ! BACK40                                                         
  ,There was no getting around the authorities, so                                ,"! 0 NO GETT+ >.D ! AU?ORITIES1 S                                            
,Joe turned, received the whack and fell.                                       ,JOE TURN$1 RCVD ! :ACK & FELL4                                                 
  ",Now," said ,Joe, getting up, "you got to let                                  8,N[10 SD ,JOE1 GETT+ UP1 8Y GOT 6LET                                         
me kill ,,YOU. ,That's fair."             #99                                   ME KILL ,,Y4 ,T'S FAIR40             #II                                        
  ",Why, ,I can't do that, it ain't in the book."                                 8,:Y1 ,I C'T D T1 X A9'T 9 ! BOOK40                                           
  ",Well, it's blamed mean -- that's all."                                        8,WELL1 X'S BLAM$ M1N -- T'S ALL40                                            
  ",Well, say, ,Joe, you can be ,Friar ,Tuck                                      8,WELL1 SAY1 ,JOE1 Y C 2 ,FRI> ,TUCK                                          
or ,Much the miller's son, and lam me with a                                    OR ,M* ! MILL]'S SON1 & LAM ME )A                                               
quarter-staff; or ,I'll be the ,Sheriff of                                      QU>T]-/AFF2 OR ,I'LL 2 ! ,%]IFF (                                               
,Nottingham and you be ,Robin ,Hood a little while and                          ,NOTT+HAM & Y 2 ,ROB9 ,HOOD A LL :ILE &                                         
kill me."                                                                       KILL ME40                                                                       
  ,This was satisfactory, and so these adventures were                            ,? 0 SATISFACTORY1 & S ^! ADV5TURES 7                                         
carried out. ,Then ,Tom became ,Robin ,Hood again,                              C>RI$ \4 ,!N ,TOM 2CAME ,ROB9 ,HOOD AG1                                         
and was allowed by the treacherous nun to bleed his strength                    & 0 ALL[$ 0! TR1*]\S NUN 6BLE$ 8 /R5G?                                          
away through his neglected wound. ,And at last ,Joe,                            AWAY "? 8 NEGLECT$ W.D4 ,& AT LA/ ,JOE1                                         
representing a whole tribe of weeping outlaws,                                  REPRES5T+ A :OLE TRIBE ( WEEP+ \TLAWS1                                          
dragged him sadly forth, gave his bow into his feeble                           DRA7$ HM SADLY =?1 GAVE 8 B[ 96HIS FEE#                                         
hands, and ,Tom said, ",Where this arrow falls, there                           H&S1 & ,TOM SD1 8,": ? >R[ FALLS1 "!                                            
bury poor ,Robin ,Hood under the green- wood                                    BURY POOR ,ROB9 ,HOOD "U ! GRE5- WOOD                                           
tree." ,Then he shot the arrow and fell back and would                          TREE40 ,!N HE %OT ! >R[ & FELL BACK & WD                                        
have died, but he lit on a nettle and sprang up                                 H DI$1 B HE LIT ON A NETTLE & SPRANG UP                                         
too gaily for a corpse.                                                         TOO GAILY =A CORPSE4                                                            
  ,The boys dressed themselves, hid their accoutre-                               ,! BOYS DRESS$ !MVS1 HID _! A3\TRE-                                           
ments, and went off grieving that there were no out- laws                       M5TS1 & W5T (F GRIEV+ T "! 7 NO \- LAWS                                         
any more, and wondering what modern civiliza- tion                              ANY M1 & WOND]+ :AT MOD]N CIVILIZA- TION                                        
could claim to have done to compensate for their loss. ,They                    CD CLAIM 6H D"O 6-P5SATE = _! LOSS4 ,!Y                                         
said they would rather be outlaws a year in ,Sherwood ,Forest                   SD !Y WD R 2 \TLAWS A YE> 9 ,%]WOOD ,=E/                                        
than ,President of the ,United ,States forever.                                 ?AN ,PRESID5T (! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ="E4                                             
,,CHAPTER ,,IX                      #100                                        ,,*APT] ,,IX                      #AJJ                                          
  ,,AT half-past nine, that night, ,Tom and                                       ,,AT HALF-PA/ N9E1 T NI<T1 ,TOM &                                             
  ,Sid were sent to bed, as usual. ,They                                          ,SID 7 S5T 6B$1 Z USUAL4 ,!Y                                                  
  said their prayers, and ,Sid was soon                                           SD _! PRAY]S1 & ,SID 0 SOON                                                   
  asleep. ,Tom lay awake and waited, in                                           ASLEEP4 ,TOM LAY AWAKE & WAIT$1 9                                             
  restless impatience. ,When it seemed to                                         RE/.S IMPATI;E4 ,:5 X SEEM$ 6                                                 
  him that it must be nearly daylight, he                                         HM T X M/ 2 NE>LY "DLI<T1 HE                                                  
  heard the clock strike ten! ,This was despair.                                  HE>D ! CLOCK /RIKE T56 ,? 0 DESPAIR4                                          
,He would have tossed and fidgeted, as his nerves                               ,HE WD H TOSS$ & FIDGET$1 Z 8 N]VES                                             
demanded, but he was afraid he might wake ,Sid.                                 DEM&$1 B HE 0 AFRAID HE MI<T WAKE ,SID4                                         
,So he lay still, and stared up into the dark. ,Everything was                  ,S HE LAY /1 & />$ UP 96! D>K4 ,"EY?+ 0                                         
dismally st. ,By and by, out of the stillness, little, scarcely                 4M,Y /4 ,0& BY1 \ (! /ILL;S1 LL1 SC>CELY                                        
preceptible noises began to emphasize them-                                     PRECEPTI# NOISES 2GAN 6EMPHASIZE !M-                                            
selves. ,The ticking of the clock began to bring it-                            SELVES4 ,! TICK+ (! CLOCK 2GAN 6BR+ X-                                          
self into notice. ,Old beams began to crack                                     SELF 96NOTICE4 ,OLD B1MS 2GAN 6CRACK                                            
mysteri- ously. ,The stairs creaked faintly.                                    MY/]I- \SLY4 ,! /AIRS CR1K$ FA9TLY4                                             
,Evidently spirits were abroad. ,A measured, muffled                            ,EVID5TLY _SS 7 ABROAD4 ,A M1SUR$1 MU6L$                                        
snore issued from ,Aunt ,Polly's chamber. ,And                                  SNORE ISSU$ F ,AUNT ,POLLY'S *AMB]4 ,&                                          
now the tiresome chirping of a cricket that no human                            N[ ! TIRE"S *IRP+ (A CRICKET T NO HUMAN                                         
ingenuity could locate, began. ,Next the ghastly                                9G5U;Y CD LOCATE1 2GAN4 ,NEXT ! <A/LY                                           
ticking of a death- watch in the wall at the bed's                              TICK+ (A D1?- WAT* 9 ! WALL AT ! 2D'S                                           
head made ,Tom shudder -- it meant that somebody's                              H1D MADE ,TOM %U4] -- X M1NT T "SBODY'S                                         
days were numbered. ,Then the howl of a far-off dog                             "DS 7 NUMB]$4 ,!N ! H[L (A F>-(F DOG                                            
rose on the night air, and was answered by a fainter                            ROSE ON ! NI<T AIR1 & 0 ANSW]$ 0A FA9T]                                         
howl from a remoter distance. ,Tom was in an agony.                             H[L F A REMOT] 4T.E4 ,TOM 0 9 AN AGONY4                                         
,At last he was satisfied that time had       #101                              ,AT LA/ HE 0 SATISFI$ T "T _H       #AJA                                        
ceased and eternity begun; he began to doze, in                                 C1S$ & ET]N;Y 2GUN2 HE 2GAN 6DOZE1 9                                            
spite of himself; the clock chimed eleven, but he                               SPITE ( HMF2 ! CLOCK *IM$ ELEV51 B HE                                           
did not hear it. ,And then there came, mingling with his                        DID N HE> X4 ,& !N "! CAME1 M+L+ ) 8                                            
half-formed dreams, a most mel- ancholy                                         HALF-=M$ DR1MS1 A MO/ MEL- AN*OLY                                               
caterwauling. ,The raising of a neighboring window                              CAT]WAUL+4 ,! RAIS+ (A NEI<BOR+ W9D[                                            
disturbed him. ,A cry of ",Scat! you devil!" and the                            4TURB$ HM4 ,A CRY ( 8,SCAT6 Y DEVIL60 &!                                        
crash of an empty bottle against the back of his                                CRA% ( AN EMPTY BOTTLE AG/ ! BACK ( 8                                           
aunt's woodshed brought him wide awake, and a                                   AUNT'S WOOD%$ BR"\ HM WIDE AWAKE1 &A                                            
single minute later he was dressed and out of the win-                          S+LE M9UTE LAT] HE 0 DRESS$ & \ (! W9-                                          
dow and creeping along the roof of the "ell" on all                             D[ & CREEP+ AL;G ! RO( (! 8ELL0 ON ALL                                          
fours. ,He "meow'd" with caution once or twice,                                 F\RS4 ,HE 8ME['D0 ) CAU;N ONCE OR TWICE1                                        
as he went; then jumped to the roof of the woodshed and                         Z HE W5T2 !N JUMP$ 6! RO( (! WOOD%$ &                                           
thence to the ground. ,Huckleberry ,Finn was there, with his                    ?;E 6! GR.D4 ,HUCKLEB]RY ,F9N 0 "!1 ) 8                                         
dead cat. ,The boys moved off and disap- peared in the                          D1D CAT4 ,! BOYS MOV$ (F & 4AP- PE>$ 9 !                                        
gloom. ,At the end of half an hour they were wading                             GLOOM4 ,AT ! 5D ( HALF AN H\R !Y 7 WAD+                                         
through the tall grass of the graveyard.                                        "? ! TALL GRASS (! GRAVEY>D4                                                    
  ,It was a graveyard of the old-fashioned ,Western                               ,X 0 A GRAVEY>D (! OLD-FA%ION$ ,WE/]N                                         
kind. ,It was on a hill, about a mile and a half from                           K9D4 ,X 0 ON A HILL1 AB A MILE &A HALF F                                        
the village. ,It had a crazy board fence around it,                             ! VILLAGE4 ,X _H A CRAZY BO>D F;E >.D X1                                        
which leaned inward in places, and outward the rest of the                      : L1N$ 9W>D 9 PLACES1 & \TW>D ! RE/ (!                                          
time, but stood upright nowhere. ,Grass and weeds grew                          "T1 B /OOD UP"R NO":4 ,GRASS & WE$S GREW                                        
rank over the whole cemetery. ,All the old                                      RANK OV] ! :OLE CEMET]Y4 ,ALL ! OLD                                             
graves were sunken in, there was not a tombstone on the                         GRAVES 7 SUNK5 IN1 "! 0 N A TOMB/"O ON !                                        
place; round-topped, worm-eaten boards stag-                                    PLACE2 R.D-TOPP$1 WORM-EAT5 BO>DS /AG-                                          
gered over the graves, leaning for support    #102                              G]$ OV] ! GRAVES1 L1N+ = SUPPORT    #AJB                                        
and finding none. ",Sacred to the memory of was ,So-and-,So                     & F9D+ N"O4 8,SACR$ 6! MEMORY ( 0 ,S-&-,S                                       
had been painted on them once, but it could no longer                           _H BE5 PA9T$ ON !M ONCE1 B X CD NO L;G]                                         
have been read, on the most of them, now, even if there                         H BE5 R1D1 ON ! MO/ ( !M1 N[1 EV5 IF "!                                         
had been light.                                                                 _H BE5 LI<T4                                                                    
  ,A faint wind moaned through the trees, and ,Tom                                ,A FA9T W9D MOAN$ "? ! TREES1 & ,TOM                                          
feared it might be the spirits of the dead, complain- ing at                    FE>$ X MI<T 2 ! _SS (! D1D1 -PLA9- 9G AT                                        
being disturbed. ,The boys talked little, and only under                        2+ 4TURB$4 ,! BOYS TALK$ LL1 & ONLY "U                                          
their breath, for the time and the place and the pervading                      _! BR1?1 =! "T &! PLACE &! P]VAD+                                               
solemnity and silence oppressed their spirits. ,They                            SOLEMN;Y & SIL;E OPPRESS$ _! _SS4 ,!Y                                           
found the sharp new heap they were seeking, and ensconced                       F.D ! %>P NEW H1P !Y 7 SEEK+1 & 5SCONC$                                         
themselves within the protection of three great elms that                       !MVS )9 ! PROTEC;N ( ?REE GRT ELMS T                                            
grew in a bunch within a few feet of the grave.                                 GREW 9 A BUN* )9 A FEW FEET (! GRAVE4                                           
  ,Then they waited in silence for what seemed a long                             ,!N !Y WAIT$ 9 SIL;E = :AT SEEM$ A L;G                                        
time. ,The hooting of a distant owl was all the sound that                      "T4 ,! HOOT+ (A 4TANT [L 0 ALL ! S.D T                                          
troubled the dead stillness. ,Tom's reflections                                 TR\#D ! D1D /ILL;S4 ,TOM'S REFLEC;NS                                            
grew oppressive. ,He must force some talk. ,So                                  GREW OPPRESSIVE4 ,HE M/ =CE "S TALK4 ,S                                         
he said in a whisper:                                                           HE SD 9 A :ISP]3                                                                
  ",Hucky, do you believe the dead people like it for us                          8,HUCKY1 D Y 2LIEVE ! D1D P L X = U                                           
to be here?"                                                                    6BE "H80                                                                        
  ,Huckleberry whispered:                                                         ,HUCKLEB]RY :ISP]$3                                                           
  ",I wisht ,I knowed. ,It's awful solemn like,                                   8,I WI%T ,I "K$4 ,X'S AW;L SOLEMN L1                                          
,,AIN'T it?"                                                                    ,,A9'T X80                                                                      
  ",I bet it is."                                                                 8,I BET X IS40                                                                
  ,There was a considerable pause, while the boys                                 ,"! 0 A 3SID]A# PAUSE1 :ILE ! BOYS                                            
canvassed this matter inwardly. ,Then ,Tom   #103                               CANVASS$ ? MATT] 9W>DLY4 ,!N ,TOM   #AJC                                        
whis- pered:                                                                    :IS- P]$3                                                                       
  ",Say, ,Hucky -- do you reckon ,Hoss                                            8,SAY1 ,HUCKY -- D Y RECKON ,HOSS                                             
,Williams hears us talking?"                                                    ,WILLIAMS HE>S U TALK+80                                                        
  ",O' course he does. ,Least his sperrit                                         8,O' C\RSE HE DOES4 ,L1/ 8 SP]RIT                                             
does."                                                                          DOES40                                                                          
  ,Tom, after a pause:                                                            ,TOM1 AF A PAUSE3                                                             
  ",I wish ,I'd said ,Mister ,Williams. ,But ,I                                   8,I WI% ,I'D SD ,MI/] ,WILLIAMS4 ,B ,I                                        
never meant any harm. ,Everybody calls him                                      N"E M1NT ANY H>M4 ,"EYBODY CALLS HM                                             
,Hoss."                                                                         ,HOSS40                                                                         
  ",A body can't be too partic'lar how they talk                                  8,A BODY C'T 2 TOO "PIC'L> H[ !Y TALK                                         
'bout these-yer dead people, ,Tom."                                             'B\T ^!-Y] D1D P1 ,TOM40                                                        
  ,This was a damper, and conversation died again.                                ,? 0 A DAMP]1 & 3V]S,N DI$ AG4                                                
  ,Presently ,Tom seized his comrade's arm and                                    ,PRES5TLY ,TOM SEIZ$ 8 -RADE'S >M &                                           
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",Sh!"                                                                          8,SH60                                                                        
  ",What is it, ,Tom?" ,And the two clung together with                           8,:AT IS X1 ,TOM80 ,&! TWO CLUNG TGR )                                        
beating hearts.                                                                 B1T+ HE>TS4                                                                     
  ",Sh! ,There 'tis again! ,Didn't you hear it?"                                  8,SH6 ,"! 'TIS AG6 ,DIDN'T Y HE> X80                                          
  ",I --"                                                                         8,I --0                                                                       
  ",There! ,Now you hear it."                                                     8,"!6 ,N[ Y HE> X40                                                           
  ",Lord, ,Tom, they're coming! ,They're coming, sure.                            8,"L1 ,TOM1 !Y'RE -+6 ,!Y'RE -+1 SURE4                                        
,What'll we do?"                                                                ,:AT'LL WE D80                                                                  
  ",I dono. ,Think they'll see us?"                                               8,I DONO4 ,?9K !Y'LL SEE U80                                                  
  ",Oh, ,Tom, they can see in the dark, same as                                   8,OH1 ,TOM1 !Y C SEE 9 ! D>K1 SAME Z                                          
cats. ,I wisht ,I hadn't come."         #104                                    CATS4 ,I WI%T ,I _HN'T -E40         #AJD                                        
  ",Oh, don't be afeard. ,I don't believe                                         8,OH1 DON'T 2 AFE>D4 ,I DON'T 2LIEVE                                          
they'll bother us. ,We ain't doing any harm. ,If                                !Y'LL BO!R U4 ,WE A9'T DO+ ANY H>M4 ,IF                                         
we keep perfectly still, maybe they won't                                       WE KEEP P]FECTLY /1 MAYBE !Y WON'T                                              
notice us at all."                                                              NOTICE U AT ALL40                                                               
  ",I'll try to, ,Tom, but, ,Lord, ,I'm all                                       8,I'LL TRY TO1 ,TOM1 B1 ,"L1 ,I'M ALL                                         
of a shiver."                                                                   (A %IV]40                                                                       
  ",Listen!"                                                                      8,LI/560                                                                      
  ,The boys bent their heads together and scarcely                                ,! BOYS B5T _! H1DS TGR & SC>CELY                                             
breathed. ,A muffled sound of voices floated up from                            BR1!D4 ,A MU6L$ S.D ( VOICES FLOAT$ UP F                                        
the far end of the graveyard.                                                   ! F> 5D (! GRAVEY>D4                                                            
  ",Look! ,See there!" whispered ,Tom. ",What                                     8,LOOK6 ,SEE "!60 :ISP]$ ,TOM4 8,:AT                                          
is it?"                                                                         IS X80                                                                          
  ",It's devil-fire. ,Oh, ,Tom, this is                                           8,X'S DEVIL-FIRE4 ,OH1 ,TOM1 ? IS                                             
awful."                                                                         AW;L40                                                                          
  ,Some vague figures approached through the gloom,                               ,"S VAGUE FIGURES APPROA*$ "? ! GLOOM1                                        
swinging an old-fashioned tin lantern that freckled                             SW++ AN OLD-FA%ION$ T9 LANT]N T FRECKL$                                         
the ground with innumerable little spangles of light.                           ! GR.D ) 9NUM]A# LL SPANGLES ( LI<T4                                            
,Presently ,Huckleberry whispered with a shudder:                               ,PRES5TLY ,HUCKLEB]RY :ISP]$ )A %U4]3                                           
  ",It's the devils sure enough. ,Three of 'em!                                   8,X'S ! DEVILS SURE 5\<4 ,?REE ( 'EM6                                         
,Lordy, ,Tom, we're goners! ,Can you pray?"                                     ,"LY1 ,TOM1 WE'RE GON]S6 ,C Y PRAY80                                            
  ",I'll try, but don't you be afeard. ,They                                      8,I'LL TRY1 B DON'T Y 2 AFE>D4 ,!Y                                            
ain't going to hurt us. ',Now ,I lay me down                                    A9'T GO+ 6HURT U4 ',N[ ,I LAY ME D[N                                            
to sleep, ,I --'was                                                             6SLEEP1 ,I --0'0                                                                
  ",Sh!"                                                                          8,SH60                                                                        
",What is it, ,Huck?"               #105                                        8,:AT IS X1 ,HUCK80               #AJE                                          
  ",They're ,,HUMANS! ,One of 'em is,                                             8,!Y'RE ,,HUMANS6 ,"O ( 'EM IS1                                               
anyway. ,One of 'em's old ,Muff ,Potter's                                       ANYWAY4 ,"O ( 'EM'S OLD ,MUFF ,POTT]'S                                          
voice."                                                                         VOICE40                                                                         
  ",No -- 'tain't so, is it?"                                                     8,NO -- 'TAIN'T S1 IS X80                                                     
  ",I bet ,I know it. ,Don't you stir nor                                         8,I BET ,I "K X4 ,DON'T Y /IR NOR                                             
budge. ,He ain't sharp enough to notice us. ,Drunk,                             BUDGE4 ,HE A9'T %>P 5 6NOTICE U4 ,DRUNK1                                        
the same as usual, likely -- blamed old                                         ! SAME Z USUAL1 LIKELY -- BLAM$ OLD                                             
rip!"                                                                           RIP60                                                                           
  ",All right, ,I'll keep st. ,Now they're                                        8,ALL "R1 ,I'LL KEEP /4 ,N[ !Y'RE                                             
stuck. ,Can't find it. ,Here they come again. ,Now                              /UCK4 ,C'T F9D X4 ,"H !Y -E AG4 ,N[                                             
they're hot. ,Cold again. ,Hot again. ,Red hot!                                 !Y'RE HOT4 ,COLD AG4 ,HOT AG4 ,R$ HOT6                                          
,They're p'inted right, this time. ,Say, ,Huck, ,I                              ,!Y'RE P'9T$ "R1 ? "T4 ,SAY1 ,HUCK1 ,I                                          
know another ;o' them voices; it's ,Injun                                       "K ANO!R ;O0' !M VOICES2 X'S ,9JUN                                              
,Joe."                                                                          ,JOE40                                                                          
  ",That's so -- that murderin' half-breed! ,I'd                                  8,T'S S -- T MURD]9' HALF-BRE$6 ,I'D                                          
druther they was devils a dern sight. ,What kin they                            DRU!R !Y 0 DEVILS A D]N SI<T4 ,:AT K9 !Y                                        
be up to?"                                                                      2 UP TO80                                                                       
  ,The whisper died wholly out, now, for the three men                            ,! :ISP] DI$ :OLLY \1 N[1 =! ?REE M5                                          
had reached the grave and stood within a few feet of the                        _H R1*$ ! GRAVE & /OOD )9 A FEW FEET (!                                         
boys' hiding-place.                                                             BOYS' HID+-PLACE4                                                               
  ",Here it is," said the third voice; and the owner of                           8,"H X IS10 SD ! ?IRD VOICE2 &! [N] (                                         
it held the lantern up and revealed the face of young                           X HELD ! LANT]N UP & REV1L$ ! FACE ( "Y                                         
,Doctor ,Robinson.                                                              ,DOCTOR ,ROB9SON4                                                               
  ,Potter and ,Injun ,Joe were carrying a handbarrow                              ,POTT] & ,9JUN ,JOE 7 C>RY+ A H&B>R[                                          
with a rope and a couple of shovels on it.     #106                             )A ROPE &A C\PLE ( %OVELS ON X4     #AJF                                        
,They cast down their load and began to open the grave.                         ,!Y CA/ D[N _! LOAD & 2GAN 6OP5 ! GRAVE4                                        
,The doctor put the lantern at the head of the grave                            ,! DOCTOR PUT ! LANT]N AT ! H1D (! GRAVE                                        
and came and sat down with his back against one of the elm                      & CAME & SAT D[N ) 8 BACK AG/ "O (! ELM                                         
trees. ,He was so close the boys could have touched                             TREES4 ,HE 0 S CLOSE ! BOYS CD H T\*$                                           
him.                                                                            HM4                                                                             
  ",Hurry, men!" he said, in a low voice; "the                                    8,HURRY1 M560 HE SD1 9 A L[ VOICE2 8!                                         
moon might come out at any moment."                                             MOON MI<T -E \ AT ANY MO;T40                                                    
  ,They growled a response and went on digging. ,For                              ,!Y GR[L$ A RESPONSE & W5T ON DI7+4 ,=                                        
some time there was no noise but the grating sound of the                       "S "T "! 0 NO NOISE B ! GRAT+ S.D (!                                            
spades discharging their freight of mould and gravel.                           SPADES 4*>G+ _! FREI<T ( M\LD & GRAVEL4                                         
,It was very monotonous. ,Finally a spade struck upon                           ,X 0 V MONOTON\S4 ,F9,Y A SPADE /RUCK ^U                                        
the coffin with a dull woody accent, and within another                         ! C(F9 )A DULL WOODY A35T1 & )9 ANO!R                                           
minute or two the men had hoisted it out on the                                 M9UTE OR TWO ! M5 _H HOI/$ X \ ON !                                             
ground. ,They pried off the lid with their shovels, got                         GR.D4 ,!Y PRI$ (F ! LID ) _! %OVELS1 GOT                                        
out the body and dumped it rudely on the ground. ,The                           \ ! BODY & DUMP$ X RUDELY ON ! GR.D4 ,!                                         
moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the                             MOON DRIFT$ F 2H ! CL\DS & EXPOS$ !                                             
pallid face. ,The barrow was got ready and the                                  PALLID FACE4 ,! B>R[ 0 GOT R1DY &!                                              
corpse placed on it, covered with a blanket, and                                CORPSE PLAC$ ON X1 COV]$ )A BLANKET1 &                                          
bound to its place with the rope. ,Potter took out a                            B.D 6XS PLACE )! ROPE4 ,POTT] TOOK \ A                                          
large spring-knife and cut off the dangling end of the                          L>GE SPR+-KNIFE & CUT (F ! DANGL+ 5D (!                                         
rope and then said:                                                             ROPE & !N SD3                                                                   
  ",Now the cussed thing's ready, ,Sawbones, and                                  8,N[ ! CUSS$ ?+'S R1DY1 ,SAWB"OS1 &                                           
you'll just out with another five, or here she stays."                          Y'LL J \ ) ANO!R FIVE1 OR "H %E /AYS40                                          
  ",That's the talk!" said ,Injun ,Joe.                                           8,T'S ! TALK60 SD ,9JUN ,JOE4                                                 
",Look here, what does this mean?" said    #107                                 8,LOOK "H1 :AT DOES ? M1N80 SD    #AJG                                          
the doctor. ",You required your pay in advance, and                             ! DOCTOR4 8,Y REQUIR$ YR PAY 9 ADV.E1 &                                         
,I've paid you."                                                                ,I'VE PD Y40                                                                    
  ",Yes, and you done more than that," said ,Injun                                8,YES1 & Y D"O M ?AN T10 SD ,9JUN                                             
,Joe, approaching the doctor, who was now standing.                             ,JOE1 APPROA*+ ! DOCTOR1 :O 0 N[ /&+4                                           
",Five years ago you drove me away from your                                    8,FIVE YE>S AGO Y DROVE ME AWAY F YR                                            
father's kitchen one night, when ,I come to ask for something                   "F'S KIT*5 "O NI<T1 :5 ,I -E 6ASK = "S?+                                        
to eat, and you said ,I warn't there for any good; and when                     6EAT1 & Y SD ,I W>N'T "! = ANY GD2 & :5                                         
,I swore ,I'd get even with you if it took a                                    ,I SWORE ,I'D GET EV5 ) Y IF X TOOK A                                           
hundred years, your father had me jailed for a                                  HUNDR$ YE>S1 YR "F _H ME JAIL$ =A                                               
vagrant. ,Did you think ,I'd forget? ,The ,Injun                                VAGRANT4 ,DID Y ?9K ,I'D =GET8 ,! ,9JUN                                         
blood ain't in me for nothing. ,And now ,I've                                   BLOOD A9'T 9 ME = NO?+4 ,& N[ ,I'VE                                             
,,GOT you, and you got to ,,SETTLE, you know!"                                  ,,GOT Y1 & Y GOT 6,,SETTLE1 Y "K60                                              
  ,He was threatening the doctor, with his fist in his                            ,HE 0 ?R1T5+ ! DOCTOR1 ) 8 FI/ 9 8                                            
face, by this time. ,The doctor struck out suddenly and                         FACE1 0? "T4 ,! DOCTOR /RUCK \ SU45LY &                                         
stretched the ruffian on the ground. ,Potter dropped                            /RET*$ ! RU6IAN ON ! GR.D4 ,POTT] DROPP$                                        
his knife, and exclaimed:                                                       8 KNIFE1 & EXCLAIM$3                                                            
  ",Here, now, don't you hit my pard!" and the next                               8,"H1 N[1 DON'T Y HIT MY P>D60 &! NEXT                                        
moment he had grappled with the doctor and the two were                         MO;T HE _H GRAPPL$ )! DOCTOR &! TWO 7                                           
struggling with might and main, trampling the grass and                         /RU7L+ ) MI<T & MA91 TRAMPL+ ! GRASS &                                          
tearing the ground with their heels. ,Injun ,Joe                                TE>+ ! GR.D ) _! HEELS4 ,9JUN ,JOE                                              
sprang to his feet, his eyes flaming with passion,                              SPRANG 6HIS FEET1 8 EYES FLAM+ ) PAS.N1                                         
snatched up ,Potter's knife, and went creeping,                                 SNAT*$ UP ,POTT]'S KNIFE1 & W5T CREEP+1                                         
catlike and stooping, round and round about the                                 CATLIKE & /OOP+1 R.D & R.D AB !                                                 
combatants, seeking an opportunity. ,All at                                     -BATANTS1 SEEK+ AN OPPORTUN;Y4 ,ALL AT                                          
once the doctor flung himself free,       #108                                  ONCE ! DOCTOR FLUNG HMF FREE1       #AJH                                        
seized the heavy headboard of ,Williams' grave                                  SEIZ$ ! H1VY H1DBO>D ( ,WILLIAMS' GRAVE                                         
and felled ,Potter to the earth with it -- and in the same                      & FELL$ ,POTT] 6! E>? ) X -- & 9 ! SAME                                         
instant the half-breed saw his chance and drove the                             9/ANT ! HALF-BRE$ SAW 8 *.E & DROVE !                                           
knife to the hilt in the young man's breast. ,He                                KNIFE 6! HILT 9 ! "Y MAN'S BR1/4 ,HE                                            
reeled and fell partly upon ,Potter, flooding him with                          REEL$ & FELL "PLY ^U ,POTT]1 FLOOD+ HM )                                        
his blood, and in the same moment the clouds blotted                            8 BLOOD1 & 9 ! SAME MO;T ! CL\DS BLOTT$                                         
out the dreadful spectacle and the two frightened boys                          \ ! DR1D;L SPECTACLE &! TWO F"R5$ BOYS                                          
went speeding away in the dark.                                                 W5T SPE$+ AWAY 9 ! D>K4                                                         
  ,Presently, when the moon emerged again, ,Injun                                 ,PRES5TLY1 :5 ! MOON EM]G$ AG1 ,9JUN                                          
,Joe was standing over the two forms, contemplating them.                       ,JOE 0 /&+ OV] ! TWO =MS1 3TEMPLAT+ !M4                                         
,The doctor murmured inarticulately, gave a                                     ,! DOCTOR MURMUR$ 9>TICULATELY1 GAVE A                                          
long gasp or two and was st. ,The half-breed mut-                               L;G GASP OR TWO & 0 /4 ,! HALF-BRE$ MUT-                                        
tered:                                                                          T]$3                                                                            
  ",,THAT score is settled -- damn you."                                          8,,T SCORE IS SETTL$ -- DAMN Y40                                              
  ,Then he robbed the body. ,After which he put the                               ,!N HE RO2$ ! BODY4 ,AF : HE PUT !                                            
fatal knife in ,Potter's open right hand, and sat                               FATAL KNIFE 9 ,POTT]'S OP5 "R H&1 & SAT                                         
down on the dismantled coffin. ,Three -- four --                                D[N ON ! 4MANTL$ C(F94 ,?REE -- F\R --                                          
five minutes passed, and then ,Potter began to stir                             FIVE M9UTES PASS$1 & !N ,POTT] 2GAN 6/IR                                        
and moan. ,His hand closed upon the knife; he raised                            & MOAN4 ,8 H& CLOS$ ^U ! KNIFE2 HE RAIS$                                        
it, glanced at it, and let it fall, with a shudder.                             X1 GL.ED AT X1 & LET X FALL1 )A %U4]4                                           
,Then he sat up, pushing the body from him, and gazed                           ,!N HE SAT UP1 PU%+ ! BODY F HM1 & GAZ$                                         
at it, and then around him, confusedly. ,His eyes met                           AT X1 & !N >.D HM1 3FUS$LY4 ,8 EYES MET                                         
,Joe's.                                                                         ,JOE'S4                                                                         
  ",Lord, how is this, ,Joe?" he said.                                            8,"L1 H[ IS ?1 ,JOE80 HE SD4                                                  
",It's a dirty business," said ,Joe,   #109                                     8,X'S A DIRTY BUSI;S10 SD ,JOE1   #AJI                                          
without moving.                                                                 )\T MOV+4                                                                       
  ",What did you do it for?"                                                      8,:AT DID Y D X =80                                                           
  ",I! ,I never done it!"                                                         8,I6 ,I N"E D"O X60                                                           
  ",Look here! ,That kind of talk won't wash."                                    8,LOOK "H6 ,T K9D ( TALK WON'T WA%40                                          
  ,Potter trembled and grew white.                                                ,POTT] TREM#D & GREW :ITE4                                                    
  ",I thought ,I'd got sober. ,I'd no business                                    8,I ?"\ ,I'D GOT SOB]4 ,I'D NO BUSI;S                                         
to drink tonight. ,But it's in my head yet -- worse'n                           6DR9K TN4 ,B X'S 9 MY H1D YET -- WORSE'N                                        
when we started here. ,I'm all in a muddle; can't                               :5 WE />T$ "H4 ,I'M ALL 9 A MU4LE2 C'T                                          
recollect any- thing of it, hardly. ,Tell me,                                   RECOLLECT ANY- ?+ ( X1 H>DLY4 ,TELL ME1                                         
,Joe -- ,,HONEST, now, old feller -- did ,I                                     ,JOE -- ,,H"O/1 N[1 OLD FELL] -- DID ,I                                         
do it? ,Joe, ,I never meant to -- 'pon my                                       D X8 ,JOE1 ,I N"E M1NT TO -- 'PON MY                                            
soul and honor, ,I never meant to, ,Joe. ,Tell                                  S\L & HONOR1 ,I N"E M1NT TO1 ,JOE4 ,TELL                                        
me how it was, ,Joe. ,Oh, it's awful -- and him                                 ME H[ X WAS1 ,JOE4 ,OH1 X'S AW;L -- & HM                                        
so young and promising."                                                        S "Y & PROMIS+40                                                                
  ",Why, you two was scuffling, and he fetched you one                            8,:Y1 Y TWO 0 SCU6L+1 & HE FET*$ Y "O                                         
with the headboard and you fell flat; and then up you come,                     )! H1DBO>D & Y FELL FLAT2 & !N UP Y -E1                                         
all reeling and staggering like, and snatched the knife and                     ALL REEL+ & /A7]+ L1 & SNAT*$ ! KNIFE &                                         
jammed it into him, just as he fetched you another awful                        JAMM$ X 96HM1 J Z HE FET*$ Y ANO!R AW;L                                         
clip -- and here you've laid, as dead as a wedge                                CLIP -- & "H Y'VE LAID1 Z D1D Z A W$GE                                          
til now."                                                                       TIL N[40                                                                        
  ",Oh, ,I didn't know what ,I was a-doing. ,I                                    8,OH1 ,I DIDN'T "K :AT ,I 0 A-DO+4 ,I                                         
wish ,I may die this minute if ,I did. ,It was                                  WI% ,I MAY DIE ? M9UTE IF ,I DID4 ,X 0                                          
all on account of the whiskey and the excitement, ,I                            ALL ON A3.T (! :ISKEY &! EXCITE;T1 ,I                                           
reckon. ,I never used a weepon in my life                                       RECKON4 ,I N"E US$ A WEEPON 9 MY LIFE                                           
before, ,Joe. ,I've fought, but never with        #110                          2F1 ,JOE4 ,I'VE F"\1 B N"E )        #AAJ                                        
weepons. ,They'll all say that. ,Joe, don't                                     WEEPONS4 ,!Y'LL ALL SAY T4 ,JOE1 DON'T                                          
tell! ,Say you won't tell, ,Joe -- that's a                                     TELL6 ,SAY Y WON'T TELL1 ,JOE -- T'S A                                          
good feller. ,I always liked you, ,Joe, and stood up                            GD FELL]4 ,I ALW LIK$ Y1 ,JOE1 & /OOD UP                                        
for you, too. ,Don't you remember? ,You ,,WON'T                                 = Y1 TOO4 ,DON'T Y REMEMB]8 ,Y ,,WON'T                                          
tell, ,,WILL you, ,Joe?" ,And the poor creature                                 TELL1 ,,W Y1 ,JOE80 ,&! POOR CR1TURE                                            
dropped on his knees before the stolid murderer, and                            DROPP$ ON 8 KNEES 2F ! /OLID MURD]]1 &                                          
clasped his appealing hands.                                                    CLASP$ 8 APP1L+ H&S4                                                            
  ",No, you've always been fair and square with me,                               8,NO1 Y'VE ALW BE5 FAIR & SQU>E ) ME1                                         
,Muff ,Potter, and ,I won't go back on you.                                     ,MUFF ,POTT]1 & ,I WON'T G BACK ON Y4                                           
,There, now, that's as fair as a man can say."                                  ,"!1 N[1 T'S Z FAIR Z A MAN C SAY40                                             
  ",Oh, ,Joe, you're an angel. ,I'll bless you                                    8,OH1 ,JOE1 Y'RE AN ANGEL4 ,I'LL B.S Y                                        
for this the longest day ,I live." ,And ,Potter began                           = ? ! L;GE/ "D ,I LIVE40 ,& ,POTT] 2GAN                                         
to cry.                                                                         6CRY4                                                                           
  ",Come, now, that's enough of that. ,This ain't any time for                    8,-E1 N[1 T'S 5 ( T4 ,? A9'T ANY "T =                                         
blubbering. ,You be off yonder way and ,I'll go this.                           BLU2]+4 ,Y 2 (F YOND] WAY & ,I'LL G ?4                                          
,Move, now, and don't leave any tracks be-                                      ,MOVE1 N[1 & DON'T L1VE ANY TRACKS BE-                                          
hind you."                                                                      H9D Y40                                                                         
  ,Potter started on a trot that quickly increased to a                           ,POTT] />T$ ON A TROT T QKLY 9CR1S$ 6A                                        
run. ,The half-breed stood looking after him. ,He                               RUN4 ,! HALF-BRE$ /OOD LOOK+ AF HM4 ,HE                                         
muttered:                                                                       MUTT]$3                                                                         
  ",If he's as much stunned with the lick and fud-                                8,IF HE'S Z M* /UNN$ )! LICK & FUD-                                           
dled with the rum as he had the look of being, he won't                         DL$ )! RUM Z HE _H ! LOOK ( 2+1 HE WON'T                                        
think of the knife till he's gone so far he'll be                               ?9K (! KNIFE TILL HE'S G"O S F> HE'LL 2                                         
afraid to come back after it to such a place by him-                            AFRAID 6-E BACK AF X 6S* A PLACE 0HM-                                           
self -- chicken-heart!"                #111                                     SELF -- *ICK5-HE>T60                #AAA                                        
  ,Two or three minutes later the murdered man,                                   ,TWO OR ?REE M9UTES LAT] ! MURD]$ MAN1                                        
the blanketed corpse, the lidless coffin, and the open                          ! BLANKET$ CORPSE1 ! LID.S C(F91 &! OP5                                         
grave were under no inspection but the moon's. ,The still-                      GRAVE 7 "U NO 9SPEC;N B ! MOON'S4 ,! /-                                         
ness was complete again, too.                                                   NESS 0 -PLETE AG1 TOO4                                                          
  ,,CHAPTER ;,X                                                                   ,,*APT] ;,X                                                                   
  ,,THE two boys flew on and on, toward the                                       ,,! TWO BOYS FLEW ON & ON1 T[>D !                                             
  village, speechless with horror. ,They                                          VILLAGE1 SPEE*.S ) HORROR4 ,!Y                                                
  glanced backward over their shoulders                                           GL.ED BACKW>D OV] _! %\LD]S                                                   
  from time to time, apprehensively, as                                           F "T 6"T1 APPREH5SIVELY1 Z                                                    
  if they feared they might be followed.                                          IF !Y FE>$ !Y MI<T 2 FOLL[$4                                                  
  ,Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man                         ,E /UMP T />T$ UP 9 _! PA? SEEM$ A MAN                                        
and an enemy, and made them catch their breath; and as                          & AN 5EMY1 & MADE !M CAT* _! BR1?2 & Z                                          
they sped by some outlying cot- tages that lay near the                         !Y SP$ 0"S \TLY+ COT- TAGES T LAY NE> !                                         
village, the barking of the aroused watch-dogs seemed                           VILLAGE1 ! B>K+ (! >\S$ WAT*-DOGS SEEM$                                         
to give wings to their feet.                                                    6GIVE W+S 6_! FEET4                                                             
  ",If we can only get to the old tannery before we                               8,IF WE C ONLY GET 6! OLD TANN]Y 2F WE                                        
break down!" whispered ,Tom, in short catches                                   BR1K D[N60 :ISP]$ ,TOM1 9 %ORT CAT*ES                                           
be- tween breaths. ",I can't stand it much longer."                             BE- TWE5 BR1?S4 8,I C'T /& X M* L;G]40                                          
  ,Huckleberry's hard pantings were his only                                      ,HUCKLEB]RY'S H>D PANT+S 7 8 ONLY                                             
reply, and the boys fixed their eyes on the goal of                             REPLY1 &! BOYS FIX$ _! EYES ON ! GOAL (                                         
their hopes and bent to their work to win it. ,They gained                      _! HOPES & B5T 6_! "W 6W9 X4 ,!Y GA9$                                           
steadily on it, and at last, breast to breast, they                             /1DILY ON X1 & AT LA/1 BR1/ 6BR1/1 !Y                                           
burst through the open door and fell grateful and                               BUR/ "? ! OP5 DOOR & FELL GRATE;L &                                             
exhausted in the sheltering shadows beyond. ,By and by their                    EXHAU/$ 9 ! %ELT]+ %AD[S 2Y4 ,0& 0_!                                            
pulses slowed down, and ,Tom whispered:     #112                                PULSES SL[$ D[N1 & ,TOM :ISP]$3     #AAB                                        
  ",Huckleberry, what do you reckon'll come of                                    8,HUCKLEB]RY1 :AT D Y RECKON'LL -E (                                          
this?"                                                                          ?80                                                                             
  ",If ,Doctor ,Robinson dies, ,I reckon                                          8,IF ,DOCTOR ,ROB9SON DIES1 ,I RECKON                                         
hanging'll come of it."                                                         HANG+'LL -E ( X40                                                               
  ",Do you though?"                                                               8,D Y ?\<80                                                                   
  ",Why, ,I ,,KNOW it, ,Tom."                                                     8,:Y1 ,I ,,"K X1 ,TOM40                                                       
  ,Tom thought a while, then he said:                                             ,TOM ?"\ A :ILE1 !N HE SD3                                                    
  ",Who'll tell? ,We?"                                                            8,:O'LL TELL8 ,WE80                                                           
  ",What are you talking about? ,S'pose something                                 8,:AT >E Y TALK+ AB8 ,S'POSE "S?+                                             
happened and ,Injun ,Joe ,,DIDN'T hang? ,Why,                                   HAPP5$ & ,9JUN ,JOE ,,DIDN'T HANG8 ,:Y1                                         
he'd kill us some time or other, just as dead sure as                           HE'D KILL U "S "T OR O!R1 J Z D1D SURE Z                                        
we're a laying here."                                                           WE'RE A LAY+ "H40                                                               
  ",That's just what ,I was thinking to myself, ,Huck."                           8,T'S J :AT ,I 0 ?9K+ 6MYF1 ,HUCK40                                           
  ",If anybody tells, let ,Muff ,Potter do                                        8,IF ANYBODY TELLS1 LET ,MUFF ,POTT] D                                        
it, if he's fool enough. ,He's generally drunk                                  X1 IF HE'S FOOL 5\<4 ,HE'S G5],Y DRUNK                                          
enough."                                                                        5\<40                                                                           
  ,Tom said nothing -- went on thinking. ,Presently                               ,TOM SD NO?+ -- W5T ON ?9K+4 ,PRES5TLY                                        
he whispered:                                                                   HE :ISP]$3                                                                      
  ",Huck, ,Muff ,Potter don't know it. ,How can                                   8,HUCK1 ,MUFF ,POTT] DON'T "K X4 ,H[ C                                        
he tell?"                                                                       HE TELL80                                                                       
  ",What's the reason he don't know it?"                                          8,:AT'S ! R1SON HE DON'T "K X80                                               
  ",Because he'd just got that whack when ,Injun ,Joe                             8,2C HE'D J GOT T :ACK :5 ,9JUN ,JOE                                          
done it. ,D'you reckon he could see anything?                                   D"O X4 ,D'Y\ RECKON HE CD SEE ANY?+8                                            
,D'you reckon he knowed anything?"                                              ,D'Y\ RECKON HE "K$ ANY?+80                                                     
",By hokey, that's so, ,Tom!"           #113                                    8,0HOKEY1 T'S S1 ,TOM60           #AAC                                          
  ",And besides, look-a-here -- maybe that whack done                             8,& 2SS1 LOOK-A-"H -- MAYBE T :ACK D"O                                        
for ,,HIM!"                                                                     = ,,HM60                                                                        
  ",No, 'taint likely, ,Tom. ,He had                                              8,NO1 'TA9T LIKELY1 ,TOM4 ,HE _H                                              
liquor in him; ,I could see that; and besides, he always                        LIQUOR 9 HM2 ,I CD SEE T2 & 2SS1 HE ALW                                         
has. ,Well, when pap's full, you might take and                                 HAS4 ,WELL1 :5 PAP'S FULL1 Y MI<T TAKE &                                        
belt him over the head with a church and you couldn't                           BELT HM OV] ! H1D )A *UR* & Y CDN'T                                             
phase him. ,He says so, his own self. ,So it's                                  PHASE HM4 ,HE SAYS S1 8 [N SELF4 ,S X'S                                         
the same with ,Muff ,Potter, of course. ,But if a                               ! SAME ) ,MUFF ,POTT]1 ( C\RSE4 ,B IF A                                         
man was dead sober, ,I reckon maybe that whack                                  MAN 0 D1D SOB]1 ,I RECKON MAYBE T :ACK                                          
might fetch him; ,I dono."                                                      MI<T FET* HM2 ,I DONO40                                                         
  ,After another reflective silence, ,Tom said:                                   ,AF ANO!R REFLECTIVE SIL;E1 ,TOM SD3                                          
  ",Hucky, you sure you can keep mum?"                                            8,HUCKY1 Y SURE Y C KEEP MUM80                                                
  ",Tom, we ,,GOT to keep mum. ,You know that.                                    8,TOM1 WE ,,GOT 6KEEP MUM4 ,Y "K T4                                           
  ,That ,Injun devil wouldn't make any more of                                    ,T ,9JUN DEVIL WDN'T MAKE ANY M (                                             
drownd- ing us than a couple of cats, if we was                                 DR[ND- 9G U ?AN A C\PLE ( CATS1 IF WE 0                                         
to squeak 'bout this and they didn't hang him. ,Now,                            6SQU1K 'B\T ? & !Y DIDN'T HANG HM4 ,N[1                                         
look-a-here, ,Tom, less take and swear to one                                   LOOK-A-"H1 ,TOM1 LESS TAKE & SWE> 6"O                                           
another -- that's what we got to do -- swear to keep                            ANO!R -- T'S :AT WE GOT 6D -- SWE> 6KEEP                                        
mum."                                                                           MUM40                                                                           
  ",I'm agreed. ,It's the best thing. ,Would you just                             8,I'M AGRE$4 ,X'S ! BE/ ?+4 ,WD Y J                                           
hold hands and swear that we --"                                                HOLD H&S & SWE> T WE --0                                                        
  ",Oh no, that wouldn't do for this. ,That's good enough for little              8,OH NO1 T WDN'T D = ?4 ,T'S GD 5 = LL                                        
rubbishy common things -- specially with gals, cuz                              RU2I%Y -MON ?+S -- SPECI,Y ) GALS1 CUZ                                          
,,THEY go back on you anyway, and blab if they                                  ,,!Y G BACK ON Y ANYWAY1 & BLAB IF !Y                                           
get in a huff -- but there orter be writing   #114                              GET 9 A HUFF -- B "! ORT] 2 WRIT+   #AAD                                        
'bout a big thing like this. ,And blood."                                       'B\T A BIG ?+ L ?4 ,& BLOOD40                                                   
  ,Tom's whole being applauded this idea. ,It was                                 ,TOM'S :OLE 2+ APPLAUD$ ? IDEA4 ,X 0                                          
deep, and dark, and awful; the hour, the circum-                                DEEP1 & D>K1 & AW;L2 ! H\R1 ! CIRCUM-                                           
stances, the surroundings, were in keeping with it. ,He                         /.ES1 ! SURR.D+S1 7 9 KEEP+ ) X4 ,HE                                            
picked up a clean pine shingle that lay in the moon-                            PICK$ UP A CL1N P9E %+LE T LAY 9 ! MOON-                                        
light, took a little fragment of "red keel" out of his                          LI<T1 TOOK A LL FRAG;T ( 8R$ KEEL0 \ ( 8                                        
pocket, got the moon on his work, and painfully                                 POCKET1 GOT ! MOON ON 8 "W1 & PA9;LLY                                           
scrawl- ed these lines, emphasizing each slow                                   SCRAWL- ED ^! L9ES1 EMPHASIZ+ EA* SL[                                           
down-stroke by clamping his tongue between his teeth, and                       D[N-/ROKE 0CLAMP+ 8 T;GUE 2T 8 TEE?1 &                                          
letting up the pressure on the up-strokes.                                      LETT+ UP ! PRESSURE ON ! UP-/ROKES4                                             
[,See next page.]                                                               ,7,SEE NEXT PAGE47'                                                             
  ",Huck ,Finn and                                                                8,HUCK ,F9N &                                                                 
  ,Tom ,Sawyer swears                                                             ,TOM ,SAWY] SWE>S                                                             
  they will keep mum                                                              !Y W KEEP MUM                                                                 
  about ,This and ,They                                                           AB ,? & ,!Y                                                                   
  wish ,They may ,Drop                                                            WI% ,!Y MAY ,DROP                                                             
  down dead in ,Their                                                             D[N D1D 9 ,_!                                                                 
  ,Tracks if ,They ever                                                           ,TRACKS IF ,!Y "E                                                             
  ,Tell and ,Rot.                                                                 ,TELL & ,ROT4                                                                 
  ,Huckleberry was filled with admiration of ,Tom's                               ,HUCKLEB]RY 0 FILL$ ) ADMIR,N ( ,TOM'S                                        
facility in writing, and the sublimity of his                                   FACIL;Y 9 WRIT+1 &! SUBLIM;Y ( 8                                                
language. ,He at once took a pin from his                                       LANGUAGE4 ,HE AT ONCE TOOK A P9 F 8                                             
lapel and was going to prick his flesh, but ,Tom said:                          LAPEL & 0 GO+ 6PRICK 8 FLE%1 B ,TOM SD3                                         
  ",Hold on! ,Don't do that. ,A pin's brass.                                      8,HOLD ON6 ,DON'T D T4 ,A P9'S BRASS4                                         
,It might have verdigrease on it."          #115                                ,X MI<T H V]DIGR1SE ON X40          #AAE                                        
  ",What's verdigrease?"                                                          8,:AT'S V]DIGR1SE80                                                           
  ",It's p'ison. ,That's what it is. ,You just                                    8,X'S P'ISON4 ,T'S :AT X IS4 ,Y J                                             
swaller some of it once -- you'll see."                                         SWALL] "S ( X ONCE -- Y'LL SEE40                                                
  ,So ,Tom unwound the thread from one of his needles,                            ,S ,TOM UNW.D ! ?R1D F "O ( 8 NE$LES1                                         
and each boy pricked the ball of his thumb and                                  & EA* BOY PRICK$ ! BALL ( 8 ?UMB &                                              
squeezed out a drop of blood. ,In time, after many                              SQUEEZ$ \ A DROP ( BLOOD4 ,9 "T1 AF _M                                          
squeezes, ,Tom managed to sign his initials,                                    SQUEEZES1 ,TOM MANAG$ 6SIGN 8 9ITIALS1                                          
using the ball of his little finger for a pen. ,Then he showed                  US+ ! BALL ( 8 LL F+] =A P54 ,!N HE %[$                                         
,Huckleberry how to make an ;,H and an ;,F, and the                             ,HUCKLEB]RY H[ 6MAKE AN ;,H & AN ;,F1 &!                                        
oath was com- plete. ,They buried the shingle close                             OA? 0 COM- PLETE4 ,!Y BURI$ ! %+LE CLOSE                                        
to the wall, with some dismal ceremonies and incantations,                      6! WALL1 ) "S 4MAL C]EMONIES & 9CANT,NS1                                        
and the fetters that bound their tongues were considered to be                  &! FETT]S T B.D _! T;GUES 7 3SID]$ 6BE                                          
locked and the key thrown away.                                                 LOCK$ &! KEY ?R[N AWAY4                                                         
  ,A figure crept stealthily through a break in the                               ,A FIGURE CREPT /1L?ILY "? A BR1K 9 !                                         
other end of the ruined building, now, but they did not                         O!R 5D (! RU9$ BUILD+1 N[1 B !Y DID N                                           
notice it.                                                                      NOTICE X4                                                                       
  ",Tom," whispered ,Huckleberry, "does this                                      8,TOM10 :ISP]$ ,HUCKLEB]RY1 8DOES ?                                           
keep us from ,,EVER telling -- ,,ALWAYS?"                                       KEEP U F ,,"E TELL+ -- ,,ALW80                                                  
  ",Of course it does. ,It don't make any                                         8,( C\RSE X DOES4 ,X DON'T MAKE ANY                                           
difference ,,WHAT happens, we got to keep mum.                                  DI6];E ,,:AT HAPP5S1 WE GOT 6KEEP MUM4                                          
,We'd drop down dead -- don't ,,YOU know that?"                                 ,WE'D DROP D[N D1D -- DON'T ,,Y "K T80                                          
  ",Yes, ,I reckon that's so."                                                    8,YES1 ,I RECKON T'S S40                                                      
  ,They continued to whisper for some little time. ,Presently                     ,!Y 3T9U$ 6:ISP] = "S LL "T4 ,PRES5TLY                                        
a dog set up a long, lugubrious howl just                                       A DOG SET UP A L;G1 LUGUBRI\S H[L J                                             
outside -- within ten feet of them. ,The       #116                             \TSIDE -- )9 T5 FEET ( !M4 ,!       #AAF                                        
boys clasped each other suddenly, in an agony of                                BOYS CLASP$ EA* O!R SU45LY1 9 AN AGONY (                                        
fright.                                                                         F"R4                                                                            
  ",Which of us does he mean?" gasped ,Huckle-                                    8,: ( U DOES HE M1N80 GASP$ ,HUCKLE-                                          
berry.                                                                          B]RY4                                                                           
  ",I dono -- peep through the crack. ,Quick!"                                    8,I DONO -- PEEP "? ! CRACK4 ,QK60                                            
  ",No, ,,YOU, ,Tom!"                                                             8,NO1 ,,Y1 ,TOM60                                                             
  ",I can't -- ,I can't ,,DO it, ,Huck!"                                          8,I C'T -- ,I C'T ,,D X1 ,HUCK60                                              
  ",Please, ,Tom. ,There 'tis again!"                                             8,PL1SE1 ,TOM4 ,"! 'TIS AG60                                                  
  ",Oh, lordy, ,I'm thankful!" whispered ,Tom.                                    8,OH1 "LY1 ,I'M ?ANK;L60 :ISP]$ ,TOM4                                         
",I know his voice. ,It's ,Bull ,Harbison." *                                   8,I "K 8 VOICE4 ,X'S ,BULL ,H>BISON40 99                                        
  [* ,If ,Mr. ,Harbison owned a slave named                                       ,799 ,IF ,MR4 ,H>BISON [N$ A SLAVE "ND                                        
,Bull, ,Tom would have spoken of him as                                         ,BULL1 ,TOM WD H SPOK5 ( HM Z                                                   
",Harbison's ,Bull," but a son or a dog of that                                 8,H>BISON'S ,BULL10 B A SON OR A DOG ( T                                        
name was ",Bull ,Harbison."]                                                    "N 0 8,BULL ,H>BISON407'                                                        
  ",Oh, that's good -- ,I tell you, ,Tom, ,I was                                  8,OH1 T'S GD -- ,I TELL Y1 ,TOM1 ,I 0                                         
most scared to death; ,I'd a bet anything it was a                              MO/ SC>$ 6D1?2 ,I'D A BET ANY?+ X 0 A                                           
,,STRAY dog."                                                                   ,,/RAY DOG40                                                                    
  ,The dog howled again. ,The boys' hearts sank                                   ,! DOG H[L$ AG4 ,! BOYS' HE>TS SANK                                           
once more.                                                                      ONCE M4                                                                         
  ",Oh, my! that ain't no ,Bull ,Harbison!"                                       8,OH1 MY6 T A9'T NO ,BULL ,H>BISON60                                          
whispered ,Huckleberry. ",,DO, ,Tom!"                                           :ISP]$ ,HUCKLEB]RY4 8,,D1 ,TOM60                                                
  ,Tom, quaking with fear, yielded, and put his eye                               ,TOM1 QUAK+ ) FE>1 YIELD$1 & PUT 8 EYE                                        
to the crack. ,His whisper was hardly audible when he                           6! CRACK4 ,8 :ISP] 0 H>DLY AUDI# :5 HE                                          
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
",Oh, ,Huck, ,,IT ;,S ,A ,,STRAY    #117                                        8,OH1 ,HUCK1 ,,X ;,S ,A ,,/RAY    #AAG                                          
,,DOG!"                                                                         ,,DOG60                                                                         
  ",Quick, ,Tom, quick! ,Who does he mean?"                                       8,QK1 ,TOM1 QK6 ,:O DOES HE M1N80                                             
  ",Huck, he must mean us both -- we're right                                     8,HUCK1 HE M/ M1N U BO? -- WE'RE "R                                           
to- gether."                                                                    TO- GE!R40                                                                      
  ",Oh, ,Tom, ,I reckon we're goners. ,I                                          8,OH1 ,TOM1 ,I RECKON WE'RE GON]S4 ,I                                         
reckon there ain't no mistake 'bout where                                       RECKON "! A9'T NO MISTAKE 'B\T ":                                               
,,I'LL go to. ,I been so wicked."                                               ,,I'LL G TO4 ,I BE5 S WICK$40                                                   
  ",Dad fetch it! ,This comes of playing hookey and                               8,DAD FET* X6 ,? -ES ( PLAY+ HOOKEY &                                         
doing everything a feller's told ,,NOT to do. ,I might                          DO+ "EY?+ A FELL]'S TOLD ,,N 6D4 ,I MI<T                                        
a been good, like ,Sid, if ,I'd a tried -- but                                  A BE5 GD1 L ,SID1 IF ,I'D A TRI$ -- B                                           
no, ,I wouldn't, of course. ,But if ever ,I get                                 NO1 ,I WDN'T1 ( C\RSE4 ,B IF "E ,I GET                                          
off this time, ,I lay ,I'll just ,,WALLER in                                    (F ? "T1 ,I LAY ,I'LL J ,,WALL] 9                                               
,Sunday-schools!" ,And ,Tom began to snuffle a                                  ,SUN"D-S*OOLS60 ,& ,TOM 2GAN 6SNU6LE A                                          
little.                                                                         LL4                                                                             
  ",,YOU bad!" and ,Huckleberry began to snuffle                                  8,,Y BAD60 & ,HUCKLEB]RY 2GAN 6SNU6LE                                         
too. ",Consound it, ,Tom ,Sawyer, you're just old                               TOO4 8,3S.D X1 ,TOM ,SAWY]1 Y'RE J OLD                                          
pie, 'long- side ;o' what ,I am. ,Oh,                                           PIE1 'L;G- SIDE ;O0' :AT ,I AM4 ,OH1                                            
,,LORDY, lordy, lordy, ,I wisht ,I only had half                                ,,"LY1 "LY1 "LY1 ,I WI%T ,I ONLY _H HALF                                        
your chance."                                                                   YR *.E40                                                                        
  ,Tom choked off and whispered:                                                  ,TOM *OK$ (F & :ISP]$3                                                        
  ",Look, ,Hucky, look! ,He's got his                                             8,LOOK1 ,HUCKY1 LOOK6 ,HE'S GOT 8                                             
,,BACK to us!"                                                                  ,,BACK 6U60                                                                     
  ,Hucky looked, with joy in his heart.                                           ,HUCKY LOOK$1 ) JOY 9 8 HE>T4                                                 
  ",Well, he has, by jingoes! ,Did he before?"                                    8,WELL1 HE HAS1 0J+OES6 ,DID HE 2F80                                          
",Yes, he did. ,But ,I, like a fool,   #118                                     8,YES1 HE DID4 ,B ,I1 L A FOOL1   #AAH                                          
never thought. ,Oh, this is bully, you know. ,,NOW who                          N"E ?"\4 ,OH1 ? IS BULLY1 Y "K4 ,,N[ :O                                         
can he mean?"                                                                   C HE M1N80                                                                      
  ,The howling stopped. ,Tom pricked up his ears.                                 ,! H[L+ /OPP$4 ,TOM PRICK$ UP 8 E>S4                                          
  ",Sh! ,What's that?" he whispered.                                              8,SH6 ,:AT'S T80 HE :ISP]$4                                                   
  ",Sounds like -- like hogs grunting. ,No -- it's                                8,S.DS L -- L HOGS GRUNT+4 ,NO -- X'S                                         
some- body snoring, ,Tom."                                                      "S- BODY SNOR+1 ,TOM40                                                          
  ",That ,,IS it! ,Where 'bouts is it, ,Huck?"                                    8,T ,,IS X6 ,": 'B\TS IS X1 ,HUCK80                                           
  ",I bleeve it's down at 'tother end. ,Sounds                                    8,I BLEEVE X'S D[N AT 'TO!R 5D4 ,S.DS                                         
so, anyway. ,Pap used to sleep there, sometimes,                                S1 ANYWAY4 ,PAP US$ 6SLEEP "!1 "S"TS1                                           
'long with the hogs, but laws bless you, he just lifts                          'L;G )! HOGS1 B LAWS B.S Y1 HE J LIFTS                                          
things when ,,HE snores. ,Besides, ,I reckon he                                 ?+S :5 ,,HE SNORES4 ,2SS1 ,I RECKON HE                                          
ain't ever com- ing back to this town any more."                                A9'T "E COM- 9G BACK 6? T[N ANY M40                                             
  ,The spirit of adventure rose in the boys' souls                                ,! _S ( ADV5TURE ROSE 9 ! BOYS' S\LS                                          
once more.                                                                      ONCE M4                                                                         
  ",Hucky, do you das't to go if ,I lead?"                                        8,HUCKY1 D Y DAS'T 6G IF ,I L1D80                                             
  ",I don't like to, much. ,Tom, s'pose it's                                      8,I DON'T L TO1 M*4 ,TOM1 S'POSE X'S                                          
,Injun ,Joe!"                                                                   ,9JUN ,JOE60                                                                    
  ,Tom quailed. ,But presently the temptation                                     ,TOM QUAIL$4 ,B PRES5TLY ! TEMPT,N                                            
rose up strong again and the boys agreed to try, with the                       ROSE UP /R;G AG &! BOYS AGRE$ 6TRY1 )!                                          
understanding that they would take to their heels if the snoring                "U/&+ T !Y WD TAKE 6_! HEELS IF ! SNOR+                                         
stopped. ,So they went tiptoeing stealth- ily down,                             /OPP$4 ,S !Y W5T TIPTOE+ /1L?- ILY D[N1                                         
the one behind the other. ,When they had got to within five                     ! "O 2H ! O!R4 ,:5 !Y _H GOT 6)9 FIVE                                           
steps of the snorer, ,Tom stepped on a stick, and it                            /EPS (! SNOR]1 ,TOM /EPP$ ON A /ICK1 & X                                        
broke with a sharp snap. ,The man moaned, writhed a                             BROKE )A %>P SNAP4 ,! MAN MOAN$1 WRI!D A                                        
little, and his face came into the moonlight.     #119                          LL1 & 8 FACE CAME 96! MOONLI<T4     #AAI                                        
,It was ,Muff ,Potter. ,The boys' hearts had                                    ,X 0 ,MUFF ,POTT]4 ,! BOYS' HE>TS _H                                            
stood still, and their hopes too, when the man moved, but                       /OOD /1 & _! HOPES TOO1 :5 ! MAN MOV$1 B                                        
their fears passed away now. ,They tip- toed out,                               _! FE>S PASS$ AWAY N[4 ,!Y TIP- TO$ \1                                          
through the broken weather-boarding, and stopped at a little                    "? ! BROK5 W1!R-BO>D+1 & /OPP$ AT A LL                                          
distance to exchange a parting word. ,That long,                                4T.E 6EX*ANGE A "P+ ^W4 ,T L;G1                                                 
lugubrious howl rose on the night air again! ,They                              LUGUBRI\S H[L ROSE ON ! NI<T AIR AG6 ,!Y                                        
turned and saw the strange dog standing within a few                            TURN$ & SAW ! /RANGE DOG /&+ )9 A FEW                                           
feet of where ,Potter was lying, and ,,FACING ,Potter,                          FEET ( ": ,POTT] 0 LY+1 & ,,FAC+ ,POTT]1                                        
with his nose pointing heavenward.                                              ) 8 NOSE PO9T+ H1V5W>D4                                                         
  ",Oh, geeminy, it's ,,HIM!" exclaimed both                                      8,OH1 GEEM9Y1 X'S ,,HM60 EXCLAIM$ BO?                                         
boys, in a breath.                                                              BOYS1 9 A BR1?4                                                                 
  ",Say, ,Tom -- they say a stray dog come                                        8,SAY1 ,TOM -- !Y SAY A /RAY DOG -E                                           
howling around ,Johnny ,Miller's house, 'bout                                   H[L+ >.D ,JOHNNY ,MILL]'S H\SE1 'B\T                                            
midnight, as much as two weeks ago; and a                                       MIDNI<T1 Z M* Z TWO WEEKS AGO2 &A                                               
whippoorwill come in and lit on the banisters and                               :IPPOORWILL -E 9 & LIT ON ! BANI/]S &                                           
sung, the very same evening; and there ain't anybody                            SUNG1 ! V SAME EV5+2 & "! A9'T ANYBODY                                          
dead there yet."                                                                D1D "! YET40                                                                    
  ",Well, ,I know that. ,And suppose there ain't.                                 8,WELL1 ,I "K T4 ,& SUPPOSE "! A9'T4                                          
,Didn't ,Gracie ,Miller fall in the kitchen                                     ,DIDN'T ,GRACIE ,MILL] FALL 9 ! KIT*5                                           
fire and burn herself terrible the very next                                    FIRE & BURN H]F T]RI# ! V NEXT                                                  
,Saturday?"                                                                     ,SATUR"D80                                                                      
  ",Yes, but she ain't ,,DEAD. ,And what's more,                                  8,YES1 B %E A9'T ,,D1D4 ,& :AT'S M1                                           
she's getting better, too."                                                     %E'S GETT+ BETT]1 TOO40                                                         
  ",All right, you wait and see. ,She's a goner,                                  8,ALL "R1 Y WAIT & SEE4 ,%E'S A GON]1                                         
just as dead sure as ,Muff ,Potter's a     #120                                 J Z D1D SURE Z ,MUFF ,POTT]'S A     #ABJ                                        
goner. ,That's what the niggers say, and they know all                          GON]4 ,T'S :AT ! NI7]S SAY1 & !Y "K ALL                                         
about these kind of things, ,Huck."                                             AB ^! K9D ( ?+S1 ,HUCK40                                                        
  ,Then they separated, cogitating. ,When ,Tom                                    ,!N !Y SEP>AT$1 COGITAT+4 ,:5 ,TOM                                            
crept in at his bedroom window the night was almost                             CREPT 9 AT 8 B$ROOM W9D[ ! NI<T 0 ALM                                           
spent. ,He undressed with excessive caution, and                                SP5T4 ,HE UNDRESS$ ) EXCESSIVE CAU;N1 &                                         
fell asleep congratulating himself that nobody knew                             FELL ASLEEP 3GRATULAT+ HMF T NOBODY KNEW                                        
of his esca- pade. ,He was not aware that the                                   ( 8 ESCA- PADE4 ,HE 0 N AW>E T !                                                
gently-snoring ,Sid was awake, and had been so for                              G5TLY-SNOR+ ,SID 0 AWAKE1 & _H BE5 S =                                          
an hour.                                                                        AN H\R4                                                                         
  ,When ,Tom awoke, ,Sid was dressed and gone.                                    ,:5 ,TOM AWOKE1 ,SID 0 DRESS$ & G"O4                                          
,There was a late look in the light, a late sense                               ,"! 0 A LATE LOOK 9 ! LI<T1 A LATE S5SE                                         
in the atmosphere. ,He was startled. ,Why had he not                            9 ! ATMOSPH]E4 ,HE 0 />TL$4 ,:Y _H HE N                                         
been called -- persecuted till he was up, as                                    BE5 CALL$ -- P]SECUT$ TILL HE 0 UP1 Z                                           
usual? ,The thought filled him with bodings. ,Within five                       USUAL8 ,! ?"\ FILL$ HM ) BOD+S4 ,)9 FIVE                                        
minutes he was dressed and down-stairs, feeling                                 M9UTES HE 0 DRESS$ & D[N-/AIRS1 FEEL+                                           
sore and drowsy. ,The family were still at table, but they                      SORE & DR[SY4 ,! FAMILY 7 / AT TA#1 B !Y                                        
had finished breakfast. ,There was no voice of                                  _H F9I%$ BR1KFA/4 ,"! 0 NO VOICE (                                              
rebuke; but there were averted eyes; there was a silence                        REBUKE2 B "! 7 AV]T$ EYES2 "! 0 A SIL;E                                         
and an air of solemnity that struck a chill to the                              & AN AIR ( SOLEMN;Y T /RUCK A *ILL 6!                                           
culprit's heart. ,He sat down and tried to seem                                 CULPRIT'S HE>T4 ,HE SAT D[N & TRI$ 6SEEM                                        
gay, but it was up-hill work; it roused no smile,                               GAY1 B X 0 UP-HILL "W2 X R\S$ NO SMILE1                                         
no response, and he lapsed into silence and let his                             NO RESPONSE1 & HE LAPS$ 96SIL;E & LET 8                                         
heart sink down to the depths.                                                  HE>T S9K D[N 6! DEP?S4                                                          
  ,After breakfast his aunt took him aside, and                                   ,AF BR1KFA/ 8 AUNT TOOK HM ASIDE1 &                                           
,Tom almost brightened in the hope that he was      #121                        ,TOM ALM B"R5$ 9 ! HOPE T HE 0      #ABA                                        
going to be flogged; but it was not so. ,His aunt wept                          GO+ 6BE FLO7$2 B X 0 N S4 ,8 AUNT WEPT                                          
over him and asked him how he could go and break her                            OV] HM & ASK$ HM H[ HE CD G & BR1K H]                                           
old heart so; and finally told him to go on, and ruin                           OLD HE>T S2 & F9,Y TOLD HM 6G ON1 & RU9                                         
himself and bring her gray hairs with sorrow to the                             HMF & BR+ H] GRAY HAIRS ) SORR[ 6!                                              
grave, for it was no use for her to try any more. ,This                         GRAVE1 = X 0 NO USE = H] 6TRY ANY M4 ,?                                         
was worse than a thousand whippings, and ,Tom's heart                           0 WORSE ?AN A ?\S& :IPP+S1 & ,TOM'S HE>T                                        
was sorer now than his body. ,He cried, he pleaded                              0 SOR] N[ ?AN 8 BODY4 ,HE CRI$1 HE PL1D$                                        
for forgiveness, promised to reform over and over again, and                    = =GIVE;S1 PROMIS$ 6RE=M OV] & OV] AG1 &                                        
then received his dismissal, feeling that he had won but                        !N RCVD 8 4MISSAL1 FEEL+ T HE _H WON B                                          
an imperfect forgiveness and established but a feeble                           AN IMP]FECT =GIVE;S & E/ABLI%$ B A FEE#                                         
confidence.                                                                     3FID;E4                                                                         
  ,He left the presence too miserable to even feel                                ,HE LEFT ! PRES;E TOO MIS]A# 6EV5 FEEL                                        
re- vengeful toward ,Sid; and so the latter's                                   RE- V5GE;L T[>D ,SID2 & S ! LATT]'S                                             
prompt retreat through the back gate was unnecessary.                           PROMPT RETR1T "? ! BACK GATE 0 UNNEC4                                           
,He moped to school gloomy and sad, and took his                                ,HE MOP$ 6S*OOL GLOOMY & SAD1 & TOOK 8                                          
flogging, along with ,Joe ,Harper, for playing hookey                           FLO7+1 AL;G ) ,JOE ,H>P]1 = PLAY+ HOOKEY                                        
the day before, with the air of one whose heart was busy with                   ! "D 2F1 )! AIR ( "O ^: HE>T 0 BUSY )                                           
heavier woes and wholly dead to trifles. ,Then he                               H1VI] WOES & :OLLY D1D 6TRIFLES4 ,!N HE                                         
betook him- self to his seat, rested his elbows on                              2TOOK HM- SELF 6HIS S1T1 RE/$ 8 ELB[S ON                                        
his desk and his jaws in his hands, and stared at the wall                      8 DESK & 8 JAWS 9 8 H&S1 & />$ AT ! WALL                                        
with the stony stare of suffering that has reached the limit and                )! /ONY />E ( SU6]+ T HAS R1*$ ! LIMIT &                                        
can no further go. ,His elbow was pressing against some                         C NO FUR!R G4 ,8 ELB[ 0 PRESS+ AG/ "S                                           
hard substance. ,After a long time he slowly and                                H>D SUB/.E4 ,AF A L;G "T HE SL[LY &                                             
sadly changed his position, and took up this object                             SADLY *ANG$ 8 POSI;N1 & TOOK UP ? OBJECT                                        
with a sigh. ,It was in a paper. ,He          #122                              )A SI<4 ,X 0 9 A PAP]4 ,HE          #ABB                                        
unrolled it. ,A long, lingering, colossal sigh                                  UNROLL$ X4 ,A L;G1 L+]+1 COLOSSAL SI<                                           
followed, and his heart broke. ,It was his brass                                FOLL[$1 & 8 HE>T BROKE4 ,X 0 8 BRASS                                            
andiron knob!                                                                   &IRON KNOB6                                                                     
  ,This final feather broke the camel's back.                                     ,? F9AL F1!R BROKE ! CAMEL'S BACK4                                            
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XI                                                                  ,,*APT] ,,XI                                                                  
  ,,CLOSE upon the hour of noon the whole                                         ,,CLOSE ^U ! H\R ( NOON ! :OLE                                                
  village was suddenly electrified with the ghastly                               VILLAGE 0 SU45LY ELECTRIFI$ )! <A/LY                                          
news. ,No need of the as yet un-                                                NEWS4 ,NO NE$ (! Z YET UN-                                                      
  dreamed-of telegraph; the tale flew from                                        DR1M$-( TELEGRAPH2 ! TALE FLEW F                                              
  man to man, from group to group, from                                           MAN 6MAN1 F GR\P 6GR\P1 F                                                     
  house to house, with little less than tele-                                     H\SE 6H\SE1 ) LL LESS ?AN TELE-                                               
graphic speed. ,Of course the schoolmaster gave                                 GRAPHIC SPE$4 ,( C\RSE ! S*OOLMA/] GAVE                                         
holi- day for that afternoon; the town would have thought                       HOLI- "D = T AFN2 ! T[N WD H ?"\                                                
strangely of him if he had not.                                                 /RANGELY ( HM IF HE _H N4                                                       
  ,A gory knife had been found close to the                                       ,A GORY KNIFE _H BE5 F.D CLOSE 6!                                             
murdered man, and it had been recognized by somebody                            MURD]$ MAN1 & X _H BE5 RECOGNIZ$ 0"SBODY                                        
as be- longing to ,Muff ,Potter -- so the story                                 Z BE- L;G+ 6,MUFF ,POTT] -- S ! /ORY                                            
ran. ,And it was said that a belated citizen had come upon                      RAN4 ,& X 0 SD T A 2LAT$ CITIZ5 _H -E ^U                                        
,Potter wash- ing himself in the "branch" about one or                          ,POTT] WA%- 9G HMF 9 ! 8BRAN*0 AB "O OR                                         
two o'clock in the morning, and that ,Potter had at once                        TWO O'C 9 ! MORN+1 & T ,POTT] _H AT ONCE                                        
sneaked off -- suspicious circumstances,                                        SN1K$ (F -- SUSPICI\S CIRCUM/.ES1                                               
especially the washing which was not a habit with ,Potter.                      ESPECI,Y ! WA%+ : 0 N A HABIT ) ,POTT]4                                         
,It was also said that the town had been ransacked for this                     ,X 0 AL SD T ! T[N _H BE5 RANSACK$ = ?                                          
"murderer" (the public are not slow in the matter of                            8MURD]]0 7! PUBLIC >E N SL[ 9 ! MATT] (                                         
sifting evidence and arriving at a           #123                               SIFT+ EVID;E & >RIV+ AT A           #ABC                                        
verdict), but that he could not be found. ,Horsemen had                         V]DICT71 B T HE CD N 2 F.D4 ,HORSEM5 _H                                         
departed down all the roads in every direction, and the                         DE"P$ D[N ALL ! ROADS 9 E DIREC;N1 &!                                           
,Sheriff "was confident" that he would be captured before                       ,%]IFF 8WAS 3FID5T0 T HE WD 2 CAPTUR$ 2F                                        
night.                                                                          NI<T4                                                                           
  ,All the town was drifting toward the graveyard.                                ,ALL ! T[N 0 DRIFT+ T[>D ! GRAVEY>D4                                          
,Tom's heartbreak vanished and he joined the pro-                               ,TOM'S HE>TBR1K VANI%$ & HE JO9$ ! PRO-                                         
cession, not because he would not a thousand times rather go anywhere           CES.N1 N 2C HE WD N A ?\S& "TS R G ANY":                                        
else, but because an awful, un- accountable fascination                         ELSE1 B 2C AN AW;L1 UN- A3.TA# FASC9,N                                          
drew him on. ,Arrived at the dreadful place, he                                 DREW HM ON4 ,>RIV$ AT ! DR1D;L PLACE1 HE                                        
wormed his small body through the crowd and saw the                             WORM$ 8 SMALL BODY "? ! CR[D & SAW !                                            
dismal spectacle. ,It seemed to him an age since                                4MAL SPECTACLE4 ,X SEEM$ 6HM AN AGE S9CE                                        
he was there before. ,Somebody pinched his arm. ,He                             HE 0 "! 2F4 ,"SBODY P9*$ 8 >M4 ,HE                                              
turned, and his eyes met ,Huckle- berry's. ,Then                                TURN$1 & 8 EYES MET ,HUCKLE- B]RY'S4 ,!N                                        
both looked elsewhere at once, and wondered if                                  BO? LOOK$ ELSE": AT ONCE1 & WOND]$ IF                                           
anybody had noticed anything in their mutual                                    ANYBODY _H NOTIC$ ANY?+ 9 _! MUTUAL                                             
glance. ,But everybody was talking, and intent upon the                         GL.E4 ,B "EYBODY 0 TALK+1 & 9T5T ^U !                                           
grisly spectacle before them.                                                   GRISLY SPECTACLE 2F !M4                                                         
  ",Poor fellow!" ",Poor young fellow!" ",This                                    8,POOR FELL[60 8,POOR "Y FELL[60 8,?                                          
ought to be a lesson to grave robbers!" ",Muff                                  "\ 6BE A LESSON 6GRAVE RO2]S60 8,MUFF                                           
,Potter'll hang for this if they catch him!" ,This was                          ,POTT]'LL HANG = ? IF !Y CAT* HM60 ,? 0                                         
the drift of re- mark; and the minister said, ",It was a                        ! DRIFT ( RE- M>K2 &! M9I/] SD1 8,X 0 A                                         
judgment; ,His hand is here."                                                   JUDG;T2 ,8 H& IS "H40                                                           
  ,Now ,Tom shivered from head to heel; for his eye                               ,N[ ,TOM %IV]$ F H1D 6HEEL2 = 8 EYE                                           
fell upon the stolid face of ,Injun ,Joe. ,At this                              FELL ^U ! /OLID FACE ( ,9JUN ,JOE4 ,AT ?                                        
moment the crowd began to sway and struggle,    #124                            MO;T ! CR[D 2GAN 6SWAY & /RU7LE1    #ABD                                        
and voices shouted, ",It's him! it's him! he's coming                           & VOICES %\T$1 8,X'S HM6 X'S HM6 HE'S -+                                        
himself!"                                                                       HMF60                                                                           
  ",Who? ,Who?" from twenty voices.                                               8,:O8 ,:O80 F TW5TY VOICES4                                                   
  ",Muff ,Potter!"                                                                8,MUFF ,POTT]60                                                               
  ",Hallo, he's stopped! -- ,Look out, he's                                       8,HALLO1 HE'S /OPP$6 -- ,LOOK \1 HE'S                                         
turning! ,Don't let him get away!"                                              TURN+6 ,DON'T LET HM GET AWAY60                                                 
  ,People in the branches of the trees over ,Tom's head                           ,P 9 ! BRAN*ES (! TREES OV] ,TOM'S H1D                                        
said he wasn't trying to get away -- he only                                    SD HE WASN'T TRY+ 6GET AWAY -- HE ONLY                                          
looked doubtful and perplexed.                                                  LOOK$ D\BT;L & P]PLEX$4                                                         
  ",Infernal impudence!" said a bystander; "wanted                                8,9F]NAL IMPUD;E60 SD A BY/&]2 8WANT$                                         
to come and take a quiet look at his work, ,I                                   6-E & TAKE A QUIET LOOK AT 8 "W1 ,I                                             
reckon -- didn't expect any company."                                           RECKON -- DIDN'T EXPECT ANY -PANY40                                             
  ,The crowd fell apart, now, and the ,Sheriff came                               ,! CR[D FELL A"P1 N[1 &! ,%]IFF CAME                                          
through, ostentatiously leading ,Potter by the arm. ,The                        "?1 O/5TATI\SLY L1D+ ,POTT] 0! >M4 ,!                                           
poor fellow's face was haggard, and his eyes showed                             POOR FELL['S FACE 0 HA7>D1 & 8 EYES %[$                                         
the fear that was upon him. ,When he stood before the murdered                  ! FE> T 0 ^U HM4 ,:5 HE /OOD 2F ! MURD]$                                        
man, he shook as with a palsy, and he put his face                              MAN1 HE %OOK Z )A PALSY1 & HE PUT 8 FACE                                        
in his hands and burst into tears.                                              9 8 H&S & BUR/ 96TE>S4                                                          
  ",I didn't do it, friends," he sobbed; "'pon                                    8,I DIDN'T D X1 FRS10 HE SO2$2 8'PON                                          
my word and honor ,I never done it."                                            MY ^W & HONOR ,I N"E D"O X40                                                    
  ",Who's accused you?" shouted a voice.                                          8,:O'S A3US$ Y80 %\T$ A VOICE4                                                
  ,This shot seemed to carry home. ,Potter lifted                                 ,? %OT SEEM$ 6C>RY HOME4 ,POTT] LIFT$                                         
his face and looked around him with a pathetic hope-                            8 FACE & LOOK$ >.D HM )A PA!TIC HOPE-                                           
lessness in his eyes. ,He saw ,Injun ,Joe, and                                  LESS;S 9 8 EYES4 ,HE SAW ,9JUN ,JOE1 &                                          
exclaimed:                           #125                                       EXCLAIM$3                           #ABE                                        
  ",Oh, ,Injun ,Joe, you promised me you'd never                                  8,OH1 ,9JUN ,JOE1 Y PROMIS$ ME Y'D N"E                                        
--"                                                                             --0                                                                             
  ",Is that your knife?" and it was thrust before him by the                      8,IS T YR KNIFE80 & X 0 ?RU/ 2F HM 0!                                         
,Sheriff.                                                                       ,%]IFF4                                                                         
  ,Potter would have fallen if they had not caught him                            ,POTT] WD H FALL5 IF !Y _H N CAU<T HM                                         
and eased him to the ground. ,Then he said:                                     & EAS$ HM 6! GR.D4 ,!N HE SD3                                                   
  ",Something told me 'that if ,I didn't come back                                8,"S?+ TOLD ME 'T IF ,I DIDN'T -E BACK                                        
and get --" ,He shuddered; then waved his nerveless hand                        & GET --0 ,HE %U4]$2 !N WAV$ 8 N]VE.S H&                                        
with a vanquished gesture and said, ",Tell 'em,                                 )A VANQUI%$ GE/URE & SD1 8,TELL 'EM1                                            
,Joe, tell 'em -- it ain't any use any more."                                   ,JOE1 TELL 'EM -- X A9'T ANY USE ANY M40                                        
  ,Then ,Huckleberry and ,Tom stood dumb and star-                                ,!N ,HUCKLEB]RY & ,TOM /OOD DUMB & />-                                        
ing, and heard the stony-hearted liar reel off his                              9G1 & HE>D ! /ONY-HE>T$ LI> REEL (F 8                                           
se- rene statement, they expecting every moment that the                        SE- R5E /ATE;T1 !Y EXPECT+ E MO;T T !                                           
clear sky would deliver ,God's lightnings upon his                              CLE> SKY WD DELIV] ,GOD'S LI<TN+S ^U 8                                          
head, and wondering to see how long the stroke was                              H1D1 & WOND]+ 6SEE H[ L;G ! /ROKE 0                                             
delayed. ,And when he had finished and still stood alive                        DELAY$4 ,& :5 HE _H F9I%$ & / /OOD ALIVE                                        
and whole, their wavering impulse to break their oath and                       & :OLE1 _! WAV]+ IMPULSE 6BR1K _! OA? &                                         
save the poor betrayed prisoner's life faded and                                SAVE ! POOR 2TRAY$ PRISON]'S LIFE FAD$ &                                        
vanished away, for plainly this miscreant had sold                              VANI%$ AWAY1 = PLA9LY ? MISCR1NT _H SOLD                                        
himself to ,Satan and it would be fatal to meddle with the                      HMF 6,SATAN & X WD 2 FATAL 6M$DLE )!                                            
property of such a power as that.                                               PROP]TY ( S* A P[] Z T4                                                         
  ",Why didn't you leave? ,What did you want                                      8,:Y DIDN'T Y L1VE8 ,:AT DID Y WANT                                           
to come here for?" somebody said.                                               6-E "H =80 "SBODY SD4                                                           
  ",I couldn't help it -- ,I couldn't help it,"                                   8,I CDN'T HELP X -- ,I CDN'T HELP X10                                         
,Potter moaned. ",I wanted to run        #126                                   ,POTT] MOAN$4 8,I WANT$ 6RUN        #ABF                                        
away, but ,I couldn't seem to come anywhere but here."                          AWAY1 B ,I CDN'T SEEM 6-E ANY": B "H40                                          
,And he fell to sobbing again.                                                  ,& HE FELL 6SO2+ AG4                                                            
  ,Injun ,Joe repeated his statement, just as                                     ,9JUN ,JOE REP1T$ 8 /ATE;T1 J Z                                               
calmly, a few minutes afterward on the inquest, under                           CALMLY1 A FEW M9UTES AFW ON ! 9QUE/1 "U                                         
oath; and the boys, seeing that the lightnings were still                       OA?2 &! BOYS1 SEE+ T ! LI<TN+S 7 /                                              
withheld, were confirmed in their belief that ,Joe had                          )HELD1 7 3FIRM$ 9 _! 2LIEF T ,JOE _H                                            
sold himself to the devil. ,He was now become, to them,                         SOLD HMF 6! DEVIL4 ,HE 0 N[ 2COME1 6!M1                                         
the most balefully interesting object they had ever                             ! MO/ BALE;LLY 9T]E/+ OBJECT !Y _H "E                                           
looked upon, and they could not take their fas- cinated                         LOOK$ ^U1 & !Y CD N TAKE _! FAS- C9AT$                                          
eyes from his face.                                                             EYES F 8 FACE4                                                                  
  ,They inwardly resolved to watch him nights, when                               ,!Y 9W>DLY RESOLV$ 6WAT* HM NI<TS1 :5                                         
opportunity should offer, in the hope of getting a                              OPPORTUN;Y %D (F]1 9 ! HOPE ( GETT+ A                                           
glimpse of his dread master.                                                    GLIMPSE ( 8 DR1D MA/]4                                                          
  ,Injun ,Joe helped to raise the body of the                                     ,9JUN ,JOE HELP$ 6RAISE ! BODY (!                                             
murdered man and put it in a wagon for removal;                                 MURD]$ MAN & PUT X 9 A WAGON = REMOVAL2                                         
and it was whispered through the shuddering crowd that the wound bled           & X 0 :ISP]$ "? ! %U4]+ CR[D T ! W.D BL$                                        
a little! ,The boys thought that this happy circumstance would                  A LL6 ,! BOYS ?"\ T ? HAPPY CIRCUM/.E WD                                        
turn suspicion in the right direction; but they were                            TURN SUSPICION 9 ! "R DIREC;N2 B !Y 7                                           
disappointed, for more than one villager remarked:                              4APPO9T$1 = M ?AN "O VILLAG] REM>K$3                                            
  ",It was within three feet of ,Muff ,Potter when it                             8,X 0 )9 ?REE FEET ( ,MUFF ,POTT] :5 X                                        
done it."                                                                       D"O X40                                                                         
  ,Tom's fearful secret and gnawing conscience                                    ,TOM'S FE>;L SECRET & GNAW+ 3SCI;E                                            
dis- turbed his sleep for as much as a week after this;                         DIS- TURB$ 8 SLEEP = Z M* Z A WEEK AF ?2                                        
and at breakfast one morning ,Sid said:                                         & AT BR1KFA/ "O MORN+ ,SID SD3                                                  
",Tom, you pitch around and talk in your     #127                               8,TOM1 Y PIT* >.D & TALK 9 YR     #ABG                                          
sleep so much that you keep me awake half the time."                            SLEEP S M* T Y KEEP ME AWAKE HALF ! "T40                                        
  ,Tom blanched and dropped his eyes.                                             ,TOM BLAN*$ & DROPP$ 8 EYES4                                                  
  ",It's a bad sign," said ,Aunt ,Polly,                                          8,X'S A BAD SIGN10 SD ,AUNT ,POLLY1                                           
gravely. ",What you got on your mind, ,Tom?"                                    GRAVELY4 8,:AT Y GOT ON YR M9D1 ,TOM80                                          
  ",Nothing. ,Nothing 'that ,I know of." ,But the boy's                           8,NO?+4 ,NO?+ 'T ,I "K (40 ,B ! BOY'S                                         
hand shook so that he spilled his coffee.                                       H& %OOK S T HE SPILL$ 8 C(FEE4                                                  
  ",And you do talk such stuff," ,Sid said. ",Last                                8,& Y D TALK S* /UFF10 ,SID SD4 8,LA/                                         
night you said, ',It's blood, it's blood, that's                                NI<T Y SD1 ',X'S BLOOD1 X'S BLOOD1 T'S                                          
what it is!' ,You said that over and over. ,And you said,                       :AT X IS6' ,Y SD T OV] & OV]4 ,& Y SD1                                          
',Don't torment me so -- ,I'll tell!'                                           ',DON'T TOR;T ME S -- ,I'LL TELL6'                                              
,Tell ,,WHAT? ,WHAT is it you'll tell?"                                         ,TELL ,,:AT8 ,:AT IS X Y'LL TELL80                                              
  ,Everything was swimming before ,Tom. ,There is no                              ,"EY?+ 0 SWIMM+ 2F ,TOM4 ,"! IS NO                                            
telling what might have happened, now, but luckily the                          TELL+ :AT MI<T H HAPP5$1 N[1 B LUCKILY !                                        
concern passed out of ,Aunt ,Polly's face and she                               3C]N PASS$ \ ( ,AUNT ,POLLY'S FACE & %E                                         
came to ,Tom's relief without knowing it. ,She said:                            CAME 6,TOM'S RELIEF )\T "K+ X4 ,%E SD3                                          
  ",Sho! ,It's that dreadful murder. ,I dream about                               8,%O6 ,X'S T DR1D;L MURD]4 ,I DR1M AB                                         
it most every night myself. ,Sometimes ,I dream it's me                         X MO/ E NI<T MYF4 ,"S"TS ,I DR1M X'S ME                                         
that done it."                                                                  T D"O X40                                                                       
  ,Mary said she had been affected much the same                                  ,M>Y SD %E _H BE5 A6ECT$ M* ! SAME                                            
way. ,Sid seemed satisfied. ,Tom got out of the                                 WAY4 ,SID SEEM$ SATISFI$4 ,TOM GOT \ (!                                         
presence as quick as he plausibly could, and after that he                      PRES;E Z QK Z HE PLAUSIBLY CD1 & AF T HE                                        
complained of toothache for a week, and tied up his                             -PLA9$ ( TOO?A*E =A WEEK1 & TI$ UP 8                                            
jaws every night. ,He never knew that ,Sid lay                                  JAWS E NI<T4 ,HE N"E KNEW T ,SID LAY                                            
nightly watching, and frequently slipped the bandage                            NI<TLY WAT*+1 & FREQU5TLY SLIPP$ ! B&AGE                                        
free and then leaned on his elbow listening a    #128                           FREE & !N L1N$ ON 8 ELB[ LI/5+ A    #ABH                                        
good while at a time, and afterward slipped the bandage                         GD :ILE AT A "T1 & AFW SLIPP$ ! B&AGE                                           
back to its place again. ,Tom's distress of mind                                BACK 6XS PLACE AG4 ,TOM'S 4TRESS ( M9D                                          
wore off gradually and the toothache grew irksome and                           WORE (F GRADU,Y &! TOO?A*E GREW IRK"S &                                         
was discarded. ,If ,Sid really managed to make                                  0 4C>D$4 ,IF ,SID RE,Y MANAG$ 6MAKE                                             
anything out of ,Tom's disjointed mutterings, he kept                           ANY?+ \ ( ,TOM'S 4JO9T$ MUTT]+S1 HE KEPT                                        
it to him- self.                                                                X 6HM- SELF4                                                                    
  ,It seemed to ,Tom that his schoolmates never would                             ,X SEEM$ 6,TOM T 8 S*OOLMATES N"E WD                                          
get done holding inquests on dead cats, and thus                                GET D"O HOLD+ 9QUE/S ON D1D CATS1 & ?US                                         
keeping his trouble present to his mind. ,Sid                                   KEEP+ 8 TR\# PRES5T 6HIS M9D4 ,SID                                              
noticed that ,Tom never was coroner at one of these                             NOTIC$ T ,TOM N"E 0 CORON] AT "O ( ^!                                           
inquiries, though it had been his habit to take the                             9QUIRIES1 ?\< X _H BE5 8 HABIT 6TAKE !                                          
lead in all new enterprises; he noticed, too,                                   L1D 9 ALL NEW 5T]PRISES2 HE NOTIC$1 TOO1                                        
that ,Tom never acted as a witness -- and that was                              T ,TOM N"E ACT$ Z A WIT;S -- & T 0                                              
strange; and ,Sid did not overlook the fact that                                /RANGE2 & ,SID DID N OV]LOOK ! FACT T                                           
,Tom even showed a marked aversion to these inquests, and                       ,TOM EV5 %[$ A M>K$ AV].N 6^! 9QUE/S1 &                                         
always avoided them when he could. ,Sid marvelled, but                          ALW AVOID$ !M :5 HE CD4 ,SID M>VELL$1 B                                         
said nothing. ,How- ever, even inquests went out of                             SD NO?+4 ,H[- "E1 EV5 9QUE/S W5T \ (                                            
vogue at last, and ceased to torture ,Tom's                                     VOGUE AT LA/1 & C1S$ 6TORTURE ,TOM'S                                            
conscience.                                                                     3SCI;E4                                                                         
  ,Every day or two, during this time of sorrow, ,Tom                             ,E "D OR TWO1 DUR+ ? "T ( SORR[1 ,TOM                                         
watched his opportunity and went to the little grated                           WAT*$ 8 OPPORTUN;Y & W5T 6! LL GRAT$                                            
jail-window and smuggled such small comforts through to the                     JAIL-W9D[ & SMU7L$ S* SMALL -=TS "? 6!                                          
"murderer" as he could get hold of. ,The jail was a                             8MURD]]0 Z HE CD GET HOLD (4 ,! JAIL 0 A                                        
trifling little brick den that stood in a marsh at the                          TRIFL+ LL BRICK D5 T /OOD 9 A M>% AT !                                          
edge of the village, and no guards were        #129                             $GE (! VILLAGE1 & NO GU>DS 7        #ABI                                        
afforded for it; indeed, it was seldom occupied. ,These                         AF=D$ = X2 9DE$1 X 0 SELDOM O3UPI$4 ,^!                                         
offerings greatly helped to ease ,Tom's conscience.                             (F]+S GRTLY HELP$ 6EASE ,TOM'S 3SCI;E4                                          
  ,The villagers had a strong desire                                              ,! VILLAG]S _H A /R;G DESIRE                                                  
to tar-and-feather ,Injun ,Joe and ride him on a                                6T>-&-F1!R ,9JUN ,JOE & RIDE HM ON A                                            
rail, for body-snatching, but so formidable was his character that              RAIL1 = BODY-SNAT*+1 B S =MIDA# 0 8 "* T                                        
nobody could be found who was willing to take the lead in                       NOBODY CD 2 F.D :O 0 WILL+ 6TAKE ! L1D 9                                        
the matter, so it was dropped. ,He had been careful                             ! MATT]1 S X 0 DROPP$4 ,HE _H BE5 C>E;L                                         
to begin both of his inquest-statements with the fight, without                 62G9 BO? ( 8 9QUE/-/ATE;TS )! FI<T1 )\T                                         
con- fessing the grave-robbery that preceded it;                                CON- FESS+ ! GRAVE-RO2]Y T PREC$$ X2                                            
therefore it was deemed wisest not to try the case in the                       "!=E X 0 DEEM$ WISE/ N 6TRY ! CASE 9 !                                          
courts at present.                                                              C\RTS AT PRES5T4                                                                
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XII                                                                 ,,*APT] ,,XII                                                                 
  ,,ONE of the reasons why ,Tom's mind had                                        ,,"O (! R1SONS :Y ,TOM'S M9D _H                                               
  drifted away from its secret troubles was, that it                              DRIFT$ AWAY F XS SECRET TR\#S WAS1 T X                                        
had found a new and weighty                                                     _H F.D A NEW & WEI<TY                                                           
  matter to interest itself about. ,Becky                                         MATT] 69T]E/ XF AB4 ,BECKY                                                    
  ,Thatcher had stopped coming to school.                                         ,?AT*] _H /OPP$ -+ 6S*OOL4                                                    
  ,Tom had struggled with his pride a few                                         ,TOM _H /RU7L$ ) 8 PRIDE A FEW                                                
  days, and tried to "whistle her down the wind," but                             "DS1 & TRI$ TO 8:I/LE H] D[N ! W9D10 B                                        
failed. ,He began to find himself hanging around her                            FAIL$4 ,HE 2GAN 6F9D HMF HANG+ >.D H]                                           
father's house, nights, and feeling very miserable. ,She                        "F'S H\SE1 NI<TS1 & FEEL+ V MIS]A#4 ,%E                                         
was ill. ,What if she should die! ,There was dis-                               0 ILL4 ,:AT IF %E %D DIE6 ,"! 0 DIS-                                            
traction in the thought. ,He no longer took an                                  TRAC;N 9 ! ?"\4 ,HE NO L;G] TOOK AN                                             
interest in war, nor even in piracy. ,The charm of                              9T]E/ 9 W>1 NOR EV5 9 PIRACY4 ,! *>M (                                          
life was gone; there was nothing but dreariness     #130                        LIFE 0 G"O2 "! 0 NO?+ B DRE>I;S     #ACJ                                        
left. ,He put his hoop away, and his bat; there was                             LEFT4 ,HE PUT 8 HOOP AWAY1 & 8 BAT2 "! 0                                        
no joy in them any more. ,His aunt was concerned. ,She                          NO JOY 9 !M ANY M4 ,8 AUNT 0 3C]N$4 ,%E                                         
began to try all manner of remedies on him. ,She                                2GAN 6TRY ALL MANN] ( REM$IES ON HM4 ,%E                                        
was one of those people who are infatuated with patent                          0 "O ( ^? P :O >E 9FATUAT$ ) PAT5T                                              
medicines and all new-fangled methods of                                        M$IC9ES & ALL NEW-FANGL$ ME?ODS (                                               
producing health or mending it. ,She was an                                     PRODUC+ H1L? OR M5D+ X4 ,%E 0 AN                                                
inveterate experimenter in these things. ,When something                        9VET]ATE EXP]I;T] 9 ^! ?+S4 ,:5 "S?+                                            
fresh in this line came out she was in a fever, right                           FRE% 9 ? L9E CAME \ %E 0 9 A FEV]1 "R                                           
away, to try it; not on herself, for she was never ailing,                      AWAY1 6TRY X2 N ON H]F1 = %E 0 N"E AIL+1                                        
but on anybody else that came handy. ,She was a                                 B ON ANYBODY ELSE T CAME H&Y4 ,%E 0 A                                           
subscriber for all the ",Health" periodicals and                                SUBSCRIB] = ALL ! 8,H1L?0 P]IODICALS &                                          
phrenological frauds; and the solemn ignorance                                  PHR5OLOGICAL FRAUDS2 &! SOLEMN IGNOR.E                                          
they were inflated with was breath to her nostrils. ,All the                    !Y 7 9FLAT$ ) 0 BR1? 6H] NO/RILS4 ,ALL !                                        
"rot" they contained about ventilation, and how to go to bed,                   8ROT0 !Y 3TA9$ AB V5TIL,N1 & H[ 6G 6B$1                                         
and how to get up, and what to eat, and what to drink, and                      & H[ 6GET UP1 & :AT 6EAT1 & :AT 6DR9K1 &                                        
how much exercise to take, and what frame of mind                               H[ M* EX]CISE 6TAKE1 & :AT FRAME ( M9D                                          
to keep one's self in, and what sort of clothing                                6KEEP "O'S SELF IN1 & :AT SORT ( CLO?+                                          
to wear, was all gospel to her, and she never observed                          6WE>1 0 ALL GOSPEL 6H]1 & %E N"E OBS]V$                                         
that her health-journals of the current month                                   T H] H1L?-J\RNALS (! CURR5T MON?                                                
customarily upset everything they had recommended the                           CU/OM>ILY UPSET "EY?+ !Y _H RECOMM5D$ !                                         
month before. ,She was as simple-hearted and honest as the                      MON? 2F4 ,%E 0 Z SIMPLE-HE>T$ & H"O/ Z !                                        
day was long, and so she was an easy victim. ,She                               "D 0 L;G1 & S %E 0 AN EASY VICTIM4 ,%E                                          
gathered together her quack periodicals and her quack                           GA!R$ TGR H] QUACK P]IODICALS & H] QUACK                                        
medicines, and thus armed with death, went about on her                         M$IC9ES1 & ?US >M$ ) D1?1 W5T AB ON H]                                          
pale horse, metaphorically speaking, with   #131                                PALE HORSE1 METAPHORIC,Y SP1K+1 )   #ACA                                        
"hell following after."                                                         8HELL FOLL[+ AF40                                                               
  ,But she never suspected that she was not an angel of                           ,B %E N"E SUSPECT$ T %E 0 N AN ANGEL (                                        
healing and the balm of ,Gilead in disguise, to the suffering                   H1L+ &! BALM ( ,GIL1D 9 4GUISE1 6! SU6]+                                        
neighbors.                                                                      NEI<BORS4                                                                       
  ,The water treatment was new, now, and ,Tom's low                               ,! WAT] TR1T;T 0 NEW1 N[1 & ,TOM'S L[                                         
condition was a windfall to her. ,She had him out at                            3DI;N 0 A W9DFALL 6H]4 ,%E _H HM \ AT                                           
daylight every morning, stood him up in the wood- shed                          "DLI<T E MORN+1 /OOD HM UP 9 ! WOOD- %$                                         
and drowned him with a deluge of cold water; then she                           & DR[N$ HM )A DELUGE ( COLD WAT]2 !N %E                                         
scrubbed him down with a towel like a file, and so brought                      SCRU2$ HM D[N )A T[EL L A FILE1 & S BR"\                                        
him to; then she rolled him up in a wet sheet and                               HM TO2 !N %E ROLL$ HM UP 9 A WET %EET &                                         
put him away under blank- ets till she sweated                                  PUT HM AWAY "U BLANK- ETS TILL %E SW1T$                                         
his soul clean and "the yel- low stains of it came through                      8 S\L CL1N & 8! YEL- L[ /A9S ( X CAME "?                                        
his pores" -- as ,Tom said.                                                     8 PORES0 -- Z ,TOM SD4                                                          
  ,Yet notwithstanding all this, the boy grew more and more                       ,YET NOT)/&+ ALL ?1 ! BOY GREW M & M                                          
melancholy and pale and dejected. ,She added hot                                MELAN*OLY & PALE & DEJECT$4 ,%E A4$ HOT                                         
baths, sitz baths, shower baths, and plunges. ,The                              BA?S1 SITZ BA?S1 %[] BA?S1 & PLUNGES4 ,!                                        
boy remained as dismal as a hearse. ,She began                                  BOY REMA9$ Z 4MAL Z A HE>SE4 ,%E 2GAN                                           
to assist the water with a slim oatmeal diet and                                6ASSI/ ! WAT] )A SLIM OATM1L DIET &                                             
blister- plasters. ,She calculated his capacity as                              BLI/]- PLA/]S4 ,%E CALCULAT$ 8 CAPAC;Y Z                                        
she would a jug's, and filled him up every day with                             %E WD A JUG'S1 & FILL$ HM UP E "D )                                             
quack cure-alls.                                                                QUACK CURE-ALLS4                                                                
  ,Tom had become indifferent to persecution by this time.                        ,TOM _H 2COME 9DI6]5T 6P]SECU;N 0? "T4                                        
,This phase filled the old lady's heart with                                    ,? PHASE FILL$ ! OLD LADY'S HE>T )                                              
consternation. ,This indifference must be broken up at any                      3/]N,N4 ,? 9DI6];E M/ 2 BROK5 UP AT ANY                                         
cost. ,Now she heard of ,Pain-killer for the    #132                            CO/4 ,N[ %E HE>D ( ,PA9-KILL] =!    #ACB                                        
first time. ,She ordered a lot at once. ,She tasted                             F/ "T4 ,%E ORD]$ A LOT AT ONCE4 ,%E TA/$                                        
it and was filled with gratitude. ,It was simply                                X & 0 FILL$ ) GRATITUDE4 ,X 0 SIMPLY                                            
fire in a liquid form. ,She dropped the water                                   FIRE 9 A LIQUID =M4 ,%E DROPP$ ! WAT]                                           
treatment and everything else, and pinned her faith                             TR1T;T & "EY?+ ELSE1 & P9N$ H] FAI?                                             
to ,Pain-killer. ,She gave ,Tom a teaspoonful and                               6,PA9-KILL]4 ,%E GAVE ,TOM A T1SPOON;L &                                        
watched with the deepest anxiety for the result. ,Her                           WAT*$ )! DEEPE/ ANXIETY =! RESULT4 ,H]                                          
troubles were in- stantly at rest, her soul at                                  TR\#S 7 IN- /ANTLY AT RE/1 H] S\L AT                                            
peace again; for the "in- difference" was broken up. ,The                       P1CE AG2 =! 8IN- DI6];E0 0 BROK5 UP4 ,!                                         
boy could not have shown a wilder, heartier interest, if                        BOY CD N H %[N A WILD]1 HE>TI] 9T]E/1 IF                                        
she had built a fire under him.                                                 %E _H BUILT A FIRE "U HM4                                                       
  ,Tom felt that it was time to wake up; this sort of                             ,TOM FELT T X 0 "T 6WAKE UP2 ? SORT (                                         
life might be romantic enough, in his blighted                                  LIFE MI<T 2 ROMANTIC 5\<1 9 8 BLI<T$                                            
con- dition, but it was getting to have too little sentiment                    CON- DI;N1 B X 0 GETT+ 6H TOO LL S5TI;T                                         
and too much distracting variety about it. ,So he thought                       & TOO M* 4TRACT+ V>IETY AB X4 ,S HE ?"\                                         
over various plans for relief, and finally hit pon                              OV] V>I\S PLANS = RELIEF1 & F9,Y HIT PON                                        
that of professing to be fond of ,Pain-killer. ,He                              T ( PROFESS+ 6BE FOND ( ,PA9-KILL]4 ,HE                                         
asked for it so often that he became a nuisance, and his                        ASK$ = X S (T5 T HE 2CAME A NUIS.E1 & 8                                         
aunt ended by telling him to help himself and quit                              AUNT 5D$ 0TELL+ HM 6HELP HMF & QUIT                                             
bothering her. ,If it had been ,Sid, she would have had                         BO!R+ H]4 ,IF X _H BE5 ,SID1 %E WD H _H                                         
no misgivings to alloy her delight; but since it was                            NO MISGIV+S 6ALLOY H] DELI<T2 B S9CE X 0                                        
,Tom, she watched the bottle clandestinely. ,She                                ,TOM1 %E WAT*$ ! BOTTLE CL&E/9ELY4 ,%E                                          
found that the medicine did really diminish, but it did                         F.D T ! M$IC9E DID RE,Y DIM9I%1 B X DID                                         
not occur to her that the boy was mending the health of a                       N O3UR 6H] T ! BOY 0 M5D+ ! H1L? (A                                             
crack in the sitting-room floor with it.                                        CRACK 9 ! SITT+-ROOM FLOOR ) X4                                                 
,One day ,Tom was in the act of dosing the    #133                              ,"O "D ,TOM 0 9 ! ACT ( DOS+ !    #ACC                                          
crack when his aunt's yellow cat came along,                                    CRACK :5 8 AUNT'S YELL[ CAT CAME AL;G1                                          
purring, ey- ing the teaspoon avariciously, and                                 PURR+1 EY- 9G ! T1SPOON AV>ICI\SLY1 &                                           
begging for a taste. ,Tom said:                                                 BE7+ =A TA/E4 ,TOM SD3                                                          
  ",Don't ask for it unless you want it, ,Peter."                                 8,DON'T ASK = X UN.S Y WANT X1 ,PET]40                                        
  ,But ,Peter signified that he did want it.                                      ,B ,PET] SIGNIFI$ T HE DID WANT X4                                            
  ",You better make sure."                                                        8,Y BETT] MAKE SURE40                                                         
  ,Peter was sure.                                                                ,PET] 0 SURE4                                                                 
  ",Now you've asked for it, and ,I'll give it to you,                            8,N[ Y'VE ASK$ = X1 & ,I'LL GIVE X 6Y1                                        
because there ain't anything mean about me; but if you find you                 2C "! A9'T ANY?+ M1N AB ME2 B IF Y F9D Y                                        
don't like it, you mustn't blame any- body but your                             DON'T L X1 Y M/N'T BLAME ANY- BODY B YR                                         
own self."                                                                      [N SELF40                                                                       
  ,Peter was agreeable. ,So ,Tom pried his mouth                                  ,PET] 0 AGREEA#4 ,S ,TOM PRI$ 8 M\?                                           
open and poured down the ,Pain-killer. ,Peter                                   OP5 & P\R$ D[N ! ,PA9-KILL]4 ,PET]                                              
sprang a couple of yards in the air, and then                                   SPRANG A C\PLE ( Y>DS 9 ! AIR1 & !N                                             
delivered a war-whoop and set off round and round the                           DELIV]$ A W>-:OOP & SET (F R.D & R.D !                                          
room, banging against furniture, upsetting                                      ROOM1 BANG+ AG/ FURNITURE1 UPSETT+                                              
flower-pots, and making general havoc. ,Next he                                 FL[]-POTS1 & MAK+ G5]AL HAVOC4 ,NEXT HE                                         
rose on his hind feet and pranced around, in a                                  ROSE ON 8 H9D FEET & PR.ED >.D1 9 A                                             
frenzy of enjoyment, with his head over his shoulder and his                    FR5ZY ( 5JOY;T1 ) 8 H1D OV] 8 %\LD] & 8                                         
voice pro- claiming his unappeasable happiness.                                 VOICE PRO- CLAIM+ 8 UNAPP1SA# HAPPI;S4                                          
,Then he went tearing around the house again spreading                          ,!N HE W5T TE>+ >.D ! H\SE AG SPR1D+                                            
chaos and destruction in his path. ,Aunt ,Polly                                 *AOS & DE/RUC;N 9 8 PA?4 ,AUNT ,POLLY                                           
entered in time to see him throw a few double                                   5T]$ 9 "T 6SEE HM ?R[ A FEW D\#                                                 
summersets, deliver a final mighty hurrah, and                                  SUMM]SETS1 DELIV] A F9AL MI<TY HURRAH1 &                                        
sail through the open window, carrying the rest     #134                        SAIL "? ! OP5 W9D[1 C>RY+ ! RE/     #ACD                                        
of the flower-pots with him. ,The old lady stood                                (! FL[]-POTS ) HM4 ,! OLD LADY /OOD                                             
petrified with astonishment, peering over her                                   PETRIFI$ ) A/ONI%;T1 PE]+ OV] H]                                                
glasses; ,Tom lay on the floor expiring with                                    GLASSES2 ,TOM LAY ON ! FLOOR EXPIR+ )                                           
laughter.                                                                       LAU<T]4                                                                         
  ",Tom, what on earth ails that cat?"                                            8,TOM1 :AT ON E>? AILS T CAT80                                                
  ",I don't know, aunt," gasped the boy.                                          8,I DON'T "K1 AUNT10 GASP$ ! BOY4                                             
  ",Why, ,I never see anything like it. ,What did                                 8,:Y1 ,I N"E SEE ANY?+ L X4 ,:AT DID                                          
make him act so?"                                                               MAKE HM ACT S80                                                                 
  ",Deed ,I don't know, ,Aunt ,Polly; cats                                        8,DE$ ,I DON'T "K1 ,AUNT ,POLLY2 CATS                                         
always act so when they're having a good time."                                 ALW ACT S :5 !Y'RE HAV+ A GD "T40                                               
  ",They do, do they?" ,There was something in the tone that                      8,!Y D1 D !Y80 ,"! 0 "S?+ 9 ! T"O T                                           
made ,Tom apprehensive.                                                         MADE ,TOM APPREH5SIVE4                                                          
  ",Yes'm. ,That is, ,I believe they do."                                         8,YES'M4 ,T IS1 ,I 2LIEVE !Y D40                                              
  ",You ,,DO?"                                                                    8,Y ,,D80                                                                     
  ",Yes'm."                                                                       8,YES'M40                                                                     
  ,The old lady was bending down, ,Tom watching, with                             ,! OLD LADY 0 B5D+ D[N1 ,TOM WAT*+1 )                                         
interest emphasized by anxiety. ,Too late he                                    9T]E/ EMPHASIZ$ 0ANXIETY4 ,TOO LATE HE                                          
divined her "drift." ,The handle of the telltale                                DIV9$ H] 8DRIFT40 ,! H&LE (! TELLTALE                                           
tea- spoon was visible under the bed-valance. ,Aunt                             TEA- SPOON 0 VISI# "U ! B$-VAL.E4 ,AUNT                                         
,Polly took it, held it up. ,Tom winced, and                                    ,POLLY TOOK X1 HELD X UP4 ,TOM W9C$1 &                                          
dropped his eyes. ,Aunt ,Polly raised him by the                                DROPP$ 8 EYES4 ,AUNT ,POLLY RAIS$ HM 0!                                         
usual handle -- his ear -- and cracked his head                                 USUAL H&LE -- 8 E> -- & CRACK$ 8 H1D                                            
soundly with her thimble.                                                       S.DLY ) H] ?IM#4                                                                
  ",Now, sir, what did you want to treat that poor                                8,N[1 SIR1 :AT DID Y WANT 6TR1T T POOR                                        
dumb beast so, for?"                     #135                                   DUMB B1/ S1 =80                     #ACE                                        
  ",I done it out of pity for him -- because he hadn't                            8,I D"O X \ ( P;Y = HM -- 2C HE _HN'T                                         
any aunt."                                                                      ANY AUNT40                                                                      
  ",Hadn't any aunt! -- you numskull. ,What                                       8,_HN'T ANY AUNT6 -- Y NUMSKULL4 ,:AT                                         
has that got to do with it?"                                                    HAS T GOT 6D ) X80                                                              
  ",Heaps. ,Because if he'd had one she'd a burnt                                 8,H1PS4 ,2C IF HE'D _H "O %E'D A BURNT                                        
him out herself! ,She'd a roasted his bowels out of him                         HM \ H]F6 ,%E'D A ROA/$ 8 B[ELS \ ( HM                                          
'thout any more feeling than if he was a human!"                                '?\T ANY M FEEL+ ?AN IF HE 0 A HUMAN60                                          
  ,Aunt ,Polly felt a sudden pang of                                              ,AUNT ,POLLY FELT A SU45 PANG (                                               
remorse. ,This was putting the thing in a new light;                            REMORSE4 ,? 0 PUTT+ ! ?+ 9 A NEW LI<T2                                          
what was cruelty to a cat ,,MIGHT be cruelty to a                               :AT 0 CRUELTY 6A CAT ,,MI<T 2 CRUELTY 6A                                        
boy, too. ,She began to soften; she felt sorry.                                 BOY1 TOO4 ,%E 2GAN 6S(T52 %E FELT SORRY4                                        
,Her eyes watered a little, and she put her hand on                             ,H] EYES WAT]$ A LL1 & %E PUT H] H& ON                                          
,Tom's head and said gently:                                                    ,TOM'S H1D & SD G5TLY3                                                          
  ",I was meaning for the best, ,Tom. ,And, ,Tom, it                              8,I 0 M1N+ =! BE/1 ,TOM4 ,&1 ,TOM1 X                                          
,,DID do you good."                                                             ,,DID D Y GD40                                                                  
  ,Tom looked up in her face with just a perceptible                              ,TOM LOOK$ UP 9 H] FACE ) J A P]CEPTI#                                        
twinkle peeping through his gravity.                                            TW9KLE PEEP+ "? 8 GRAV;Y4                                                       
  ",I know you was meaning for the best, aunty, and so was                        8,I "K Y 0 M1N+ =! BE/1 AUNTY1 & S 0                                          
,I with ,Peter. ,It done ,,HIM good, too. ,I never                              ,I ) ,PET]4 ,X D"O ,,HM GD1 TOO4 ,I N"E                                         
see him get around so since --"                                                 SEE HM GET >.D S S9CE --0                                                       
  ",Oh, go 'long with you, ,Tom, before you aggravate                             8,OH1 G 'L;G ) Y1 ,TOM1 2F Y A7RAVATE                                         
me again. ,And you try and see if you can't be a good                           ME AG4 ,& Y TRY & SEE IF Y C'T 2 A GD                                           
boy, for once, and you needn't take any more                                    BOY1 = ONCE1 & Y NE$N'T TAKE ANY M                                              
medicine."                                                                      M$IC9E40                                                                        
,Tom reached school ahead of time. ,It was   #136                               ,TOM R1*$ S*OOL AH1D ( "T4 ,X 0   #ACF                                          
noticed that this strange thing had been occurring every day                    NOTIC$ T ? /RANGE ?+ _H BE5 O3URR+ E "D                                         
latterly. ,And now, as usual of late, he hung                                   LATT]LY4 ,& N[1 Z USUAL ( LATE1 HE HUNG                                         
about the gate of the schoolyard instead of playing with his                    AB ! GATE (! S*OOLY>D 9/1D ( PLAY+ ) 8                                          
comrades. ,He was sick, he said, and he looked it.                              -RADES4 ,HE 0 SICK1 HE SD1 & HE LOOK$ X4                                        
,He tried to seem to be looking everywhere but whither he                       ,HE TRI$ 6SEEM 6BE LOOK+ "EY": B :I!R HE                                        
really was looking -- down the road. ,Presently                                 RE,Y 0 LOOK+ -- D[N ! ROAD4 ,PRES5TLY                                           
,Jeff ,Thatcher hove in sight, and ,Tom's face                                  ,JEFF ,?AT*] HOVE 9 SI<T1 & ,TOM'S FACE                                         
lighted; he gazed a moment, and then turned                                     LI<T$2 HE GAZ$ A MO;T1 & !N TURN$                                               
sorrowfully away. ,When ,Jeff arrived, ,Tom                                     SORR[;LLY AWAY4 ,:5 ,JEFF >RIV$1 ,TOM                                           
accosted him; and "led up" warily to opportunities                              A3O/$ HM2 & 8L$ UP0 W>ILY 6OPPORTUNITIES                                        
for remark about ,Becky, but the giddy lad never could                          = REM>K AB ,BECKY1 B ! GI4Y LAD N"E CD                                          
see the bait. ,Tom watched and watched, hoping                                  SEE ! BAIT4 ,TOM WAT*$ & WAT*$1 HOP+                                            
whenever a frisking frock came in sight, and hating                             :5"E A FRISK+ FROCK CAME 9 SI<T1 & HAT+                                         
the owner of it as soon as he saw she was not the right                         ! [N] ( X Z SOON Z HE SAW %E 0 N ! "R                                           
one. ,At last frocks ceased to appear, and he                                   "O4 ,AT LA/ FROCKS C1S$ 6APPE>1 & HE                                            
dropped hopelessly into the dumps; he entered the                               DROPP$ HOPE.SLY 96! DUMPS2 HE 5T]$ !                                            
empty schoolhouse and sat down to suffer. ,Then one                             EMPTY S*OOLH\SE & SAT D[N 6SU6]4 ,!N "O                                         
more frock passed in at the gate, and ,Tom's heart                              M FROCK PASS$ 9 AT ! GATE1 & ,TOM'S HE>T                                        
gave a great bound. ,The next instant he was out, and                           GAVE A GRT B.D4 ,! NEXT 9/ANT HE 0 \1 &                                         
"going on" like an ,Indian; yelling, laughing, chasing                          8GO+ ON0 L AN ,9DIAN2 YELL+1 LAU<+1 *AS+                                        
boys, jumping over the fence at risk of life and                                BOYS1 JUMP+ OV] ! F;E AT RISK ( LIFE &                                          
limb, throwing handsprings, standing on his head -- doing                       LIMB1 ?R[+ H&SPR+S1 /&+ ON 8 H1D -- DO+                                         
all the heroic things he could conceive of, and keeping a                       ALL ! H]OIC ?+S HE CD 3CV (1 & KEEP+ A                                          
furtive eye out, all the while, to see if                                       FURTIVE EYE \1 ALL ! :ILE1 6SEE IF                                              
,Becky ,Thatcher was noticing. ,But she       #137                              ,BECKY ,?AT*] 0 NOTIC+4 ,B %E       #ACG                                        
seemed to be un- conscious of it all; she never                                 SEEM$ 6BE UN- 3SCI\S ( X ALL2 %E N"E                                            
looked. ,Could it be possible that she was not aware that he                    LOOK$4 ,CD X 2 POSSI# T %E 0 N AW>E T HE                                        
was there? ,He carried his exploits to her immediate                            0 "!8 ,HE C>RI$ 8 EXPLOITS 6H] IMM                                              
vicinity; came war-whooping around, snatched a                                  VIC9;Y2 CAME W>-:OOP+ >.D1 SNAT*$ A                                             
boy's cap, hurled it to the roof of the schoolhouse,                            BOY'S CAP1 HURL$ X 6! RO( (! S*OOLH\SE1                                         
broke through a group of boys, tumbling them in every                           BROKE "? A GR\P ( BOYS1 TUMBL+ !M 9 E                                           
direction, and fell sprawling, himself, under                                   DIREC;N1 & FELL SPRAWL+1 HMF1 "U                                                
,Becky's nose, almost upsetting her -- and she                                  ,BECKY'S NOSE1 ALM UPSETT+ H] -- & %E                                           
turned, with her nose in the air, and he heard her                              TURN$1 ) H] NOSE 9 ! AIR1 & HE HE>D H]                                          
say: ",Mf! some people think they're mighty smart --                            SAY3 8,MF6 "S P ?9K !Y'RE MI<TY SM>T --                                         
always showing off!"                                                            ALW %[+ (F60                                                                    
  ,Tom's cheeks burned. ,He gathered himself up and                               ,TOM'S *EEKS BURN$4 ,HE GA!R$ HMF UP &                                        
sneaked off, crushed and crestfallen.                                           SN1K$ (F1 CRU%$ & CRE/FALL54                                                    
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XIII                                                                ,,*APT] ,,XIII                                                                
  ,,TOM'S mind was made up now. ,He was                                           ,,TOM'S M9D 0 MADE UP N[4 ,HE 0                                               
  gloomy and desperate. ,He was a for -                                           GLOOMY & DESP]ATE4 ,HE 0 A = -                                                
  saken, friendless boy, he said; nobody                                          SAK51 FR.S BOY1 HE SD2 NOBODY                                                 
  loved him; when they found out what they                                        LOV$ HM2 :5 !Y F.D \ :AT !Y                                                   
  had driven him to, perhaps they would                                           _H DRIV5 HM TO1 P]H !Y WD                                                     
  be sorry; he had tried to do right and get along,                               2 SORRY2 HE _H TRI$ 6D "R & GET AL;G1                                         
but they would not let him; since nothing would do them but                     B !Y WD N LET HM2 S9CE NO?+ WD D !M B                                           
to be rid of him, let it be so; and let them blame                              6BE RID ( HM1 LET X 2 S2 & LET !M BLAME                                         
,,HIM for the consequences -- why shouldn't they? ,What right                   ,,HM =! 3SEQU;ES -- :Y %DN'T !Y8 ,:AT "R                                        
had the friendless to complain? ,Yes, they had forced him to it                 _H ! FR.S 6-PLAIN8 ,YES1 !Y _H =C$ HM 6X                                        
at last: he would lead a life of crime.   #138                                  AT LA/3 HE WD L1D A LIFE ( CRIME4   #ACH                                        
,There was no choice.                                                           ,"! 0 NO *OICE4                                                                 
  ,By this time he was far down ,Meadow ,Lane, and the                            ,0? "T HE 0 F> D[N ,M1D[ ,LANE1 &!                                            
bell for school to "take up" tinkled faintly                                    BELL = S*OOL TO 8TAKE UP0 T9KL$ FA9TLY                                          
upon his ear. ,He sobbed, now, to think he should never,                        ^U 8 E>4 ,HE SO2$1 N[1 6?9K HE %D N"E1                                          
never hear that old familiar sound any more -- it was very                      N"E HE> T OLD FAMILI> S.D ANY M -- X 0 V                                        
hard, but it was forced on him; since he was driven out                         H>D1 B X 0 =C$ ON HM2 S9CE HE 0 DRIV5 \                                         
into the cold world, he must submit -- but he forgave                           96! COLD _W1 HE M/ SUBMIT -- B HE =GAVE                                         
them. ,Then the sobs came thick and fast.                                       !M4 ,!N ! SOBS CAME ?ICK & FA/4                                                 
  ,Just at this point he met his soul's sworn                                     ,J AT ? PO9T HE MET 8 S\L'S SWORN                                             
comrade, ,Joe ,Harper -- hard-eyed, and with                                    -RADE1 ,JOE ,H>P] -- H>D-EY$1 &)                                                
evidently a great and dismal purpose in his heart.                              EVID5TLY A GRT & 4MAL PURPOSE 9 8 HE>T4                                         
,Plainly here were "two souls with but a single thought."                       ,PLA9LY "H 7 8TWO S\LS ) B A S+LE ?"\40                                         
,Tom, wiping his eyes with his sleeve, began                                    ,TOM1 WIP+ 8 EYES ) 8 SLEEVE1 2GAN                                              
to blubber out something about a resolution to escape from                      6BLU2] \ "S?+ AB A RESOLU;N 6ESCAPE F                                           
hard usage and lack of sympathy at home                                         H>D USAGE & LACK ( SYMPA?Y AT HOME                                              
by roaming abroad into the great world never to return; and                     0ROAM+ ABROAD 96! GRT _W N"E 6RETURN2 &                                         
ended by hoping that ,Joe would not forget him.                                 5D$ 0HOP+ T ,JOE WD N =GET HM4                                                  
  ,But it transpired that this was a request which ,Joe                           ,B X TRANSPIR$ T ? 0 A REQUE/ : ,JOE                                          
had just been going to make of ,Tom, and had come to hunt                       _H J BE5 GO+ 6MAKE ( ,TOM1 & _H -E 6HUNT                                        
him up for that purpose. ,His mother had whipped him for                        HM UP = T PURPOSE4 ,8 "M _H :IPP$ HM =                                          
drinking some cream which he had never tasted and knew                          DR9K+ "S CR1M : HE _H N"E TA/$ & KNEW                                           
nothing about; it was plain that she was tired of him and                       NO?+ AB2 X 0 PLA9 T %E 0 TIR$ ( HM &                                            
wished him to go; if she felt that way, there was nothing                       WI%$ HM 6G2 IF %E FELT T WAY1 "! 0 NO?+                                         
for him to do but succumb; he hoped she would be happy,                         = HM 6D B SU3UMB2 HE HOP$ %E WD 2 HAPPY1                                        
and never regret having driven her poor     #139                                & N"E REGRET HAV+ DRIV5 H] POOR     #ACI                                        
boy out into the unfeeling world to suffer and die.                             BOY \ 96! UNFEEL+ _W 6SU6] & DIE4                                               
  ,As the two boys walked sorrowing along, they                                   ,Z ! TWO BOYS WALK$ SORR[+ AL;G1 !Y                                           
made a new compact to stand by each other and be brothers                       MADE A NEW -PACT 6/& 0EA* O!R & 2 BRO!RS                                        
and never separate till death relieved them of their                            & N"E SEP>ATE TILL D1? RELIEV$ !M ( _!                                          
troubles. ,Then they began to lay their plans. ,Joe was                         TR\#S4 ,!N !Y 2GAN 6LAY _! PLANS4 ,JOE 0                                        
for being a hermit, and living on crusts in a remote                            = 2+ A H]MIT1 & LIV+ ON CRU/S 9 A REMOTE                                        
cave, and dying, some time, of cold and want and                                CAVE1 & DY+1 "S "T1 ( COLD & WANT &                                             
grief; but after listening to ,Tom, he conceded that there were                 GRIEF2 B AF LI/5+ 6,TOM1 HE 3C$$ T "! 7                                         
some conspicuous advantages about a life of                                     "S 3SPICU\S ADVANTAGES AB A LIFE (                                              
crime, and so he consented to be a pirate.                                      CRIME1 & S HE 3S5T$ 6BE A PIRATE4                                               
  ,Three miles below ,St. ,Petersburg, at a                                       ,?REE MILES 2L ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 AT A                                           
point where the ,Mississippi ,River was a trifle                                PO9T ": ! ,MISSISSIPPI ,RIV] 0 A TRIFLE                                         
over a mile wide, there was a long, narrow, wooded                              OV] A MILE WIDE1 "! 0 A L;G1 N>R[1 WOOD$                                        
island, with a shallow bar at the head of it, and this offered                  ISL&1 )A %ALL[ B> AT ! H1D ( X1 & ? (F]$                                        
well as a ren- dezvous. ,It was not inhabited; it                               WELL Z A R5- DEZV\S4 ,X 0 N 9HABIT$2 X                                          
lay far over toward the further shore, abreast a                                LAY F> OV] T[>D ! FUR!R %ORE1 ABR1/ A                                           
dense and almost wholly unpeopled forest. ,So                                   D5SE & ALM :OLLY UNPEOPL$ =E/4 ,S                                               
,Jackson's ,Island was chosen. ,Who were to be the                              ,JACKSON'S ,ISL& 0 *OS54 ,:O 7 6BE !                                            
subjects of their piracies was a matter that did not                            SUBJECTS ( _! PIRACIES 0 A MATT] T DID N                                        
occur to them. ,Then they hunted up ,Huckleberry                                O3UR 6!M4 ,!N !Y HUNT$ UP ,HUCKLEB]RY                                           
,Finn, and he joined them promptly, for all careers                             ,F9N1 & HE JO9$ !M PROMPTLY1 = ALL C>E]S                                        
were one to him; he was indifferent. ,They presently                            7 "O 6HM2 HE 0 9DI6]5T4 ,!Y PRES5TLY                                            
separated to meet at a lonely spot on the                                       SEP>AT$ 6MEET AT A L"OLY SPOT ON !                                              
river-bank two miles above the village at the                                   RIV]-BANK TWO MILES ABV ! VILLAGE AT !                                          
favorite hour -- which was midnight. ,There    #140                             FAVORITE H\R -- : 0 MIDNI<T4 ,"!    #ADJ                                        
was a small log raft there which they meant                                     0 A SMALL LOG RAFT "! : !Y M1NT                                                 
to capture. ,Each would bring hooks and lines, and such                         6CAPTURE4 ,EA* WD BR+ HOOKS & L9ES1 & S*                                        
provision as he could steal in the most dark and                                PROVI.N Z HE CD /1L 9 ! MO/ D>K &                                               
mysterious way -- as became outlaws. ,And before the                            MY/]I\S WAY -- Z 2CAME \TLAWS4 ,& 2F !                                          
afternoon was done, they had all managed to enjoy the                           AFN 0 D"O1 !Y _H ALL MANAG$ 65JOY !                                             
sweet glory of spreading the fact that pretty                                   SWEET GLORY ( SPR1D+ ! FACT T PRETTY                                            
soon the town would "hear some- thing." ,All who got                            SOON ! T[N WD 8HE> "S- ?+40 ,ALL :O GOT                                         
this vague hint were cautioned to "be mum and wait."                            ? VAGUE H9T 7 CAU;N$ TO 8BE MUM & WAIT40                                        
  ,About midnight ,Tom arrived with a boiled ham and a                            ,AB MIDNI<T ,TOM >RIV$ )A BOIL$ HAM &A                                        
few trifles, and stopped in a dense undergrowth on                              FEW TRIFLES1 & /OPP$ 9 A D5SE "UGR[? ON                                         
a small bluff overlooking the meeting-place. ,It                                A SMALL BLUFF OV]LOOK+ ! MEET+-PLACE4 ,X                                        
was starlight, and very st. ,The mighty river lay like an                       0 />LI<T1 & V /4 ,! MI<TY RIV] LAY L AN                                         
ocean at rest. ,Tom listened a moment, but no sound                             OC1N AT RE/4 ,TOM LI/5$ A MO;T1 B NO S.D                                        
disturbed the quiet. ,Then he gave a low, distinct                              4TURB$ ! QUIET4 ,!N HE GAVE A L[1 4T9CT                                         
whistle. ,It was answered from under the bluff. ,Tom                            :I/LE4 ,X 0 ANSW]$ F "U ! BLUFF4 ,TOM                                           
whistled twice more; these signals were answered in the                         :I/L$ TWICE M2 ^! SIGNALS 7 ANSW]$ 9 !                                          
same way. ,Then a guarded voice said:                                           SAME WAY4 ,!N A GU>D$ VOICE SD3                                                 
  ",Who goes there?"                                                              8,:O GOES "!80                                                                
  ",Tom ,Sawyer, the ,Black ,Avenger of the                                       8,TOM ,SAWY]1 ! ,BLACK ,AV5G] (!                                              
,Spanish ,Main. ,Name your names."                                              ,SPANI% ,MA94 ,"N YR "NS40                                                      
  ",Huck ,Finn the ,Red-,Handed, and ,Joe ,Harper the                             8,HUCK ,F9N ! ,R$-,H&$1 & ,JOE ,H>P] !                                        
,Terror of the ,Seas." ,Tom had furnished these                                 ,T]ROR (! ,S1S40 ,TOM _H FURNI%$ ^!                                             
titles, from his favorite literature.                                           TITLES1 F 8 FAVORITE LIT]ATURE4                                                 
  "',Tis well. ,Give the countersign."                                            8',TIS WELL4 ,GIVE ! C.T]SIGN40                                               
,Two hoarse whispers delivered the       #141                                   ,TWO HO>SE :ISP]S DELIV]$ !       #ADA                                          
same awful word simultaneously to the brooding                                  SAME AW;L ^W SIMULTANE\SLY 6! BROOD+                                            
night:                                                                          NI<T3                                                                           
  ",,BLOOD!"                                                                      8,,BLOOD60                                                                    
  ,Then ,Tom tumbled his ham over the bluff and let                               ,!N ,TOM TUM#D 8 HAM OV] ! BLUFF & LET                                        
himself down after it, tearing both skin and clothes to some                    HMF D[N AF X1 TE>+ BO? SK9 & CLO!S 6"S                                          
extent in the effort. ,There was an easy, com- fortable                         EXT5T 9 ! EF=T4 ,"! 0 AN EASY1 COM- =TA#                                        
path along the shore under the bluff, but it lacked the                         PA? AL;G ! %ORE "U ! BLUFF1 B X LACK$ !                                         
advantages of difficulty and danger so val- ued                                 ADVANTAGES ( DI6ICULTY & DANG] S VAL- U$                                        
by a pirate.                                                                    0A PIRATE4                                                                      
  ,The ,Terror of the ,Seas had brought a side of                                 ,! ,T]ROR (! ,S1S _H BR"\ A SIDE (                                            
bacon, and had about worn himself out with getting it there.                    BACON1 & _H AB WORN HMF \ ) GETT+ X "!4                                         
,Finn the ,Red-,Handed had stolen a skillet and a                               ,F9N ! ,R$-,H&$ _H /OL5 A SKILLET &A                                            
quan- tity of half-cured leaf tobacco, and had                                  QUAN- T;Y ( HALF-CUR$ L1F TOBA3O1 & _H                                          
also brought a few corn-cobs to make pipes with.                                AL BR"\ A FEW CORN-COBS 6MAKE PIPES )4                                          
,But none of the pirates smoked or "chewed" but himself.                        ,B N"O (! PIRATES SMOK$ OR 8*EW$0 B HMF4                                        
,The ,Black ,Avenger of the ,Spanish ,Main said it would                        ,! ,BLACK ,AV5G] (! ,SPANI% ,MA9 SD X WD                                        
never do to start without some fire. ,That was a wise thought;                  N"E D 6/>T )\T "S FIRE4 ,T 0 A WISE ?"\2                                        
matches were hardly known there in that day. ,They saw a                        MAT*ES 7 H>DLY "KN "! 9 T "D4 ,!Y SAW A                                         
fire smouldering upon a great raft a hundred yards                              FIRE SM\LD]+ ^U A GRT RAFT A HUNDR$ Y>DS                                        
above, and they went stealthily thither and helped themselves                   ABV1 & !Y W5T /1L?ILY ?I!R & HELP$ !MVS                                         
to a chunk. ,They made an imposing ad- venture of                               6A *UNK4 ,!Y MADE AN IMPOS+ AD- V5TURE (                                        
it, saying, ",Hist!" every now and then, and suddenly                           X1 SAY+1 8,HI/60 E N[ & !N1 & SU45LY                                            
halting with finger on lip; moving with hands on                                HALT+ ) F+] ON LIP2 MOV+ ) H&S ON                                               
imaginary dagger-hilts; and giving orders in dismal                             IMAG9>Y DA7]-HILTS2 & GIV+ ORD]S 9 4MAL                                         
whispers that if "the foe" stirred, to       #142                               :ISP]S T IF 8! FOE0 /IRR$1 6       #ADB                                         
"let him have it to the hilt," because "dead men tell no                        8LET HM H X 6! HILT10 2C 8D1D M5 TELL NO                                        
tales." ,They knew well enough that the raftsmen were                           TALES40 ,!Y KNEW WELL 5 T ! RAFTSM5 7                                           
all down at the village laying in stores or                                     ALL D[N AT ! VILLAGE LAY+ 9 /ORES OR                                            
having a spree, but still that was no excuse for their                          HAV+ A SPREE1 B / T 0 NO EXCUSE = _!                                            
conducting this thing in an unpiratical way.                                    3DUCT+ ? ?+ 9 AN UNPIRATICAL WAY4                                               
  ,They shoved off, presently, ,Tom in command,                                   ,!Y %OV$ (F1 PRES5TLY1 ,TOM 9 -M&1                                            
,Huck at the after oar and ,Joe at the forward. ,Tom                            ,HUCK AT ! AF O> & ,JOE AT ! =W>D4 ,TOM                                         
stood amidships, gloomy-browed, and with folded                                 /OOD AMID%IPS1 GLOOMY-BR[$1 &) FOLD$                                            
arms, and gave his orders in a low, stern whisper:                              >MS1 & GAVE 8 ORD]S 9 A L[1 /]N :ISP]3                                          
  ",Luff, and bring her to the wind!"                                             8,LUFF1 & BR+ H] 6! W9D60                                                     
  ",Aye-aye, sir!"                                                                8,AYE-AYE1 SIR60                                                              
  ",Steady, steady-;y-;y-;y!"                                                     8,/1DY1 /1DY-;Y-;Y-;Y60                                                       
  ",Steady it is, sir!"                                                           8,/1DY X IS1 SIR60                                                            
  ",Let her go off a point!"                                                      8,LET H] G (F A PO9T60                                                        
  ",Point it is, sir!"                                                            8,PO9T X IS1 SIR60                                                            
  ,As the boys steadily and monotonously drove the                                ,Z ! BOYS /1DILY & MONOTON\SLY DROVE !                                        
raft toward mid-stream it was no doubt under- stood                             RAFT T[>D MID-/R1M X 0 NO D\BT "U- /OOD                                         
that these orders were given only for "style," and were not                     T ^! ORD]S 7 GIV5 ONLY = 8/YLE10 & 7 N                                          
intended to mean anything in par- ticular.                                      9T5D$ 6M1N ANY?+ 9 P>- TICUL>4                                                  
  ",What sail's she carrying?"                                                    8,:AT SAIL'S %E C>RY+80                                                       
  ",Courses, tops'ls, and flying-jib, sir."                                       8,C\RSES1 TOPS'LS1 & FLY+-JIB1 SIR40                                          
  ",Send the r'yals up! ,Lay out aloft, there,                                    8,S5D ! R'YALS UP6 ,LAY \ AL(T1 "!1                                           
half a dozen of ye -- foretopmaststuns'l!                                       HALF A DOZ5 ( YE -- =ETOPMA//UNS'L6                                             
,Lively, now!"                                                                  ,LIVELY1 N[60                                                                   
",Aye-aye, sir!"                  #143                                          8,AYE-AYE1 SIR60                  #ADC                                          
  ",Shake out that maintogalans'l! ,Sheets and                                    8,%AKE \ T MA9TOGALANS'L6 ,%EETS &                                            
braces! ,,NOW my hearties!"                                                     BRACES6 ,,N[ MY HE>TIES60                                                       
  ",Aye-aye, sir!"                                                                8,AYE-AYE1 SIR60                                                              
  ",Hellum-a-lee -- hard a port! ,Stand                                           8,HELLUM-A-LEE -- H>D A PORT6 ,/&                                             
by to meet her when she comes! ,Port, port! ,,NOW,                              06 MEET H] :5 %E -ES6 ,PORT1 PORT6 ,,N[1                                        
men! ,With a will! ,Stead-;y-;y-;y!"                                            M56 ,)A W6 ,/1D-;Y-;Y-;Y60                                                      
  ",Steady it is, sir!"                                                           8,/1DY X IS1 SIR60                                                            
  ,The raft drew beyond the middle of the river; the                              ,! RAFT DREW 2Y ! MI4LE (! RIV]2 !                                            
boys pointed her head right, and then lay on their                              BOYS PO9T$ H] H1D "R1 & !N LAY ON _!                                            
oars. ,The river was not high, so there was not more than a                     O>S4 ,! RIV] 0 N HI<1 S "! 0 N M ?AN A                                          
two or three mile current. ,Hardly a word was                                   TWO OR ?REE MILE CURR5T4 ,H>DLY A ^W 0                                          
said during the next three-quarters of an hour. ,Now                            SD DUR+ ! NEXT ?REE-QU>T]S ( AN H\R4 ,N[                                        
the raft was passing before the distant town. ,Two or                           ! RAFT 0 PASS+ 2F ! 4TANT T[N4 ,TWO OR                                          
three glimmering lights showed where it lay,                                    ?REE GLIMM]+ LI<TS %[$ ": X LAY1                                                
peacefully sleeping, beyond the vague vast sweep of                             P1CE;LLY SLEEP+1 2Y ! VAGUE VA/ SWEEP (                                         
star-gemmed water, unconscious of the tremendous                                />-GEMM$ WAT]1 UNCONSCI\S (! TREM5D\S                                           
event that was happening. ,The ,Black ,Avenger stood still                      EV5T T 0 HAPP5+4 ,! ,BLACK ,AV5G] /OOD /                                        
with folded arms, "looking his last" upon the scene of his                      ) FOLD$ >MS1 8LOOK+ 8 LA/0 ^U ! SC5E ( 8                                        
former joys and his later sufferings, and wishing "she" could                   =M] JOYS & 8 LAT] SU6]+S1 & WI%+ 8%E0 CD                                        
see him now, abroad on the wild sea, facing                                     SEE HM N[1 ABROAD ON ! WILD SEA1 FAC+                                           
peril and death with dauntless heart, going to his doom                         P]IL & D1? ) DAUNT.S HE>T1 GO+ 6HIS DOOM                                        
with a grim smile on his lips. ,It was but a small                              )A GRIM SMILE ON 8 LIPS4 ,X 0 B A SMALL                                         
strain on his imagination to remove ,Jackson's                                  /RA9 ON 8 IMAG9,N 6REMOVE ,JACKSON'S                                            
,Island beyond eye- shot of the village, and so he                              ,ISL& 2Y EYE- %OT (! VILLAGE1 & S HE                                            
"looked his last" with a broken and satisfied   #144                            8LOOK$ 8 LA/0 )A BROK5 & SATISFI$   #ADD                                        
heart. ,The other pirates were looking their last,                              HE>T4 ,! O!R PIRATES 7 LOOK+ _! LA/1                                            
too; and they all looked so long that they came near                            TOO2 & !Y ALL LOOK$ S L;G T !Y CAME NE>                                         
letting the current drift them out of the range of the                          LETT+ ! CURR5T DRIFT !M \ (! RANGE (!                                           
island. ,But they discovered the danger in time, and made                       ISL&4 ,B !Y 4COV]$ ! DANG] 9 "T1 & MADE                                         
shift to avert it. ,About two o'clock in the morning the                        %IFT 6AV]T X4 ,AB TWO O'C 9 ! MORN+ !                                           
raft grounded on the bar two hundred yards above the                            RAFT GR.D$ ON ! B> TWO HUNDR$ Y>DS ABV !                                        
head of the island, and they waded back and forth until                         H1D (! ISL&1 & !Y WAD$ BACK & =? UNTIL                                          
they had landed their freight. ,Part of the little raft's                       !Y _H L&$ _! FREI<T4 ,"P (! LL RAFT'S                                           
belongings consisted of an old sail, and this they spread                       2L;G+S 3SI/$ ( AN OLD SAIL1 & ? !Y SPR1D                                        
over a nook in the bushes for a tent to shelter their                           OV] A NOOK 9 ! BU%ES =A T5T 6%ELT] _!                                           
provisions; but they themselves would sleep in the open air                     PROVI.NS2 B !Y !MVS WD SLEEP 9 ! OP5 AIR                                        
in good weather, as became outlaws.                                             9 GD W1!R1 Z 2CAME \TLAWS4                                                      
  ,They built a fire against the side of a great log                              ,!Y BUILT A FIRE AG/ ! SIDE (A GRT LOG                                        
twenty or thirty steps within the sombre depths of the                          TW5TY OR ?IRTY /EPS )9 ! SOMBRE DEP?S (!                                        
forest, and then cooked some bacon in the frying-pan for                        =E/1 & !N COOK$ "S BACON 9 ! FRY+-PAN =                                         
sup- per, and used up half of the corn "pone"                                   SUP- P]1 & US$ UP HALF (! CORN 8P"O0                                            
stock they had brought. ,It seemed glorious sport                               /OCK !Y _H BR"\4 ,X SEEM$ GLORI\S SPORT                                         
to be feasting in that wild, free way in the virgin                             6BE F1/+ 9 T WILD1 FREE WAY 9 ! VIRG9                                           
forest of an unex- plored and uninhabited island,                               =E/ ( AN UNEX- PLOR$ & UN9HABIT$ ISL&1                                          
far from the haunts of men, and they said they never would                      F> F ! HAUNTS ( M51 & !Y SD !Y N"E WD                                           
return to civiliza- tion. ,The climbing fire                                    RETURN 6CIVILIZA- TION4 ,! CLIMB+ FIRE                                          
lit up their faces and threw its ruddy glare upon the                           LIT UP _! FACES & ?REW XS RU4Y GL>E ^U !                                        
pillared tree-trunks of their forest temple, and upon                           PILL>$ TREE-TRUNKS ( _! =E/ TEMPLE1 & ^U                                        
the varnished foliage and festooning vines.                                     ! V>NI%$ FOLIAGE & FE/OON+ V9ES4                                                
,When the last crisp slice of bacon was   #145                                  ,:5 ! LA/ CRISP SLICE ( BACON 0   #ADE                                          
gone, and the last allowance of corn pone devoured, the                         G"O1 &! LA/ ALL[.E ( CORN P"O DEV\R$1 !                                         
boys stretched themselves out on the grass, filled with                         BOYS /RET*$ !MVS \ ON ! GRASS1 FILL$ )                                          
contentment. ,They could have found a cooler place, but they                    3T5T;T4 ,!Y CD H F.D A COOL] PLACE1 B !Y                                        
would not deny themselves such a romantic feature as the                        WD N D5Y !MVS S* A ROMANTIC F1TURE Z !                                          
roasting camp-fire.                                                             ROA/+ CAMP-FIRE4                                                                
  ",,AIN'T it gay?" said ,Joe.                                                    8,,A9'T X GAY80 SD ,JOE4                                                      
  ",It's ,,NUTS!" said ,Tom. ",What would the                                     8,X'S ,,NUTS60 SD ,TOM4 8,:AT WD !                                            
boys say if they could see us?"                                                 BOYS SAY IF !Y CD SEE U80                                                       
  ",Say? ,Well, they'd just die to be here --                                     8,SAY8 ,WELL1 !Y'D J DIE 6BE "H --                                            
hey, ,Hucky!"                                                                   HEY1 ,HUCKY60                                                                   
  ",I reckon so," said ,Huckleberry;                                              8,I RECKON S10 SD ,HUCKLEB]RY2                                                
"anyways, ,I'm suited. ,I don't want nothing                                    8ANYWAYS1 ,I'M SUIT$4 ,I DON'T WANT NO?+                                        
better'n this. ,I don't ever get enough to eat, gen'ally                        BETT]'N ?4 ,I DON'T "E GET 5 6EAT1 G5',Y                                        
-- and here they can't come and pick at a feller and                            -- & "H !Y C'T -E & PICK AT A FELL] &                                           
bullyrag him so."                                                               BULLYRAG HM S40                                                                 
  ",It's just the life for me," said ,Tom. ",You                                  8,X'S J ! LIFE = ME10 SD ,TOM4 8,Y                                            
don't have to get up, mornings, and you don't have to go                        DON'T H 6GET UP1 MORN+S1 & Y DON'T H 6G                                         
to school, and wash, and all that blame foolishness.                            6S*OOL1 & WA%1 & ALL T BLAME FOOLI%;S4                                          
,You see a pirate don't have to do ,,ANYTHING,                                  ,Y SEE A PIRATE DON'T H 6D ,,ANY?+1                                             
,Joe, when he's ashore, but a hermit ,,HE has                                   ,JOE1 :5 HE'S A%ORE1 B A H]MIT ,,HE HAS                                         
to be praying considerable, and then he don't have any                          6BE PRAY+ 3SID]A#1 & !N HE DON'T H ANY                                          
fun, anyway, all by himself that way."                                          FUN1 ANYWAY1 ALL 0HMF T WAY40                                                   
  ",Oh yes, that's so," said ,Joe, "but ,I hadn't                                 8,OH YES1 T'S S10 SD ,JOE1 8B ,I _HN'T                                        
thought much about it, you know. ,I'd a good deal rather be a                   ?"\ M* AB X1 Y "K4 ,I'D A GD D1L R 2 A                                          
pirate, now that ,I've tried it."         #146                                  PIRATE1 N[ T ,I'VE TRI$ X40         #ADF                                        
  ",You see," said ,Tom, "people don't go much on                                 8,Y SEE10 SD ,TOM1 8P DON'T G M* ON                                           
hermits, nowadays, like they used to in old times, but                          H]MITS1 N[A"DS1 L !Y US$ 6IN OLD "TS1 B                                         
a pirate's always respected. ,And a hermit's got                                A PIRATE'S ALW RESPECT$4 ,&A H]MIT'S GOT                                        
to sleep on the hardest place he can find, and put                              6SLEEP ON ! H>DE/ PLACE HE C F9D1 & PUT                                         
sackcloth and ashes on his head, and stand out in the                           SACKCLO? & A%ES ON 8 H1D1 & /& \ 9 !                                            
rain, and --"                                                                   RA91 & --0                                                                      
  ",What does he put sackcloth and ashes on his                                   8,:AT DOES HE PUT SACKCLO? & A%ES ON 8                                        
head for?" inquired ,Huck.                                                      H1D =80 9QUIR$ ,HUCK4                                                           
  ",I dono. ,But they've ,,GOT to do it. ,Hermits                                 8,I DONO4 ,B !Y'VE ,,GOT 6D X4 ,H]MITS                                        
always do. ,You'd have to do that if you was a hermit."                         ALW D4 ,Y'D H 6D T IF Y 0 A H]MIT40                                             
  ",Dern'd if ,I would," said ,Huck.                                              8,D]N'D IF ,I WD10 SD ,HUCK4                                                  
  ",Well, what would you do?"                                                     8,WELL1 :AT WD Y D80                                                          
  ",I dono. ,But ,I wouldn't do that."                                            8,I DONO4 ,B ,I WDN'T D T40                                                   
  ",Why, ,Huck, you'd ,,HAVE to. ,How'd you get                                   8,:Y1 ,HUCK1 Y'D ,,H TO4 ,H['D Y GET                                          
around it?"                                                                     >.D X80                                                                         
  ",Why, ,I just wouldn't stand it. ,I'd run away."                               8,:Y1 ,I J WDN'T /& X4 ,I'D RUN AWAY40                                        
  ",Run away! ,Well, you ,,WOULD be a nice old                                    8,RUN AWAY6 ,WELL1 Y ,,WD 2 A NICE OLD                                        
slouch of a hermit. ,You'd be a disgrace."                                      SL\* (A H]MIT4 ,Y'D 2 A 4GRACE40                                                
  ,The ,Red-,Handed made no response, being better                                ,! ,R$-,H&$ MADE NO RESPONSE1 2+ BETT]                                        
employed. ,He had finished gouging out a cob, and now                           EMPLOY$4 ,HE _H F9I%$ G\G+ \ A COB1 & N[                                        
he fitted a weed stem to it, loaded it with tobacco,                            HE FITT$ A WE$ /EM 6X1 LOAD$ X ) TOBA3O1                                        
and was pressing a coal to the charge and blowing a cloud                       & 0 PRESS+ A COAL 6! *>GE & BL[+ A CL\D                                         
of fragrant smoke -- he was in the full bloom                                   ( FRAGRANT SMOKE -- HE 0 9 ! FULL BLOOM                                         
of luxurious contentment. ,The other pirates envied                             ( LUXURI\S 3T5T;T4 ,! O!R PIRATES 5VI$                                          
him this majestic vice, and secretly       #147                                 HM ? MAJE/IC VICE1 & SECRETLY       #ADG                                        
resolved to acquire it shortly. ,Presently                                      RESOLV$ 6ACQUIRE X %ORTLY4 ,PRES5TLY                                            
,Huck said:                                                                     ,HUCK SD3                                                                       
  ",What does pirates have to do?"                                                8,:AT DOES PIRATES H 6D80                                                     
  ,Tom said:                                                                      ,TOM SD3                                                                      
  ",Oh, they have just a bully time -- take ships and                             8,OH1 !Y H J A BULLY "T -- TAKE %IPS &                                        
burn them, and get the money and bury it in awful                               BURN !M1 & GET ! M"OY & BURY X 9 AW;L                                           
places in their island where there's ghosts and things                          PLACES 9 _! ISL& ": "!'S <O/S & ?+S                                             
to watch it, and kill everybody in the ships -- make                            6WAT* X1 & KILL "EYBODY 9 ! %IPS -- MAKE                                        
'em walk a plank."                                                              'EM WALK A PLANK40                                                              
  ",And they carry the women to the island," said ,Joe;                           8,& !Y C>RY ! WOM5 6! ISL&10 SD ,JOE2                                         
"they don't kill the women."                                                    8!Y DON'T KILL ! WOM540                                                         
  ",No," assented ,Tom, "they don't kill the                                      8,NO10 ASS5T$ ,TOM1 8!Y DON'T KILL !                                          
women -- they're too noble. ,And the women's always                             WOM5 -- !Y'RE TOO NO#4 ,&! WOM5'S ALW                                           
beautiful, too.                                                                 B1UTI;L1 TOO4                                                                   
  ",And don't they wear the bulliest clothes! ,Oh                                 8,& DON'T !Y WE> ! BULLIE/ CLO!S6 ,OH                                         
no! ,All gold and silver and di'monds," said                                    NO6 ,ALL GOLD & SILV] & DI'MONDS10 SD                                           
,Joe, with enthusiasm.                                                          ,JOE1 ) 5?USIASM4                                                               
  ",Who?" said ,Huck.                                                             8,:O80 SD ,HUCK4                                                              
  ",Why, the pirates."                                                            8,:Y1 ! PIRATES40                                                             
  ,Huck scanned his own clothing forlornly.                                       ,HUCK SCANN$ 8 [N CLO?+ =LORNLY4                                              
  ",I reckon ,I ain't dressed fitten for a                                        8,I RECKON ,I A9'T DRESS$ FITT5 =A                                            
pirate," said he, with a regretful pathos in his                                PIRATE10 SD HE1 )A REGRET;L PA?OS 9 8                                           
voice; "but ,I ain't got none but these."                                       VOICE2 8B ,I A9'T GOT N"O B ^!40                                                
  ,But the other boys told him the fine clothes would                             ,B ! O!R BOYS TOLD HM ! F9E CLO!S WD                                          
come fast enough, after they should have begun their      #148                  -E FA/ 5\<1 AF !Y %D H 2GUN _!      #ADH                                        
adventures. ,They made him understand that his poor                             ADV5TURES4 ,!Y MADE HM "U/& T 8 POOR                                            
rags would do to begin with, though it was customary for                        RAGS WD D 62G9 )1 ?\< X 0 CU/OM>Y =                                             
wealthy pirates to start with a proper wardrobe.                                W1L?Y PIRATES 6/>T )A PROP] W>DROBE4                                            
  ,Gradually their talk died out and drowsiness began                             ,GRADU,Y _! TALK DI$ \ & DR[SI;S 2GAN                                         
to steal upon the eyelids of the little waifs. ,The pipe                        6/1L ^U ! EYELIDS (! LL WAIFS4 ,! PIPE                                          
dropped from the fingers of the ,Red-,Handed, and he slept                      DROPP$ F ! F+]S (! ,R$-,H&$1 & HE SLEPT                                         
the sleep of the conscience-free and the weary. ,The                            ! SLEEP (! 3SCI;E-FREE &! WE>Y4 ,!                                              
,Terror of the ,Seas and the ,Black ,Avenger of the                             ,T]ROR (! ,S1S &! ,BLACK ,AV5G] (!                                              
,Spanish ,Main had more difficulty in getting                                   ,SPANI% ,MA9 _H M DI6ICULTY 9 GETT+                                             
to sleep. ,They said their prayers inwardly, and lying                          6SLEEP4 ,!Y SD _! PRAY]S 9W>DLY1 & LY+                                          
down, since there was nobody there with authority to make                       D[N1 S9CE "! 0 NOBODY "! ) AU?OR;Y 6MAKE                                        
them kneel and recite aloud; in truth, they had a                               !M KNEEL & RECITE AL\D2 9 TRU?1 !Y _H A                                         
mind not to say them at all, but they were afraid                               M9D N 6SAY !M AT ALL1 B !Y 7 AFRAID                                             
to proceed to such lengths as that, lest they might call                        6PROCE$ 6S* L5G?S Z T1 LE/ !Y MI<T CALL                                         
down a sudden and special thunderbolt from heaven. ,Then                        D[N A SU45 & SPECIAL ?"UBOLT F H1V54 ,!N                                        
at once they reached and hovered upon the imminent verge                        AT ONCE !Y R1*$ & HOV]$ ^U ! IMM95T V]GE                                        
of sleep -- but an intruder came, now, that would not                           ( SLEEP -- B AN 9TRUD] CAME1 N[1 T WD N                                         
"down." ,It was conscience. ,They began to feel a                               8D[N40 ,X 0 3SCI;E4 ,!Y 2GAN 6FEEL A                                            
vague fear that they had been doing wrong to run                                VAGUE FE> T !Y _H BE5 DO+ WR;G 6RUN                                             
away; and next they thought of the stolen meat, and then the                    AWAY2 & NEXT !Y ?"\ (! /OL5 M1T1 & !N !                                         
real torture came. ,They tried to argue it away                                 R1L TORTURE CAME4 ,!Y TRI$ 6>GUE X AWAY                                         
by reminding conscience that they had purloined sweetmeats                      0REM9D+ 3SCI;E T !Y _H PURLO9$ SWEETM1TS                                        
and apples scores of times; but conscience was not to be                        & APPLES SCORES ( "TS2 B 3SCI;E 0 N 6BE                                         
appeased by such thin plausibilities; it seemed                                 APP1S$ 0S* ?9 PLAUSIBILITIES2 X SEEM$                                           
to them, in the end, that there was no getting around    #149                   6!M1 9 ! 5D1 T "! 0 NO GETT+ >.D    #ADI                                        
the stubborn fact that taking sweetmeats was only                               ! /U2ORN FACT T TAK+ SWEETM1TS 0 ONLY                                           
"hooking," while taking bacon and hams and such                                 8HOOK+10 :ILE TAK+ BACON & HAMS & S*                                            
valuables was plain simple stealing -- and there was a                          VALUA#S 0 PLA9 SIMPLE /1L+ -- & "! 0 A                                          
command against that in the ,Bible. ,So they inwardly resolved                  -M& AG/ T 9 ! ,BI#4 ,S !Y 9W>DLY RESOLV$                                        
that so long as they remained in the business, their                            T S L;G Z !Y REMA9$ 9 ! BUSI;S1 _!                                              
piracies should not again be sullied with the crime of                          PIRACIES %D N AG 2 SULLI$ )! CRIME (                                            
stealing. ,Then conscience granted a truce, and these                           /1L+4 ,!N 3SCI;E GRANT$ A TRUCE1 & ^!                                           
curiously inconsistent pirates fell peacefully                                  CURI\SLY 9CONSI/5T PIRATES FELL P1CE;LLY                                        
to sleep.                                                                       6SLEEP4                                                                         
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XIV                                                                 ,,*APT] ,,XIV                                                                 
  ,,WHEN ,Tom awoke in the morning, he                                            ,,:5 ,TOM AWOKE 9 ! MORN+1 HE                                                 
  wondered where he was. ,He sat up and                                           WOND]$ ": HE WAS4 ,HE SAT UP &                                                
  rubbed his eyes and looked around. ,Then                                        RU2$ 8 EYES & LOOK$ >.D4 ,!N                                                  
  he comprehended. ,It was the cool gray                                          HE -PREH5D$4 ,X 0 ! COOL GRAY                                                 
  dawn, and there was a delicious sense of                                        DAWN1 & "! 0 A DELICI\S S5SE (                                                
  repose and peace in the deep pervading                                          REPOSE & P1CE 9 ! DEEP P]VAD+                                                 
  calm and silence of the woods. ,Not a leaf stirred;                             CALM & SIL;E (! WOODS4 ,N A L1F /IRR$2                                        
not a sound obtruded upon great ,Nature's meditation.                           N A S.D OBTRUD$ ^U GRT ,NATURE'S M$IT,N4                                        
,Bead- ed dewdrops stood upon the leaves and                                    ,B1D- ED DEWDROPS /OOD ^U ! L1VES &                                             
grasses. ,A white layer of ashes covered the                                    GRASSES4 ,A :ITE LAY] ( A%ES COV]$ !                                            
fire, and a thin blue breath of smoke rose                                      FIRE1 &A ?9 BLUE BR1? ( SMOKE ROSE                                              
straight into the air. ,Joe and ,Huck still slept.                              /RAI<T 96! AIR4 ,JOE & ,HUCK / SLEPT4                                           
  ,Now, far away in the woods a bird called;                                      ,N[1 F> AWAY 9 ! WOODS A BIRD CALL$2                                          
another answered; presently the hammering of a                                  ANO!R ANSW]$2 PRES5TLY ! HAMM]+ (A                                              
woodpecker was heard. ,Gradually the cool   #150                                WOODPECK] 0 HE>D4 ,GRADU,Y ! COOL   #AEJ                                        
dim gray of the morn- ing whitened, and as gradually                            DIM GRAY (! MORN- 9G :IT5$1 & Z GRADU,Y                                         
sounds multiplied and life manifested itself. ,The                              S.DS MULTIPLI$ & LIFE MANIFE/$ XF4 ,!                                           
marvel of ,Nature shaking off sleep and going to work                           M>VEL ( ,NATURE %AK+ (F SLEEP & GO+ 6"W                                         
unfolded itself to the musing boy. ,A little green worm                         UNFOLD$ XF 6! MUS+ BOY4 ,A LL GRE5 WORM                                         
came crawling over a dewy leaf, lifting                                         CAME CRAWL+ OV] A DEWY L1F1 LIFT+                                               
two-thirds of his body into the air from time to time and                       TWO-?IRDS ( 8 BODY 96! AIR F "T 6"T &                                           
"sniffing around," then proceeding again -- for he was                          8SNI6+ >.D10 !N PROCE$+ AG -- = HE 0                                            
measuring, ,Tom said; and when the worm approached                              M1SUR+1 ,TOM SD2 & :5 ! WORM APPROA*$                                           
him, of its own accord, he sat as still as a stone, with                        HM1 ( XS [N A3ORD1 HE SAT Z / Z A /"O1 )                                        
his hopes rising and falling, by turns, as the                                  8 HOPES RIS+ & FALL+1 0TURNS1 Z !                                               
creature still came toward him or seemed inclined to go                         CR1TURE / CAME T[>D HM OR SEEM$ 9CL9$ 6G                                        
elsewhere; and when at last it considered a painful                             ELSE":2 & :5 AT LA/ X 3SID]$ A PA9;L                                            
moment with its curved body in the air and then came                            MO;T ) XS CURV$ BODY 9 ! AIR & !N CAME                                          
decisively down upon ,Tom's leg and began a                                     DECISIVELY D[N ^U ,TOM'S LEG & 2GAN A                                           
journey over him, his whole heart was glad -- for that                          J\RNEY OV] HM1 8 :OLE HE>T 0 GLAD -- = T                                        
meant that he was going to have a new suit of clothes --                        M1NT T HE 0 GO+ 6H A NEW SUIT ( CLO!S --                                        
without the shadow of a doubt a gaudy piratical                                 )\T ! %AD[ (A D\BT A GAUDY PIRATICAL                                            
uniform. ,Now a procession of ants appeared, from                               UNI=M4 ,N[ A PROCES.N ( ANTS APPE>$1 F                                          
nowhere in par- ticular, and went about their labors;                           NO": 9 P>- TICUL>1 & W5T AB _! LABORS2                                          
one struggled man- fully by with a dead spider five                             "O /RU7L$ MAN- FULLY 0) A D1D SPID] FIVE                                        
times as big as itself in its arms, and lugged it straight                      "TS Z BIG Z XF 9 XS >MS1 & LU7$ X /RAI<T                                        
up a tree-trunk. ,A brown spotted lady-bug                                      UP A TREE-TRUNK4 ,A BR[N SPOTT$ LADY-BUG                                        
climbed the dizzy height of a grass blade, and                                  CLIMB$ ! DIZZY HEI<T (A GRASS BLADE1 &                                          
,Tom bent down close to it and said, ",Lady-bug,                                ,TOM B5T D[N CLOSE 6X & SD1 8,LADY-BUG1                                         
lady-bug, fly away home, your house    #151                                     LADY-BUG1 FLY AWAY HOME1 YR H\SE    #AEA                                        
is on fire, your children's alone," and she took wing                           IS ON FIRE1 YR *N'S AL"O10 & %E TOOK W+                                         
and went off to see about it -- which did not surprise the                      & W5T (F 6SEE AB X -- : DID N SURPRISE !                                        
boy, for he knew of old that this insect was credulous                          BOY1 = HE KNEW ( OLD T ? 9SECT 0 CR$UL\S                                        
about conflagrations, and he had practised upon its                             AB 3FLAGR,NS1 & HE _H PRACTIS$ ^U XS                                            
simplicity more than once. ,A tumblebug came                                    SIMPLIC;Y M ?AN ONCE4 ,A TUM#BUG CAME                                           
next, heaving sturdily at its ball, and ,Tom                                    NEXT1 H1V+ /URDILY AT XS BALL1 & ,TOM                                           
touched the creature, to see it shut its legs against                           T\*$ ! CR1TURE1 6SEE X %UT XS LEGS AG/                                          
its body and pretend to be dead. ,The birds were                                XS BODY & PRET5D 6BE D1D4 ,! BIRDS 7                                            
fairly rioting by this time. ,A catbird, the                                    FAIRLY RIOT+ 0? "T4 ,A CATBIRD1 !                                               
,Northern mocker, lit in a tree over ,Tom's                                     ,NOR!RN MOCK]1 LIT 9 A TREE OV] ,TOM'S                                          
head, and trilled out her imitations of her neighbors                           H1D1 & TRILL$ \ H] IMIT,NS ( H] NEI<BORS                                        
in a rapture of enjoyment; then a shrill jay                                    9 A RAPTURE ( 5JOY;T2 !N A %RILL JAY                                            
swept down, a flash of blue flame, and stopped                                  SWEPT D[N1 A FLA% ( BLUE FLAME1 & /OPP$                                         
on a twig almost within the boy's reach, cocked his                             ON A TWIG ALM )9 ! BOY'S R1*1 COCK$ 8                                           
head to one side and eyed the strangers with a consuming                        H1D 6"O SIDE & EY$ ! /RANG]S )A 3SUM+                                           
curiosity; a gray squirrel and a big fellow                                     CURIOS;Y2 A GRAY SQUIRREL &A BIG FELL[                                          
of the "fox" kind came skurrying along, sitting up                              (! 8FOX0 K9D CAME SKURRY+ AL;G1 SITT+ UP                                        
at intervals to inspect and chatter at the boys, for the                        AT 9T]VALS 69SPECT & *ATT] AT ! BOYS1 =!                                        
wild things had probably never seen a human being                               WILD ?+S _H PROBABLY N"E SE5 A HUMAN 2+                                         
before and scarcely knew whether to be afraid or not.                           2F & SC>CELY KNEW :E!R 6BE AFRAID OR N4                                         
,All ,Nature was wide awake and stirring, now;                                  ,ALL ,NATURE 0 WIDE AWAKE & /IRR+1 N[2                                          
long lances of sunlight pierced down through the dense                          L;G L.ES ( SUNLI<T PI]C$ D[N "? ! D5SE                                          
foliage far and near, and a few butterflies came                                FOLIAGE F> & NE>1 &A FEW BUTT]FLIES CAME                                        
fluttering upon the scene.                                                      FLUTT]+ ^U ! SC5E4                                                              
,Tom stirred up the other pirates and     #152                                  ,TOM /IRR$ UP ! O!R PIRATES &     #AEB                                          
they all clattered away with a shout, and in a minute                           !Y ALL CLATT]$ AWAY )A %\T1 & 9 A M9UTE                                         
or two were stripped and chasing after and tumbling over                        OR TWO 7 /RIPP$ & *AS+ AF & TUMBL+ OV]                                          
each other in the shallow limpid water of the white                             EA* O!R 9 ! %ALL[ LIMPID WAT] (! :ITE                                           
sandbar. ,They felt no longing for the little village                           S&B>4 ,!Y FELT NO L;G+ =! LL VILLAGE                                            
sleeping in the distance beyond the majestic waste of                           SLEEP+ 9 ! 4T.E 2Y ! MAJE/IC WA/E (                                             
water. ,A vagrant cur- rent or a slight                                         WAT]4 ,A VAGRANT CUR- R5T OR A SLI<T                                            
rise in the river had carried off their raft, but this                          RISE 9 ! RIV] _H C>RI$ (F _! RAFT1 B ?                                          
only gratified them, since its going was something like                         ONLY GRATIFI$ !M1 S9CE XS GO+ 0 "S?+ L                                          
burning the bridge between them and civilization.                               BURN+ ! BRIDGE 2T !M & CIVILIZ,N4                                               
  ,They came back to camp wonderfully refreshed,                                  ,!Y CAME BACK 6CAMP WOND];LLY REFRE%$1                                        
glad-hearted, and ravenous; and they soon had the                               GLAD-HE>T$1 & RAV5\S2 & !Y SOON _H !                                            
camp-fire blazing up again. ,Huck found a spring                                CAMP-FIRE BLAZ+ UP AG4 ,HUCK F.D A SPR+                                         
of clear cold water close by, and the boys made                                 ( CLE> COLD WAT] CLOSE BY1 &! BOYS MADE                                         
cups of broad oak or hickory leaves, and                                        CUPS ( BROAD OAK OR HICKORY L1VES1 &                                            
felt that water, sweet- ened with such a wildwood                               FELT T WAT]1 SWEET- 5$ ) S* A WILDWOOD                                          
charm as that, would be a good enough substitute for coffee.                    *>M Z T1 WD 2 A GD 5 SUB/ITUTE = C(FEE4                                         
,While ,Joe was slicing bacon for breakfast, ,Tom                               ,:ILE ,JOE 0 SLIC+ BACON = BR1KFA/1 ,TOM                                        
and ,Huck asked him to hold on a minute; they                                   & ,HUCK ASK$ HM 6HOLD ON A M9UTE2 !Y                                            
stepped to a promising nook in the river-bank and                               /EPP$ 6A PROMIS+ NOOK 9 ! RIV]-BANK &                                           
threw in their lines; almost im- mediately they had                             ?REW 9 _! L9ES2 ALM IM- M$IATELY !Y _H                                          
reward. ,Joe had not had time to get impatient before                           REW>D4 ,JOE _H N _H "T 6GET IMPATI5T 2F                                         
they were back again with some handsome bass, a couple of                       !Y 7 BACK AG ) "S H&"S BASS1 A C\PLE (                                          
sun-perch and a small catfish -- provisions enough for                          SUN-P]* &A SMALL CATFI% -- PROVI.NS 5 =                                         
quite a family. ,They fried the fish with the bacon, and were                   Q A FAMILY4 ,!Y FRI$ ! FI% )! BACON1 & 7                                        
astonished; for no fish had ever seemed so     #153                             A/ONI%$2 = NO FI% _H "E SEEM$ S     #AEC                                        
delicious before. ,They did not know that the quicker a                         DELICI\S 2F4 ,!Y DID N "K T ! QK] A                                             
fresh-water fish is on the fire after he is                                     FRE%-WAT] FI% IS ON ! FIRE AF HE IS                                             
caught the better he is; and they reflected little upon                         CAU<T ! BETT] HE IS2 & !Y REFLECT$ LL ^U                                        
what a sauce open-air sleeping, open-air                                        :AT A SAUCE OP5-AIR SLEEP+1 OP5-AIR                                             
exercise, bathing, and a large ingredient of hunger                             EX]CISE1 BA?+1 &A L>GE 9GR$I5T ( HUNG]                                          
make, too.                                                                      MAKE1 TOO4                                                                      
  ,They lay around in the shade, after breakfast, while                           ,!Y LAY >.D 9 ! %ADE1 AF BR1KFA/1 :ILE                                        
,Huck had a smoke, and then went off through the woods                          ,HUCK _H A SMOKE1 & !N W5T (F "? ! WOODS                                        
on an exploring expedition. ,They tramped gayly                                 ON AN EXPLOR+ EXP$I;N4 ,!Y TRAMP$ GAYLY                                         
along, over decaying logs, through tangled underbrush,                          AL;G1 OV] DECAY+ LOGS1 "? TANGL$ "UBRU%1                                        
among solemn monarchs of the forest, hung from their                            AM;G SOLEMN MON>*S (! =E/1 HUNG F _!                                            
crowns to the ground with a drooping regalia of                                 CR[NS 6! GR.D )A DROOP+ REGALIA (                                               
grape-vines. ,Now and then they came upon snug                                  GRAPE-V9ES4 ,N[ & !N !Y CAME ^U SNUG                                            
nooks carpeted with grass and jeweled with flowers.                             NOOKS C>PET$ ) GRASS & JEWEL$ ) FL[]S4                                          
  ,They found plenty of things to be delighted with, but                          ,!Y F.D PL5TY ( ?+S 6BE DELI<T$ )1 B                                          
nothing to be astonished at. ,They discovered that the island                   NO?+ 6BE A/ONI%$ AT4 ,!Y 4COV]$ T ! ISL&                                        
was about three miles long and a quarter of a mile                              0 AB ?REE MILES L;G &A QU>T] (A MILE                                            
wide, and that the shore it lay closest to was only                             WIDE1 & T ! %ORE X LAY CLOSE/ 6WAS ONLY                                         
separated from it by a narrow channel hardly two                                SEP>AT$ F X 0A N>R[ *ANNEL H>DLY TWO                                            
hun- dred yards wide. ,They took a swim about every                             HUN- DR$ Y>DS WIDE4 ,!Y TOOK A SWIM AB E                                        
hour, so it was close upon the middle of the afternoon when they                H\R1 S X 0 CLOSE ^U ! MI4LE (! AFN :5 !Y                                        
got back to camp. ,They were too hungry to stop                                 GOT BACK 6CAMP4 ,!Y 7 TOO HUNGRY 6/OP                                           
to fish, but they fared sumptuously upon cold ham, and                          6FI%1 B !Y F>$ SUMPTU\SLY ^U COLD HAM1 &                                        
then threw themselves down in the shade to talk. ,But the                       !N ?REW !MVS D[N 9 ! %ADE 6TALK4 ,B !                                           
talk soon began to drag, and then died.     #154                                TALK SOON 2GAN 6DRAG1 & !N DI$4     #AED                                        
,The stillness, the solemnity that brooded in the                               ,! /ILL;S1 ! SOLEMN;Y T BROOD$ 9 !                                              
woods, and the sense of loneliness, began to tell upon                          WOODS1 &! S5SE ( L"OLI;S1 2GAN 6TELL ^U                                         
the spirits of the boys. ,They fell to thinking. ,A sort of                     ! _SS (! BOYS4 ,!Y FELL 6?9K+4 ,A SORT (                                        
unde- fined longing crept upon them. ,This took dim                             UNDE- F9$ L;G+ CREPT ^U !M4 ,? TOOK DIM                                         
shape, presently -- it was budding homesickness.                                %APE1 PRES5TLY -- X 0 BU4+ HOMESICK;S4                                          
,Even ,Finn the ,Red-,Handed was dreaming of his                                ,EV5 ,F9N ! ,R$-,H&$ 0 DR1M+ ( 8                                                
doorsteps and empty hogsheads. ,But they were all                               DOOR/EPS & EMPTY HOGSH1DS4 ,B !Y 7 ALL                                          
ashamed of their weakness, and none was brave enough to speak                   A%AM$ ( _! W1K;S1 & N"O 0 BRAVE 5 6SP1K                                         
his thought.                                                                    8 ?"\4                                                                          
  ,For some time, now, the boys had been dully con-                               ,= "S "T1 N[1 ! BOYS _H BE5 DULLY CON-                                        
scious of a peculiar sound in the distance, just as one                         SCI\S (A PECULI> S.D 9 ! 4T.E1 J Z "O                                           
sometimes is of the ticking of a clock which he takes no                        "S"TS IS (! TICK+ (A CLOCK : HE TAKES NO                                        
distinct note of. ,But now this mysterious sound be-                            4T9CT NOTE (4 ,B N[ ? MY/]I\S S.D BE-                                           
came more pronounced, and forced a recognition. ,The                            CAME M PRON\NC$1 & =C$ A RECOGNI;N4 ,!                                          
boys started, glanced at each other, and then each as-                          BOYS />T$1 GL.ED AT EA* O!R1 & !N EA* Z-                                        
sumed a listening attitude. ,There was a long                                   SUM$ A LI/5+ ATTITUDE4 ,"! 0 A L;G                                              
silence, profound and unbroken; then a deep,                                    SIL;E1 PROF.D & UNBROK52 !N A DEEP1                                             
sullen boom came floating down out of the distance.                             SULL5 BOOM CAME FLOAT+ D[N \ (! 4T.E4                                           
  ",What is it!" exclaimed ,Joe, under his breath.                                8,:AT IS X60 EXCLAIM$ ,JOE1 "U 8 BR1?4                                        
  ",I wonder," said ,Tom in a whisper.                                            8,I WOND]10 SD ,TOM 9 A :ISP]4                                                
  "',Tain't thunder," said ,Huckleberry, in an                                    8',TA9'T ?"U10 SD ,HUCKLEB]RY1 9 AN                                           
awed tone, "becuz thunder --"                                                   AW$ T"O1 82CUZ ?"U --0                                                          
  ",Hark!" said ,Tom. ",Listen -- don't                                           8,H>K60 SD ,TOM4 8,LI/5 -- DON'T                                              
talk."                                                                          TALK40                                                                          
,They waited a time that seemed an age,    #155                                 ,!Y WAIT$ A "T T SEEM$ AN AGE1    #AEE                                          
and then the same muffled boom troubled the solemn                              & !N ! SAME MU6L$ BOOM TR\#D ! SOLEMN                                           
hush.                                                                           HU%4                                                                            
  ",Let's go and see."                                                            8,LET'S G & SEE40                                                             
  ,They sprang to their feet and hurried to the shore                             ,!Y SPRANG 6_! FEET & HURRI$ 6! %ORE                                          
toward the town. ,They parted the bushes on the bank and                        T[>D ! T[N4 ,!Y "P$ ! BU%ES ON ! BANK &                                         
peered out over the water. ,The little steam ferry- boat                        PE]$ \ OV] ! WAT]4 ,! LL /1M F]RY- BOAT                                         
was about a mile below the village, drifting with the                           0 AB A MILE 2L ! VILLAGE1 DRIFT+ )!                                             
current. ,Her broad deck seemed crowded with people.                            CURR5T4 ,H] BROAD DECK SEEM$ CR[D$ ) P4                                         
,There were a great many skiffs rowing about or floating with the               ,"! 7 A GRT _M SKI6S R[+ AB OR FLOAT+ )!                                        
stream in the neighborhood of the ferryboat, but the                            /R1M 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD (! F]RYBOAT1 B !                                           
boys could not determine what the men in them were doing.                       BOYS CD N DET]M9E :AT ! M5 9 !M 7 DO+4                                          
,Presently a great jet of white smoke burst from                                ,PRES5TLY A GRT JET ( :ITE SMOKE BUR/ F                                         
the ferryboat's side, and as it expanded and rose in                            ! F]RYBOAT'S SIDE1 & Z X EXP&$ & ROSE 9                                         
a lazy cloud, that same dull throb of sound was                                 A LAZY CL\D1 T SAME DULL ?ROB ( S.D 0                                           
borne to the listeners again.                                                   BORNE 6! LI/5]S AG4                                                             
  ",I know now!" exclaimed ,Tom; "somebody's                                      8,I "K N[60 EXCLAIM$ ,TOM2 8"SBODY'S                                          
  drownded!"                                                                      DR[ND$60                                                                      
  ",That's it!" said ,Huck; "they done that last                                  8,T'S X60 SD ,HUCK2 8!Y D"O T LA/                                             
summer, when ,Bill ,Turner got drownded; they                                   SUMM]1 :5 ,BILL ,TURN] GOT DR[ND$2 !Y                                           
shoot a cannon over the water, and that makes him                               %OOT A CANNON OV] ! WAT]1 & T MAKES HM                                          
come up to the top. ,Yes, and they take loaves of                               -E UP 6! TOP4 ,YES1 & !Y TAKE LOAVES (                                          
bread and put quicksilver in 'em and set 'em                                    BR1D & PUT QKSILV] 9 'EM & SET 'EM                                              
afloat, and wherever there's anybody that's drownded,                           AFLOAT1 & :]"E "!'S ANYBODY T'S DR[ND$1                                         
they'll float right there and stop."                                            !Y'LL FLOAT "R "! & /OP40                                                       
",Yes, ,I've heard about that," said       #156                                 8,YES1 ,I'VE HE>D AB T10 SD       #AEF                                          
,Joe. ",I wonder what makes the bread do that."                                 ,JOE4 8,I WOND] :AT MAKES ! BR1D D T40                                          
  ",Oh, it ain't the bread, so much," said ,Tom;                                  8,OH1 X A9'T ! BR1D1 S M*10 SD ,TOM2                                          
",I reckon it's mostly what they ,,SAY over it                                  8,I RECKON X'S MO/LY :AT !Y ,,SAY OV] X                                         
before they start it out."                                                      2F !Y />T X \40                                                                 
  ",But they don't say anything over it," said                                    8,B !Y DON'T SAY ANY?+ OV] X10 SD                                             
,Huck. ",I've seen 'em and they don't."                                         ,HUCK4 8,I'VE SE5 'EM & !Y DON'T40                                              
  ",Well, that's funny," said ,Tom. ",But maybe                                   8,WELL1 T'S FUNNY10 SD ,TOM4 8,B MAYBE                                        
they say it to themselves. ,Of ,,COURSE they do. ,Any-                          !Y SAY X 6!MVS4 ,( ,,C\RSE !Y D4 ,ANY-                                          
body might know that."                                                          BODY MI<T "K T40                                                                
  ,The other boys agreed that there was reason in what                            ,! O!R BOYS AGRE$ T "! 0 R1SON 9 :AT                                          
,Tom said, because an ignorant lump of bread, un-                               ,TOM SD1 2C AN IGNORANT LUMP ( BR1D1 UN-                                        
instructed by an incantation, could not be expected to act                      9/RUCT$ 0AN 9CANT,N1 CD N 2 EXPECT$ 6ACT                                        
very intelligently when set upon an errand of such                              V 9TELLIG5TLY :5 SET ^U AN ]R& ( S*                                             
gravity.                                                                        GRAV;Y4                                                                         
  ",By jings, ,I wish ,I was over there, now," said                               8,0J+S1 ,I WI% ,I 0 OV] "!1 N[10 SD                                           
,Joe.                                                                           ,JOE4                                                                           
  ",I do too" said ,Huck ",I'd give heaps                                         8,I D TOO0 SD ,HUCK 8,I'D GIVE H1PS                                           
to know who it is."                                                             6"K :O X IS40                                                                   
  ,The boys still listened and watched. ,Presently a                              ,! BOYS / LI/5$ & WAT*$4 ,PRES5TLY A                                          
revealing thought flashed through ,Tom's mind, and he                           REV1L+ ?"\ FLA%$ "? ,TOM'S M9D1 & HE                                            
exclaimed:                                                                      EXCLAIM$3                                                                       
  ",Boys, ,I know who's drownded -- it's us!"                                     8,BOYS1 ,I "K :O'S DR[ND$ -- X'S U60                                          
  ,They felt like heroes in an instant. ,Here was a                               ,!Y FELT L H]OES 9 AN 9/ANT4 ,"H 0 A                                          
gorgeous triumph; they were missed; they were mourned;                          GORGE\S TRIUMPH2 !Y 7 MISS$2 !Y 7 M\RN$2                                        
hearts were breaking on their account; tears were    #157                       HE>TS 7 BR1K+ ON _! A3.T2 TE>S 7    #AEG                                        
being shed; accusing memories of unkindness to these poor                       2+ %$2 A3US+ MEMORIES ( UNK9D;S 6^! POOR                                        
lost lads were rising up, and unavailing regrets and                            LO/ LADS 7 RIS+ UP1 & UNAVAIL+ REGRETS &                                        
re- morse were being indulged; and best of all, the                             RE- MORSE 7 2+ 9DULG$2 & BE/ ( ALL1 !                                           
depart- ed were the talk of the whole town, and the envy of                     DE"P- ED 7 ! TALK (! :OLE T[N1 &! 5VY (                                         
all the boys, as far as this dazzling notoriety was                             ALL ! BOYS1 Z F> Z ? DAZZL+ NOTORIETY 0                                         
con- cerned. ,This was fine. ,It was worth while to be                          CON- C]N$4 ,? 0 F9E4 ,X 0 WOR? :ILE 6BE                                         
a pirate, after all.                                                            A PIRATE1 AF ALL4                                                               
  ,As twilight drew on, the ferryboat went                                        ,Z TWILI<T DREW ON1 ! F]RYBOAT W5T                                            
back to her accustomed business and the skiffs                                  BACK 6H] A3U/OM$ BUSI;S &! SKI6S                                                
disappeared. ,The pirates returned to camp. ,They were                          4APPE>$4 ,! PIRATES RETURN$ 6CAMP4 ,!Y 7                                        
jubilant with vanity over their new grandeur and the                            JUBILANT ) VAN;Y OV] _! NEW GR&EUR &!                                           
illustrious trouble they were making. ,They caught fish,                        ILLU/RI\S TR\# !Y 7 MAK+4 ,!Y CAU<T FI%1                                        
cooked supper and ate it, and then fell to guessing                             COOK$ SUPP] & ATE X1 & !N FELL 6GUESS+                                          
at what the village was thinking and saying about them; and the                 AT :AT ! VILLAGE 0 ?9K+ & SAY+ AB !M2 &!                                        
pictures they drew of the public distress on their                              PICTURES !Y DREW (! PUBLIC 4TRESS ON _!                                         
;ac- count were gratifying to look upon -- from their                           ;AC- C.T 7 GRATIFY+ 6LOOK ^U -- F _!                                            
point of view. ,But when the shadows of night closed                            PO9T ( VIEW4 ,B :5 ! %AD[S ( NI<T CLOS$                                         
them in, they gradually ceased to talk, and sat gazing                          !M IN1 !Y GRADU,Y C1S$ 6TALK1 & SAT GAZ+                                        
into the fire, with their minds evidently wandering                             96! FIRE1 ) _! M9DS EVID5TLY W&]+                                               
elsewhere. ,The excitement was gone, now, and ,Tom and                          ELSE":4 ,! EXCITE;T 0 G"O1 N[1 & ,TOM &                                         
,Joe could not keep back thoughts of certain persons                            ,JOE CD N KEEP BACK ?"\S ( C]TA9 P]SONS                                         
at home who were not enjoying this fine frolic as much as                       AT HOME :O 7 N 5JOY+ ? F9E FROLIC Z M* Z                                        
they were. ,Misgivings came; they grew troubled and                             !Y W]E4 ,MISGIV+S CAME2 !Y GREW TR\#D &                                         
unhappy; a sigh or two escaped, unawares.                                       UNHAPPY2 A SI< OR TWO ESCAP$1 UNAW>ES4                                          
,By and by ,Joe timidly ventured upon a       #158                              ,0& 0,JOE TIMIDLY V5TUR$ ^U A       #AEH                                        
roundabout "feeler" as to how the others might look upon                        R.DAB 8FEEL]0 Z 6H[ ! O!RS MI<T LOOK ^U                                         
a return to civilization -- not right now, but --                               A RETURN 6CIVILIZ,N -- N "R N[1 B --                                            
  ,Tom withered him with derision! ,Huck, being un-                               ,TOM )]$ HM ) DERI.N6 ,HUCK1 2+ UN-                                           
committed as yet, joined in with ,Tom, and the waverer                          -MITT$ Z YET1 JO9$ 9 ) ,TOM1 &! WAV]]                                           
quickly "explained," and was glad to get out of the                             QKLY 8EXPLA9$10 & 0 GLAD 6GET \ (!                                              
scrape with as little taint of chicken-hearted home-                            SCRAPE ) Z LL TA9T ( *ICK5-HE>T$ HOME-                                          
sickness clinging to his garments as he could. ,Mutiny was                      SICK;S CL++ 6HIS G>;TS Z HE CD4 ,MUT9Y 0                                        
effectually laid to rest for the moment.                                        E6ECTU,Y LAID 6RE/ =! MO;T4                                                     
  ,As the night deepened, ,Huck began to nod, and                                 ,Z ! NI<T DEEP5$1 ,HUCK 2GAN 6NOD1 &                                          
presently to snore. ,Joe followed next. ,Tom                                    PRES5TLY 6SNORE4 ,JOE FOLL[$ NEXT4 ,TOM                                         
lay upon his elbow motionless, for some time, watching the                      LAY ^U 8 ELB[ MO;N.S1 = "S "T1 WAT*+ !                                          
two intently. ,At last he got up cautiously,                                    TWO 9T5TLY4 ,AT LA/ HE GOT UP CAUTI\SLY1                                        
on his knees, and went searching among the grass and the                        ON 8 KNEES1 & W5T SE>*+ AM;G ! GRASS &!                                         
flickering reflections flung by the camp-fire.                                  FLICK]+ REFLEC;NS FLUNG 0! CAMP-FIRE4                                           
,He picked up and inspected several large                                       ,HE PICK$ UP & 9SPECT$ S"EAL L>GE                                               
semi-cylinders of the thin white bark of a sycamore,                            SEMI-CYL9D]S (! ?9 :ITE B>K (A SYCAMORE1                                        
and finally chose two which seemed to suit him. ,Then he                        & F9,Y *OSE TWO : SEEM$ 6SUIT HM4 ,!N HE                                        
knelt by the fire and painfully wrote something upon                            KNELT 0! FIRE & PA9;LLY WROTE "S?+ ^U                                           
each of these with his "red keel"; one he rolled up and                         EA* ( ^! ) 8 8R$ KEEL02 "O HE ROLL$ UP &                                        
put in his jacket pocket, and the other he put in                               PUT 9 8 JACKET POCKET1 &! O!R HE PUT 9                                          
,Joe's hat and removed it to a little distance from the                         ,JOE'S HAT & REMOV$ X 6A LL 4T.E F !                                            
owner. ,And he also put into the hat certain schoolboy                          [N]4 ,& HE AL PUT 96! HAT C]TA9 S*OOLBOY                                        
treasures of almost inestimable value -- among them                             TR1SURES ( ALM 9E/IMA# VALUE -- AM;G !M                                         
a lump of chalk, an ,India-rubber ball, three                                   A LUMP ( *ALK1 AN ,9DIA-RU2] BALL1 ?REE                                         
fishhooks, and one of that kind of marbles known   #159                         FI%HOOKS1 & "O ( T K9D ( M>#S "KN   #AEI                                        
as a "sure 'nough crystal."                                                     Z A 8SURE 'N\< CRY/AL40                                                         
  ,Then he tiptoed his way cautiously among the                                   ,!N HE TIPTO$ 8 WAY CAUTI\SLY AM;G !                                          
trees till he felt that he was out of hearing, and                              TREES TILL HE FELT T HE 0 \ ( HE>+1 &                                           
straightway broke into a keen run in the direction                              /RAI<TWAY BROKE 96A KE5 RUN 9 ! DIREC;N                                         
of the sandbar.                                                                 (! S&B>4                                                                        
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XV                                                                  ,,*APT] ,,XV                                                                  
  ,A ,,FEW minutes later ,Tom was in the shoal                                    ,A ,,FEW M9UTES LAT] ,TOM 0 9 ! %OAL                                          
  water of the bar, wading toward the                                             WAT] (! B>1 WAD+ T[>D !                                                       
  ,Illinois shore. ,Before the depth reached                                      ,ILL9OIS %ORE4 ,2F ! DEP? R1*$                                                
  his middle he was half-way over; the cur- rent                                  8 MI4LE HE 0 HALF-WAY OV]2 ! CUR- R5T                                         
would permit no more wading, now,                                               WD P]MIT NO M WAD+1 N[1                                                         
  so he struck out confidently to swim the                                        S HE /RUCK \ 3FID5TLY 6SWIM !                                                 
  remaining hundred yards. ,He swam quartering                                    REMA9+ HUNDR$ Y>DS4 ,HE SWAM QU>T]+                                           
up- stream, but still was swept downward rather faster than                     UP- /R1M1 B / 0 SWEPT D[NW>D R FA/] ?AN                                         
he had expected. ,However, he reached the shore                                 HE _H EXPECT$4 ,H["E1 HE R1*$ ! %ORE                                            
finally, and drifted along till he found a low                                  F9,Y1 & DRIFT$ AL;G TILL HE F.D A L[                                            
place and drew himself out. ,He put his hand on his                             PLACE & DREW HMF \4 ,HE PUT 8 H& ON 8                                           
jacket pocket, found his piece of bark safe, and                                JACKET POCKET1 F.D 8 PIECE ( B>K SAFE1 &                                        
then struck through the woods, following the shore, with                        !N /RUCK "? ! WOODS1 FOLL[+ ! %ORE1 )                                           
streaming garments. ,Shortly before ten o'clock he came out                     /R1M+ G>;TS4 ,%ORTLY 2F T5 O'C HE CAME \                                        
into an open place opposite the village, and saw                                96AN OP5 PLACE OPPOSITE ! VILLAGE1 & SAW                                        
the ferryboat lying in the shadow of the trees and the high                     ! F]RYBOAT LY+ 9 ! %AD[ (! TREES &! HI<                                         
bank. ,Every- thing was quiet under the blinking stars. ,He                     BANK4 ,E- ?+ 0 QUIET "U ! BL9K+ />S4 ,HE                                        
crept down the bank, watching with all his eyes,                                CREPT D[N ! BANK1 WAT*+ ) ALL 8 EYES1                                           
slipped into the water, swam three or four   #160                               SLIPP$ 96! WAT]1 SWAM ?REE OR F\R   #AFJ                                        
strokes and climbed into the skiff that did "yawl"                              /ROKES & CLIMB$ 96! SKIFF T DID 8YAWL0                                          
duty at the boat's stern. ,He laid himself down                                 DUTY AT ! BOAT'S /]N4 ,HE LAID HMF D[N                                          
under the thwarts and waited, panting.                                          "U ! ?W>TS & WAIT$1 PANT+4                                                      
  ,Presently the cracked bell tapped and a voice                                  ,PRES5TLY ! CRACK$ BELL TAPP$ &A VOICE                                        
gave the order to "cast off." ,A minute or two                                  GAVE ! ORD] TO 8CA/ (F40 ,A M9UTE OR TWO                                        
later the skiff's head was standing high up, against the                        LAT] ! SKI6'S H1D 0 /&+ HI< UP1 AG/ !                                           
boat's swell, and the voyage was begun. ,Tom                                    BOAT'S SWELL1 &! VOYAGE 0 2GUN4 ,TOM                                            
felt happy in his success, for he knew it was the                               FELT HAPPY 9 8 SU3ESS1 = HE KNEW X 0 !                                          
boat's last trip for the night. ,At the end of a long                           BOAT'S LA/ TRIP =! NI<T4 ,AT ! 5D (A L;G                                        
twelve or fifteen minutes the wheels stopped, and                               TWELVE OR FIFTE5 M9UTES ! :EELS /OPP$1 &                                        
,Tom slipped overboard and swam ashore in the                                   ,TOM SLIPP$ OV]BO>D & SWAM A%ORE 9 !                                            
dusk, landing fifty yards down- stream, out of                                  DUSK1 L&+ FIFTY Y>DS D[N- /R1M1 \ (                                             
danger of possible stragglers.                                                  DANG] ( POSSI# /RA7L]S4                                                         
  ,He flew along unfrequented alleys, and                                         ,HE FLEW AL;G UNFREQU5T$ ALLEYS1 &                                            
shortly found himself at his aunt's back fence. ,He                             %ORTLY F.D HMF AT 8 AUNT'S BACK F;E4 ,HE                                        
climbed over, approached the "ell," and looked in                               CLIMB$ OV]1 APPROA*$ ! 8ELL10 & LOOK$ 9                                         
at the sitting-room window, for a light was burning                             AT ! SITT+-ROOM W9D[1 =A LI<T 0 BURN+                                           
there. ,There sat ,Aunt ,Polly, ,Sid, ,Mary, and                                "!4 ,"! SAT ,AUNT ,POLLY1 ,SID1 ,M>Y1 &                                         
,Joe ,Harper's mother, grouped together, talking. ,They were                    ,JOE ,H>P]'S "M1 GR\P$ TGR1 TALK+4 ,!Y 7                                        
by the bed, and the bed was between them and the door. ,Tom went                0! B$1 &! B$ 0 2T !M &! DOOR4 ,TOM W5T                                          
to the door and began to softly lift the latch; then he                         6! DOOR & 2GAN 6S(TLY LIFT ! LAT*2 !N HE                                        
pressed gently and the door yielded a crack; he                                 PRESS$ G5TLY &! DOOR YIELD$ A CRACK2 HE                                         
con- tinued pushing cautiously, and quaking every time it                       CON- T9U$ PU%+ CAUTI\SLY1 & QUAK+ E "T X                                        
creaked, till he judged he might squeeze through                                CR1K$1 TILL HE JUDG$ HE MI<T SQUEEZE "?                                         
on his knees; so he put his head through and     #161                           ON 8 KNEES2 S HE PUT 8 H1D "? &     #AFA                                        
began, warily.                                                                  2GAN1 W>ILY4                                                                    
  ",What makes the candle blow so?" said ,Aunt                                    8,:AT MAKES ! C&LE BL[ S80 SD ,AUNT                                           
,Polly. ,Tom hurried up. ",Why, that door's                                     ,POLLY4 ,TOM HURRI$ UP4 8,:Y1 T DOOR'S                                          
open, ,I believe. ,Why, of course it is. ,No                                    OP51 ,I 2LIEVE4 ,:Y1 ( C\RSE X IS4 ,NO                                          
end of strange things now. ,Go 'long and shut it,                               5D ( /RANGE ?+S N[4 ,G 'L;G & %UT X1                                            
,Sid."                                                                          ,SID40                                                                          
  ,Tom disappeared under the bed just in time. ,He lay and                        ,TOM 4APPE>$ "U ! B$ J 9 "T4 ,HE LAY &                                        
"breathed" himself for a time, and then crept to where he could                 8BR1!D0 HMF =A "T1 & !N CREPT 6": HE CD                                         
almost touch his aunt's foot.                                                   ALM T\* 8 AUNT'S FOOT4                                                          
  ",But as ,I was saying," said ,Aunt ,Polly, "he                                 8,B Z ,I 0 SAY+10 SD ,AUNT ,POLLY1 8HE                                        
warn't ,,BAD, so to say -- only                                                 W>N'T ,,BAD1 S 6SAY -- ONLY                                                     
misch,,EE-VOUS. ,Only just giddy, and                                           MIS*,,EE-V\S4 ,ONLY J GI4Y1 &                                                   
harum-scarum, you know. ,He warn't any more                                     H>UM-SC>UM1 Y "K4 ,HE W>N'T ANY M                                               
responsible than a colt. ,,HE never meant any                                   RESPONSI# ?AN A COLT4 ,,HE N"E M1NT ANY                                         
harm, and he was the best-hearted boy that ever was" --                         H>M1 & HE 0 ! BE/-HE>T$ BOY T "E WAS0 --                                        
and she began to cry.                                                           & %E 2GAN 6CRY4                                                                 
  ",It was just so with my ,Joe -- always full of his                             8,X 0 J S ) MY ,JOE -- ALW FULL ( 8                                           
devilment, and up to every kind of mischief, but he was just                    DEVIL;T1 & UP 6E K9D ( MIS*IEF1 B HE 0 J                                        
as unselfish and kind as he could be -- and laws bless                          Z UNSELFI% & K9D Z HE CD 2 -- & LAWS B.S                                        
me, to think ,I went and whipped him for taking that                            ME1 6?9K ,I W5T & :IPP$ HM = TAK+ T                                             
cream, never once recollecting that ,I throwed it out                           CR1M1 N"E ONCE RECOLLECT+ T ,I ?R[$ X \                                         
myself because it was sour, and ,I never to see him again in this               MYF 2C X 0 S\R1 & ,I N"E 6SEE HM AG 9 ?                                         
world, never, never, never, poor abused boy!" ,And                              _W1 N"E1 N"E1 N"E1 POOR ABUS$ BOY60 ,&                                          
,Mrs. ,Harper sobbed as if her heart would break.                               ,MRS4 ,H>P] SO2$ Z IF H] HE>T WD BR1K4                                          
",I hope ,Tom's better off where he    #162                                     8,I HOPE ,TOM'S BETT] (F ": HE    #AFB                                          
is," said ,Sid, "but if he'd been better in some                                IS10 SD ,SID1 8B IF HE'D BE5 BETT] 9 "S                                         
ways --"                                                                        WAYS --0                                                                        
  ",,SID!" ,Tom felt the glare of the old                                         8,,SID60 ,TOM FELT ! GL>E (! OLD                                              
lady's eye, though he could not see it. ",Not a word                            LADY'S EYE1 ?\< HE CD N SEE X4 8,N A ^W                                         
against my ,Tom, now that he's gone! ,God'll take                               AG/ MY ,TOM1 N[ T HE'S G"O6 ,GOD'LL TAKE                                        
care of ,,HIM -- never you trouble ,,YOUR-SELF,                                 C>E ( ,,HM -- N"E Y TR\# ,,YR-SELF1                                             
sir! ,Oh, ,Mrs. ,Harper, ,I don't know how                                      SIR6 ,OH1 ,MRS4 ,H>P]1 ,I DON'T "K H[                                           
to give him up! ,I don't know how to give him up!                               6GIVE HM UP6 ,I DON'T "K H[ 6GIVE HM UP6                                        
,He was such a comfort to me, although he tormented my old                      ,HE 0 S* A -=T 6ME1 AL? HE TOR;T$ MY OLD                                        
heart out of me, 'most."                                                        HE>T \ ( ME1 'MO/40                                                             
  ",The ,Lord giveth and the ,Lord hath taken away --                             8,! ,"L GIVE? &! ,"L HA? TAK5 AWAY --                                         
,Blessed be the name of the ,Lord! ,But it's so hard --                         ,B.S$ 2 ! "N (! ,"L6 ,B X'S S H>D --                                            
,Oh, it's so hard! ,Only last ,Saturday my                                      ,OH1 X'S S H>D6 ,ONLY LA/ ,SATUR"D MY                                           
,Joe busted a firecracker right under my nose and                               ,JOE BU/$ A FIRECRACK] "R "U MY NOSE &                                          
,I knocked him sprawling. ,Little did ,I know then,                             ,I KNOCK$ HM SPRAWL+4 ,LL DID ,I "K !N1                                         
how soon -- ,Oh, if it was to do over again ,I'd                                H[ SOON -- ,OH1 IF X 0 6D OV] AG ,I'D                                           
hug him and bless him for it."                                                  HUG HM & B.S HM = X40                                                           
  ",Yes, yes, yes, ,I know just how you feel,                                     8,YES1 YES1 YES1 ,I "K J H[ Y FEEL1                                           
,Mrs. ,Harper, ,I know just exactly how you feel.                               ,MRS4 ,H>P]1 ,I "K J EXACTLY H[ Y FEEL4                                         
,No longer ago than yesterday noon, my ,Tom                                     ,NO L;G] AGO ?AN YE/]"D NOON1 MY ,TOM                                           
took and filled the cat full of ,Pain-killer, and                               TOOK & FILL$ ! CAT FULL ( ,PA9-KILL]1 &                                         
,I did think the cretur would tear the house down.                              ,I DID ?9K ! CRETUR WD TE> ! H\SE D[N4                                          
,And ,God forgive me, ,I cracked ,Tom's head with                               ,& ,GOD =GIVE ME1 ,I CRACK$ ,TOM'S H1D )                                        
my thimble, poor boy, poor dead boy. ,But he's                                  MY ?IM#1 POOR BOY1 POOR D1D BOY4 ,B HE'S                                        
out of all his troubles now. ,And the last words     #163                       \ ( ALL 8 TR\#S N[4 ,&! LA/ ^WS     #AFC                                        
,I ever heard him say was to reproach --"                                       ,I "E HE>D HM SAY 0 6REPROA* --0                                                
  ,But this memory was too much for the old lady, and she                         ,B ? MEMORY 0 TOO M* =! OLD LADY1 & %E                                        
broke entirely down. ,Tom was snuffling, now,                                   BROKE 5TIRELY D[N4 ,TOM 0 SNU6L+1 N[1                                           
himself -- and more in pity of himself than anybody else.                       HMF -- & M 9 P;Y ( HMF ?AN ANYBODY ELSE4                                        
,He could hear ,Mary crying, and putting in a kindly                            ,HE CD HE> ,M>Y CRY+1 & PUTT+ 9 A K9DLY                                         
word for him from time to time. ,He began to have a nobler                      ^W = HM F "T 6"T4 ,HE 2GAN 6H A NO#R                                            
opinion of himself than ever before. ,Still, he was                             OP9ION ( HMF ?AN "E 2F4 ,/1 HE 0                                                
sufficiently touched by his aunt's grief to long                                SU6ICI5TLY T\*$ 0HIS AUNT'S GRIEF 6L;G                                          
to rush out from under the bed and overwhelm her with joy --                    6RU% \ F "U ! B$ & OV]:ELM H] ) JOY --                                          
and the theatrical gorgeousness of the thing appealed                           &! !ATRICAL GORGE\S;S (! ?+ APP1L$                                              
strongly to his nature, too, but he re- sisted and                              /R;GLY 6HIS NATURE1 TOO1 B HE RE- SI/$ &                                        
lay st.                                                                         LAY /4                                                                          
  ,He went on listening, and gathered by odds and ends that                       ,HE W5T ON LI/5+1 & GA!R$ 0O4S & 5DS T                                        
it was conjectured at first that the boys had got drowned                       X 0 3JECTUR$ AT F/ T ! BOYS _H GOT DR[N$                                        
while taking a swim; then the small raft had been                               :ILE TAK+ A SWIM2 !N ! SMALL RAFT _H BE5                                        
missed; next, certain boys said the missing lads                                MISS$2 NEXT1 C]TA9 BOYS SD ! MISS+ LADS                                         
had promised that the village should "hear some- thing"                         _H PROMIS$ T ! VILLAGE %D 8HE> "S- ?+0                                          
soon; the wise-heads had "put this and that together" and                       SOON2 ! WISE-H1DS _H 8PUT ? & T TGR0 &                                          
decided that the lads had gone off on that raft and would                       DECID$ T ! LADS _H G"O (F ON T RAFT & WD                                        
turn up at the next town below, presently; but                                  TURN UP AT ! NEXT T[N 2L1 PRES5TLY2 B                                           
toward noon the raft had been found, lodged against the                         T[>D NOON ! RAFT _H BE5 F.D1 LODG$ AG/ !                                        
,Missouri shore some five or six miles below the                                ,MISS\RI %ORE "S FIVE OR SIX MILES 2L !                                         
village -- and then hope perished; they must be                                 VILLAGE -- & !N HOPE P]I%$2 !Y M/ 2                                             
drowned, else hunger would have driven them home                                DR[N$1 ELSE HUNG] WD H DRIV5 !M HOME                                            
by nightfall if not sooner. ,It was believed   #164                             0NI<TFALL IF N SOON]4 ,X 0 2LIEV$   #AFD                                        
that the search for the bodies had been a fruitless effort                      T ! SE>* =! BODIES _H BE5 A FRUIT.S EF=T                                        
merely because the drowning must have occurred in mid-                          M]ELY 2C ! DR[N+ M/ H O3URR$ 9 MID-                                             
channel, since the boys, being good swimmers, would                             *ANNEL1 S9CE ! BOYS1 2+ GD SWIMM]S1 WD                                          
otherwise have escaped to shore. ,This was ,Wednesday                           O!RWISE H ESCAP$ 6%ORE4 ,? 0 ,W$NES"D                                           
night. ,If the bodies continued missing until                                   NI<T4 ,IF ! BODIES 3T9U$ MISS+ UNTIL                                            
,Sunday, all hope would be given over, and the                                  ,SUN"D1 ALL HOPE WD 2 GIV5 OV]1 &!                                              
funerals would be preached on that morning. ,Tom                                FUN]ALS WD 2 PR1*$ ON T MORN+4 ,TOM                                             
shuddered.                                                                      %U4]$4                                                                          
  ,Mrs. ,Harper gave a sobbing good-night and                                     ,MRS4 ,H>P] GAVE A SO2+ GD-NI<T &                                             
turned to go. ,Then with a mutual impulse the two                               TURN$ 6G4 ,!N )A MUTUAL IMPULSE ! TWO                                           
bereaved women flung themselves into each other's arms and                      2R1V$ WOM5 FLUNG !MVS 96EA* O!R'S >MS &                                         
had a good, consoling cry, and then parted. ,Aunt                               _H A GD1 3SOL+ CRY1 & !N "P$4 ,AUNT                                             
,Polly was tender far beyond her wont, in her                                   ,POLLY 0 T5D] F> 2Y H] WONT1 9 H]                                               
good-night to ,Sid and ,Mary. ,Sid snuffled a bit                               GD-NI<T 6,SID & ,M>Y4 ,SID SNU6L$ A BIT                                         
and ,Mary went off crying with all her heart.                                   & ,M>Y W5T (F CRY+ ) ALL H] HE>T4                                               
  ,Aunt ,Polly knelt down and prayed for ,Tom                                     ,AUNT ,POLLY KNELT D[N & PRAY$ = ,TOM                                         
so touch- ingly, so appealingly, and with such measureless                      S T\*- 9GLY1 S APP1L+LY1 &) S* M1SURE.S                                         
love in her words and her old trembling voice, that                             LOVE 9 H] ^WS & H] OLD TREMBL+ VOICE1 T                                         
he was weltering in tears again, long before she was through.                   HE 0 WELT]+ 9 TE>S AG1 L;G 2F %E 0 "?4                                          
  ,He had to keep still long after she went to bed, for she                       ,HE _H 6KEEP / L;G AF %E W5T 6B$1 = %E                                        
kept making broken-hearted ejaculations from time                               KEPT MAK+ BROK5-HE>T$ EJACUL,NS F "T                                            
to time, tossing unrestfully, and turning over. ,But at                         6"T1 TOSS+ UNRE/;LLY1 & TURN+ OV]4 ,B AT                                        
last she was still, only moaning a little in her sleep.                         LA/ %E 0 /1 ONLY MOAN+ A LL 9 H] SLEEP4                                         
,Now the boy stole out, rose gradually by the                                   ,N[ ! BOY /OLE \1 ROSE GRADU,Y 0!                                               
bedside, shaded the candle-light with his hand,    #165                         B$SIDE1 %AD$ ! C&LE-LI<T ) 8 H&1    #AFE                                        
and stood re- garding her. ,His heart was full of pity                          & /OOD RE- G>D+ H]4 ,8 HE>T 0 FULL ( P;Y                                        
for her. ,He took out his sycamore scroll and                                   = H]4 ,HE TOOK \ 8 SYCAMORE SCROLL &                                            
placed it by the candle. ,But something occurred to him, and                    PLAC$ X 0! C&LE4 ,B "S?+ O3URR$ 6HM1 &                                          
he lingered con- sidering. ,His face lighted with a                             HE L+]$ CON- SID]+4 ,8 FACE LI<T$ )A                                            
happy solution of his thought; he put the bark                                  HAPPY SOLU;N ( 8 ?"\2 HE PUT ! B>K                                              
hastily in his pocket. ,Then he bent over and                                   HA/ILY 9 8 POCKET4 ,!N HE B5T OV] &                                             
kissed the faded lips, and straightway made his                                 KISS$ ! FAD$ LIPS1 & /RAI<TWAY MADE 8                                           
stealthy exit, latching the door behind him.                                    /1L?Y EXIT1 LAT*+ ! DOOR 2H HM4                                                 
  ,He threaded his way back to the ferry landing, found                           ,HE ?R1D$ 8 WAY BACK 6! F]RY L&+1 F.D                                         
nobody at large there, and walked boldly on                                     NOBODY AT L>GE "!1 & WALK$ BOLDLY ON                                            
board the boat, for he knew she was tenantless                                  BO>D ! BOAT1 = HE KNEW %E 0 T5ANT.S                                             
except that there was a watchman, who always turned in                          EXCEPT T "! 0 A WAT*MAN1 :O ALW TURN$ 9                                         
and slept like a graven image. ,He untied the                                   & SLEPT L A GRAV5 IMAGE4 ,HE UNTI$ !                                            
skiff at the stern, slipped into it, and was soon rowing                        SKIFF AT ! /]N1 SLIPP$ 96X1 & 0 SOON R[+                                        
cautiously up- stream. ,When he had pulled a                                    CAUTI\SLY UP- /R1M4 ,:5 HE _H PULL$ A                                           
mile above the village, he started quartering across and                        MILE ABV ! VILLAGE1 HE />T$ QU>T]+ ACR &                                        
bent himself stoutly to his work. ,He hit the landing on                        B5T HMF /\TLY 6HIS "W4 ,HE HIT ! L&+ ON                                         
the other side neatly, for this was a familiar bit of                           ! O!R SIDE N1TLY1 = ? 0 A FAMILI> BIT (                                         
work to him. ,He was moved to capture the skiff,                                "W 6HM4 ,HE 0 MOV$ 6CAPTURE ! SKIFF1                                            
arguing that it might be considered a ship and therefore                        >GU+ T X MI<T 2 3SID]$ A %IP & "!=E                                             
legitimate prey for a pirate, but he knew a                                     LEGITIMATE PREY =A PIRATE1 B HE KNEW A                                          
thorough search would be made for it and that might end in                      ?OR\< SE>* WD 2 MADE = X & T MI<T 5D 9                                          
revelations. ,So he stepped ashore and entered the                              REVEL,NS4 ,S HE /EPP$ A%ORE & 5T]$ !                                            
woods.                                                                          WOODS4                                                                          
,He sat down and took a long rest,     #166                                     ,HE SAT D[N & TOOK A L;G RE/1     #AFF                                          
torturing him- self meanwhile to keep awake, and                                TORTUR+ HM- SELF M1N:ILE 6KEEP AWAKE1 &                                         
then started warily down the home-stretch. ,The night                           !N />T$ W>ILY D[N ! HOME-/RET*4 ,! NI<T                                         
was far spent. ,It was broad daylight before he found                           0 F> SP5T4 ,X 0 BROAD "DLI<T 2F HE F.D                                          
himself fairly abreast the island bar. ,He rested again                         HMF FAIRLY ABR1/ ! ISL& B>4 ,HE RE/$ AG                                         
until the sun was well up and gilding the great river                           UNTIL ! SUN 0 WELL UP & GILD+ ! GRT RIV]                                        
with its splendor, and then he plunged into the stream.                         ) XS SPL5DOR1 & !N HE PLUNG$ 96! /R1M4                                          
,A little later he paused, dripping, upon the                                   ,A LL LAT] HE PAUS$1 DRIPP+1 ^U !                                               
threshold of the camp, and heard ,Joe say:                                      ?RE%OLD (! CAMP1 & HE>D ,JOE SAY3                                               
  ",No, ,Tom's true-blue, ,Huck, and he'll                                        8,NO1 ,TOM'S TRUE-BLUE1 ,HUCK1 & HE'LL                                        
come back. ,He won't desert. ,He knows that would be                            -E BACK4 ,HE WON'T DES]T4 ,HE "KS T WD 2                                        
a disgrace to a pirate, and ,Tom's too proud for                                A 4GRACE 6A PIRATE1 & ,TOM'S TOO PR\D =                                         
that sort of thing. ,He's up to something or other. ,Now                        T SORT ( ?+4 ,HE'S UP 6"S?+ OR O!R4 ,N[                                         
,I wonder what?"                                                                ,I WOND] :AT80                                                                  
  ",Well, the things is ours, anyway, ain't                                       8,WELL1 ! ?+S IS \RS1 ANYWAY1 A9'T                                            
they?"                                                                          !Y80                                                                            
  ,Pretty near, but not yet, ,Huck. ,The writing                                  ,PRETTY NE>1 B N YET1 ,HUCK4 ,! WRIT+                                         
says they are if he ain't back here to breakfast."                              SAYS !Y >E IF HE A9'T BACK "H 6BR1KFA/40                                        
  ",Which he is!" exclaimed ,Tom, with fine                                       8,: HE IS60 EXCLAIM$ ,TOM1 ) F9E                                              
dramatic effect, stepping grandly into camp.                                    DRAMATIC E6ECT1 /EPP+ GR&LY 96CAMP4                                             
  ,A sumptuous breakfast of bacon and fish was                                    ,A SUMPTU\S BR1KFA/ ( BACON & FI% 0                                           
shortly provided, and as the boys set to work upon it,                          %ORTLY PROVID$1 & Z ! BOYS SET 6"W ^U X1                                        
,Tom recounted (and adorned) his adventures. ,They                              ,TOM REC.T$ 7& ADORN$7 8 ADV5TURES4 ,!Y                                         
were a vain and boastful company of heroes when the tale                        7 A VA9 & BOA/;L -PANY ( H]OES :5 ! TALE                                        
was done. ,Then ,Tom hid himself away in a shady                                0 D"O4 ,!N ,TOM HID HMF AWAY 9 A %ADY                                           
nook to sleep till noon, and the other       #167                               NOOK 6SLEEP TILL NOON1 &! O!R       #AFG                                        
pirates got ready to fish and explore.                                          PIRATES GOT R1DY 6FI% & EXPLORE4                                                
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XVI                                                                 ,,*APT] ,,XVI                                                                 
  ,,AFTER dinner all the gang turned out to                                       ,,AF D9N] ALL ! GANG TURN$ \ 6                                                
  hunt for turtle eggs on the bar. ,They                                          HUNT = TURTLE E7S ON ! B>4 ,!Y                                                
  went about poking sticks into the sand,                                         W5T AB POK+ /ICKS 96! S&1                                                     
  and when they found a soft place they                                           & :5 !Y F.D A S(T PLACE !Y                                                    
  went down on their knees and dug with                                           W5T D[N ON _! KNEES & DUG )                                                   
  their hands. ,Sometimes they would take                                         _! H&S4 ,"S"TS !Y WD TAKE                                                     
  fifty or sixty eggs out of one hole. ,They were                                 FIFTY OR SIXTY E7S \ ( "O HOLE4 ,!Y 7                                         
perfectly round white things a trifle smaller                                   P]FECTLY R.D :ITE ?+S A TRIFLE SMALL]                                           
than an ,English walnut. ,They had a famous                                     ?AN AN ,5GLI% WALNUT4 ,!Y _H A FAM\S                                            
fried-egg feast that night, and another on ,Friday                              FRI$-EGG F1/ T NI<T1 & ANO!R ON ,FRI"D                                          
morning.                                                                        MORN+4                                                                          
  ,After breakfast they went whooping and prancing out on                         ,AF BR1KFA/ !Y W5T :OOP+ & PRANC+ \ ON                                        
the bar, and chased each other round and round, shedding                        ! B>1 & *AS$ EA* O!R R.D & R.D1 %$D+                                            
clothes as they went, until they were naked, and then                           CLO!S Z !Y W5T1 UNTIL !Y 7 NAK$1 & !N                                           
continued the frolic far away up the shoal water of the                         3T9U$ ! FROLIC F> AWAY UP ! %OAL WAT] (!                                        
bar, against the stiff current, which latter tripped their                      B>1 AG/ ! /IFF CURR5T1 : LATT] TRIPP$ _!                                        
legs from under them from time to time and greatly increased the                LEGS F "U !M F "T 6"T & GRTLY 9CR1S$ !                                          
fun. ,And now and then they stooped in a group and                              FUN4 ,& N[ & !N !Y /OOP$ 9 A GR\P &                                             
splashed water in each other's faces with their                                 SPLA%$ WAT] 9 EA* O!R'S FACES ) _!                                              
palms, gradually approach- ing each other, with                                 PALMS1 GRADU,Y APPROA*- 9G EA* O!R1 )                                           
averted faces to avoid the stran- gling sprays, and                             AV]T$ FACES 6AVOID ! /RAN- GL+ SPRAYS1 &                                        
finally gripping and struggling till the best man                               F9,Y GRIPP+ & /RU7L+ TILL ! BE/ MAN                                             
ducked his neighbor, and then they all went    #168                             DUCK$ 8 NEI<BOR1 & !N !Y ALL W5T    #AFH                                        
under in a tangle of white legs and arms and came                               "U 9 A TANGLE ( :ITE LEGS & >MS & CAME                                          
up blowing, sputtering, laughing, and gasping for breath                        UP BL[+1 SPUTT]+1 LAU<+1 & GASP+ = BR1?                                         
at one and the same time.                                                       AT "O &! SAME "T4                                                               
  ,When they were well exhausted, they would run out and                          ,:5 !Y 7 WELL EXHAU/$1 !Y WD RUN \ &                                          
sprawl on the dry, hot sand, and lie there and cover                            SPRAWL ON ! DRY1 HOT S&1 & LIE "! & COV]                                        
themselves up with it, and by and by break for the water again and go           !MVS UP ) X1 & 0& 0BR1K =! WAT] AG & G                                          
through the original perform- ance once more. ,Finally it                       "? ! ORIG9AL P]=M- ANCE ONCE M4 ,F9,Y X                                         
occurred to them that their naked skin represented                              O3URR$ 6!M T _! NAK$ SK9 REPRES5T$                                              
flesh-colored "tights" very fairly; so they drew                                FLE%-COLOR$ 8TI<TS0 V FAIRLY2 S !Y DREW                                         
a ring in the sand and had a circus -- with three                               A R+ 9 ! S& & _H A CIRCUS -- ) ?REE                                             
clowns in it, for none would yield this proudest post                           CL[NS 9 X1 = N"O WD YIELD ? PR\DE/ PO/                                          
to his neighbor.                                                                6HIS NEI<BOR4                                                                   
  ,Next they got their marbles and played "knucks"                                ,NEXT !Y GOT _! M>#S & PLAY$ 8KNUCKS0                                         
and "ring-taw" and "keeps" till that amusement grew                             & 8R+-TAW0 & 8KEEPS0 TILL T AMUSE;T GREW                                        
stale. ,Then ,Joe and ,Huck had another swim, but                               /ALE4 ,!N ,JOE & ,HUCK _H ANO!R SWIM1 B                                         
,Tom would not venture, because he found that in kicking off                    ,TOM WD N V5TURE1 2C HE F.D T 9 KICK+ (F                                        
his trousers he had kicked his string of rattlesnake                            8 TR\S]S HE _H KICK$ 8 /R+ ( RATTLESNAKE                                        
rattles off his ankle, and he wondered how he had                               RATTLES (F 8 ANKLE1 & HE WOND]$ H[ HE _H                                        
escaped cramp so long without the pro- tection of this                          ESCAP$ CRAMP S L;G )\T ! PRO- TEC;N ( ?                                         
mysterious charm. ,He did not vent- ure again until                             MY/]I\S *>M4 ,HE DID N V5T- URE AG UNTIL                                        
he had found it, and by that time the other boys were tired and                 HE _H F.D X1 & 0T "T ! O!R BOYS 7 TIR$ &                                        
ready to rest. ,They gradually wandered apart, dropped                          R1DY 6RE/4 ,!Y GRADU,Y W&]$ A"P1 DROPP$                                         
into the "dumps," and fell to gazing longingly across the                       96! 8DUMPS10 & FELL 6GAZ+ L;G+LY ACR !                                          
wide river to where the village lay drowsing in the                             WIDE RIV] 6": ! VILLAGE LAY DR[S+ 9 !                                           
sun. ,Tom found himself writing ",,BECKY"   #169                                SUN4 ,TOM F.D HMF WRIT+ 8,,BECKY0   #AFI                                        
in the sand with his big toe; he scratched it out, and was                      9 ! S& ) 8 BIG TOE2 HE SCRAT*$ X \1 & 0                                         
angry with himself for his weakness. ,But he wrote it again,                    ANGRY ) HMF = 8 W1K;S4 ,B HE WROTE X AG1                                        
nevertheless; he could not help it. ,He erased it once                          N"E!.S2 HE CD N HELP X4 ,HE ERAS$ X ONCE                                        
more and then took himself out of temptation by driving the other               M & !N TOOK HMF \ ( TEMPT,N 0DRIV+ ! O!R                                        
boys together and joining them.                                                 BOYS TGR & JO9+ !M4                                                             
  ,But ,Joe's spirits had gone down almost beyond                                 ,B ,JOE'S _SS _H G"O D[N ALM 2Y                                               
resurrection. ,He was so homesick that he could                                 RESURREC;N4 ,HE 0 S HOMESICK T HE CD                                            
hardly endure the misery of it. ,The tears lay very                             H>DLY 5DURE ! MIS]Y ( X4 ,! TE>S LAY V                                          
near the surface. ,Huck was melancholy, too.                                    NE> ! SURFACE4 ,HUCK 0 MELAN*OLY1 TOO4                                          
,Tom was down- hearted, but tried hard not to show it.                          ,TOM 0 D[N- HE>T$1 B TRI$ H>D N 6%[ X4                                          
,He had a secret which he was not ready to tell,                                ,HE _H A SECRET : HE 0 N R1DY 6TELL1                                            
yet, but if this mutinous depression was not broken up                          YET1 B IF ? MUT9\S DEPRES.N 0 N BROK5 UP                                        
soon, he would have to bring it out. ,He said, with a great                     SOON1 HE WD H 6BR+ X \4 ,HE SD1 )A GRT                                          
show of cheerfulness:                                                           %[ ( *E];L;S3                                                                   
  ",I bet there's been pirates on this island before,                             8,I BET "!'S BE5 PIRATES ON ? ISL& 2F1                                        
boys. ,We'll explore it again. ,They've hid                                     BOYS4 ,WE'LL EXPLORE X AG4 ,!Y'VE HID                                           
treasures here somewhere. ,How'd you feel to light on                           TR1SURES "H "S":4 ,H['D Y FEEL 6LI<T ON                                         
a rotten chest full of gold and silver -- hey?"                                 A ROTT5 *E/ FULL ( GOLD & SILV] -- HEY80                                        
  ,But it roused only faint enthusiasm, which faded                               ,B X R\S$ ONLY FA9T 5?USIASM1 : FAD$                                          
out, with no reply. ,Tom tried one or two other                                 \1 ) NO REPLY4 ,TOM TRI$ "O OR TWO O!R                                          
seductions; but they failed, too. ,It was discouraging                          SEDUC;NS2 B !Y FAIL$1 TOO4 ,X 0 4C\RAG+                                         
work. ,Joe sat poking up the sand with a stick and                              "W4 ,JOE SAT POK+ UP ! S& )A /ICK &                                             
looking very gloomy. ,Finally he said:                                          LOOK+ V GLOOMY4 ,F9,Y HE SD3                                                    
  ",Oh, boys, let's give it up. ,I want                                           8,OH1 BOYS1 LET'S GIVE X UP4 ,I WANT                                          
to go home. ,It's so lonesome."             #170                                6G HOME4 ,X'S S L"O"S40             #AGJ                                        
  ",Oh no, ,Joe, you'll feel better by and by,"                                   8,OH NO1 ,JOE1 Y'LL FEEL BETT] 0& BY10                                        
said ,Tom. ",Just think of the fishing that's here."                            SD ,TOM4 8,J ?9K (! FI%+ T'S "H40                                               
  ",I don't care for fishing. ,I want to go                                       8,I DON'T C>E = FI%+4 ,I WANT 6G                                              
home."                                                                          HOME40                                                                          
  ",But, ,Joe, there ain't such another                                           8,B1 ,JOE1 "! A9'T S* ANO!R                                                   
swimming-place anywhere."                                                       SWIMM+-PLACE ANY":40                                                            
  ",Swimming's no good. ,I don't seem to care for                                 8,SWIMM+'S NO GD4 ,I DON'T SEEM 6C>E =                                        
it, somehow, when there ain't anybody to say ,I                                 X1 "SH[1 :5 "! A9'T ANYBODY 6SAY ,I                                             
sha'n't go in. ,I mean to go home."                                             %A'N'T G IN4 ,I M1N 6G HOME40                                                   
  ",Oh, shucks! ,Baby! ,You want to see your                                      8,OH1 %UCKS6 ,BABY6 ,Y WANT 6SEE YR                                           
mother, ,I reckon."                                                             "M1 ,I RECKON40                                                                 
  ",Yes, ,I ,,DO want to see my mother -- and you                                 8,YES1 ,I ,,D WANT 6SEE MY "M -- & Y                                          
would, too, if you had one. ,I ain't any more baby                              WD1 TOO1 IF Y _H "O4 ,I A9'T ANY M BABY                                         
than you are." ,And ,Joe snuffled a little.                                     ?AN Y >E40 ,& ,JOE SNU6L$ A LL4                                                 
  ",Well, we'll let the cry-baby go home                                          8,WELL1 WE'LL LET ! CRY-BABY G HOME                                           
to his mother, won't we, ,Huck? ,Poor thing --                                  6HIS "M1 WON'T WE1 ,HUCK8 ,POOR ?+ --                                           
does it want to see its mother? ,And so it shall. ,You like it                  DOES X WANT 6SEE XS "M8 ,& S X %4 ,Y L X                                        
here, don't you, ,Huck? ,We'll stay, won't                                      "H1 DON'T Y1 ,HUCK8 ,WE'LL /AY1 WON'T                                           
we?"                                                                            WE80                                                                            
  ,Huck said, ";,Y-;e-;s -- without any heart                                     ,HUCK SD1 8;,Y-;E-;S -- )\T ANY HE>T                                          
in it.                                                                          9 X4                                                                            
  ",I'll never speak to you again as long as ,I                                   8,I'LL N"E SP1K 6Y AG Z L;G Z ,I                                              
live," said ,Joe, rising. ",There now!" ,And he                                 LIVE10 SD ,JOE1 RIS+4 8,"! N[60 ,& HE                                           
moved moodily away and began to dress himself.                                  MOV$ MOODILY AWAY & 2GAN 6DRESS HMF4                                            
",Who cares!" said ,Tom. ",Nobody     #171                                      8,:O C>ES60 SD ,TOM4 8,NOBODY     #AGA                                          
wants you to. ,Go 'long home and get laughed at.                                WANTS Y TO4 ,G 'L;G HOME & GET LAU<$ AT4                                        
,Oh, you're a nice pirate. ,Huck and me ain't                                   ,OH1 Y'RE A NICE PIRATE4 ,HUCK & ME A9'T                                        
cry-babies. ,We'll stay, won't we, ,Huck?                                       CRY-BABIES4 ,WE'LL /AY1 WON'T WE1 ,HUCK8                                        
,Let him go if he wants to. ,I reckon we can                                    ,LET HM G IF HE WANTS TO4 ,I RECKON WE C                                        
get along without him, per'aps."                                                GET AL;G )\T HM1 P]'APS40                                                       
  ,But ,Tom was uneasy, nevertheless, and was alarmed                             ,B ,TOM 0 UNEASY1 N"E!.S1 & 0 AL>M$                                           
to see ,Joe go sullenly on with his dressing. ,And then                         6SEE ,JOE G SULL5LY ON ) 8 DRESS+4 ,& !N                                        
it was discomforting to see ,Huck eying ,Joe's                                  X 0 4COM=T+ 6SEE ,HUCK EY+ ,JOE'S                                               
prepara- tions so wistfully, and keeping up such                                PREP>A- TIONS S WI/;LLY1 & KEEP+ UP S*                                          
an ominous silence. ,Presently, without a parting word,                         AN OM9\S SIL;E4 ,PRES5TLY1 )\T A "P+ ^W1                                        
,Joe began to wade off toward the ,Illinois shore.                              ,JOE 2GAN 6WADE (F T[>D ! ,ILL9OIS %ORE4                                        
,Tom's heart began to sink. ,He glanced at                                      ,TOM'S HE>T 2GAN 6S9K4 ,HE GL.ED AT                                             
,Huck. ,Huck could not bear the look, and dropped his                           ,HUCK4 ,HUCK CD N BE> ! LOOK1 & DROPP$ 8                                        
eyes. ,Then he said:                                                            EYES4 ,!N HE SD3                                                                
  ",I want to go, too, ,Tom. ,It was getting so                                   8,I WANT 6G1 TOO1 ,TOM4 ,X 0 GETT+ S                                          
lone- some anyway, and now it'll be worse.                                      L"O- "S ANYWAY1 & N[ X'LL 2 WORSE4                                              
,Let's us go, too, ,Tom."                                                       ,LET'S U G1 TOO1 ,TOM40                                                         
  ",I won't! ,You can all go, if you want to.                                     8,I WON'T6 ,Y C ALL G1 IF Y WANT TO4                                          
,I mean to stay."                                                               ,I M1N 6/AY40                                                                   
  ",Tom, ,I better go."                                                           8,TOM1 ,I BETT] G40                                                           
  ",Well, go 'long -- who's hendering you."                                       8,WELL1 G 'L;G -- :O'S H5D]+ Y40                                              
  ,Huck began to pick up his scattered clothes.                                   ,HUCK 2GAN 6PICK UP 8 SCATT]$ CLO!S4                                          
,He said:                                                                       ,HE SD3                                                                         
  ",Tom, ,I wisht you'd come, too. ,Now you think                                 8,TOM1 ,I WI%T Y'D -E1 TOO4 ,N[ Y ?9K                                         
it over. ,We'll wait for you when we get    #172                                X OV]4 ,WE'LL WAIT = Y :5 WE GET    #AGB                                        
to shore."                                                                      6%ORE40                                                                         
  ",Well, you'll wait a blame long time, that's                                   8,WELL1 Y'LL WAIT A BLAME L;G "T1 T'S                                         
all."                                                                           ALL40                                                                           
  ,Huck started sorrowfully away, and ,Tom stood                                  ,HUCK />T$ SORR[;LLY AWAY1 & ,TOM /OOD                                        
looking after him, with a strong desire tugging at his                          LOOK+ AF HM1 )A /R;G DESIRE TU7+ AT 8                                           
heart to yield his pride and go along too. ,He                                  HE>T 6YIELD 8 PRIDE & G AL;G TOO4 ,HE                                           
hoped the boys would stop, but they still waded slowly                          HOP$ ! BOYS WD /OP1 B !Y / WAD$ SL[LY                                           
on. ,It suddenly dawned on ,Tom that it was become                              ON4 ,X SU45LY DAWN$ ON ,TOM T X 0 2COME                                         
very lonely and st. ,He made one final struggle with his                        V L"OLY & /4 ,HE MADE "O F9AL /RU7LE ) 8                                        
pride, and then darted after his comrades, yelling:                             PRIDE1 & !N D>T$ AF 8 -RADES1 YELL+3                                            
  ",Wait! ,Wait! ,I want to tell you something!"                                  8,WAIT6 ,WAIT6 ,I WANT 6TELL Y "S?+60                                         
  ,They presently stopped and turned around. ,When he                             ,!Y PRES5TLY /OPP$ & TURN$ >.D4 ,:5 HE                                        
got to where they were, he began unfolding his                                  GOT 6": !Y W]E1 HE 2GAN UNFOLD+ 8                                               
secret, and they listened moodily till at last                                  SECRET1 & !Y LI/5$ MOODILY TILL AT LA/                                          
they saw the "point" he was driving at, and then they                           !Y SAW ! 8PO9T0 HE 0 DRIV+ AT1 & !N !Y                                          
set up a war-whoop of applause and said it was                                  SET UP A W>-:OOP ( APPLAUSE & SD X 0                                            
"splen- did!" and said if he had told them at                                   8SPL5- DID60 & SD IF HE _H TOLD !M AT                                           
first, they wouldn't have started away. ,He made a                              F/1 !Y WDN'T H />T$ AWAY4 ,HE MADE A                                            
plausible excuse; but his real reason had been the                              PLAUSI# EXCUSE2 B 8 R1L R1SON _H BE5 !                                          
fear that not even the secret would keep them with him any                      FE> T N EV5 ! SECRET WD KEEP !M ) HM ANY                                        
very great length of time, and so he had meant to hold it                       V GRT L5G? ( "T1 & S HE _H M1NT 6HOLD X                                         
in reserve as a last seduction.                                                 9 RES]VE Z A LA/ SEDUC;N4                                                       
  ,The lads came gayly back and went at their                                     ,! LADS CAME GAYLY BACK & W5T AT _!                                           
sports again with a will, chattering all the time about                         SPORTS AG )A W1 *ATT]+ ALL ! "T AB                                              
,Tom's stupendous plan and admiring the      #173                               ,TOM'S /UP5D\S PLAN & ADMIR+ !      #AGC                                        
genius of it. ,After a dainty egg and fish dinner,                              G5IUS ( X4 ,AF A DA9TY EGG & FI% D9N]1                                          
,Tom said he wanted to learn to smoke, now. ,Joe                                ,TOM SD HE WANT$ 6LE>N 6SMOKE1 N[4 ,JOE                                         
caught at the idea and said he would like to try, too.                          CAU<T AT ! IDEA & SD HE WD L 6TRY1 TOO4                                         
,So ,Huck made pipes and filled them. ,These                                    ,S ,HUCK MADE PIPES & FILL$ !M4 ,^!                                             
novices had never smoked anything before but cigars                             NOVICES _H N"E SMOK$ ANY?+ 2F B CIG>S                                           
made of grape-vine, and they "bit" the tongue, and                              MADE ( GRAPE-V9E1 & !Y 8BIT0 ! T;GUE1 &                                         
were not considered manly anyway.                                               7 N 3SID]$ MANLY ANYWAY4                                                        
  ,Now they stretched themselves out on their elbows and                          ,N[ !Y /RET*$ !MVS \ ON _! ELB[S &                                            
began to puff, charily, and with slender confi- dence.                          2GAN 6PUFF1 *>ILY1 &) SL5D] 3FI- D5CE4                                          
,The smoke had an unpleasant taste, and they gagged                             ,! SMOKE _H AN UNPL1SANT TA/E1 & !Y GA7$                                        
a little, but ,Tom said:                                                        A LL1 B ,TOM SD3                                                                
  ",Why, it's just as easy! ,If ,I'd a knowed this was                            8,:Y1 X'S J Z EASY6 ,IF ,I'D A "K$ ? 0                                        
all, ,I'd a learnt long ago."                                                   ALL1 ,I'D A LE>NT L;G AGO40                                                     
  ",So would ,I," said ,Joe. ",It's just nothing."                                8,S WD ,I10 SD ,JOE4 8,X'S J NO?+40                                           
  ",Why, many a time ,I've looked at people smoking,                              8,:Y1 _M A "T ,I'VE LOOK$ AT P SMOK+1                                         
and thought well ,I wish ,I could do that; but ,I never                         & ?"\ WELL ,I WI% ,I CD D T2 B ,I N"E                                           
thought ,I could," said ,Tom.                                                   ?"\ ,I CD10 SD ,TOM4                                                            
  ",That's just the way with me, hain't it, ,Huck?                                8,T'S J ! WAY ) ME1 HA9'T X1 ,HUCK8                                           
,You've heard me talk just that way -- haven't you,                             ,Y'VE HE>D ME TALK J T WAY -- HAV5'T Y1                                         
,Huck? ,I'll leave it to ,Huck if ,I                                            ,HUCK8 ,I'LL L1VE X 6,HUCK IF ,I                                                
haven't."                                                                       HAV5'T40                                                                        
  ",Yes -- heaps of times," said ,Huck.                                           8,YES -- H1PS ( "TS10 SD ,HUCK4                                               
  ",Well, ,I have too," said ,Tom; "oh,                                           8,WELL1 ,I H TOO10 SD ,TOM2 8OH1                                              
hundreds of times. ,Once down by the                                            HUNDR$S ( "TS4 ,ONCE D[N 0!                                                     
slaughter-house. ,Don't you remember,     #174                                  SLAU<T]-H\SE4 ,DON'T Y REMEMB]1     #AGD                                        
,Huck? ,Bob ,Tanner was there, and ,Johnny                                      ,HUCK8 ,BOB ,TANN] 0 "!1 & ,JOHNNY                                              
,Miller, and ,Jeff ,Thatcher, when ,I said it.                                  ,MILL]1 & ,JEFF ,?AT*]1 :5 ,I SD X4                                             
,Don't you remember, ,Huck, 'bout me saying                                     ,DON'T Y REMEMB]1 ,HUCK1 'B\T ME SAY+                                           
that?"                                                                          T80                                                                             
  ",Yes, that's so," said ,Huck. ",That was the day after                         8,YES1 T'S S10 SD ,HUCK4 8,T 0 ! "D AF                                        
,I lost a white alley. ,No, 'twas the day                                       ,I LO/ A :ITE ALLEY4 ,NO1 'TWAS ! "D                                            
before."                                                                        2F40                                                                            
  ",There -- ,I told you so," said ,Tom. ",Huck                                   8,"! -- ,I TOLD Y S10 SD ,TOM4 8,HUCK                                         
rec- ollects it."                                                               REC- OLLECTS X40                                                                
  ",I bleeve ,I could smoke this pipe all day,"                                   8,I BLEEVE ,I CD SMOKE ? PIPE ALL "D10                                        
said ,Joe. ",I don't feel sick."                                                SD ,JOE4 8,I DON'T FEEL SICK40                                                  
  ",Neither do ,I," said ,Tom. ",I could smoke it                                 8,NEI D ,I10 SD ,TOM4 8,I CD SMOKE X                                          
all day. ,But ,I bet you ,Jeff ,Thatcher couldn't."                             ALL "D4 ,B ,I BET Y ,JEFF ,?AT*] CDN'T40                                        
  ",Jeff ,Thatcher! ,Why, he'd keel over just with                                8,JEFF ,?AT*]6 ,:Y1 HE'D KEEL OV] J )                                         
two draws. ,Just let him try it once. ,,HE'D                                    TWO DRAWS4 ,J LET HM TRY X ONCE4 ,,HE'D                                         
see!"                                                                           SEE60                                                                           
  ",I bet he would. ,And ,Johnny ,Miller -- ,I                                    8,I BET HE WD4 ,& ,JOHNNY ,MILL] -- ,I                                        
wish could see ,Johnny ,Miller tackle it                                        WI% CD SEE ,JOHNNY ,MILL] TACKLE X                                              
once."                                                                          ONCE40                                                                          
  ",Oh, don't ,I!" said ,Joe. ",Why, ,I bet                                       8,OH1 DON'T ,I60 SD ,JOE4 8,:Y1 ,I BET                                        
you ,Johnny ,Miller couldn't any more do this than                              Y ,JOHNNY ,MILL] CDN'T ANY M D ? ?AN                                            
nothing. ,Just one little snifter would fetch ,,HIM."                           NO?+4 ,J "O LL SNIFT] WD FET* ,,HM40                                            
  "',Deed it would, ,Joe. ,Say -- ,I wish the                                     8',DE$ X WD1 ,JOE4 ,SAY -- ,I WI% !                                           
boys could see us now."                                                         BOYS CD SEE U N[40                                                              
",So do ,I."                        #175                                        8,S D ,I40                        #AGE                                          
  ",Say -- boys, don't say anything about it, and                                 8,SAY -- BOYS1 DON'T SAY ANY?+ AB X1 &                                        
some time when they're around, ,I'll come up to you and                         "S "T :5 !Y'RE >.D1 ,I'LL -E UP 6Y &                                            
say, ',Joe, got a pipe? ,I want a                                               SAY1 ',JOE1 GOT A PIPE8 ,I WANT A                                               
smoke.' ,And you'll say, kind of careless like, as                              SMOKE4' ,& Y'LL SAY1 K9D ( C>E.S L1 Z                                           
if it warn't anything, you'll say, ',Yes, ,I                                    IF X W>N'T ANY?+1 Y'LL SAY1 ',YES1 ,I                                           
got my ,,OLD pipe, and another one, but my                                      GOT MY ,,OLD PIPE1 & ANO!R "O1 B MY                                             
tobacker ain't very good.' ,And ,I'll say,                                      TOBACK] A9'T V GD4' ,& ,I'LL SAY1                                               
',Oh, that's all right, if it's ,,STRONG enough.'                               ',OH1 T'S ALL "R1 IF X'S ,,/R;G 5\<4'                                           
,And then you'll out with the pipes, and we'll light up just                    ,& !N Y'LL \ )! PIPES1 & WE'LL LI<T UP J                                        
as ca'm, and then just see 'em look!"                                           Z CA'M1 & !N J SEE 'EM LOOK60                                                   
  ",By jings, that'll be gay, ,Tom! ,I wish it was                                8,0J+S1 T'LL 2 GAY1 ,TOM6 ,I WI% X 0                                          
,,NOW!"                                                                         ,,N[60                                                                          
  ",So do ,I! ,And when we tell 'em we learned                                    8,S D ,I6 ,& :5 WE TELL 'EM WE LE>N$                                          
when we was off pirating, won't they wish they'd been                           :5 WE 0 (F PIRAT+1 WON'T !Y WI% !Y'D BE5                                        
along?"                                                                         AL;G80                                                                          
  ",Oh, ,I reckon not! ,I'll just ,,BET they                                      8,OH1 ,I RECKON N6 ,I'LL J ,,BET !Y                                           
will!"                                                                          W60                                                                             
  ,So the talk ran on. ,But presently it began                                    ,S ! TALK RAN ON4 ,B PRES5TLY X 2GAN                                          
to flag a trifle, and grow disjointed. ,The silences                            6FLAG A TRIFLE1 & GR[ 4JO9T$4 ,! SIL;ES                                         
widened; the expectoration marvellously increased.                              WID5$2 ! EXPECTOR,N M>VELL\SLY 9CR1S$4                                          
,Every pore inside the boys' cheeks became a                                    ,E PORE 9SIDE ! BOYS' *EEKS 2CAME A                                             
spouting fountain; they could scarcely bail out the                             SP\T+ F.TA92 !Y CD SC>CELY BAIL \ !                                             
cellars under their tongues fast enough to prevent an                           CELL>S "U _! T;GUES FA/ 5 6PREV5T AN                                            
inundation; little overflowings down their throats occurred                     9UND,N2 LL OV]FL[+S D[N _! ?ROATS O3URR$                                        
in spite of all they could do, and sudden       #176                            9 SPITE ( ALL !Y CD D1 & SU45       #AGF                                        
retchings followed every time. ,Both boys were looking very                     RET*+S FOLL[$ E "T4 ,BO? BOYS 7 LOOK+ V                                         
pale and miserable, now. ,Joe's pipe dropped from                               PALE & MIS]A#1 N[4 ,JOE'S PIPE DROPP$ F                                         
his nerveless fingers. ,Tom's followed. ,Both                                   8 N]VE.S F+]S4 ,TOM'S FOLL[$4 ,BO?                                              
fountains were going furiously and both pumps bailing                           F.TA9S 7 GO+ FURI\SLY & BO? PUMPS BAIL+                                         
with might and main. ,Joe said feebly:                                          ) MI<T & MA94 ,JOE SD FEEBLY3                                                   
  ",I've lost my knife. ,I reckon ,I                                              8,I'VE LO/ MY KNIFE4 ,I RECKON ,I                                             
better go and find it."                                                         BETT] G & F9D X40                                                               
  ,Tom said, with quivering lips and halting utterance:                           ,TOM SD1 ) QUIV]+ LIPS & HALT+ UTT].E3                                        
  ",I'll help you. ,You go over that way and ,I'll                                8,I'LL HELP Y4 ,Y G OV] T WAY & ,I'LL                                         
hunt around by the spring. ,No, you needn't come,                               HUNT >.D 0! SPR+4 ,NO1 Y NE$N'T -E1                                             
,Huck -- we can find it."                                                       ,HUCK -- WE C F9D X40                                                           
  ,So ,Huck sat down again, and waited an hour.                                   ,S ,HUCK SAT D[N AG1 & WAIT$ AN H\R4                                          
,Then he found it lonesome, and went to find his comrades.                      ,!N HE F.D X L"O"S1 & W5T 6F9D 8 -RADES4                                        
,They were wide apart in the woods, both very pale,                             ,!Y 7 WIDE A"P 9 ! WOODS1 BO? V PALE1                                           
both fast asleep. ,But something informed him that if they                      BO? FA/ ASLEEP4 ,B "S?+ 9=M$ HM T IF !Y                                         
had had any trouble they had got rid of it.                                     _H _H ANY TR\# !Y _H GOT RID ( X4                                               
  ,They were not talkative at supper that night. ,They                            ,!Y 7 N TALKATIVE AT SUPP] T NI<T4 ,!Y                                        
had a humble look, and when ,Huck prepared his pipe                             _H A HUM# LOOK1 & :5 ,HUCK PREP>$ 8 PIPE                                        
after the meal and was going to prepare theirs, they said no,                   AF ! M1L & 0 GO+ 6PREP>E _!S1 !Y SD NO1                                         
they were not feeling very well -- something they ate at                        !Y 7 N FEEL+ V WELL -- "S?+ !Y ATE AT                                           
dinner had disagreed with them.                                                 D9N] _H 4AGRE$ ) !M4                                                            
  ,About midnight ,Joe awoke, and called the                                      ,AB MIDNI<T ,JOE AWOKE1 & CALL$ !                                             
boys. ,There was a brooding oppressiveness in the                               BOYS4 ,"! 0 A BROOD+ OPPRESSIVE;S 9 !                                           
air that seemed to bode something. ,The boys huddled                            AIR T SEEM$ 6BODE "S?+4 ,! BOYS HU4L$                                           
them- selves together and sought the friendly         #177                      !M- SELVES TGR & S"\ ! FRLY         #AGG                                        
companionship of the fire, though the dull dead heat                            -PANION%IP (! FIRE1 ?\< ! DULL D1D H1T                                          
of the breathless atmosphere was stifling. ,They sat still,                     (! BR1?.S ATMOSPH]E 0 /IFL+4 ,!Y SAT /1                                         
intent and waiting. ,The solemn hush continued. ,Beyond the                     9T5T & WAIT+4 ,! SOLEMN HU% 3T9U$4 ,2Y !                                        
light of the fire everything was swallowed up in the                            LI<T (! FIRE "EY?+ 0 SWALL[$ UP 9 !                                             
blackness of darkness. ,Presently there came a                                  BLACK;S ( D>K;S4 ,PRES5TLY "! CAME A                                            
quiver- ing glow that vaguely revealed the foliage                              QUIV]- 9G GL[ T VAGUELY REV1L$ ! FOLIAGE                                        
for a moment and then vanished. ,By and by another came, a                      =A MO;T & !N VANI%$4 ,0& 0ANO!R CAME1 A                                         
little stronger. ,Then another. ,Then a faint moan                              LL /R;G]4 ,!N ANO!R4 ,!N A FA9T MOAN                                            
came sighing through the branches of the forest and the boys                    CAME SI<+ "? ! BRAN*ES (! =E/ &! BOYS                                           
felt a fleeting breath upon their cheeks, and shuddered                         FELT A FLEET+ BR1? ^U _! *EEKS1 & %U4]$                                         
with the fancy that the ,Spirit of the ,Night had gone by. ,There               )! FANCY T ! ,_S (! ,NI<T _H G"O BY4 ,"!                                        
was a pause. ,Now a weird flash turned night                                    0 A PAUSE4 ,N[ A WEIRD FLA% TURN$ NI<T                                          
into day and showed every little grass-blade, separate and                      96"D & %[$ E LL GRASS-BLADE1 SEP>ATE &                                          
distinct, that grew about their feet. ,And it showed three                      4T9CT1 T GREW AB _! FEET4 ,& X %[$ ?REE                                         
white, startled faces, too. ,A deep peal of                                     :ITE1 />TL$ FACES1 TOO4 ,A DEEP P1L (                                           
thunder went rolling and tumbling down the heavens and lost                     ?"U W5T ROLL+ & TUMBL+ D[N ! H1V5S & LO/                                        
itself in sullen rumblings in the distance. ,A sweep of                         XF 9 SULL5 RUMBL+S 9 ! 4T.E4 ,A SWEEP (                                         
chilly air passed by, rustling all the leaves and                               *ILLY AIR PASS$ BY1 RU/L+ ALL ! L1VES &                                         
snow- ing the flaky ashes broadcast about the fire.                             SN[- 9G ! FLAKY A%ES BROADCA/ AB ! FIRE4                                        
,Another fierce glare lit up the forest and an                                  ,ANO!R FI]CE GL>E LIT UP ! =E/ & AN                                             
instant crash followed that seemed to rend the                                  9/ANT CRA% FOLL[$ T SEEM$ 6R5D !                                                
tree-tops right over the boys' heads. ,They clung                               TREE-TOPS "R OV] ! BOYS' H1DS4 ,!Y CLUNG                                        
together in terror, in the thick gloom that followed. ,A                        TGR 9 T]ROR1 9 ! ?ICK GLOOM T FOLL[$4 ,A                                        
few big rain-drops fell patter- ing upon the                                    FEW BIG RA9-DROPS FELL PATT]- 9G ^U !                                           
leaves.                              #178                                       L1VES4                              #AGH                                        
  ",Quick! boys, go for the tent!" exclaimed ,Tom.                                8,QK6 BOYS1 G =! T5T60 EXCLAIM$ ,TOM4                                         
  ,They sprang away, stumbling over roots and                                     ,!Y SPRANG AWAY1 /UMBL+ OV] ROOTS &                                           
among vines in the dark, no two plunging in the                                 AM;G V9ES 9 ! D>K1 NO TWO PLUNG+ 9 !                                            
same direction. ,A furious blast roared through the                             SAME DIREC;N4 ,A FURI\S BLA/ RO>$ "? !                                          
trees, making every- thing sing as it went. ,One blinding                       TREES1 MAK+ E- ?+ S+ Z X W5T4 ,"O BL9D+                                         
flash after another came, and peal on peal of deafening                         FLA% AF ANO!R CAME1 & P1L ON P1L ( D1F5+                                        
thunder. ,And now a drenching rain poured down and the rising                   ?"U4 ,& N[ A DR5*+ RA9 P\R$ D[N &! RIS+                                         
hurricane drove it in sheets along the ground.                                  HURRICANE DROVE X 9 %EETS AL;G ! GR.D4                                          
,The boys cried out to each other, but the roaring wind and the                 ,! BOYS CRI$ \ 6EA* O!R1 B ! RO>+ W9D &!                                        
boom- ing thunder-blasts drowned their voices                                   BOOM- 9G ?"U-BLA/S DR[N$ _! VOICES                                              
utterly. ,How- ever, one by one they straggled in at                            UTT]LY4 ,H[- "E1 "O 0"O !Y /RA7L$ 9 AT                                          
last and took shelter under the tent, cold, scared, and                         LA/ & TOOK %ELT] "U ! T5T1 COLD1 SC>$1 &                                        
streaming with water; but to have company in misery seemed                      /R1M+ ) WAT]2 B 6H -PANY 9 MIS]Y SEEM$                                          
something to be grateful for . ,They could not talk, the old                    "S?+ 6BE GRATE;L = 4 ,!Y CD N TALK1 ! OLD                                       
sail flapped so furiously, even if the other                                    SAIL FLAPP$ S FURI\SLY1 EV5 IF ! O!R                                            
noises would have allowed them. ,The tempest rose                               NOISES WD H ALL[$ !M4 ,! TEMPE/ ROSE                                            
higher and higher, and presently the sail tore                                  HI<] & HI<]1 & PRES5TLY ! SAIL TORE                                             
loose from its fastenings and went winging away on the                          LOOSE F XS FA/5+S & W5T W++ AWAY ON !                                           
blast. ,The boys seized each others' hands and fled,                            BLA/4 ,! BOYS SEIZ$ EA* O!RS' H&S & FL$1                                        
with many tumblings and bruises, to the shelter of a great                      ) _M TUMBL+S & BRUISES1 6! %ELT] (A GRT                                         
oak that stood upon the river-bank. ,Now the battle                             OAK T /OOD ^U ! RIV]-BANK4 ,N[ ! BATTLE                                         
was at its highest. ,Under the ceaseless conflagration of                       0 AT XS HI<E/4 ,"U ! C1SE.S 3FLAGR,N (                                          
lightning that flamed in the skies, everything below stood                      LI<TN+ T FLAM$ 9 ! SKIES1 "EY?+ 2L /OOD                                         
out in clean-cut and shadowless distinctness: the bending                       \ 9 CL1N-CUT & %AD[.S 4T9CT;S3 ! B5D+                                           
trees, the billowy river, white with        #179                                TREES1 ! BILL[Y RIV]1 :ITE )        #AGI                                        
foam, the driving spray of spume-flakes, the                                    FOAM1 ! DRIV+ SPRAY ( SPUME-FLAKES1 !                                           
dim outlines of the high bluffs on the other side,                              DIM \TL9ES (! HI< BLU6S ON ! O!R SIDE1                                          
glimpsed through the drifting cloud-rack and the slanting                       GLIMPS$ "? ! DRIFT+ CL\D-RACK &! SLANT+                                         
veil of rain. ,Every little while some giant tree                               VEIL ( RA94 ,E LL :ILE "S GIANT TREE                                            
yielded the fight and fell crashing through the younger                         YIELD$ ! FI<T & FELL CRA%+ "? ! "Y]                                             
growth; and the unflagging thunder- peals came now in                           GR[?2 &! UNFLA7+ ?"U- P1LS CAME N[ 9                                            
ear-splitting explosive bursts, keen and sharp, and                             E>-SPLITT+ EXPLOSIVE BUR/S1 KE5 & %>P1 &                                        
unspeakably appalling. ,The storm culminated in                                 UNSP1KABLY APPALL+4 ,! /ORM CULM9AT$ 9                                          
one matchless effort that seemed likely to tear the                             "O MAT*.S EF=T T SEEM$ LIKELY 6TE> !                                            
island to pieces, burn it up, drown it to the                                   ISL& 6PIECES1 BURN X UP1 DR[N X 6!                                              
tree-tops, blow it away, and deafen every creature                              TREE-TOPS1 BL[ X AWAY1 & D1F5 E CR1TURE                                         
in it, all at one and the same moment. ,It was a wild                           9 X1 ALL AT "O &! SAME MO;T4 ,X 0 A WILD                                        
night for homeless young heads to be out in.                                    NI<T = HOME.S "Y H1DS 6BE \ IN4                                                 
  ,But at last the battle was done, and the forces re-                            ,B AT LA/ ! BATTLE 0 D"O1 &! =CES RE-                                         
tired with weaker and weaker threatenings and grum- blings,                     TIR$ ) W1K] & W1K] ?R1T5+S & GRUM- BL+S1                                        
and peace resumed her sway. ,The boys went back                                 & P1CE RESUM$ H] SWAY4 ,! BOYS W5T BACK                                         
to camp, a good deal awed; but they found there was still                       6CAMP1 A GD D1L AW$2 B !Y F.D "! 0 /                                            
something to be thankful for , because the great sycamore, the                  "S?+ 6BE ?ANK;L = 1 2C ! GRT SYCAMORE1 !                                        
shelter of their beds, was a ruin, now, blasted by the                          %ELT] ( _! B$S1 0 A RU91 N[1 BLA/$ 0!                                           
lightnings, and they were not under it when the catastrophe                     LI<TN+S1 & !Y 7 N "U X :5 ! CATA/ROPHE                                          
happened.                                                                       HAPP5$4                                                                         
  ,Everything in camp was drenched, the camp-fire as                              ,"EY?+ 9 CAMP 0 DR5*$1 ! CAMP-FIRE Z                                          
well; for they were but heedless lads, like their generation, and               WELL2 = !Y 7 B HE$.S LADS1 L _! G5],N1 &                                        
had made no provision against rain. ,Here was matter                            _H MADE NO PROVI.N AG/ RA94 ,"H 0 MATT]                                         
for dismay, for they were soaked through and chilled.    #180                   = 4MAY1 = !Y 7 SOAK$ "? & *ILL$4    #AHJ                                        
,They were eloquent in their dis- tress; but they                               ,!Y 7 ELOQU5T 9 _! DIS- TRESS2 B !Y                                             
presently discovered that the fire had eaten so far up                          PRES5TLY 4COV]$ T ! FIRE _H EAT5 S F> UP                                        
under the great log it had been built against (where it                         "U ! GRT LOG X _H BE5 BUILT AG/ 7": X                                           
curved upward and separated itself from the ground), that a                     CURV$ UPW>D & SEP>AT$ XF F ! GR.D71 T A                                         
handbreadth or so of it had escaped wetting; so they                            H&BR1D? OR S ( X _H ESCAP$ WETT+2 S !Y                                          
patiently wrought until, with shreds and bark gathered                          PATI5TLY WR"\ UNTIL1 ) %R$S & B>K GA!R$                                         
from the under sides of shel- tered logs, they coaxed the                       F ! "U SIDES ( %EL- T]$ LOGS1 !Y COAX$ !                                        
fire to burn again. ,Then they piled on great dead                              FIRE 6BURN AG4 ,!N !Y PIL$ ON GRT D1D                                           
boughs till they had a roar- ing furnace, and were                              B\<S TILL !Y _H A RO>- 9G FURNACE1 & 7                                          
glad-hearted once more. ,They dried their boiled ham                            GLAD-HE>T$ ONCE M4 ,!Y DRI$ _! BOIL$ HAM                                        
and had a feast, and after that they sat by the fire and                        & _H A F1/1 & AF T !Y SAT 0! FIRE &                                             
expanded and glorified their midnight adventure                                 EXP&$ & GLORIFI$ _! MIDNI<T ADV5TURE                                            
until morning, for there was not a dry spot to sleep                            UNTIL MORN+1 = "! 0 N A DRY SPOT 6SLEEP                                         
on, anywhere around.                                                            ON1 ANY": >.D4                                                                  
  ,As the sun began to steal in upon the boys,                                    ,Z ! SUN 2GAN 6/1L 9 ^U ! BOYS1                                               
drowsiness came over them, and they went out on the                             DR[SI;S CAME OV] !M1 & !Y W5T \ ON !                                            
sandbar and lay down to sleep. ,They got scorched out                           S&B> & LAY D[N 6SLEEP4 ,!Y GOT SCOR*$ \                                         
by and by, and drearily set about getting breakfast.                            0& BY1 & DRE>ILY SET AB GETT+ BR1KFA/4                                          
,After the meal they felt rusty, and stiff-jointed, and a                       ,AF ! M1L !Y FELT RU/Y1 & /IFF-JO9T$1 &A                                        
little home- sick once more. ,Tom saw the signs,                                LL HOME- SICK ONCE M4 ,TOM SAW ! SIGNS1                                         
and fell to cheer- ing up the pirates as well as he                             & FELL 6*E]- 9G UP ! PIRATES Z WELL Z HE                                        
could. ,But they cared nothing for marbles, or circus, or                       CD4 ,B !Y C>$ NO?+ = M>#S1 OR CIRCUS1 OR                                        
swimming, or any- thing. ,He reminded them of the                               SWIMM+1 OR ANY- ?+4 ,HE REM9D$ !M (!                                            
imposing secret, and raised a ray of cheer.                                     IMPOS+ SECRET1 & RAIS$ A RAY ( *E]4                                             
,While it lasted, he got them in- terested   #181                               ,:ILE X LA/$1 HE GOT !M IN- T]E/$   #AHA                                        
in a new device. ,This was to knock off being                                   9 A NEW DEVICE4 ,? 0 6KNOCK (F 2+                                               
pirates, for a while, and be ,Indians for a change.                             PIRATES1 =A :ILE1 & 2 ,9DIANS =A *ANGE4                                         
,They were attracted by this idea; so it was not long before                    ,!Y 7 ATTRACT$ 0? IDEA2 S X 0 N L;G 2F                                          
they were stripped, and striped from head to heel with black                    !Y 7 /RIPP$1 & /RIP$ F H1D 6HEEL ) BLACK                                        
mud, like so many zebras -- all of them chiefs, of                              MUD1 L S _M ZEBRAS -- ALL ( !M *IEFS1 (                                         
course -- and then they went tearing through the woods                          C\RSE -- & !N !Y W5T TE>+ "? ! WOODS                                            
to attack an ,English settlement.                                               6ATTACK AN ,5GLI% SETTLE;T4                                                     
  ,By and by they separated into three hostile tribes,                            ,0& 0!Y SEP>AT$ 96?REE HO/ILE TRIBES1                                         
and darted upon each other from ambush with dread- ful                          & D>T$ ^U EA* O!R F AMBU% ) DR1D- FUL                                           
war-whoops, and killed and scalped each other                                   W>-:OOPS1 & KILL$ & SCALP$ EA* O!R                                              
by thousands. ,It was a gory day. ,Consequently it was                          0?\S&S4 ,X 0 A GORY "D4 ,3SEQU5TLY X 0                                          
an extremely satisfactory one.                                                  AN EXTREMELY SATISFACTORY "O4                                                   
  ,They assembled in camp toward supper-time,                                     ,!Y ASSEM#D 9 CAMP T[>D SUPP]-"T1                                             
hungry and happy; but now a difficulty arose --                                 HUNGRY & HAPPY2 B N[ A DI6ICULTY >OSE --                                        
hostile ,Indians could not break the bread of                                   HO/ILE ,9DIANS CD N BR1K ! BR1D (                                               
hospitality together with- out first making peace, and this was                 HOSPITAL;Y TGR )- \ F/ MAK+ P1CE1 & ? 0                                         
a simple im- possibility without smoking a pipe                                 A SIMPLE IM- POSSIBIL;Y )\T SMOK+ A PIPE                                        
of peace. ,There was no other process that ever they had                        ( P1CE4 ,"! 0 NO O!R PROCESS T "E !Y _H                                         
heard of. ,Two of the savages almost wished they had                            HE>D (4 ,TWO (! SAVAGES ALM WI%$ !Y _H                                          
remained pirates. ,However, there was no other way;                             REMA9$ PIRATES4 ,H["E1 "! 0 NO O!R WAY2                                         
so with such show of cheerfulness as they could muster they                     S ) S* %[ ( *E];L;S Z !Y CD MU/] !Y                                             
called for the pipe and took their whiff as it passed,                          CALL$ =! PIPE & TOOK _! :IFF Z X PASS$1                                         
in due form.                                                                    9 DUE =M4                                                                       
  ,And behold, they were glad they had gone                                       ,& 2HOLD1 !Y 7 GLAD !Y _H G"O                                                 
into savagery, for they had gained something; they   #182                       96SAVAGERY1 = !Y _H GA9$ "S?+2 !Y   #AHB                                        
found that they could now smoke a little without having to go and               F.D T !Y CD N[ SMOKE A LL )\T HAV+ 6G &                                         
hunt for a lost knife; they did not get sick enough                             HUNT =A LO/ KNIFE2 !Y DID N GET SICK 5                                          
to be seriously uncomfortable. ,They were not likely                            6BE S]I\SLY UNCOM=TA#4 ,!Y 7 N LIKELY                                           
to fool away this high promise for lack of effort.                              6FOOL AWAY ? HI< PROMISE = LACK ( EF=T4                                         
,No, they practised cautiously, after supper, with                              ,NO1 !Y PRACTIS$ CAUTI\SLY1 AF SUPP]1 )                                         
right fair success, and so they spent a jubilant                                "R FAIR SU3ESS1 & S !Y SP5T A JUBILANT                                          
evening. ,They were prouder and happier in their new                            EV5+4 ,!Y 7 PR\D] & HAPPI] 9 _! NEW                                             
acquirement than they would have been in the scalping and                       ACQUIRE;T ?AN !Y WD H BE5 9 ! SCALP+ &                                          
skinning of the ,Six ,Nations. ,We will leave them                              SK9N+ (! ,SIX ,N,NS4 ,WE W L1VE !M                                              
to smoke and chat- ter and brag, since we have no                               6SMOKE & *AT- T] & BRAG1 S9CE WE H NO                                           
further use for them at present.                                                FUR!R USE = !M AT PRES5T4                                                       
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XVII                                                                ,,*APT] ,,XVII                                                                
  ,,BUT there was no hilarity in the little town that same                        ,,B "! 0 NO HIL>;Y 9 ! LL T[N T SAME                                          
tranquil ,Saturday afternoon.                                                   TRANQUIL ,SATUR"D AFN4                                                          
  ,The ,Harpers, and ,Aunt ,Polly's family,                                       ,! ,H>P]S1 & ,AUNT ,POLLY'S FAMILY1                                           
  were being put into mourning, with great                                        7 2+ PUT 96M\RN+1 ) GRT                                                       
  grief and many tears. ,An unusual quiet                                         GRIEF & _M TE>S4 ,AN UNUSUAL QUIET                                            
  possessed the village, although it was or- dinarily                             POSSESS$ ! VILLAGE1 AL? X 0 OR- D9>ILY                                        
quiet enough, in all conscience. ,The villagers                                 QUIET 5\<1 9 ALL 3SCI;E4 ,! VILLAG]S                                            
conducted their concerns with an absent air, and talked                         3DUCT$ _! 3C]NS ) AN ABS5T AIR1 & TALK$                                         
little; but they sighed often. ,The ,Saturday holiday                           LL2 B !Y SI<$ (T54 ,! ,SATUR"D HOLI"D                                           
seemed a burden to the children. ,They had no heart in their                    SEEM$ A BURD5 6! *N4 ,!Y _H NO HE>T 9 _!                                        
sports, and gradually gave them up.                                             SPORTS1 & GRADU,Y GAVE !M UP4                                                   
  ,In the afternoon ,Becky ,Thatcher found herself moping about                   ,9 ! AFN ,BECKY ,?AT*] F.D H]F MOP+ AB                                        
the deserted schoolhouse yard, and feeling very   #183                          ! DES]T$ S*OOLH\SE Y>D1 & FEEL+ V   #AHC                                        
melancholy. ,But she found nothing there to comfort her.                        MELAN*OLY4 ,B %E F.D NO?+ "! 6-=T H]4                                           
,She soliloquized:                                                              ,%E SOLILOQUIZ$3                                                                
  ",Oh, if ,I only had a brass andiron-knob                                       8,OH1 IF ,I ONLY _H A BRASS &IRON-KNOB                                        
again! ,But ,I haven't got anything now to remember                             AG6 ,B ,I HAV5'T GOT ANY?+ N[ 6REMEMB]                                          
him by."                                                                        HM BY40                                                                         
  ,And she choked back a little sob.                                              ,& %E *OK$ BACK A LL SOB4                                                     
  ,Presently she stopped, and said to herself:                                    ,PRES5TLY %E /OPP$1 & SD 6H]F3                                                
  ",It was right here. ,Oh, if it was to do over again, ,I                        8,X 0 "R "H4 ,OH1 IF X 0 6D OV] AG1 ,I                                        
wouldn't say that -- ,I wouldn't say it for the whole                           WDN'T SAY T -- ,I WDN'T SAY X =! :OLE                                           
world. ,But he's gone now; ,I'll never, never, never                            _W4 ,B HE'S G"O N[2 ,I'LL N"E1 N"E1 N"E                                         
see him any more."                                                              SEE HM ANY M40                                                                  
  ,This thought broke her down, and she wandered away, with                       ,? ?"\ BROKE H] D[N1 & %E W&]$ AWAY1 )                                        
tears rolling down her cheeks. ,Then quite a group of                           TE>S ROLL+ D[N H] *EEKS4 ,!N Q A GR\P (                                         
boys and girls -- playmates of ,Tom's and                                       BOYS & GIRLS -- PLAYMATES ( ,TOM'S &                                            
,Joe's -- came by, and stood looking over the                                   ,JOE'S -- CAME BY1 & /OOD LOOK+ OV] !                                           
paling fence and talking in reverent tones of how ,Tom                          PAL+ F;E & TALK+ 9 R"E5T T"OS ( H[ ,TOM                                         
did so-and-so the last time they saw him, and how ,Joe                          DID S-&-SO ! LA/ "T !Y SAW HM1 & H[ ,JOE                                        
said this and that small trifle (pregnant with awful                            SD ? & T SMALL TRIFLE 7PREGNANT ) AW;L                                          
prophecy, as they could easily see now!) -- and                                 PROPHECY1 Z !Y CD EASILY SEE N[67 -- &                                          
each speaker pointed out the exact spot where the lost                          EA* SP1K] PO9T$ \ ! EXACT SPOT ": ! LO/                                         
lads stood at the time, and then added something like "and ,I                   LADS /OOD AT ! "T1 & !N A4$ "S?+ L 8& ,I                                        
was a-standing just so -- just as ,I am now, and as if you was                  0 A-/&+ J S -- J Z ,I AM N[1 & Z IF Y 0                                         
him -- ,I was as close as that -- and he smiled, just                           HM -- ,I 0 Z CLOSE Z T -- & HE SMIL$1 J                                         
this way -- and then something seemed to go all over me,                        ? WAY -- & !N "S?+ SEEM$ 6G ALL OV] ME1                                         
like -- awful, you know -- and ,I never thought     #184                        L -- AW;L1 Y "K -- & ,I N"E ?"\     #AHD                                        
what it meant, of course, but ,I can see now!"                                  :AT X M1NT1 ( C\RSE1 B ,I C SEE N[60                                            
  ,Then there was a dispute about who saw the dead boys                           ,!N "! 0 A 4PUTE AB :O SAW ! D1D BOYS                                         
last in life, and many claimed that dismal dis-                                 LA/ 9 LIFE1 & _M CLAIM$ T 4MAL DIS-                                             
tinction, and offered evidences, more or less tampered                          T9C;N1 & (F]$ EVID;ES1 M OR LESS TAMP]$                                         
with by the witness; and when it was ultimately decided                         ) 0! WIT;S2 & :5 X 0 ULTIMATELY DECID$                                          
who ,,DID see the departed last, and exchanged the                              :O ,,DID SEE ! DE"P$ LA/1 & EX*ANG$ !                                           
last words with them, the lucky parties took upon them-                         LA/ ^WS ) !M1 ! LUCKY "PIES TOOK ^U !M-                                         
selves a sort of sacred importance, and were gaped                              SELVES A SORT ( SACR$ IMPORT.E1 & 7 GAP$                                        
at and envied by all the rest. ,One poor chap, who                              AT & 5VI$ 0ALL ! RE/4 ,"O POOR *AP1 :O                                          
had no other grandeur to offer, said with tolerably                             _H NO O!R GR&EUR 6(F]1 SD ) TOL]ABLY                                            
manifest pride in the remembrance:                                              MANIFE/ PRIDE 9 ! REMEMBR.E3                                                    
  ",Well, ,Tom ,Sawyer he licked me once."                                        8,WELL1 ,TOM ,SAWY] HE LICK$ ME ONCE40                                        
  ,But that bid for glory was a failure. ,Most of the                             ,B T BID = GLORY 0 A FAILURE4 ,MO/ (!                                         
boys could say that, and so that cheapened the dis- tinction                    BOYS CD SAY T1 & S T *1P5$ ! DIS- T9C;N                                         
too much. ,The group loitered away, still re- calling                           TOO M*4 ,! GR\P LOIT]$ AWAY1 / RE- CALL+                                        
memories of the lost heroes, in awed voices.                                    MEMORIES (! LO/ H]OES1 9 AW$ VOICES4                                            
  ,When the ,Sunday-school hour was finished, the next                            ,:5 ! ,SUN"D-S*OOL H\R 0 F9I%$1 ! NEXT                                        
morning, the bell began to toll, instead of ringing in the                      MORN+1 ! BELL 2GAN 6TOLL1 9/1D ( R++ 9 !                                        
usual way. ,It was a very still ,Sabbath, and the mournful                      USUAL WAY4 ,X 0 A V / ,SA2A?1 &! M\RN;L                                         
sound seemed in keeping with the musing hush that lay upon                      S.D SEEM$ 9 KEEP+ )! MUS+ HU% T LAY ^U                                          
nature. ,The villagers began to gather, loitering a                             NATURE4 ,! VILLAG]S 2GAN 6GA!R1 LOIT]+ A                                        
moment in the vestibule to converse in whispers about the                       MO;T 9 ! VE/IBULE 63V]SE 9 :ISP]S AB !                                          
sad event. ,But there was no whispering in the house;                           SAD EV5T4 ,B "! 0 NO :ISP]+ 9 ! H\SE2                                           
only the funereal rustling of dresses as the women                              ONLY ! FUN]1L RU/L+ ( DRESSES Z ! WOM5                                          
gathered to their seats disturbed the silence there.   #185                     GA!R$ 6_! S1TS 4TURB$ ! SIL;E "!4   #AHE                                        
,None could remember when the little church had been so                         ,N"O CD REMEMB] :5 ! LL *UR* _H BE5 S                                           
full before. ,There was finally a waiting pause, an                             FULL 2F4 ,"! 0 F9,Y A WAIT+ PAUSE1 AN                                           
expectant dumbness, and then ,Aunt ,Polly                                       EXPECTANT DUMB;S1 & !N ,AUNT ,POLLY                                             
entered, followed by ,Sid and ,Mary, and they by the ,Harper                    5T]$1 FOLL[$ 0,SID & ,M>Y1 & !Y 0! ,H>P]                                        
family, all in deep black, and the whole                                        FAMILY1 ALL 9 DEEP BLACK1 &! :OLE                                               
congregation, the old minister as well, rose                                    3GREG,N1 ! OLD M9I/] Z WELL1 ROSE                                               
reverently and stood until the mourners were seated in the                      R"E5TLY & /OOD UNTIL ! M\RN]S 7 S1T$ 9 !                                        
front pew. ,There was another communing silence,                                FRONT PEW4 ,"! 0 ANO!R -MUN+ SIL;E1                                             
broken at intervals by muffled sobs, and then the                               BROK5 AT 9T]VALS 0MU6L$ SOBS1 & !N !                                            
minister spread his hands abroad and prayed. ,A                                 M9I/] SPR1D 8 H&S ABROAD & PRAY$4 ,A                                            
moving hymn was sung, and the text followed: ",I am                             MOV+ HYMN 0 SUNG1 &! TEXT FOLL[$3 8,I AM                                        
the ,Resurrection and the ,Life."                                               ! ,RESURREC;N &! ,LIFE40                                                        
  ,As the service proceeded, the clergyman drew                                   ,Z ! S]VICE PROCE$$1 ! CL]GYMAN DREW                                          
such pictures of the graces, the winning ways, and the                          S* PICTURES (! GRACES1 ! W9N+ WAYS1 &!                                          
rare promise of the lost lads that every soul there, thinking                   R>E PROMISE (! LO/ LADS T E S\L "!1 ?9K+                                        
he recognized these pictures, felt a pang in                                    HE RECOGNIZ$ ^! PICTURES1 FELT A PANG 9                                         
remembering that he had persistently blinded himself to them                    REMEMB]+ T HE _H P]SI/5TLY BL9D$ HMF 6!M                                        
always before, and had as persistently seen only faults                         ALW 2F1 & _H Z P]SI/5TLY SE5 ONLY FAULTS                                        
and flaws in the poor boys. ,The minister related                               & FLAWS 9 ! POOR BOYS4 ,! M9I/] RELAT$                                          
many a touching incident in the lives of the departed,                          _M A T\*+ 9CID5T 9 ! LIVES (! DE"P$1                                            
too, which illustrated their sweet, generous                                    TOO1 : ILLU/RAT$ _! SWEET1 G5]\S                                                
natures, and the people could easily see, now, how noble                        NATURES1 &! P CD EASILY SEE1 N[1 H[ NO#                                         
and beautiful those episodes were, and remembered with                          & B1UTI;L ^? EPISODES W]E1 & REMEMB]$ )                                         
grief that at the time they occurred they had seemed                            GRIEF T AT ! "T !Y O3URR$ !Y _H SEEM$                                           
rank rascalities, well deserving of the    #186                                 RANK RASCALITIES1 WELL DES]V+ (!    #AHF                                        
cowhide. ,The congregation be- came more and more moved,                        C[HIDE4 ,! 3GREG,N BE- CAME M & M MOV$1                                         
as the pathetic tale went on, till at last the                                  Z ! PA!TIC TALE W5T ON1 TILL AT LA/ !                                           
whole company broke down and joined the weeping                                 :OLE -PANY BROKE D[N & JO9$ ! WEEP+                                             
mourners in a chorus of anguished sobs, the preacher                            M\RN]S 9 A *ORUS ( ANGUI%$ SOBS1 ! PR1*]                                        
himself giving way to his feelings, and crying in the                           HMF GIV+ WAY 6HIS FEEL+S1 & CRY+ 9 !                                            
pulpit.                                                                         PULPIT4                                                                         
  ,There was a rustle in the gallery, which nobody                                ,"! 0 A RU/LE 9 ! GALL]Y1 : NOBODY                                            
noticed; a moment later the church door creaked; the                            NOTIC$2 A MO;T LAT] ! *UR* DOOR CR1K$2 !                                        
minister raised his streaming eyes above his hand-                              M9I/] RAIS$ 8 /R1M+ EYES ABV 8 H&-                                              
kerchief, and stood transfixed! ,First one and then                             K]*IEF1 & /OOD TRANSFIX$6 ,F/ "O & !N                                           
another pair of eyes followed the minister's, and then                          ANO!R PAIR ( EYES FOLL[$ ! M9I/]'S1 & !N                                        
almost with one impulse the congregation rose and stared                        ALM ) "O IMPULSE ! 3GREG,N ROSE & />$                                           
while the three dead boys came marching up the                                  :ILE ! ?REE D1D BOYS CAME M>*+ UP !                                             
aisle, ,Tom in the lead, ,Joe next, and ,Huck,                                  AISLE1 ,TOM 9 ! L1D1 ,JOE NEXT1 & ,HUCK1                                        
a ruin of drooping rags, sneaking sheepishly in the                             A RU9 ( DROOP+ RAGS1 SN1K+ %EEPI%LY 9 !                                         
rear! ,They had been hid in the unused gallery                                  RE>6 ,!Y _H BE5 HID 9 ! UNUS$ GALL]Y                                            
listening to their own funeral sermon!                                          LI/5+ 6_! [N FUN]AL S]MON6                                                      
  ,Aunt ,Polly, ,Mary, and the ,Harpers threw                                     ,AUNT ,POLLY1 ,M>Y1 &! ,H>P]S ?REW                                            
themselves upon their restored ones, smothered them with kisses                 !MVS ^U _! RE/OR$ "OS1 S"M$ !M ) KISSES                                         
and poured out thanksgivings, while poor ,Huck                                  & P\R$ \ ?ANKSGIV+S1 :ILE POOR ,HUCK                                            
stood abashed and uncomfortable, not knowing exactly                            /OOD ABA%$ & UNCOM=TA#1 N "K+ EXACTLY                                           
what to do or where to hide from so many unwelcoming                            :AT 6D OR ": 6HIDE F S _M UNWELCOM+                                             
eyes. ,He wavered, and started to slink away, but                               EYES4 ,HE WAV]$1 & />T$ 6SL9K AWAY1 B                                           
,Tom seized him and said:                                                       ,TOM SEIZ$ HM & SD3                                                             
",Aunt ,Polly, it ain't fair.       #187                                        8,AUNT ,POLLY1 X A9'T FAIR4       #AHG                                          
,Somebody's got to be glad to see ,Huck."                                       ,"SBODY'S GOT 6BE GLAD 6SEE ,HUCK40                                             
  ",And so they shall. ,I'm glad to see him, poor                                 8,& S !Y %4 ,I'M GLAD 6SEE HM1 POOR                                           
motherless thing!" ,And the loving attentions ,Aunt ,Polly                      "M.S ?+60 ,&! LOV+ ATT5;NS ,AUNT ,POLLY                                         
lavished upon him were the one thing capable of making him more                 LAVI%$ ^U HM 7 ! "O ?+ CAPA# ( MAK+ HM M                                        
uncomfortable than he was before.                                               UNCOM=TA# ?AN HE 0 2F4                                                          
  ,Suddenly the minister shouted at the top of his                                ,SU45LY ! M9I/] %\T$ AT ! TOP ( 8                                             
voice: ",Praise ,God from whom all blessings flow                               VOICE3 8,PRAISE ,GOD F :OM ALL B.S+S FL[                                        
-- ,,SING! -- and put your hearts in it!"                                       -- ,,S+6 -- & PUT YR HE>TS 9 X60                                                
  ,And they did. ,Old ,Hundred swelled up with a                                  ,& !Y DID4 ,OLD ,HUNDR$ SWELL$ UP )A                                          
triumphant burst, and while it shook the rafters                                TRIUMPHANT BUR/1 & :ILE X %OOK ! RAFT]S                                         
,Tom ,Sawyer the ,Pirate looked around upon the                                 ,TOM ,SAWY] ! ,PIRATE LOOK$ >.D ^U !                                            
envying juveniles about him and confessed in his heart that                     5VY+ JUV5ILES AB HM & 3FESS$ 9 8 HE>T T                                         
this was the proudest moment of his life.                                       ? 0 ! PR\DE/ MO;T ( 8 LIFE4                                                     
  ,As the "sold" congregation trooped out they said they                          ,Z ! 8SOLD0 3GREG,N TROOP$ \ !Y SD !Y                                         
would almost be willing to be made ridiculous again                             WD ALM 2 WILL+ 6BE MADE RIDICUL\S AG                                            
to hear ,Old ,Hundred sung like that once more.                                 6HE> ,OLD ,HUNDR$ SUNG L T ONCE M4                                              
  ,Tom got more cuffs and kisses that day -- according                            ,TOM GOT M CU6S & KISSES T "D -- AC                                           
to ,Aunt ,Polly's varying moods -- than he had                                  6,AUNT ,POLLY'S V>Y+ MOODS -- ?AN HE _H                                         
earned before in a year; and he hardly knew which                               E>N$ 2F 9 A YE>2 & HE H>DLY KNEW :                                              
expressed the most gratefulness to ,God and affection                           EXPRESS$ ! MO/ GRATE;L;S 6,GOD & A6EC;N                                         
for himself.                                                                    = HMF4                                                                          
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XVIII                                                               ,,*APT] ,,XVIII                                                               
  ,,THAT was ,Tom's great secret -- the scheme                                    ,,T 0 ,TOM'S GRT SECRET -- ! S*EME                                            
to return home with his brother pirates                                         6RETURN HOME ) 8 BRO!R PIRATES                                                  
and attend their own funerals. ,They had     #188                               & ATT5D _! [N FUN]ALS4 ,!Y _H     #AHH                                          
  paddled over to the ,Missouri shore on                                          PA4L$ OV] 6! ,MISS\RI %ORE ON                                                 
  a log, at dusk on ,Saturday, landing five                                       A LOG1 AT DUSK ON ,SATUR"D1 L&+ FIVE                                          
  or six miles below the village; they had                                        OR SIX MILES 2L ! VILLAGE2 !Y _H                                              
  slept in the woods at the edge of the town till                                 SLEPT 9 ! WOODS AT ! $GE (! T[N TILL                                          
nearly day- light, and had then crept through back                              NE>LY "D- LI<T1 & _H !N CREPT "? BACK                                           
lanes and alleys and finished their sleep in the                                LANES & ALLEYS & F9I%$ _! SLEEP 9 !                                             
gallery of the church among a chaos of invalided                                GALL]Y (! *UR* AM;G A *AOS ( 9VALID$                                            
benches.                                                                        B5*ES4                                                                          
  ,At breakfast, ,Monday morning, ,Aunt                                           ,AT BR1KFA/1 ,MON"D MORN+1 ,AUNT                                              
,Polly and ,Mary were very loving to ,Tom, and very                             ,POLLY & ,M>Y 7 V LOV+ 6,TOM1 & V                                               
attentive to his wants. ,There was an unusual                                   ATT5TIVE 6HIS WANTS4 ,"! 0 AN UNUSUAL                                           
amount of talk. ,In the course of it ,Aunt ,Polly                               AM.T ( TALK4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( X ,AUNT ,POLLY                                        
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",Well, ,I don't say it wasn't a fine                                           8,WELL1 ,I DON'T SAY X WASN'T A F9E                                           
joke, ,Tom, to keep everybody suffering 'most a                                 JOKE1 ,TOM1 6KEEP "EYBODY SU6]+ 'MO/ A                                          
week so you boys had a good time, but it is a pity you                          WEEK S Y BOYS _H A GD "T1 B X IS A P;Y Y                                        
could be so hard-hearted as to let me suffer so. ,If you                        CD 2 S H>D-HE>T$ Z 6LET ME SU6] S4 ,IF Y                                        
could come over on a log to go to your funeral, you could have                  CD -E OV] ON A LOG 6G 6YR FUN]AL1 Y CD H                                        
come over and give me a hint some way that you warn't                           -E OV] & GIVE ME A H9T "S WAY T Y W>N'T                                         
dead, but only run off."                                                        D1D1 B ONLY RUN (F40                                                            
  ",Yes, you could have done that, ,Tom," said ,Mary;                             8,YES1 Y CD H D"O T1 ,TOM10 SD ,M>Y2                                          
"and ,I believe you would if you had thought of it."                            8& ,I 2LIEVE Y WD IF Y _H ?"\ ( X40                                             
  ",Would you, ,Tom?" said ,Aunt ,Polly, her                                      8,WD Y1 ,TOM80 SD ,AUNT ,POLLY1 H]                                            
face light- ing wistfully. ",Say, now, would you,                               FACE LI<T- 9G WI/;LLY4 8,SAY1 N[1 WD Y1                                         
if you'd thought of it?"                    #189                                IF Y'D ?"\ ( X80                    #AHI                                        
  ",I -- well, ,I don't know. ',Twd 'a'                                           8,I -- WELL1 ,I DON'T "K4 ',TWD ,8A0'                                         
spoiled every- thing."                                                          SPOIL$ E- ?+40                                                                  
  ",Tom, ,I hoped you loved me that much," said                                   8,TOM1 ,I HOP$ Y LOV$ ME T M*10 SD                                            
,Aunt ,Polly, with a grieved tone that discomforted the                         ,AUNT ,POLLY1 )A GRIEV$ T"O T 4COM=T$ !                                         
boy. ",It would have been something if you'd cared enough                       BOY4 8,X WD H BE5 "S?+ IF Y'D C>$ 5                                             
to ,,THINK of it, even if you didn't ,,DO it."                                  6,,?9K ( X1 EV5 IF Y DIDN'T ,,D X40                                             
  ",Now, auntie, that ain't any harm," pleaded                                    8,N[1 AUNTIE1 T A9'T ANY H>M10 PL1D$                                          
,Mary; "it's only ,Tom's giddy way -- he is                                     ,M>Y2 8X'S ONLY ,TOM'S GI4Y WAY -- HE IS                                        
always in such a rush that he never thinks of anything."                        ALW 9 S* A RU% T HE N"E ?9KS ( ANY?+40                                          
  ",More's the pity. ,Sid would have thought. ,And ,Sid                           8,MORE'S ! P;Y4 ,SID WD H ?"\4 ,& ,SID                                        
would have come and ,,DONE it, too. ,Tom, you'll look                           WD H -E & ,,D"O X1 TOO4 ,TOM1 Y'LL LOOK                                         
back, some day, when it's too late, and wish you'd                              BACK1 "S "D1 :5 X'S TOO LATE1 & WI% Y'D                                         
cared a little more for me when it would have cost you so little."              C>$ A LL M = ME :5 X WD H CO/ Y S LL40                                          
  ",Now, auntie, you know ,I do care for you," said                               8,N[1 AUNTIE1 Y "K ,I D C>E = Y10 SD                                          
,Tom.                                                                           ,TOM4                                                                           
  ",I'd know it better if you acted more like it."                                8,I'D "K X BETT] IF Y ACT$ M L X40                                            
  ",I wish now ,I'd thought," said ,Tom, with a re-                               8,I WI% N[ ,I'D ?"\10 SD ,TOM1 )A RE-                                         
pentant tone; "but ,I dreamt about you, anyway.                                 P5TANT T"O2 8B ,I DR1MT AB Y1 ANYWAY4                                           
,That's something, ain't it?"                                                   ,T'S "S?+1 A9'T X80                                                             
  ",It ain't much -- a cat does that much -- but                                  8,X A9'T M* -- A CAT DOES T M* -- B                                           
it's bet- ter than nothing. ,What did you dream?"                               X'S BET- T] ?AN NO?+4 ,:AT DID Y DR1M80                                         
  ",Why, ,Wednesday night ,I dreamt that you was                                  8,:Y1 ,W$NES"D NI<T ,I DR1MT T Y 0                                            
sitting over there by the bed, and ,Sid was sitting by the                      SITT+ OV] "! 0! B$1 & ,SID 0 SITT+ 0!                                           
woodbox, and ,Mary next to him."                                                WOODBOX1 & ,M>Y NEXT 6HM40                                                      
",Well, so we did. ,So we always do.    #190                                    8,WELL1 S WE DID4 ,S WE ALW D4    #AIJ                                          
,I'm glad your dreams could take even that much trouble                         ,I'M GLAD YR DR1MS CD TAKE EV5 T M* TR\#                                        
about us."                                                                      AB U40                                                                          
  ",And ,I dreamt that ,Joe ,Harper's mother was here."                           8,& ,I DR1MT T ,JOE ,H>P]'S "M 0 "H40                                         
  ",Why, she was here! ,Did you dream any more?"                                  8,:Y1 %E 0 "H6 ,DID Y DR1M ANY M80                                            
  ",Oh, lots. ,But it's so dim, now."                                             8,OH1 LOTS4 ,B X'S S DIM1 N[40                                                
  ",Well, try to recollect -- can't you?"                                         8,WELL1 TRY 6RECOLLECT -- C'T Y80                                             
  ",Somehow it seems to me that the wind -- the wind                              8,"SH[ X SEEMS 6ME T ! W9D -- ! W9D                                           
blowed the -- the --"                                                           BL[$ ! -- ! --0                                                                 
  ",Try harder, ,Tom! ,The wind did blow something.                               8,TRY H>D]1 ,TOM6 ,! W9D DID BL[ "S?+4                                        
,Come!"                                                                         ,-E60                                                                           
  ,Tom pressed his fingers on his forehead an                                     ,TOM PRESS$ 8 F+]S ON 8 =EH1D AN                                              
anxious minute, and then said:                                                  ANXI\S M9UTE1 & !N SD3                                                          
  ",I've got it now! ,I've got it now! ,It                                        8,I'VE GOT X N[6 ,I'VE GOT X N[6 ,X                                           
blowed the candle!"                                                             BL[$ ! C&LE60                                                                   
  ",Mercy on us! ,Go on, ,Tom -- go on!"                                          8,M]CY ON U6 ,G ON1 ,TOM -- G ON60                                            
  ",And it seems to me that you said, ',Why, ,I                                   8,& X SEEMS 6ME T Y SD1 ',:Y1 ,I                                              
believe that that door --'was                                                   2LIEVE T T DOOR --0'0                                                           
  ",Go ,,ON, ,Tom!"                                                               8,G ,,ON1 ,TOM60                                                              
  ",Just let me study a moment -- just a moment.                                  8,J LET ME /UDY A MO;T -- J A MO;T4                                           
,Oh, yes -- you said you believed the door was open."                           ,OH1 YES -- Y SD Y 2LIEV$ ! DOOR 0 OP540                                        
  ",As ,I'm sitting here, ,I did! ,Didn't ,I,                                     8,Z ,I'M SITT+ "H1 ,I DID6 ,DIDN'T ,I1                                        
,Mary! ,Go on!"                                                                 ,M>Y6 ,G ON60                                                                   
  ",And then -- and then -- well ,I won't be                                      8,& !N -- & !N -- WELL ,I WON'T 2                                             
certain, but it seems like as if you made ,Sid go and                           C]TA91 B X SEEMS L Z IF Y MADE ,SID G &                                         
-- and --"                            #191                                      -- & --0                            #AIA                                        
  ",Well? ,Well? ,What did ,I make him do,                                        8,WELL8 ,WELL8 ,:AT DID ,I MAKE HM D1                                         
,Tom? ,What did ,I make him do?"                                                ,TOM8 ,:AT DID ,I MAKE HM D80                                                   
  ",You made him -- you -- ,Oh, you made him shut                                 8,Y MADE HM -- Y -- ,OH1 Y MADE HM %UT                                        
it."                                                                            X40                                                                             
  ",Well, for the land's sake! ,I never heard the                                 8,WELL1 =! L&'S SAKE6 ,I N"E HE>D !                                           
beat of that in all my days! ,Don't tell ,,ME                                   B1T ( T 9 ALL MY "DS6 ,DON'T TELL ,,ME                                          
there ain't anything in dreams, any more. ,Sereny                               "! A9'T ANY?+ 9 DR1MS1 ANY M4 ,S]5Y                                             
,Harper shall know of this before ,I'm an hour older. ,I'd                      ,H>P] % "K ( ? 2F ,I'M AN H\R OLD]4 ,I'D                                        
like to see her get around ,,THIS with her rubbage 'bout                        L 6SEE H] GET >.D ,,? ) H] RU2AGE 'B\T                                          
superstition. ,Go on, ,Tom!"                                                    SUP]/I;N4 ,G ON1 ,TOM60                                                         
  ",Oh, it's all getting just as bright as day, now.                              8,OH1 X'S ALL GETT+ J Z B"R Z "D1 N[4                                         
,Next you said ,I warn't ,,BAD, only                                            ,NEXT Y SD ,I W>N'T ,,BAD1 ONLY                                                 
mischeevous and harum-scarum, and not any more                                  MIS*EEV\S & H>UM-SC>UM1 & N ANY M                                               
responsible than -- than -- ,I think it was a                                   RESPONSI# ?AN -- ?AN -- ,I ?9K X 0 A                                            
colt, or something."                                                            COLT1 OR "S?+40                                                                 
  ",And so it was! ,Well, goodness gracious! ,Go                                  8,& S X WAS6 ,WELL1 GD;S GRACI\S6 ,G                                          
on, ,Tom!"                                                                      ON1 ,TOM60                                                                      
  ",And then you began to cry."                                                   8,& !N Y 2GAN 6CRY40                                                          
  ",So ,I did. ,So ,I did. ,Not the first time,                                   8,S ,I DID4 ,S ,I DID4 ,N ! F/ "T1                                            
neither. ,And then --"                                                          NEI4 ,& !N --0                                                                  
  ",Then ,Mrs. ,Harper she began to cry, and said                                 8,!N ,MRS4 ,H>P] %E 2GAN 6CRY1 & SD                                           
,Joe was just the same, and she wished she hadn't                               ,JOE 0 J ! SAME1 & %E WI%$ %E _HN'T                                             
whipped him for taking cream when she'd throwed it out her                      :IPP$ HM = TAK+ CR1M :5 %E'D ?R[$ X \ H]                                        
own self --"                                                                    [N SELF --0                                                                     
",Tom! ,The sperrit was upon you! ,You was a   #192                             8,TOM6 ,! SP]RIT 0 ^U Y6 ,Y 0 A   #AIB                                          
prophesying -- that's what you was doing! ,Land alive,                          PROPHESY+ -- T'S :AT Y 0 DO+6 ,L& ALIVE1                                        
go on, ,Tom!"                                                                   G ON1 ,TOM60                                                                    
  ",Then ,Sid he said -- he said --"                                              8,!N ,SID HE SD -- HE SD --0                                                  
  ",I don't think ,I said anything," said ,Sid.                                   8,I DON'T ?9K ,I SD ANY?+10 SD ,SID4                                          
  ",Yes you did, ,Sid," said ,Mary.                                               8,YES Y DID1 ,SID10 SD ,M>Y4                                                  
  ",Shut your heads and let ,Tom go on! ,What                                     8,%UT YR H1DS & LET ,TOM G ON6 ,:AT                                           
did he say, ,Tom?"                                                              DID HE SAY1 ,TOM80                                                              
  ",He said -- ,I ,,THINK he said he hoped ,I was                                 8,HE SD -- ,I ,,?9K HE SD HE HOP$ ,I 0                                        
better off where ,I was gone to, but if ,I'd been                               BETT] (F ": ,I 0 G"O TO1 B IF ,I'D BE5                                          
better some- times --"                                                          BETT] "S- "TS --0                                                               
  ",,THERE, d'you hear that! ,It was his very words!"                             8,,"!1 D'Y\ HE> T6 ,X 0 8 V ^WS60                                             
  ",And you shut him up sharp."                                                   8,& Y %UT HM UP %>P40                                                         
  ",I lay ,I did! ,There must 'a' been an                                         8,I LAY ,I DID6 ,"! M/ ,8A0' BE5 AN                                           
angel there. ,There ,,WAS AN angel there, somewheres!"                          ANGEL "!4 ,"! ,,0 AN ANGEL "!1 "S":S60                                          
  ",And ,Mrs. ,Harper told about ,Joe scaring her                                 8,& ,MRS4 ,H>P] TOLD AB ,JOE SC>+ H]                                          
with a firecracker, and you told about ,Peter and the                           )A FIRECRACK]1 & Y TOLD AB ,PET] &!                                             
,Pain- killer --"                                                               ,PA9- KILL] --0                                                                 
  ",Just as true as ,I live!"                                                     8,J Z TRUE Z ,I LIVE60                                                        
  ",And then there was a whole lot of talk 'bout                                  8,& !N "! 0 A :OLE LOT ( TALK 'B\T                                            
drag- ging the river for us, and 'bout having the                               DRAG- G+ ! RIV] = U1 & 'B\T HAV+ !                                              
funeral ,Sunday, and then you and old ,Miss ,Harper                             FUN]AL ,SUN"D1 & !N Y & OLD ,MISS ,H>P]                                         
hugged and cried, and she went."                                                HU7$ & CRI$1 & %E W5T40                                                         
  ",It happened just so! ,It happened just so, as sure                            8,X HAPP5$ J S6 ,X HAPP5$ J S1 Z SURE                                         
as ,I'm a-sitting in these very tracks. ,Tom, you                               Z ,I'M A-SITT+ 9 ^! V TRACKS4 ,TOM1 Y                                           
couldn't told it more like if you'd 'a' seen    #193                            CDN'T TOLD X M L IF Y'D ,8A0' SE5    #AIC                                       
it! ,And then what? ,Go on, ,Tom!"                                              X6 ,& !N :AT8 ,G ON1 ,TOM60                                                     
  ",Then ,I thought you prayed for me -- and ,I could                             8,!N ,I ?"\ Y PRAY$ = ME -- & ,I CD                                           
see you and hear every word you said. ,And you went to bed, and                 SEE Y & HE> E ^W Y SD4 ,& Y W5T 6B$1 &                                          
,I was so sorry that ,I took and wrote on a                                     ,I 0 S SORRY T ,I TOOK & WROTE ON A                                             
piece of sycamore bark, ',We ain't dead --                                      PIECE ( SYCAMORE B>K1 ',WE A9'T D1D --                                          
we are only off being pirates,' and put it on the                               WE >E ONLY (F 2+ PIRATES1' & PUT X ON !                                         
table by the candle; and then you looked so good, laying there                  TA# 0! C&LE2 & !N Y LOOK$ S GD1 LAY+ "!                                         
asleep, that ,I thought ,I went and leaned over and                             ASLEEP1 T ,I ?"\ ,I W5T & L1N$ OV] &                                            
kissed you on the lips."                                                        KISS$ Y ON ! LIPS40                                                             
  ",Did you, ,Tom, ,,DID you! ,I just forgive you                                 8,DID Y1 ,TOM1 ,,DID Y6 ,I J =GIVE Y                                          
every- thing for that!" ,And she seized the boy in a crushing                   E- ?+ = T60 ,& %E SEIZ$ ! BOY 9 A CRU%+                                         
embrace that made him feel like the guiltiest of                                EMBRACE T MADE HM FEEL L ! GUILTIE/ (                                           
villains.                                                                       VILLA9S4                                                                        
  ",It was very kind, even though it was only a --                                8,X 0 V K9D1 EV5 ?\< X 0 ONLY A --                                            
dream," ,Sid soliloquized just audibly.                                         DR1M10 ,SID SOLILOQUIZ$ J AUDIBLY4                                              
  ",Shut up, ,Sid! ,A body does just the same                                     8,%UT UP1 ,SID6 ,A BODY DOES J ! SAME                                         
in a dream as he'd do if he was awake. ,Here's a                                9 A DR1M Z HE'D D IF HE 0 AWAKE4 ,"H'S A                                        
big ,Milum apple ,I've been saving for you,                                     BIG ,MILUM APPLE ,I'VE BE5 SAV+ = Y1                                            
,Tom, if you was ever found again -- now go 'long                               ,TOM1 IF Y 0 "E F.D AG -- N[ G 'L;G                                             
to school. ,I'm thankful to the good ,God and ,Father of us                     6S*OOL4 ,I'M ?ANK;L 6! GD ,GOD & ,"F ( U                                        
all ,I've got you back, that's long-suffering and                               ALL ,I'VE GOT Y BACK1 T'S L;G-SU6]+ &                                           
merciful to them that believe on ,Him and keep ,His word,                       M]CI;L 6!M T 2LIEVE ON ,HM & KEEP ,8 ^W1                                        
though good- ness knows ,I'm unworthy of it, but if                             ?\< GD- NESS "KS ,I'M UNWOR?Y ( X1 B IF                                         
only the worthy ones got ,His blessings and had ,His hand                       ONLY ! WOR?Y "OS GOT ,8 B.S+S & _H ,8 H&                                        
to help them over the rough places, there's     #194                            6HELP !M OV] ! R\< PLACES1 "!'S     #AID                                        
few enough would smile here or ever enter into ,His rest                        FEW 5 WD SMILE "H OR "E 5T] 96,HIS RE/                                          
when the long night comes. ,Go 'long ,Sid, ,Mary,                               :5 ! L;G NI<T -ES4 ,G 'L;G ,SID1 ,M>Y1                                          
,Tom -- take yourselves off -- you've hendered me                               ,TOM -- TAKE YRVS (F -- Y'VE H5D]$ ME                                           
long enough."                                                                   L;G 5\<40                                                                       
  ,The children left for school, and the old lady to call                         ,! *N LEFT = S*OOL1 &! OLD LADY 6CALL                                         
on ,Mrs. ,Harper and vanquish her realism with                                  ON ,MRS4 ,H>P] & VANQUI% H] R1LISM )                                            
,Tom's marvellous dream. ,Sid had better                                        ,TOM'S M>VELL\S DR1M4 ,SID _H BETT]                                             
judgment than to utter the thought that was in his mind as he                   JUDG;T ?AN 6UTT] ! ?"\ T 0 9 8 M9D Z HE                                         
left the house. ,It was this: ",Pretty thin -- as                               LEFT ! H\SE4 ,X 0 ?3 8,PRETTY ?9 -- Z                                           
long a dream as that, without any mistakes in it!"                              L;G A DR1M Z T1 )\T ANY MISTAKES 9 X60                                          
  ,What a hero ,Tom was become, now! ,He did not                                  ,:AT A H]O ,TOM 0 2COME1 N[6 ,HE DID N                                        
go skipping and prancing, but moved with a dignified                            G SKIPP+ & PRANC+1 B MOV$ )A DIGNIFI$                                           
swagger as became a pirate who felt that the                                    SWA7] Z 2CAME A PIRATE :O FELT T !                                              
public eye was on him. ,And indeed it was; he                                   PUBLIC EYE 0 ON HM4 ,& 9DE$ X WAS2 HE                                           
tried not to seem to see the looks or hear the                                  TRI$ N 6SEEM 6SEE ! LOOKS OR HE> !                                              
remarks as he passed along, but they were food and                              REM>KS Z HE PASS$ AL;G1 B !Y 7 FOOD &                                           
drink to him. ,Smaller boys than himself flocked at                             DR9K 6HM4 ,SMALL] BOYS ?AN HMF FLOCK$ AT                                        
his heels, as proud to be seen with him, and tolerated                          8 HEELS1 Z PR\D 6BE SE5 ) HM1 & TOL]AT$                                         
by him, as if he had been the drummer at the head of a                          0HM1 Z IF HE _H BE5 ! DRUMM] AT ! H1D (A                                        
procession or the elephant leading a menagerie                                  PROCES.N OR ! ELEPHANT L1D+ A M5AG]IE                                           
into town. ,Boys of his own size pretended not to know                          96T[N4 ,BOYS ( 8 [N SIZE PRET5D$ N 6"K                                          
he had been away at all; but they were consuming with                           HE _H BE5 AWAY AT ALL2 B !Y 7 3SUM+ )                                           
envy, nevertheless. ,They would have given anything to have that                5VY1 N"E!.S4 ,!Y WD H GIV5 ANY?+ 6H T                                           
swarthy sun- tanned skin of his, and his glittering                             SW>?Y SUN- TANN$ SK9 ( HIS1 & 8 GLITT]+                                         
notoriety; and ,Tom would not have parted with either   #195                    NOTORIETY2 & ,TOM WD N H "P$ ) EI   #AIE                                        
for a circus.                                                                   =A CIRCUS4                                                                      
  ,At school the children made so much of him and of ,Joe,                        ,AT S*OOL ! *N MADE S M* ( HM &( ,JOE1                                        
and delivered such eloquent admiration from their eyes,                         & DELIV]$ S* ELOQU5T ADMIR,N F _! EYES1                                         
that the two heroes were not long in becoming in-                               T ! TWO H]OES 7 N L;G 9 2COM+ IN-                                               
sufferably "stuck-up." ,They began to tell their                                SU6]ABLY 8/UCK-UP40 ,!Y 2GAN 6TELL _!                                           
ad- ventures to hungry listeners -- but they only                               AD- V5TURES 6HUNGRY LI/5]S -- B !Y ONLY                                         
began; it was not a thing likely to have an end, with                           2GAN2 X 0 N A ?+ LIKELY 6H AN 5D1 )                                             
imaginations like theirs to furnish material. ,And finally,                     IMAG9,NS L _!S 6FURNI% MAT]IAL4 ,& F9,Y1                                        
when they got out their pipes and went serenely puffing                         :5 !Y GOT \ _! PIPES & W5T S]5ELY PU6+                                          
around, the very summit of glory was reached.                                   >.D1 ! V SUMMIT ( GLORY 0 R1*$4                                                 
  ,Tom decided that he could be independent of                                    ,TOM DECID$ T HE CD 2 9DEP5D5T (                                              
,Becky ,Thatcher now. ,Glory was sufficient. ,He                                ,BECKY ,?AT*] N[4 ,GLORY 0 SU6ICI5T4 ,HE                                        
would live for glory. ,Now that he was distinguished,                           WD LIVE = GLORY4 ,N[ T HE 0 4T+UI%$1                                            
maybe she would be wanting to "make up." ,Well,                                 MAYBE %E WD 2 WANT+ TO 8MAKE UP40 ,WELL1                                        
let her -- she should see that he could be as indifferent                       LET H] -- %E %D SEE T HE CD 2 Z 9DI6]5T                                         
as some other people. ,Presently she arrived. ,Tom                              Z "S O!R P4 ,PRES5TLY %E >RIV$4 ,TOM                                            
pretended not to see her. ,He moved away and joined                             PRET5D$ N 6SEE H]4 ,HE MOV$ AWAY & JO9$                                         
a group of boys and girls and began to talk.                                    A GR\P ( BOYS & GIRLS & 2GAN 6TALK4                                             
,Soon he observed that she was tripping gayly back                              ,SOON HE OBS]V$ T %E 0 TRIPP+ GAYLY BACK                                        
and forth with flushed face and dancing eyes, pretending                        & =? ) FLU%$ FACE & DANC+ EYES1 PRET5D+                                         
to be busy chasing school- mates, and screaming with                            6BE BUSY *AS+ S*OOL- MATES1 & SCR1M+ )                                          
laughter when she made a capture; but he noticed                                LAU<T] :5 %E MADE A CAPTURE2 B HE NOTIC$                                        
that she always made her capt- ures in his vicinity,                            T %E ALW MADE H] CAPT- URES 9 8 VIC9;Y1                                         
and that she seemed to cast a con- scious eye in his                            & T %E SEEM$ 6CA/ A CON- SCI\S EYE 9 8                                          
direction at such times, too. ,It grati-   #196                                 DIREC;N AT S* "TS1 TOO4 ,X GRATI-   #AIF                                        
fied all the vicious vanity that was in him; and so,                            FI$ ALL ! VICI\S VAN;Y T 0 9 HM2 & S1                                           
instead of winning him, it only "set him up" the more and                       9/1D ( W9N+ HM1 X ONLY 8SET HM UP0 ! M &                                        
made him the more diligent to avoid betraying that he                           MADE HM ! M DILIG5T 6AVOID 2TRAY+ T HE                                          
knew she was about. ,Presently she gave over sky-                               KNEW %E 0 AB4 ,PRES5TLY %E GAVE OV] SKY-                                        
larking, and moved irresolutely about, sighing once                             L>K+1 & MOV$ IRRESOLUTELY AB1 SI<+ ONCE                                         
or twice and glancing furtively and wistfully                                   OR TWICE & GLANC+ FURTIVELY & WI/;LLY                                           
toward ,Tom. ,Then she observed that now ,Tom was                               T[>D ,TOM4 ,!N %E OBS]V$ T N[ ,TOM 0                                            
talking more particularly to ,Amy ,Lawrence than to any                         TALK+ M "PICUL>LY 6 ,AMY ,LAWR;E ?AN 6ANY                                       
one else. ,She felt a sharp pang and grew                                       "O ELSE4 ,%E FELT A %>P PANG & GREW                                             
disturbed and uneasy at once. ,She tried to go                                  4TURB$ & UNEASY AT ONCE4 ,%E TRI$ 6G                                            
away, but her feet were treacherous, and carried her to the                     AWAY1 B H] FEET 7 TR1*]\S1 & C>RI$ H] 6!                                        
group instead. ,She said to a girl almost at ,Tom's                             GR\P 9/1D4 ,%E SD 6A GIRL ALM AT ,TOM'S                                         
elbow -- with sham vivacity:                                                    ELB[ -- ) %AM VIVAC;Y3                                                          
  ",Why, ,Mary ,Austin! you bad girl, why                                         8,:Y1 ,M>Y ,AU/96 Y BAD GIRL1 :Y                                              
didn't you come to ,Sunday-school?"                                             DIDN'T Y -E 6,SUN"D-S*OOL80                                                     
  ",I did come -- didn't you see me?"                                             8,I DID -E -- DIDN'T Y SEE ME80                                               
  ",Why, no! ,Did you? ,Where did you sit?"                                       8,:Y1 NO6 ,DID Y8 ,": DID Y SIT80                                             
  ",I was in ,Miss ,Peters' class, where ,I                                       8,I 0 9 ,MISS ,PET]S' CLASS1 ": ,I                                            
always go. ,I saw ,,YOU."                                                       ALW G4 ,I SAW ,,Y40                                                             
  ",Did you? ,Why, it's funny ,I didn't see                                       8,DID Y8 ,:Y1 X'S FUNNY ,I DIDN'T SEE                                         
you. ,I wanted to tell you about the picnic."                                   Y4 ,I WANT$ 6TELL Y AB ! PICNIC40                                               
  ",Oh, that's jolly. ,Who's going to give it?"                                   8,OH1 T'S JOLLY4 ,:O'S GO+ 6GIVE X80                                          
  ",My ma's going to let me have one."                                            8,MY MA'S GO+ 6LET ME H "O40                                                  
  ",Oh, goody; ,I hope she'll let ,,ME come."                                     8,OH1 GDY2 ,I HOPE %E'LL LET ,,ME -E40                                        
",Well, she will. ,The picnic's for me.   #197                                  8,WELL1 %E W4 ,! PICNIC'S = ME4   #AIG                                          
,She'll let any- body come that ,I want, and ,I                                 ,%E'LL LET ANY- BODY -E T ,I WANT1 & ,I                                         
want you."                                                                      WANT Y40                                                                        
  ",That's ever so nice. ,When is it going to be?"                                8,T'S "E S NICE4 ,:5 IS X GO+ 6BE80                                           
  ",By and by. ,Maybe about vacation."                                            8,0& BY4 ,MAYBE AB VAC,N40                                                    
  ",Oh, won't it be fun! ,You going to have all the                               8,OH1 WON'T X 2 FUN6 ,Y GO+ 6H ALL !                                          
girls and boys?"                                                                GIRLS & BOYS80                                                                  
  ",Yes, every one that's friends to me -- or wants                               8,YES1 E "O T'S FRS 6ME -- OR WANTS                                           
to be"; and she glanced ever so furtively at ,Tom,                              6BE02 & %E GL.ED "E S FURTIVELY AT ,TOM1                                        
but he talked right along to ,Amy ,Lawrence about the                           B HE TALK$ "R AL;G 6 ,AMY ,LAWR;E AB !                                          
terrible storm on the island, and how the lightning tore                        T]RI# /ORM ON ! ISL&1 & H[ ! LI<TN+ TORE                                        
the great sycamore tree "all to flinders" while                                 ! GRT SYCAMORE TREE 8ALL 6FL9D]S0 :ILE                                          
he was "standing within three feet of it."                                      HE 0 8/&+ )9 ?REE FEET ( X40                                                    
  ",Oh, may ,I come?" said ,Grace ,Miller.                                        8,OH1 MAY ,I -E80 SD ,GRACE ,MILL]4                                           
  ",Yes."                                                                         8,YES40                                                                       
  ",And me?" said ,Sally ,Rogers.                                                 8,& ME80 SD ,S,Y ,ROG]S4                                                      
  ",Yes."                                                                         8,YES40                                                                       
  ",And me, too?" said ,Susy ,Harper. ",And                                       8,& ME1 TOO80 SD ,SUSY ,H>P]4 8,&                                             
,Joe?"                                                                          ,JOE80                                                                          
  ",Yes."                                                                         8,YES40                                                                       
  ,And so on, with clapping of joyful hands till all                              ,& S ON1 ) CLAPP+ ( JOY;L H&S TILL ALL                                        
the group had begged for invitations but ,Tom and ,Amy.                         ! GR\P _H BE7$ = 9VIT,NS B ,TOM & ,AMY4                                         
,Then ,Tom turned coolly away, still talking, and                               ,!N ,TOM TURN$ COOLLY AWAY1 / TALK+1 &                                          
took ,Amy with him. ,Becky's lips trembled and the                              TOOK ,AMY ) HM4 ,BECKY'S LIPS TREM#D &!                                         
tears came to her eyes; she hid these signs with a                              TE>S CAME 6H] EYES2 %E HID ^! SIGNS )A                                          
forced gayety and went on chattering, but the     #198                          =C$ GAYETY & W5T ON *ATT]+1 B !     #AIH                                        
life had gone out of the picnic, now, and out of everything                     LIFE _H G"O \ (! PICNIC1 N[1 & \ ( "EY?+                                        
else; she got away as soon as she could and hid                                 ELSE2 %E GOT AWAY Z SOON Z %E CD & HID                                          
herself and had what her sex call "a good cry." ,Then                           H]F & _H :AT H] SEX CALL 8A GD CRY40 ,!N                                        
she sat moody, with wounded pride, till the bell                                %E SAT MOODY1 ) W.D$ PRIDE1 TILL ! BELL                                         
rang. ,She roused up, now, with a vindictive cast                               RANG4 ,%E R\S$ UP1 N[1 )A V9DICTIVE CA/                                         
in her eye, and gave her plaited tails a shake                                  9 H] EYE1 & GAVE H] PLAIT$ TAILS A %AKE                                         
and said she knew what ,,SHE'D do.                                              & SD %E KNEW :AT ,,%E'D D4                                                      
  ,At recess ,Tom continued his flirtation with ,Amy                              ,AT RECESS ,TOM 3T9U$ 8 FLIRT,N ) ,AMY                                        
with jubilant self-satisfaction. ,And he kept                                   ) JUBILANT SELF-SATISFAC;N4 ,& HE KEPT                                          
drifting about to find ,Becky and lacerate her with the                         DRIFT+ AB 6F9D ,BECKY & LAC]ATE H] )!                                           
per- formance. ,At last he spied her, but there was a                           P]- =M.E4 ,AT LA/ HE SPI$ H]1 B "! 0 A                                          
sudden falling of his mercury. ,She was sitting                                 SU45 FALL+ ( 8 M]CURY4 ,%E 0 SITT+                                              
cosily on a little bench behind the schoolhouse looking                         COSILY ON A LL B5* 2H ! S*OOLH\SE LOOK+                                         
at a picture-book with ,Alfred ,Temple -- and                                   AT A PICTURE-BOOK ) ,ALFR$ ,TEMPLE -- &                                         
so absorbed were they, and their heads so close together                        S ABSORB$ 7 !Y1 & _! H1DS S CLOSE TGR                                           
over the book, that they did not seem to be conscious of                        OV] ! BOOK1 T !Y DID N SEEM 6BE 3SCI\S (                                        
anything in the world besides. ,Jealousy ran red-hot through                    ANY?+ 9 ! _W 2SS4 ,J1L\SY RAN R$-HOT "?                                         
,Tom's veins. ,He began to hate himself for throwing                            ,TOM'S VE9S4 ,HE 2GAN 6HATE HMF = ?R[+                                          
away the chance ,Becky had offered for a                                        AWAY ! *.E ,BECKY _H (F]$ =A                                                    
reconciliation. ,He called himself a fool, and all                              RECONCILI,N4 ,HE CALL$ HMF A FOOL1 & ALL                                        
the hard names he could think of. ,He wanted to cry with                        ! H>D "NS HE CD ?9K (4 ,HE WANT$ 6CRY )                                         
vexation. ,Amy chatted happily along, as they                                   VEX,N4 ,AMY *ATT$ HAPPILY AL;G1 Z !Y                                            
walked, for her heart was singing, but ,Tom's tongue                            WALK$1 = H] HE>T 0 S++1 B ,TOM'S T;GUE                                          
had lost its function. ,He did not hear what ,Amy                               _H LO/ XS FUNC;N4 ,HE DID N HE> :AT ,AMY                                        
was saying, and whenever she paused             #199                            0 SAY+1 & :5"E %E PAUS$             #AII                                        
expectantly he could only stammer an awkward                                    EXPECTANTLY HE CD ONLY /AMM] AN AWKW>D                                          
assent, which was as often misplaced as otherwise. ,He                          ASS5T1 : 0 Z (T5 MISPLAC$ Z O!RWISE4 ,HE                                        
kept drifting to the rear of the school- house, again and                       KEPT DRIFT+ 6! RE> (! S*OOL- H\SE1 AG &                                         
again, to sear his eyeballs with the hateful spectacle                          AG1 6SE> 8 EYEBALLS )! HATE;L SPECTACLE                                         
there. ,He could not help it. ,And it maddened him to see,                      "!4 ,HE CD N HELP X4 ,& X MA45$ HM 6SEE1                                        
as he thought he saw, that ,Becky ,Thatcher never                               Z HE ?"\ HE SAW1 T ,BECKY ,?AT*] N"E                                            
once suspected that he was even in the land of the living.                      ONCE SUSPECT$ T HE 0 EV5 9 ! L& (! LIV+4                                        
,But she did see, nevertheless; and she knew she was                            ,B %E DID SEE1 N"E!.S2 & %E KNEW %E 0                                           
winning her fight, too, and was glad to see him suffer                          W9N+ H] FI<T1 TOO1 & 0 GLAD 6SEE HM SU6]                                        
as she had suffered.                                                            Z %E _H SU6]$4                                                                  
  ,Amy's happy prattle became intolerable.                                        ,AMY'S HAPPY PRATTLE 2CAME 9TOL]A#4                                           
,Tom hint- ed at things he had to attend to; things                             ,TOM H9T- ED AT ?+S HE _H 6ATT5D TO2 ?+S                                        
that must be done; and time was fleeting. ,But in vain -- the                   T M/ 2 D"O2 & "T 0 FLEET+4 ,B 9 VA9 -- !                                        
girl chirped on. ,Tom thought, ",Oh, hang her,                                  GIRL *IRP$ ON4 ,TOM ?"\1 8,OH1 HANG H]1                                         
ain't ,I ever going to get rid of her?" ,At last                                A9'T ,I "E GO+ 6GET RID ( H]80 ,AT LA/                                          
he must be attending to those things -- and she said artlessly                  HE M/ 2 ATT5D+ 6^? ?+S -- & %E SD >T.SLY                                        
that she would be "around" when school let out. ,And he                         T %E WD 2 8>.D0 :5 S*OOL LET \4 ,& HE                                           
hastened away, hating her for it.                                               HA/5$ AWAY1 HAT+ H] = X4                                                        
  ",Any other boy!" ,Tom thought, grating his                                     8,ANY O!R BOY60 ,TOM ?"\1 GRAT+ 8                                             
teeth. ",Any boy in the whole town but that ,Saint                              TEE?4 8,ANY BOY 9 ! :OLE T[N B T ,SA9T                                          
,Louis smarty that thinks he dresses so fine and is                             ,L\IS SM>TY T ?9KS HE DRESSES S F9E & IS                                        
aristocracy! ,Oh, all right, ,I licked you the first                            >I/OCRACY6 ,OH1 ALL "R1 ,I LICK$ Y ! F/                                         
day you ever saw this town, mister, and ,I'll lick you                          "D Y "E SAW ? T[N1 MI/]1 & ,I'LL LICK Y                                         
again! ,You just wait till ,I catch you out! ,I'll just                         AG6 ,Y J WAIT TILL ,I CAT* Y \6 ,I'LL J                                         
take and --"                          #200                                      TAKE & --0                          #BJJ                                        
  ,And he went through the motions of thrashing an                                ,& HE W5T "? ! MO;NS ( ?RA%+ AN                                               
imaginary boy -- pummelling the air, and kicking and                            IMAG9>Y BOY -- PUMMELL+ ! AIR1 & KICK+ &                                        
gouging. ",Oh, you do, do you? ,You holler 'nough, do                           G\G+4 8,OH1 Y D1 D Y8 ,Y HOLL] 'N\<1 D                                          
you? ,Now, then, let that learn you!" ,And so the                               Y8 ,N[1 !N1 LET T LE>N Y60 ,& S !                                               
imaginary flogging was finished to his satisfaction.                            IMAG9>Y FLO7+ 0 F9I%$ 6HIS SATISFAC;N4                                          
  ,Tom fled home at noon. ,His conscience could not                               ,TOM FL$ HOME AT NOON4 ,8 3SCI;E CD N                                         
endure any more of ,Amy's grateful happiness, and                               5DURE ANY M ( ,AMY'S GRATE;L HAPPI;S1 &                                         
his jealousy could bear no more of the other distress.                          8 J1L\SY CD BE> NO M (! O!R 4TRESS4                                             
,Becky resumed her picture inspections with                                     ,BECKY RESUM$ H] PICTURE 9SPEC;NS )                                             
,Alfred, but as the minutes dragged along and no                                ,ALFR$1 B Z ! M9UTES DRA7$ AL;G & NO                                            
,Tom came to suffer, her triumph began to cloud and                             ,TOM CAME 6SU6]1 H] TRIUMPH 2GAN 6CL\D &                                        
she lost inter- est; gravity and absent-mindedness                              %E LO/ 9T]- E/2 GRAV;Y & ABS5T-M9D$;S                                           
followed, and then melancholy; two or three times                               FOLL[$1 & !N MELAN*OLY2 TWO OR ?REE "TS                                         
she pricked up her ear at a footstep, but it was a                              %E PRICK$ UP H] E> AT A FOOT/EP1 B X 0 A                                        
false hope; no ,Tom came. ,At last she                                          FALSE HOPE2 NO ,TOM CAME4 ,AT LA/ %E                                            
grew entirely miserable and wished she hadn't                                   GREW 5TIRELY MIS]A# & WI%$ %E _HN'T                                             
carried it so far. ,When poor ,Alfred, seeing that he                           C>RI$ X S F>4 ,:5 POOR ,ALFR$1 SEE+ T HE                                        
was losing her, he did not know how, kept ex-                                   0 LOS+ H]1 HE DID N "K H[1 KEPT EX-                                             
claiming: ",Oh, here's a jolly one! look at                                     CLAIM+3 8,OH1 "H'S A JOLLY "O6 LOOK AT                                          
this!" she lost patience at last, and said, ",Oh,                               ?60 %E LO/ PATI;E AT LA/1 & SD1 8,OH1                                           
don't bother me! ,I don't care for them!" and                                   DON'T BO!R ME6 ,I DON'T C>E = !M60 &                                            
burst into tears, and got up and walked away.                                   BUR/ 96TE>S1 & GOT UP & WALK$ AWAY4                                             
  ,Alfred dropped alongside and was going to try                                  ,ALFR$ DROPP$ AL;GSIDE & 0 GO+ 6TRY                                           
to comfort her, but she said:                                                   6-=T H]1 B %E SD3                                                               
",Go away and leave me alone, can't you!   #201                                 8,G AWAY & L1VE ME AL"O1 C'T Y6   #BJA                                          
,I hate you!"                                                                   ,I HATE Y60                                                                     
  ,So the boy halted, wondering what he could have done                           ,S ! BOY HALT$1 WOND]+ :AT HE CD H D"O                                        
-- for she had said she would look at pictures all                              -- = %E _H SD %E WD LOOK AT PICTURES ALL                                        
through the nooning -- and she walked on, crying. ,Then                         "? ! NOON+ -- & %E WALK$ ON1 CRY+4 ,!N                                          
,Alfred went musing into the deserted school- house.                            ,ALFR$ W5T MUS+ 96! DES]T$ S*OOL- H\SE4                                         
,He was humiliated and angry. ,He easily                                        ,HE 0 HUMILIAT$ & ANGRY4 ,HE EASILY                                             
guessed his way to the truth -- the girl had simply                             GUESS$ 8 WAY 6! TRU? -- ! GIRL _H SIMPLY                                        
made a convenience of him to vent her spite upon ,Tom                           MADE A 3V5I;E ( HM 6V5T H] SPITE ^U ,TOM                                        
,Sawyer. ,He was far from hating ,Tom the less when this                        ,SAWY]4 ,HE 0 F> F HAT+ ,TOM ! LESS :5 ?                                        
thought occurred to him. ,He wished there was some way                          ?"\ O3URR$ 6HM4 ,HE WI%$ "! 0 "S WAY                                            
to get that boy into trouble without much risk to himself.                      6GET T BOY 96TR\# )\T M* RISK 6HMF4                                             
,Tom's spelling-book fell under his eye. ,Here was                              ,TOM'S SPELL+-BOOK FELL "U 8 EYE4 ,"H 0                                         
his opportunity. ,He gratefully opened to the                                   8 OPPORTUN;Y4 ,HE GRATE;LLY OP5$ 6!                                             
lesson for the afternoon and poured ink upon the page.                          LESSON =! AFN & P\R$ 9K ^U ! PAGE4                                              
  ,Becky, glancing in at a window behind him at the                               ,BECKY1 GLANC+ 9 AT A W9D[ 2H HM AT !                                         
moment, saw the act, and moved on, without discover-                            MO;T1 SAW ! ACT1 & MOV$ ON1 )\T 4COV]-                                          
ing herself. ,She started homeward, now, intending to find                      9G H]F4 ,%E />T$ HOMEW>D1 N[1 9T5D+ 6F9D                                        
,Tom and tell him; ,Tom would be thankful and their                             ,TOM & TELL HM2 ,TOM WD 2 ?ANK;L & _!                                           
troubles would be healed. ,Before she was half way home,                        TR\#S WD 2 H1L$4 ,2F %E 0 HALF WAY HOME1                                        
however, she had changed her mind. ,The thought of                              H["E1 %E _H *ANG$ H] M9D4 ,! ?"\ (                                              
,Tom's treatment of her when she was talking about her                          ,TOM'S TR1T;T ( H] :5 %E 0 TALK+ AB H]                                          
picnic came scorching back and filled her with                                  PICNIC CAME SCOR*+ BACK & FILL$ H] )                                            
shame. ,She resolved to let him get whipped on the                              %AME4 ,%E RESOLV$ 6LET HM GET :IPP$ ON !                                        
damaged spelling-book's account, and to hate him                                DAMAG$ SPELL+-BOOK'S A3.T1 & 6HATE HM                                           
forever, into the bargain.                     #202                             ="E1 96! B>GA94                     #BJB                                        
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XIX                                                                 ,,*APT] ,,XIX                                                                 
  ,,TOM arrived at home in a dreary mood,                                         ,,TOM >RIV$ AT HOME 9 A DRE>Y MOOD1                                           
  and the first thing his aunt said to him                                        &! F/ ?+ 8 AUNT SD 6HM                                                        
  showed him that he had brought his                                              %[$ HM T HE _H BR"\ 8                                                         
  sorrows to an unpromising market:                                               SORR[S 6AN UNPROMIS+ M>KET3                                                   
  ",Tom, ,I've a notion to skin you alive!"                                       8,TOM1 ,I'VE A NO;N 6SK9 Y ALIVE60                                            
  ",Auntie, what have ,I done?"                                                   8,AUNTIE1 :AT H ,I D"O80                                                      
  ",Well, you've done enough. ,Here ,I go over                                    8,WELL1 Y'VE D"O 5\<4 ,"H ,I G OV]                                            
to ,Se- reny ,Harper, like an old softy, expecting                              6,SE- R5Y ,H>P]1 L AN OLD S(TY1 EXPECT+                                         
,I'm going to make her believe all that rubbage about                           ,I'M GO+ 6MAKE H] 2LIEVE ALL T RU2AGE AB                                        
that dream, when lo and behold you she'd found out from                         T DR1M1 :5 LO & 2HOLD Y %E'D F.D \ F                                            
,Joe that you was over here and heard all the talk we                           ,JOE T Y 0 OV] "H & HE>D ALL ! TALK WE                                          
had that night. ,Tom, ,I don't know what is                                     _H T NI<T4 ,TOM1 ,I DON'T "K :AT IS                                             
to become of a boy that will act like that. ,It makes me                        62COME (A BOY T W ACT L T4 ,X MAKES ME                                          
feel so bad to think you could let me go to ,Sereny                             FEEL S BAD 6?9K Y CD LET ME G 6,S]5Y                                            
,Harper and make such a fool of myself and never say a                          ,H>P] & MAKE S* A FOOL ( MYF & N"E SAY A                                        
word."                                                                          ^W40                                                                            
  ,This was a new aspect of the thing. ,His smartness of the                      ,? 0 A NEW ASPECT (! ?+4 ,8 SM>T;S (!                                         
morning had seemed to ,Tom a good joke be- fore, and                            MORN+ _H SEEM$ 6,TOM A GD JOKE BE- =E1 &                                        
very ingenious. ,It merely looked mean and shabby now.                          V 9G5I\S4 ,X M]ELY LOOK$ M1N & %A2Y N[4                                         
,He hung his head and could not think of anything to say                        ,HE HUNG 8 H1D & CD N ?9K ( ANY?+ 6SAY                                          
for a moment. ,Then he said:                                                    =A MO;T4 ,!N HE SD3                                                             
  ",Auntie, ,I wish ,I hadn't done it -- but                                      8,AUNTIE1 ,I WI% ,I _HN'T D"O X -- B                                          
,I didn't think."                                                               ,I DIDN'T ?9K40                                                                 
",Oh, child, you never think. ,You never think    #203                          8,OH1 *1 Y N"E ?9K4 ,Y N"E ?9K    #BJC                                          
of anything but your own selfishness. ,You could think to come                  ( ANY?+ B YR [N SELFI%;S4 ,Y CD ?9K 6-E                                         
all the way over here from ,Jackson's ,Island in the                            ALL ! WAY OV] "H F ,JACKSON'S ,ISL& 9 !                                         
night to laugh at our troubles, and you could think to fool                     NI<T 6LAU< AT \R TR\#S1 & Y CD ?9K 6FOOL                                        
me with a lie about a dream; but you couldn't ever think                        ME )A LIE AB A DR1M2 B Y CDN'T "E ?9K                                           
to pity us and save us from sorrow."                                            6P;Y U & SAVE U F SORR[40                                                       
  ",Auntie, ,I know now it was mean, but ,I                                       8,AUNTIE1 ,I "K N[ X 0 M1N1 B ,I                                              
didn't mean to be mean. ,I didn't, honest. ,And                                 DIDN'T M1N 6BE M1N4 ,I DIDN'T1 H"O/4 ,&                                         
besides, ,I didn't come over here to laugh at you that                          2SS1 ,I DIDN'T -E OV] "H 6LAU< AT Y T                                           
night."                                                                         NI<T40                                                                          
  ",What did you come for , then?"                                                8,:AT DID Y -E = 1 !N80                                                       
  ",It was to tell you not to be uneasy about us, be-                             8,X 0 6TELL Y N 6BE UNEASY AB U1 BE-                                          
cause we hadn't got drownded."                                                  CAUSE WE _HN'T GOT DR[ND$40                                                     
  ",Tom, ,Tom, ,I would be the thankfullest soul in                               8,TOM1 ,TOM1 ,I WD 2 ! ?ANK;LLE/ S\L 9                                        
this world if ,I could believe you ever had as good a thought                   ? _W IF ,I CD 2LIEVE Y "E _H Z GD A ?"\                                         
as that, but you know you never did -- and ,I know it,                          Z T1 B Y "K Y N"E DID -- & ,I "K X1                                             
,Tom."                                                                          ,TOM40                                                                          
  ",Indeed and 'deed ,I did, auntie -- ,I wish                                    8,9DE$ & 'DE$ ,I DID1 AUNTIE -- ,I WI%                                        
,I may never stir if ,I didn't."                                                ,I MAY N"E /IR IF ,I DIDN'T40                                                   
  ",Oh, ,Tom, don't lie -- don't do it. ,It                                       8,OH1 ,TOM1 DON'T LIE -- DON'T D X4 ,X                                        
only makes things a hundred times worse."                                       ONLY MAKES ?+S A HUNDR$ "TS WORSE40                                             
  ",It ain't a lie, auntie; it's the truth. ,I                                    8,X A9'T A LIE1 AUNTIE2 X'S ! TRU?4 ,I                                        
wanted to keep you from grieving -- that was all that made                      WANT$ 6KEEP Y F GRIEV+ -- T 0 ALL T MADE                                        
me come."                                                                       ME -E40                                                                         
  ",I'd give the whole world to believe that -- it would                          8,I'D GIVE ! :OLE _W 62LIEVE T -- X WD                                        
cover up a power of sins, ,Tom. ,I'd     #204                                   COV] UP A P[] ( S9S1 ,TOM4 ,I'D     #BJD                                        
'most be glad you'd run off and acted so bad. ,But                              'MO/ 2 GLAD Y'D RUN (F & ACT$ S BAD4 ,B                                         
it ain't reasonable; be- cause, why didn't you                                  X A9'T R1SONA#2 BE- CAUSE1 :Y DIDN'T Y                                          
tell me, child?"                                                                TELL ME1 *80                                                                    
  ",Why, you see, when you got to talking about the                               8,:Y1 Y SEE1 :5 Y GOT 6TALK+ AB !                                             
funeral, ,I just got all full of the idea of our                                FUN]AL1 ,I J GOT ALL FULL (! IDEA ( \R                                          
coming and hiding in the church, and ,I couldn't somehow bear                   -+ & HID+ 9 ! *UR*1 & ,I CDN'T "SH[ BE>                                         
to spoil it. ,So ,I just put the bark back in my                                6SPOIL X4 ,S ,I J PUT ! B>K BACK 9 MY                                           
pocket and kept mum."                                                           POCKET & KEPT MUM40                                                             
  ",What bark?"                                                                   8,:AT B>K80                                                                   
  ",The bark ,I had wrote on to tell you we'd                                     8,! B>K ,I _H WROTE ON 6TELL Y WE'D                                           
gone pirating. ,I wish, now, you'd waked up when                                G"O PIRAT+4 ,I WI%1 N[1 Y'D WAK$ UP :5                                          
,I kissed you -- ,I do, honest."                                                ,I KISS$ Y -- ,I D1 H"O/40                                                      
  ,The hard lines in his aunt's face relaxed and a                                ,! H>D L9ES 9 8 AUNT'S FACE RELAX$ &A                                         
sud- den tenderness dawned in her eyes.                                         SUD- D5 T5D];S DAWN$ 9 H] EYES4                                                 
  ",,DID you kiss me, ,Tom?"                                                      8,,DID Y KISS ME1 ,TOM80                                                      
  ",Why, yes, ,I did."                                                            8,:Y1 YES1 ,I DID40                                                           
  ",Are you sure you did, ,Tom?"                                                  8,>E Y SURE Y DID1 ,TOM80                                                     
  ",Why, yes, ,I did, auntie -- certain                                           8,:Y1 YES1 ,I DID1 AUNTIE -- C]TA9                                            
sure."                                                                          SURE40                                                                          
  ",What did you kiss me for , ,Tom?"                                             8,:AT DID Y KISS ME = 1 ,TOM80                                                
  ",Because ,I loved you so, and you laid there moaning and                       8,2C ,I LOV$ Y S1 & Y LAID "! MOAN+ &                                         
,I was so sorry."                                                               ,I 0 S SORRY40                                                                  
  ,The words sounded like truth. ,The old lady could not                          ,! ^WS S.D$ L TRU?4 ,! OLD LADY CD N                                          
hide a tremor in her voice when she said:                                       HIDE A TREMOR 9 H] VOICE :5 %E SD3                                              
",Kiss me again, ,Tom! -- and be off with   #205                                8,KISS ME AG1 ,TOM6 -- & 2 (F )   #BJE                                          
you to school, now, and don't bother me any more."                              Y 6S*OOL1 N[1 & DON'T BO!R ME ANY M40                                           
  ,The moment he was gone, she ran to a closet and                                ,! MO;T HE 0 G"O1 %E RAN 6A CLOSET &                                          
got out the ruin of a jacket which ,Tom had gone                                GOT \ ! RU9 (A JACKET : ,TOM _H G"O                                             
pirating in. ,Then she stopped, with it in her hand, and                        PIRAT+ IN4 ,!N %E /OPP$1 ) X 9 H] H&1 &                                         
said to herself:                                                                SD 6H]F3                                                                        
  ",No, ,I don't dare. ,Poor boy, ,I                                              8,NO1 ,I DON'T D>E4 ,POOR BOY1 ,I                                             
reckon he's lied about it -- but it's a blessed,                                RECKON HE'S LI$ AB X -- B X'S A B.S$1                                           
blessed lie, there's such a comfort come from it. ,I hope                       B.S$ LIE1 "!'S S* A -=T -E F X4 ,I HOPE                                         
the ,Lord -- ,I ,,KNOW the ,Lord will forgive him, because it                   ! ,"L -- ,I ,,"K ! ,"L W =GIVE HM1 2C X                                         
was such good- heartedness in him to tell it. ,But ,I                           0 S* GD- HE>T$;S 9 HM 6TELL X4 ,B ,I                                            
don't want to find out it's a lie. ,I won't                                     DON'T WANT 6F9D \ X'S A LIE4 ,I WON'T                                           
look."                                                                          LOOK40                                                                          
  ,She put the jacket away, and stood by musing a                                 ,%E PUT ! JACKET AWAY1 & /OOD 0MUS+ A                                         
minute. ,Twice she put out her hand to take the                                 M9UTE4 ,TWICE %E PUT \ H] H& 6TAKE !                                            
garment again, and twice she refrained. ,Once more she                          G>;T AG1 & TWICE %E REFRA9$4 ,ONCE M %E                                         
ventured, and this time she fortified herself with the thought:                 V5TUR$1 & ? "T %E =TIFI$ H]F )! ?"\3                                            
",It's a good lie -- it's a good lie -- ,I                                      8,X'S A GD LIE -- X'S A GD LIE -- ,I                                            
won't let it grieve me." ,So she sought the                                     WON'T LET X GRIEVE ME40 ,S %E S"\ !                                             
jacket pocket. ,A moment later she was reading                                  JACKET POCKET4 ,A MO;T LAT] %E 0 R1D+                                           
,Tom's piece of bark through flowing tears and saying:                          ,TOM'S PIECE ( B>K "? FL[+ TE>S & SAY+3                                         
",I could forgive the boy, now, if he'd committed a                             8,I CD =GIVE ! BOY1 N[1 IF HE'D -MITT$ A                                        
million sins!"                                                                  MILLION S9S60                                                                   
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XX                                                                  ,,*APT] ,,XX                                                                  
  ,,THERE was something about ,Aunt ,Polly's                                      ,,"! 0 "S?+ AB ,AUNT ,POLLY'S                                                 
manner, when she kissed ,Tom, that        #206                                  MANN]1 :5 %E KISS$ ,TOM1 T        #BJF                                          
swept                                                                           SWEPT                                                                           
  away his low spirits and made him light-                                        AWAY 8 L[ _SS & MADE HM LI<T-                                                 
  hearted and happy again. ,He started to                                         HE>T$ & HAPPY AG4 ,HE />T$ 6                                                  
  school and had the luck of coming upon                                          S*OOL & _H ! LUCK ( -+ ^U                                                     
  ,Becky ,Thatcher at the head of ,Meadow                                         ,BECKY ,?AT*] AT ! H1D ( ,M1D[                                                
  ,Lane. ,His mood always determined his manner.                                  ,LANE4 ,8 MOOD ALW DET]M9$ 8 MANN]4                                           
,Without a moment's hesitation he ran to her and said:                          ,)\T A MO;T'S HESIT,N HE RAN 6H] & SD3                                          
  ",I acted mighty mean today, ,Becky, and ,I'm                                   8,I ACT$ MI<TY M1N TD1 ,BECKY1 & ,I'M                                         
so sorry. ,I won't ever, ever do that way again, as                             S SORRY4 ,I WON'T "E1 "E D T WAY AG1 Z                                          
long as ever ,I live -- please make up, won't                                   L;G Z "E ,I LIVE -- PL1SE MAKE UP1 WON'T                                        
you?"                                                                           Y80                                                                             
  ,The girl stopped and looked him scornfully in the                              ,! GIRL /OPP$ & LOOK$ HM SCORN;LLY 9 !                                        
face:                                                                           FACE3                                                                           
  ",I'll thank you to keep yourself ,,TO YOURSELF, ,Mr.                           8,I'LL ?ANK Y 6KEEP YRF ,,6YRF1 ,MR4                                          
,Thomas ,Sawyer. ,I'll never speak to you again."                               ,?OMAS ,SAWY]4 ,I'LL N"E SP1K 6Y AG40                                           
  ,She tossed her head and passed on. ,Tom was so                                 ,%E TOSS$ H] H1D & PASS$ ON4 ,TOM 0 S                                         
stunned that he had not even presence of mind enough to say                     /UNN$ T HE _H N EV5 PRES;E ( M9D 5 6SAY                                         
",Who cares, ,Miss ,Smarty?" until the right time                               8,:O C>ES1 ,MISS ,SM>TY80 UNTIL ! "R "T                                         
to say it had gone by. ,So he said nothing. ,But he was                         6SAY X _H G"O BY4 ,S HE SD NO?+4 ,B HE 0                                        
in a fine rage, nevertheless. ,He moped into the                                9 A F9E RAGE1 N"E!.S4 ,HE MOP$ 96!                                              
schoolyard wishing she were a boy, and imagining how he                         S*OOLY>D WI%+ %E 7 A BOY1 & IMAG9+ H[ HE                                        
would trounce her if she were. ,He presently                                    WD TR\NCE H] IF %E W]E4 ,HE PRES5TLY                                            
encountered her and delivered a stinging remark as he                           5C.T]$ H] & DELIV]$ A /++ REM>K Z HE                                            
passed. ,She hurled one in return, and the angry                                PASS$4 ,%E HURL$ "O 9 RETURN1 &! ANGRY                                          
breach was complete. ,It seemed to ,Becky,    #207                              BR1* 0 -PLETE4 ,X SEEM$ 6,BECKY1    #BJG                                        
in her hot resentment, that she could hardly wait for                           9 H] HOT RES5T;T1 T %E CD H>DLY WAIT =                                          
school to "take in," she was so impatient to see                                S*OOL TO 8TAKE IN10 %E 0 S IMPATI5T 6SEE                                        
,Tom flogged for the injured spelling-book. ,If she                             ,TOM FLO7$ =! 9JUR$ SPELL+-BOOK4 ,IF %E                                         
had had any linger- ing notion of exposing ,Alfred                              _H _H ANY L+]- 9G NO;N ( EXPOS+ ,ALFR$                                          
,Temple, ,Tom's offensive fling had driven it                                   ,TEMPLE1 ,TOM'S (F5SIVE FL+ _H DRIV5 X                                          
entirely away.                                                                  5TIRELY AWAY4                                                                   
  ,Poor girl, she did not know how fast she was                                   ,POOR GIRL1 %E DID N "K H[ FA/ %E 0                                           
near- ing trouble herself. ,The master, ,Mr. ,Dobbins,                          NE>- 9G TR\# H]F4 ,! MA/]1 ,MR4 ,DO29S1                                         
had reached middle age with an unsatisfied                                      _H R1*$ MI4LE AGE ) AN UNSATISFI$                                               
ambition. ,The darling of his desires was, to be a                              AMBI;N4 ,! D>L+ ( 8 DESIRES WAS1 6BE A                                          
doctor, but poverty had decreed that he should be                               DOCTOR1 B POV]TY _H DECRE$ T HE %D 2                                            
nothing higher than a village schoolmaster. ,Every day                          NO?+ HI<] ?AN A VILLAGE S*OOLMA/]4 ,E "D                                        
he took a mysterious book out of his desk and                                   HE TOOK A MY/]I\S BOOK \ ( 8 DESK &                                             
absorbed himself in it at times when no classes were                            ABSORB$ HMF 9 X AT "TS :5 NO CLASSES 7                                          
reciting. ,He kept that book un- der lock and                                   RECIT+4 ,HE KEPT T BOOK UN- D] LOCK &                                           
key. ,There was not an urchin in school but was perishing                       KEY4 ,"! 0 N AN UR*9 9 S*OOL B 0 P]I%+                                          
to have a glimpse of it, but the chance never came. ,Every                      6H A GLIMPSE ( X1 B ! *.E N"E CAME4 ,E                                          
boy and girl had a theory about the nature of that                              BOY & GIRL _H A !ORY AB ! NATURE ( T                                            
book; but no two theories were alike, and there was no                          BOOK2 B NO TWO !ORIES 7 ALIKE1 & "! 0 NO                                        
way of getting at the facts in the case. ,Now, as                               WAY ( GETT+ AT ! FACTS 9 ! CASE4 ,N[1 Z                                         
,Becky was passing by the desk, which stood near the                            ,BECKY 0 PASS+ 0! DESK1 : /OOD NE> !                                            
door, she noticed that the key was in the lock! ,It was                         DOOR1 %E NOTIC$ T ! KEY 0 9 ! LOCK6 ,X 0                                        
a precious moment. ,She glanced around; found herself                           A PRECI\S MO;T4 ,%E GL.ED >.D2 F.D H]F                                          
alone, and the next instant she had the book in her                             AL"O1 &! NEXT 9/ANT %E _H ! BOOK 9 H]                                           
hands. ,The title-page -- ,Professor    #208                                    H&S4 ,! TITLE-PAGE -- ,PROFESSOR    #BJH                                        
,Some- body's ,,ANATOMY -- carried no information                               ,"S- BODY'S ,,ANATOMY -- C>RI$ NO 9=M,N                                         
to her mind; so she began to turn the leaves. ,She                              6H] M9D2 S %E 2GAN 6TURN ! L1VES4 ,%E                                           
came at once upon a handsomely engraved and colored                             CAME AT ONCE ^U A H&"SLY 5GRAV$ & COLOR$                                        
frontispiece -- a hu- man figure, stark                                         FRONTISPIECE -- A HU- MAN FIGURE1 />K                                           
naked. ,At that moment a shadow fell on the page and                            NAK$4 ,AT T MO;T A %AD[ FELL ON ! PAGE &                                        
,Tom ,Sawyer stepped in at the door and caught a                                ,TOM ,SAWY] /EPP$ 9 AT ! DOOR & CAU<T A                                         
glimpse of the picture. ,Becky snatched at the                                  GLIMPSE (! PICTURE4 ,BECKY SNAT*$ AT !                                          
book to close it, and had the hard luck to tear the                             BOOK 6CLOSE X1 & _H ! H>D LUCK 6TE> !                                           
pictured page half down the middle. ,She thrust                                 PICTUR$ PAGE HALF D[N ! MI4LE4 ,%E ?RU/                                         
the volume into the desk, turned the key, and burst out                         ! VOLUME 96! DESK1 TURN$ ! KEY1 & BUR/ \                                        
crying with shame and vexation.                                                 CRY+ ) %AME & VEX,N4                                                            
  ",Tom ,Sawyer, you are just as mean as you can be,                              8,TOM ,SAWY]1 Y >E J Z M1N Z Y C BE1                                          
to sneak up on a person and look at what they're                                6SN1K UP ON A P]SON & LOOK AT :AT !Y'RE                                         
looking at."                                                                    LOOK+ AT40                                                                      
  ",How could ,I know you was looking at anything?"                               8,H[ CD ,I "K Y 0 LOOK+ AT ANY?+80                                            
  ",You ought to be ashamed of yourself, ,Tom ,Sawyer; you                        8,Y "\ 6BE A%AM$ ( YRF1 ,TOM ,SAWY]2 Y                                        
know you're going to tell on me, and oh, what shall ,I                          "K Y'RE GO+ 6TELL ON ME1 & OH1 :AT % ,I                                         
do, what shall ,I do! ,I'll be whipped, and ,I never was                        D1 :AT % ,I D6 ,I'LL 2 :IPP$1 & ,I N"E 0                                        
whipped in school."                                                             :IPP$ 9 S*OOL40                                                                 
  ,Then she stamped her little foot and said:                                     ,!N %E /AMP$ H] LL FOOT & SD3                                                 
  ",,BE so mean if you want to! ,I know something                                 8,,BE S M1N IF Y WANT TO6 ,I "K "S?+                                          
that's going to happen. ,You just wait and you'll see!                          T'S GO+ 6HAPP54 ,Y J WAIT & Y'LL SEE6                                           
,Hateful, hateful, hateful!" -- and she flung                                   ,HATE;L1 HATE;L1 HATE;L60 -- & %E FLUNG                                         
out of the house with a new explosion of crying.                                \ (! H\SE )A NEW EXPLO.N ( CRY+4                                                
,Tom stood still, rather flustered by this          #209                        ,TOM /OOD /1 R FLU/]$ 0?          #BJI                                          
onslaught. ,Presently he said to himself:                                       ONSLAU<T4 ,PRES5TLY HE SD 6HMF3                                                 
  ",What a curious kind of a fool a girl is!                                      8,:AT A CURI\S K9D (A FOOL A GIRL IS6                                         
,Never been licked in school! ,Shucks! ,What's a                                ,N"E BE5 LICK$ 9 S*OOL6 ,%UCKS6 ,:AT'S A                                        
licking! ,That's just like a girl -- they're so                                 LICK+6 ,T'S J L A GIRL -- !Y'RE S                                               
thin-skinned and chicken-hearted. ,Well, of course                              ?9-SK9N$ & *ICK5-HE>T$4 ,WELL1 ( C\RSE                                          
,I ain't going to tell old ,Dobbins on this little                              ,I A9'T GO+ 6TELL OLD ,DO29S ON ? LL                                            
fool, because there's other ways of getting even on                             FOOL1 2C "!'S O!R WAYS ( GETT+ EV5 ON                                           
her, that ain't so mean; but what of it? ,Old ,Dobbins                          H]1 T A9'T S M1N2 B :AT ( X8 ,OLD ,DO29S                                        
will ask who it was tore his book. ,Nobody'll                                   W ASK :O X 0 TORE 8 BOOK4 ,NOBODY'LL                                            
answer. ,Then he'll do just the way he always does                              ANSW]4 ,!N HE'LL D J ! WAY HE ALW DOES                                          
-- ask first one and then t'other, and when he comes to the                     -- ASK F/ "O & !N T'O!R1 & :5 HE -ES 6!                                         
right girl he'll know it, without any telling.                                  "R GIRL HE'LL "K X1 )\T ANY TELL+4                                              
,Girls' faces always tell on them. ,They ain't                                  ,GIRLS' FACES ALW TELL ON !M4 ,!Y A9'T                                          
got any backbone. ,She'll get licked.                                           GOT ANY BACKB"O4 ,%E'LL GET LICK$4                                              
,Well, it's a kind of a tight place for ,Becky                                  ,WELL1 X'S A K9D (A TI<T PLACE = ,BECKY                                         
,Thatcher, because there ain't any way out of it." ,Tom                         ,?AT*]1 2C "! A9'T ANY WAY \ ( X40 ,TOM                                         
conned the thing a moment longer, and then added: ",All                         CONN$ ! ?+ A MO;T L;G]1 & !N A4$3 8,ALL                                         
right, though; she'd like to see me in just such a fix --                       "R1 ?\<2 %E'D L 6SEE ME 9 J S* A FIX --                                         
let her sweat it out!"                                                          LET H] SW1T X \60                                                               
  ,Tom joined the mob of skylarking scholars                                      ,TOM JO9$ ! MOB ( SKYL>K+ S*OL>S                                              
outside. ,In a few moments the master arrived and                               \TSIDE4 ,9 A FEW MO;TS ! MA/] >RIV$ &                                           
school "took in." ,Tom did not feel a strong                                    S*OOL 8TOOK IN40 ,TOM DID N FEEL A /R;G                                         
interest in his studies. ,Every time he stole a glance                          9T]E/ 9 8 /UDIES4 ,E "T HE /OLE A GL.E                                          
at the girls' side of the room ,Becky's face                                    AT ! GIRLS' SIDE (! ROOM ,BECKY'S FACE                                          
troubled him. ,Considering all things, he did   #210                            TR\#D HM4 ,3SID]+ ALL ?+S1 HE DID   #BAJ                                        
not want to pity her, and yet it was all he could do                            N WANT 6P;Y H]1 & YET X 0 ALL HE CD D                                           
to help it. ,He could get up no exultation that was                             6HELP X4 ,HE CD GET UP NO EXULT,N T 0                                           
really worthy the name. ,Presently the spell-                                   RE,Y WOR?Y ! "N4 ,PRES5TLY ! SPELL-                                             
ing-book discovery was made, and ,Tom's mind was                                9G-BOOK 4COV]Y 0 MADE1 & ,TOM'S M9D 0                                           
en- tirely full of his own matters for a while after                            EN- TIRELY FULL ( 8 [N MATT]S =A :ILE AF                                        
that. ,Becky roused up from her lethargy of distress and                        T4 ,BECKY R\S$ UP F H] LE?>GY ( 4TRESS &                                        
showed good interest in the proceedings. ,She did not                           %[$ GD 9T]E/ 9 ! PROCE$+S4 ,%E DID N                                            
expect that ,Tom could get out of his trouble by denying that                   EXPECT T ,TOM CD GET \ ( 8 TR\# 0D5Y+ T                                         
he spilt the ink on the book himself; and she was right.                        HE SPILT ! 9K ON ! BOOK HMF2 & %E 0 "R4                                         
,The denial only seemed to make the thing worse for                             ,! D5IAL ONLY SEEM$ 6MAKE ! ?+ WORSE =                                          
,Tom. ,Becky supposed she would be glad of that, and                            ,TOM4 ,BECKY SUPPOS$ %E WD 2 GLAD ( T1 &                                        
she tried to believe she was glad of it, but she found                          %E TRI$ 62LIEVE %E 0 GLAD ( X1 B %E F.D                                         
she was not certain. ,When the worst came to the worst,                         %E 0 N C]TA94 ,:5 ! WOR/ CAME 6! WOR/1                                          
she had an impulse to get up and tell on                                        %E _H AN IMPULSE 6GET UP & TELL ON                                              
,Alfred ,Temple, but she made an effort and forced                              ,ALFR$ ,TEMPLE1 B %E MADE AN EF=T & =C$                                         
herself to keep still -- because, said she to herself, "he'll                   H]F 6KEEP / -- 2C1 SD %E 6H]F1 8HE'LL                                           
tell about me tearing the picture sure. ,I wouldn't                             TELL AB ME TE>+ ! PICTURE SURE4 ,I WDN'T                                        
say a word, not to save his life!"                                              SAY A ^W1 N 6SAVE 8 LIFE60                                                      
  ,Tom took his whipping and went back to his seat                                ,TOM TOOK 8 :IPP+ & W5T BACK 6HIS S1T                                         
not at all broken-hearted, for he thought it was                                N AT ALL BROK5-HE>T$1 = HE ?"\ X 0                                              
possible that he had unknowingly upset the ink on the                           POSSI# T HE _H UN"K+LY UPSET ! 9K ON !                                          
spelling- book himself, in some skylarking bout -- he                           SPELL+- BOOK HMF1 9 "S SKYL>K+ B\T -- HE                                        
had denied it for form's sake and because it was custom, and                    _H D5I$ X = =M'S SAKE & 2C X 0 CU/OM1 &                                         
had stuck to the denial from principle.                                         _H /UCK 6! D5IAL F PR9CIPLE4                                                    
,A whole hour drifted by, the master     #211                                   ,A :OLE H\R DRIFT$ BY1 ! MA/]     #BAA                                          
sat nodding in his throne, the air was drowsy with the hum                      SAT NO4+ 9 8 ?R"O1 ! AIR 0 DR[SY )! HUM                                         
of study. ,By and by, ,Mr. ,Dobbins straightened himself                        ( /UDY4 ,0& BY1 ,MR4 ,DO29S /RAI<T5$ HMF                                        
up, yawn- ed, then unlocked his desk, and reached for                           UP1 YAWN- ED1 !N UNLOCK$ 8 DESK1 & R1*$ =                                       
his book, but seemed undecided whether to take it out                           8 BOOK1 B SEEM$ UNDECID$ :E!R 6TAKE X \                                         
or leave it. ,Most of the pupils glanced up                                     OR L1VE X4 ,MO/ (! PUPILS GL.ED UP                                              
languidly, but there were two among them that watched his                       LANGUIDLY1 B "! 7 TWO AM;G !M T WAT*$ 8                                         
movements with in- tent eyes. ,Mr. ,Dobbins fingered                            MOVE;TS ) IN- T5T EYES4 ,MR4 ,DO29S F+]$                                        
his book absently for a while, then took it out and                             8 BOOK ABS5TLY =A :ILE1 !N TOOK X \ &                                           
settled himself in his chair to read! ,Tom shot a                               SETTL$ HMF 9 8 *AIR 6R1D6 ,TOM %OT A                                            
glance at ,Becky. ,He had seen a hunted and                                     GL.E AT ,BECKY4 ,HE _H SE5 A HUNT$ &                                            
helpless rabbit look as she did, with a gun                                     HELP.S RA2IT LOOK Z %E DID1 )A GUN                                              
levelled at its head. ,Instantly he forgot his                                  LEVELL$ AT XS H1D4 ,9/ANTLY HE =GOT 8                                           
quarrel with her. ,Quick -- something must be done! done in                     QU>REL ) H]4 ,QK -- "S?+ M/ 2 D"O6 D"O 9                                        
a flash, too! ,But the very imminence of the emergency                          A FLA%1 TOO6 ,B ! V IMM9;E (! EM]G5CY                                           
paralyzed his invention. ,Good! -- he had an                                    P>ALYZ$ 8 9V5;N4 ,GD6 -- HE _H AN                                               
inspira- tion! ,He would run and snatch the book,                               9SPIRA- TION6 ,HE WD RUN & SNAT* ! BOOK1                                        
spring through the door and fly. ,But his resolution shook                      SPR+ "? ! DOOR & FLY4 ,B 8 RESOLU;N %OOK                                        
for one little instant, and the chance was lost -- the master                   = "O LL 9/ANT1 &! *.E 0 LO/ -- ! MA/]                                           
opened the volume. ,If ,Tom only had the wasted                                 OP5$ ! VOLUME4 ,IF ,TOM ONLY _H ! WA/$                                          
opportunity back again! ,Too late. ,There was no                                OPPORTUN;Y BACK AG6 ,TOO LATE4 ,"! 0 NO                                         
help for ,Becky now, he said. ,The next moment the                              HELP = ,BECKY N[1 HE SD4 ,! NEXT MO;T !                                         
master faced the school. ,Every eye sank under his                              MA/] FAC$ ! S*OOL4 ,E EYE SANK "U 8                                             
gaze. ,There was that in it which smote even the innocent with                  GAZE4 ,"! 0 T 9 X : SMOTE EV5 ! 9NOC5T )                                        
fear. ,There was silence while one might count ten --                           FE>4 ,"! 0 SIL;E :ILE "O MI<T C.T T5 --                                         
the master was gathering his wrath. ,Then he       #212                         ! MA/] 0 GA!R+ 8 WRA?4 ,!N HE       #BAB                                        
spoke: ",Who tore this book?"                                                   SPOKE3 8,:O TORE ? BOOK80                                                       
  ,There was not a sound. ,One could have heard a pin                             ,"! 0 N A S.D4 ,"O CD H HE>D A P9                                             
drop. ,The stillness continued; the master searched face                        DROP4 ,! /ILL;S 3T9U$2 ! MA/] SE>*$ FACE                                        
after face for signs of guilt.                                                  AF FACE = SIGNS ( GUILT4                                                        
  ",Benjamin ,Rogers, did you tear this book?"                                    8,B5JAM9 ,ROG]S1 DID Y TE> ? BOOK80                                           
  ,A denial. ,Another pause.                                                      ,A D5IAL4 ,ANO!R PAUSE4                                                       
  ",Joseph ,Harper, did you?"                                                     8,JOSEPH ,H>P]1 DID Y80                                                       
  ,Another denial. ,Tom's uneasiness grew more and                                ,ANO!R D5IAL4 ,TOM'S UNEASI;S GREW M &                                        
more intense under the slow torture of these proceedings.                       M 9T5SE "U ! SL[ TORTURE ( ^! PROCE$+S4                                         
,The master scanned the ranks of boys -- considered                             ,! MA/] SCANN$ ! RANKS ( BOYS -- 3SID]$                                         
a while, then turned to the girls:                                              A :ILE1 !N TURN$ 6! GIRLS3                                                      
  ",Amy ,Lawrence?"                                                               8,AMY ,LAWR;E80                                                               
  ,A shake of the head.                                                           ,A %AKE (! H1D4                                                               
  ",Gracie ,Miller?"                                                              8,GRACIE ,MILL]80                                                             
  ,The same sign.                                                                 ,! SAME SIGN4                                                                 
  ",Susan ,Harper, did you do this?"                                              8,SUSAN ,H>P]1 DID Y D ?80                                                    
  ,Another negative. ,The next girl was ,Becky                                    ,ANO!R NEGATIVE4 ,! NEXT GIRL 0 ,BECKY                                        
,Thatcher. ,Tom was trembling from head to foot with                            ,?AT*]4 ,TOM 0 TREMBL+ F H1D 6FOOT )                                            
excitement and a sense of the hopelessness of the situation.                    EXCITE;T &A S5SE (! HOPE.S;S (! SITU,N4                                         
  ",Rebecca ,Thatcher" [,Tom glanced at her                                       8,REBE3A ,?AT*]0 ,7,TOM GL.ED AT H]                                           
face -- it was white with terror] -- "did you tear                              FACE -- X 0 :ITE ) T]ROR7' -- 8DID Y TE>                                        
-- no, look me in the face" [her hands rose in                                  -- NO1 LOOK ME 9 ! FACE0 ,7H] H&S ROSE 9                                        
appeal] -- "did you tear this book?"                                            APP1L7' -- 8DID Y TE> ? BOOK80                                                  
  ,A thought shot like lightning through ,Tom's brain.                            ,A ?"\ %OT L LI<TN+ "? ,TOM'S BRA94                                           
,He sprang to his feet and shouted --      #213                                 ,HE SPRANG 6HIS FEET & %\T$ --      #BAC                                        
",I done it!"                                                                   8,I D"O X60                                                                     
  ,The school stared in perplexity at this incredible                             ,! S*OOL />$ 9 P]PLEX;Y AT ? 9CR$I#                                           
folly. ,Tom stood a moment, to gather his dismem-                               FOLLY4 ,TOM /OOD A MO;T1 6GA!R 8 4MEM-                                          
bered faculties; and when he stepped forward to go                              B]$ FACULTIES2 & :5 HE /EPP$ =W>D 6G                                            
to his punishment the surprise, the gratitude, the                              6HIS PUNI%;T ! SURPRISE1 ! GRATITUDE1 !                                         
adoration that shone upon him out of poor ,Becky's                              ADOR,N T %"O ^U HM \ ( POOR ,BECKY'S                                            
eyes seemed pay enough for a hundred floggings.                                 EYES SEEM$ PAY 5 =A HUNDR$ FLO7+S4                                              
,Inspired by the splendor of his own act, he took                               ,9SPIR$ 0! SPL5DOR ( 8 [N ACT1 HE TOOK                                          
without an outcry the most merciless flaying that even                          )\T AN \TCRY ! MO/ M]CI.S FLAY+ T EV5                                           
,Mr. ,Dobbins had ever administered; and also received with                     ,MR4 ,DO29S _H "E ADM9I/]$2 & AL RCVD )                                         
indifference the added cruelty of a command to remain two                       9DI6];E ! A4$ CRUELTY (A -M& 6REMA9 TWO                                         
hours after school should be dismissed -- for he knew                           H\RS AF S*OOL %D 2 4MISS$ -- = HE KNEW                                          
who would wait for him outside till his captivity was                           :O WD WAIT = HM \TSIDE TILL 8 CAPTIV;Y 0                                        
done, and not count the tedious time as loss, either.                           D"O1 & N C.T ! T$I\S "T Z LOSS1 EI4                                             
  ,Tom went to bed that night planning vengeance against                          ,TOM W5T 6B$ T NI<T PLANN+ V5GE.E AG/                                         
,Alfred ,Temple; for with shame and repentance ,Becky                           ,ALFR$ ,TEMPLE2 =) %AME & REP5T.E ,BECKY                                        
had told him all, not forgetting her own treachery; but                         _H TOLD HM ALL1 N =GETT+ H] [N TR1*]Y2 B                                        
even the longing for vengeance had to give way, soon,                           EV5 ! L;G+ = V5GE.E _H 6GIVE WAY1 SOON1                                         
to pleasanter musings, and he fell asleep at last                               6PL1SANT] MUS+S1 & HE FELL ASLEEP AT LA/                                        
with ,Becky's latest words lingering dreamily in his ear                        ) ,BECKY'S LATE/ ^WS L+]+ DR1MILY 9 8 E>                                        
  
  ",Tom, how ,,COULD you be so noble!"                                            8,TOM1 H[ ,,CD Y 2 S NO#60                                                    
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXI                                                                 ,,*APT] ,,XXI                                                                 
  ,,VACATION was approaching. ,The school-                                        ,,VAC,N 0 APPROA*+4 ,! S*OOL-                                                 
master, always severe, grew severer and     #214                                MA/]1 ALW SEV]E1 GREW SEV]ER &     #BAD                                         
  more exacting than ever, for he wanted                                          M EXACT+ ?AN "E1 = HE WANT$                                                   
  the school to make a good showing on                                            ! S*OOL 6MAKE A GD %[+ ON                                                     
  ",Examination" day. ,His rod and his                                            8,EXAM9,N0 "D4 ,8 ROD & 8                                                     
  ferule were seldom idle now -- at least                                         F]ULE 7 SELDOM IDLE N[ -- AT L1/                                              
  among the smaller pupils. ,Only the biggest                                     AM;G ! SMALL] PUPILS4 ,ONLY ! BI7E/                                           
boys, and young ladies of eighteen and twenty,                                  BOYS1 & "Y LADIES ( EI<TE5 & TW5TY1                                             
escaped lashing. ,Mr. ,Dobbins' lashings were very                              ESCAP$ LA%+4 ,MR4 ,DO29S' LA%+S 7 V                                             
vigorous ones, too; for although he carried, under his                          VIGOR\S "OS1 TOO2 = AL? HE C>RI$1 "U 8                                          
wig, a perfectly bald and shiny head, he had                                    WIG1 A P]FECTLY BALD & %9Y H1D1 HE _H                                           
only reached middle age, and there was no sign of                               ONLY R1*$ MI4LE AGE1 & "! 0 NO SIGN (                                           
feebleness in his muscle. ,As the great day approached,                         FEE#;S 9 8 MUSCLE4 ,Z ! GRT "D APPROA*$1                                        
all the tyranny that was in him came to the surface;                            ALL ! TYRANNY T 0 9 HM CAME 6! SURFACE2                                         
he seemed to take a vin- dictive pleasure in                                    HE SEEM$ 6TAKE A V9- DICTIVE PL1SURE 9                                          
punishing the least shortcomings. ,The consequence was,                         PUNI%+ ! L1/ %ORTCOM+S4 ,! 3SEQU;E WAS1                                         
that the smaller boys spent their days in terror and                            T ! SMALL] BOYS SP5T _! "DS 9 T]ROR &                                           
suffering and their nights in plotting revenge. ,They                           SU6]+ & _! NI<TS 9 PLOTT+ REV5GE4 ,!Y                                           
threw away no opportunity to do the master a                                    ?REW AWAY NO OPPORTUN;Y 6D ! MA/] A                                             
mischief. ,But he kept ahead all the time. ,The                                 MIS*IEF4 ,B HE KEPT AH1D ALL ! "T4 ,!                                           
retribution that followed every vengeful success was so                         RETRIBU;N T FOLL[$ E V5GE;L SU3ESS 0 S                                          
sweeping and majestic that the boys always retired from the                     SWEEP+ & MAJE/IC T ! BOYS ALW RETIR$ F !                                        
field badly worsted. ,At last they con- spired                                  FIELD BADLY WOR/$4 ,AT LA/ !Y CON- SPIR$                                        
together and hit upon a plan that promised a dazzling                           TGR & HIT ^U A PLAN T PROMIS$ A DAZZL+                                          
victory. ,They swore in the sign-painter's boy,                                 VICTORY4 ,!Y SWORE 9 ! SIGN-PA9T]'S BOY1                                        
told him the scheme, and asked his help. ,He had his                            TOLD HM ! S*EME1 & ASK$ 8 HELP4 ,HE _H 8                                        
own reasons for being delighted, for the master     #215                        [N R1SONS = 2+ DELI<T$1 =! MA/]     #BAE                                        
boarded in his father's family and had given the boy                            BO>D$ 9 8 "F'S FAMILY & _H GIV5 ! BOY                                           
ample cause to hate him. ,The master's wife would                               AMPLE CAUSE 6HATE HM4 ,! MA/]'S WIFE WD                                         
go on a visit to the country in a few days, and there                           G ON A VISIT 6! C.TRY 9 A FEW "DS1 & "!                                         
would be nothing to interfere with the plan; the master always                  WD 2 NO?+ 69T]F]E )! PLAN2 ! MA/] ALW                                           
pre- pared himself for great occasions by getting pretty                        PRE- P>$ HMF = GRT O3A.NS 0GETT+ PRETTY                                         
well fuddled, and the sign-painter's boy said that when                         WELL FU4L$1 &! SIGN-PA9T]'S BOY SD T :5                                         
the dominie had reached the proper condition on                                 ! DOM9IE _H R1*$ ! PROP] 3DI;N ON                                               
,Examina- tion ,Evening he would "manage the thing"                             ,EXAM9A- TION ,EV5+ HE WD 8MANAGE ! ?+0                                         
while he napped in his chair; then he would have him                            :ILE HE NAPP$ 9 8 *AIR2 !N HE WD H HM                                           
awakened at the right time and hurried away to school.                          AWAK5$ AT ! "R "T & HURRI$ AWAY 6S*OOL4                                         
  ,In the fulness of time the interesting occasion ar-                            ,9 ! FUL;S ( "T ! 9T]E/+ O3A.N >-                                             
rived. ,At eight in the evening the schoolhouse was                             RIV$4 ,AT EI<T 9 ! EV5+ ! S*OOLH\SE 0                                           
brilliantly lighted, and adorned with wreaths and                               BRILLIANTLY LI<T$1 & ADORN$ ) WR1?S &                                           
fes- toons of foliage and flowers. ,The master                                  FES- TOONS ( FOLIAGE & FL[]S4 ,! MA/]                                           
sat throned in his great chair upon a raised                                    SAT ?RON$ 9 8 GRT *AIR ^U A RAIS$                                               
platform, with his blackboard behind him. ,He was looking                       PLAT=M1 ) 8 BLACKBO>D 2H HM4 ,HE 0 LOOK+                                        
tolerably mellow. ,Three rows of benches on each                                TOL]ABLY MELL[4 ,?REE R[S ( B5*ES ON EA*                                        
side and six rows in front of him were occupied by the                          SIDE & SIX R[S 9 FRONT ( HM 7 O3UPI$ 0!                                         
dignitaries of the town and by the parents of the pupils.                       DIGNIT>IES (! T[N & 0! P>5TS (! PUPILS4                                         
,To his left, back of the rows of citizens, was a                               ,6HIS LEFT1 BACK (! R[S ( CITIZ5S1 0 A                                          
spacious temporary platform upon which were seated the                          SPACI\S TEMPOR>Y PLAT=M ^U : 7 S1T$ !                                           
scholars who were to take part in the exercises of the                          S*OL>S :O 7 6TAKE "P 9 ! EX]CISES (!                                            
evening; rows of small boys, washed and dressed                                 EV5+2 R[S ( SMALL BOYS1 WA%$ & DRESS$                                           
to an intolerable state of discomfort; rows of gawky                            6AN 9TOL]A# /ATE ( 4COM=T2 R[S ( GAWKY                                          
big boys; snowbanks of girls and young     #216                                 BIG BOYS2 SN[BANKS ( GIRLS & "Y     #BAF                                        
ladies clad in lawn and muslin and conspicuously                                LADIES CLAD 9 LAWN & MUSL9 & 3SPICU\SLY                                         
conscious of their bare arms, their grand- mothers' ancient                     3SCI\S ( _! B>E >MS1 _! GR&- "MS' ANCI5T                                        
trinkets, their bits of pink and blue ribbon and the                            TR9KETS1 _! BITS ( P9K & BLUE RI2ON &!                                          
flowers in their hair. ,All the rest of the house was                           FL[]S 9 _! HAIR4 ,ALL ! RE/ (! H\SE 0                                           
filled with non-participating scholars.                                         FILL$ ) NON-"PICIPAT+ S*OL>S4                                                   
  ,The exercises began. ,A very little boy stood up                               ,! EX]CISES 2GAN4 ,A V LL BOY /OOD UP                                         
and sheepishly recited, ",You'd scarce expect one                               & %EEPI%LY RECIT$1 8,Y'D SC>CE EXPECT "O                                        
of my age to speak in public on the stage," etc.                                ( MY AGE 6SP1K 9 PUBLIC ON ! /AGE10 ETC4                                        
-- accompany- ing himself with the painfully exact and                          -- A3OMPANY- 9G HMF )! PA9;LLY EXACT &                                          
spasmodic gestures which a machine might have used                              SPASMODIC GE/URES : A MA*9E MI<T H US$                                          
-- supposing the machine to be a trifle out of                                  -- SUPPOS+ ! MA*9E 6BE A TRIFLE \ (                                             
order. ,But he got through safely, though cruelly                               ORD]4 ,B HE GOT "? SAFELY1 ?\< CRUELLY                                          
scared, and got a fine round of applause when he                                SC>$1 & GOT A F9E R.D ( APPLAUSE :5 HE                                          
made his manufactured bow and retired.                                          MADE 8 MANUFACTUR$ B[ & RETIR$4                                                 
  ,A little shamefaced girl lisped, ",Mary had a                                  ,A LL %AMEFAC$ GIRL LISP$1 8,M>Y _H A                                         
little lamb," etc., performed a compassion-inspiring                            LL LAMB10 ETC41 P]=M$ A -PAS.N-9SPIR+                                           
curtsy, got her meed of applause, and sat down                                  CURTSY1 GOT H] ME$ ( APPLAUSE1 & SAT D[N                                        
flushed and happy.                                                              FLU%$ & HAPPY4                                                                  
  ,Tom ,Sawyer stepped forward with conceited con-                                ,TOM ,SAWY] /EPP$ =W>D ) 3CEIT$ CON-                                          
fidence and soared into the unquenchable and inde- structible                   FID;E & SO>$ 96! UNQU5*A# & 9DE- /RUCTI#                                        
",Give me liberty or give me death" speech,                                     8,GIVE ME LIB]TY OR GIVE ME D1?0 SPEE*1                                         
with fine fury and frantic gesticulation, and broke                             ) F9E FURY & FRANTIC GE/ICUL,N1 & BROKE                                         
down in the middle of it. ,A ghastly stage-fright                               D[N 9 ! MI4LE ( X4 ,A <A/LY /AGE-F"R                                            
seized him, his legs quaked under him and he was like                           SEIZ$ HM1 8 LEGS QUAK$ "U HM & HE 0 L                                           
to choke. ,True, he had the manifest       #217                                 6*OKE4 ,TRUE1 HE _H ! MANIFE/       #BAG                                        
sympathy of the house but he had the house's silence,                           SYMPA?Y (! H\SE B HE _H ! H\SE'S SIL;E1                                         
too, which was even worse than its sympathy. ,The                               TOO1 : 0 EV5 WORSE ?AN XS SYMPA?Y4 ,!                                           
master frowned, and this com- pleted the disaster. ,Tom                         MA/] FR[N$1 & ? COM- PLET$ ! 4A/]4 ,TOM                                         
struggled awhile and then retired, utterly defeated.                            /RU7L$ A:ILE & !N RETIR$1 UTT]LY DEF1T$4                                        
,There was a weak attempt at applause, but it died                              ,"! 0 A W1K ATTEMPT AT APPLAUSE1 B X DI$                                        
early.                                                                          E>LY4                                                                           
  ",The ,Boy ,Stood on the ,Burning ,Deck"                                        8,! ,BOY ,/OOD ON ! ,BURN+ ,DECK0                                             
followed; also ",The ,Assyrian ,Came ,Down," and                                FOLL[$2 AL 8,! ,ASSYRIAN ,CAME ,D[N10 &                                         
other declama- tory gems. ,Then there were reading                              O!R DECLAMA- TORY GEMS4 ,!N "! 7 R1D+                                           
exercises, and a spelling fight. ,The meagre ,Latin                             EX]CISES1 &A SPELL+ FI<T4 ,! M1GRE ,LAT9                                        
class recited with honor. ,The prime feature of the                             CLASS RECIT$ ) HONOR4 ,! PRIME F1TURE (!                                        
evening was in order, now -- original "compositions"                            EV5+ 0 9 ORD]1 N[ -- ORIG9AL 8-POSI;NS0                                         
by the young ladies. ,Each in her turn stepped forward                          0! "Y LADIES4 ,EA* 9 H] TURN /EPP$ =W>D                                         
to the edge of the platform, cleared her throat, held                           6! $GE (! PLAT=M1 CLE>$ H] ?ROAT1 HELD                                          
up her manuscript (tied with dainty ribbon), and                                UP H] MANUSCRIPT 7TI$ ) DA9TY RI2ON71 &                                         
proceeded to read, with labored attention to                                    PROCE$$ 6R1D1 ) LABOR$ ATT5;N 6                                                 
"expression" and punctuation. ,The themes were the same                         8EXPRES.N0 & PUNCTU,N4 ,! !MES 7 ! SAME                                         
that had been illuminated upon similar occasions by their                       T _H BE5 ILLUM9AT$ ^U SIMIL> O3A.NS 0_!                                         
mothers before them, their grandmothers, and doubtless all their                "MS 2F !M1 _! GR&"MS1 & D\BT.S ALL _!                                           
ancestors in the female line clear back to the                                  ANCE/ORS 9 ! FEMALE L9E CLE> BACK 6!                                            
,Crusades. ",Friend- ship" was one; ",Memories of                               ,CRUSADES4 8,FR- %IP0 0 "O2 8,MEMORIES (                                        
,Other ,Days"; ",Religion in ,History";                                         ,O!R ,"DS02 8,RELIGION 9 ,HI/ORY02                                              
",Dream ,Land"; ",The ,Advantages of                                            8,DR1M ,L&02 8,! ,ADVANTAGES (                                                  
,Culture"; ",Forms of ,Political ,Government                                    ,CULTURE02 8,=MS ( ,POLITICAL ,GOV]N;T                                          
,Compared and ,Contrasted"; ",Melancholy";     #218                             ,-P>$ & ,3TRA/$02 8,MELAN*OLY02     #BAH                                        
",Filial ,Love"; ",Heart ,Longings," etc.,                                      8,FILIAL ,LOVE02 8,HE>T ,L;G+S10 ETC41                                          
etc.                                                                            ETC4                                                                            
  ,A prevalent feature in these compositions was a                                ,A PREVAL5T F1TURE 9 ^! -POSI;NS 0 A                                          
nursed and petted melancholy; another was a                                     NURS$ & PETT$ MELAN*OLY2 ANO!R 0 A                                              
wasteful and opulent gush of "fine language";                                   WA/E;L & OPUL5T GU% ( 8F9E LANGUAGE02                                           
another was a tendency to lug in by the ears particularly                       ANO!R 0 A T5D5CY 6LUG 9 0! E>S "PICUL>LY                                        
prized words and phrases until they were worn                                   PRIZ$ ^WS & PHRASES UNTIL !Y 7 WORN                                             
entirely out; and a peculiarity that conspicuously                              5TIRELY \2 &A PECULI>;Y T 3SPICU\SLY                                            
marked and marred them was the inveterate and intolerable                       M>K$ & M>R$ !M 0 ! 9VET]ATE & 9TOL]A#                                           
sermon that wagged its crippled tail at the end of                              S]MON T WA7$ XS CRIPPL$ TAIL AT ! 5D (                                          
each and every one of them. ,No matter what the subject                         EA* & E "O ( !M4 ,NO MATT] :AT ! SUBJECT                                        
might be, a brain-racking effort was made                                       MI<T BE1 A BRA9-RACK+ EF=T 0 MADE                                               
to squirm it into some aspect or other that the moral and                       6SQUIRM X 96"S ASPECT OR O!R T ! MORAL &                                        
religious mind could contemplate with edification. ,The                         RELIGI\S M9D CD 3TEMPLATE ) $IFIC,N4 ,!                                         
glaring insincerity of these sermons was not sufficient                         GL>+ 9S9C];Y ( ^! S]MONS 0 N SU6ICI5T                                           
to compass the banishment of the fashion from the schools, and                  6-PASS ! BANI%;T (! FA%ION F ! S*OOLS1 &                                        
it is not sufficient today; it never will be sufficient                         X IS N SU6ICI5T TD2 X N"E W 2 SU6ICI5T                                          
while the world stands, perhaps. ,There is no school in                         :ILE ! _W /&S1 P]H4 ,"! IS NO S*OOL 9                                           
all our land where the young ladies do not feel obliged                         ALL \R L& ": ! "Y LADIES D N FEEL OBLIG$                                        
to close their compositions with a sermon; and you will find that               6CLOSE _! -POSI;NS )A S]MON2 & Y W F9D T                                        
the sermon of the most frivolous and the least religious                        ! S]MON (! MO/ FRIVOL\S &! L1/ RELIGI\S                                         
girl in the school is always the longest and the most                           GIRL 9 ! S*OOL IS ALW ! L;GE/ &! MO/                                            
relentlessly pious. ,But enough of this. ,Homely truth                          REL5T.SLY PI\S4 ,B 5 ( ?4 ,HOMELY TRU?                                          
is unpalatable.                                                                 IS UNPALATA#4                                                                   
,Let us return to the ",Examination." ,The   #219                               ,LET U RETURN 6! 8,EXAM9,N40 ,!   #BAI                                          
first composition that was read was one entitled ",Is this,                     F/ -POSI;N T 0 R1D 0 "O 5TITL$ 8,IS ?1                                          
then, ,Life?" ,Perhaps the reader can endure an ex-                             !N1 ,LIFE80 ,P]H ! R1D] C 5DURE AN EX-                                          
tract from it:                                                                  TRACT F X3                                                                      
  ",In the common walks of life, with what                                        8,9 ! -MON WALKS ( LIFE1 ) :AT                                                
delightful emotions does the youthful mind look                                 DELI<T;L EMO;NS DOES ! Y\?;L M9D LOOK                                           
forward to some anticipated scene of festivity!                                 =W>D 6"S ANTICIPAT$ SC5E ( FE/IV;Y6                                             
,Imagination is busy sketching rose-tinted                                      ,IMAG9,N IS BUSY SKET*+ ROSE-T9T$                                               
pictures of joy. ,In fancy, the voluptuous                                      PICTURES ( JOY4 ,9 FANCY1 ! VOLUPTU\S                                           
votary of fashion sees herself amid the festive                                 VOT>Y ( FA%ION SEES H]F AMID ! FE/IVE                                           
throng, 'the observed of all observers.' ,Her                                   ?R;G1 '! OBS]V$ ( ALL OBS]V]S4' ,H]                                             
graceful form, arrayed in snowy robes, is whirling                              GRACE;L =M1 >RAY$ 9 SN[Y ROBES1 IS :IRL+                                        
through the mazes of the joyous dance; her eye is                               "? ! MAZES (! JOY\S D.E2 H] EYE IS                                              
brightest, her step is lightest in the gay                                      B"RE/1 H] /EP IS LI<TE/ 9 ! GAY                                                 
assembly.                                                                       ASSEMBLY4                                                                       
  ",In such delicious fancies time quickly                                        8,9 S* DELICI\S FANCIES "T QKLY                                               
glides by, and the welcome hour arrives for her                                 GLIDES BY1 &! WELCOME H\R >RIVES = H]                                           
entrance into the ,Elysian world, of which she has had such                     5TR.E 96! ,ELYSIAN _W1 ( : %E HAS _H S*                                         
bright dreams. ,How fairy-like does everything appear                           B"R DR1MS4 ,H[ FAIRY-LIKE DOES "EY?+ APPE>                                      
to her enchanted vision! ,Each new scene is more charming                       6H] 5*ANT$ VI.N6 ,EA* NEW SC5E IS M *>M+                                        
than the last. ,But after a while she finds that beneath this                   ?AN ! LA/4 ,B AF A :ILE %E F9DS T 2N ?                                          
goodly exterior, all is vanity, the flattery which                              GDLY EXT]IOR1 ALL IS VAN;Y1 ! FLATT]Y :                                         
once charmed her soul, now grates harshly upon her                              ONCE *>M$ H] S\L1 N[ GRATES H>%LY ^U H]                                         
ear; the ball-room has lost its charms; and with wasted                         E>2 ! BALL-ROOM HAS LO/ XS *>MS2 &) WA/$                                        
health and imbittered heart, she turns away with the                            H1L? & IMBITT]$ HE>T1 %E TURNS AWAY )!                                          
conviction that earthly pleasures cannot          #220                          3VIC;N T E>?LY PL1SURES _C          #BBJ                                        
satisfy the longings of the soul!"                                              SATISFY ! L;G+S (! S\L60                                                        
  ,And so forth and so on. ,There was a buzz of grati-                            ,& S =? & S ON4 ,"! 0 A BUZZ ( GRATI-                                         
fication from time to time during the reading, accom- panied                    FIC,N F "T 6"T DUR+ ! R1D+1 A3OM- PANI$                                         
by whispered ejaculations of ",How sweet!" ",How                                0:ISP]$ EJACUL,NS ( 8,H[ SWEET60 8,H[                                           
eloquent!" ",So true!" etc., and after the thing had                            ELOQU5T60 8,S TRUE60 ETC41 & AF ! ?+ _H                                         
closed with a peculiarly afflicting sermon the                                  CLOS$ )A PECULI>LY A6LICT+ S]MON !                                              
applause was enthusiastic.                                                      APPLAUSE 0 5?USIA/IC4                                                           
  ,Then arose a slim, melancholy girl, whose                                      ,!N >OSE A SLIM1 MELAN*OLY GIRL1 ^:                                           
face had the "interesting" paleness that comes of pills                         FACE _H ! 89T]E/+0 PALE;S T -ES ( PILLS                                         
and indi- gestion, and read a "poem." ,Two                                      & 9DI- GES;N1 & R1D A 8POEM40 ,TWO                                              
stanzas of it will do:                                                          /ANZAS ( X W D3                                                                 
  ",A ,,MISSOURI ,,MAIDEN'S ,,FAREWELL                                            8,A ,,MISS\RI ,,MAID5'S ,,F>EWELL                                             
,,TO ,,ALABAMA                                                                  ,,6 ,,ALABAMA                                                                   
  ",Alabama, good-bye! ,I love thee well!                                         8,ALABAMA1 GD-BYE6 ,I LOVE !E WELL6                                           
  ,But yet for a while do ,I leave thee now! ,Sad,                                ,B YET =A :ILE D ,I L1VE !E N[6 ,SAD1                                         
yes, sad thoughts of thee my heart doth swell, ,And                             YES1 SAD ?"\S ( !E MY HE>T DO? SWELL1 ,&                                        
burning recollections throng my brow! ,For ,I have                              BURN+ RECOLLEC;NS ?R;G MY BR[6 ,= ,I H                                          
wandered through thy flowery woods; ,Have roamed and read                       W&]$ "? ?Y FL[]Y WOODS2 ,H ROAM$ & R1D                                          
near ,Tallapoosa's stream; ,Have listened                                       NE> ,TALLAPOOSA'S /R1M2 ,H LI/5$                                                
to ,Tallassee's warring floods, ,And wooed on                                   6,TALLASSEE'S W>R+ FLOODS1 ,& WOO$ ON                                           
,Coosa's side ,Aurora's beam.                                                   ,COOSA'S SIDE ,AURORA'S B1M4                                                    
  ",Yet shame ,I not to bear an o'er-full heart,                                  8,YET %AME ,I N 6BE> AN O']-;LL HE>T1                                         
,Nor blush to turn behind my tearful eyes; ',Tis                                ,NOR BLU% 6TURN 2H MY TE>;L EYES2 ',TIS                                         
from no stranger land ,I now must part, ',Tis to no                             F NO /RANG] L& ,I N[ M/ "P1 ',TIS 6NO                                           
strangers left ,I yield these sighs.      #221                                  /RANG]S LEFT ,I YIELD ^! SI<S4      #BBA                                        
,Welcome and home were mine within this ,State, ,Whose                          ,WELCOME & HOME 7 M9E )9 ? ,/ATE1 ,^:                                           
vales ,I leave -- whose spires fade fast from me                                VALES ,I L1VE -- ^: SPIRES FADE FA/ F ME                                        
,And cold must be mine eyes, and heart, and tete,                               ,& COLD M/ 2 M9E EYES1 & HE>T1 & TETE1                                          
,When, dear ,Alabama! they turn cold on thee!"                                  ,:51 DE> ,ALABAMA6 !Y TURN COLD ON !E60                                         
  ,There were very few there who knew what "tete"                                 ,"! 7 V FEW "! :O KNEW :AT 8TETE0                                             
meant, but the poem was very satisfactory, nevertheless.                        M1NT1 B ! POEM 0 V SATISFACTORY1 N"E!.S4                                        
  ,Next appeared a dark-complexioned,                                             ,NEXT APPE>$ A D>K-COMPLEXION$1                                               
black-eyed, black-haired young lady, who paused                                 BLACK-EY$1 BLACK-HAIR$ "Y LADY1 :O PAUS$                                        
an impressive moment, assumed a tragic                                          AN IMPRESSIVE MO;T1 ASSUM$ A TRAGIC                                             
expression, and began to read in a measured, solemn                             EXPRES.N1 & 2GAN 6R1D 9 A M1SUR$1 SOLEMN                                        
tone:                                                                           T"O3                                                                            
  ",A ,,VISION                                                                    8,A ,,VI.N                                                                    
  ",Dark and tempestuous was night. ,Around the throne                            8,D>K & TEMPE/U\S 0 NI<T4 ,>.D ! ?R"O                                         
on high not a single star quivered; but the deep                                ON HI< N A S+LE /> QUIV]$2 B ! DEEP                                             
intonations of the heavy thunder constantly vibrated upon the                   9TON,NS (! H1VY ?"U 3/ANTLY VIBRAT$ ^U !                                        
ear; whilst the terrific lightning revelled in                                  E>2 :IL/ ! T]RIFIC LI<TN+ REVELL$ 9                                             
angry mood through the cloudy chambers of heaven,                               ANGRY MOOD "? ! CL\DY *AMB]S ( H1V51                                            
seeming to scorn the power exerted over its terror by the                       SEEM+ 6SCORN ! P[] EX]T$ OV] XS T]ROR 0!                                        
illustrious ,Franklin! ,Even the boisterous winds                               ILLU/RI\S ,FRANKL96 ,EV5 ! BOI/]\S W9DS                                         
unanimously came forth from their mystic homes, and                             UNANIM\SLY CAME =? F _! MY/IC HOMES1 &                                          
blustered about as if to enhance by their aid the wildness of the               BLU/]$ AB Z IF 65H.E 0_! AID ! WILD;S (!                                        
scene.                                                                          SC5E4                                                                           
  ",At such a timeeas darkeas dreary, for human                                   8,AT S* A "T1S D>K1S DRE>Y1 = HUMAN                                           
sympathy my very spirit sighed; but instead thereof,                            SYMPA?Y MY V _S SI<$2 B 9/1D "!(1                                               
"',My dearest friend, my counsellor,     #222                                   8',MY DE>E/ FR1 MY C\NSELLOR1     #BBB                                          
my comforter and guide -- ,My joy in grief, my                                  MY -=T] & GUIDE -- ,MY JOY 9 GRIEF1 MY                                          
second bliss in joy,' came to my side. ,She                                     SECOND BLISS 9 JOY1' CAME 6MY SIDE4 ,%E                                         
moved like one of those bright beings pictured in the sunny                     MOV$ L "O ( ^? B"R 2+S PICTUR$ 9 ! SUNNY                                        
walks of fancy's ,Eden by the romantic and young, a                             WALKS ( FANCY'S ,$5 0! ROMANTIC & "Y1 A                                         
queen of beauty unadorned save by her own                                       QUE5 ( B1UTY UNADORN$ SAVE 0H] [N                                               
transcendent loveliness. ,So soft was her step, it                              TRANSC5D5T LOVELI;S4 ,S S(T 0 H] /EP1 X                                         
failed to make even a sound, and but for the magical                            FAIL$ 6MAKE EV5 A S.D1 & B =! MAGICAL                                           
thrill imparted by her genial touch, as other                                   ?RILL IM"P$ 0H] G5IAL T\*1 Z O!R                                                
unobtrusive beauties, she would have glided away                                UNOBTRUSIVE B1UTIES1 %E WD H GLID$ AWAY                                         
un-perceived -- unsought. ,A strange sadness rested                             UN-P]CVD -- UNS"\4 ,A /RANGE SAD;S RE/$                                         
upon her features, like icy tears upon the robe of                              ^U H] F1TURES1 L ICY TE>S ^U ! ROBE (                                           
,December, as she pointed to the contending elements                            ,DECEMB]1 Z %E PO9T$ 6! 3T5D+ ELE;TS                                            
without, and bade me contemplate the two beings                                 )\T1 & BADE ME 3TEMPLATE ! TWO 2+S                                              
presented."                                                                     PRES5T$40                                                                       
  ,This nightmare occupied some ten pages of manu-                                ,? NI<TM>E O3UPI$ "S T5 PAGES ( MANU-                                         
script and wound up with a sermon so destructive of                             SCRIPT & W.D UP )A S]MON S DE/RUCTIVE (                                         
all hope to non-,Presbyterians that it took the                                 ALL HOPE 6NON-,PRESBYT]IANS T X TOOK !                                          
first prize. ,This composition was considered to be the very                    F/ PRIZE4 ,? -POSI;N 0 3SID]$ 6BE ! V                                           
finest effort of the evening. ,The mayor of the village,                        F9E/ EF=T (! EV5+4 ,! MAYOR (! VILLAGE1                                         
in delivering the prize to the author of it, made a                             9 DELIV]+ ! PRIZE 6! AU?OR ( X1 MADE A                                          
warm speech in which he said that it was by far the most                        W>M SPEE* 9 : HE SD T X 0 0F> ! MO/                                             
"eloquent" thing he had ever listened to, and that                              8ELOQU5T0 ?+ HE _H "E LI/5$ TO1 & T                                             
,Daniel ,Webster himself might well be proud of it.                             ,DANIEL ,WEB/] HMF MI<T WELL 2 PR\D ( X4                                        
  ,It may be remarked, in passing, that the number of                             ,X MAY 2 REM>K$1 9 PASS+1 T ! NUMB] (                                         
compositions in which the word "beauteous" was       #223                       -POSI;NS 9 : ! ^W 8B1UTE\S0 0       #BBC                                        
over-fondled, and human experience referred to as                               OV]-FONDL$1 & HUMAN EXP]I;E REF]R$ 6Z                                           
"life's page," was up to the usual average.                                     8LIFE'S PAGE10 0 UP 6! USUAL AV]AGE4                                            
  ,Now the master, mellow almost to the verge of                                  ,N[ ! MA/]1 MELL[ ALM 6! V]GE (                                               
geniality, put his chair aside, turned his back                                 G5IAL;Y1 PUT 8 *AIR ASIDE1 TURN$ 8 BACK                                         
to the audience, and began to draw a map of ,America                            6! AUDI;E1 & 2GAN 6DRAW A MAP ( ,AM]ICA                                         
on the blackboard, to exercise the geography                                    ON ! BLACKBO>D1 6EX]CISE ! GEOGRAPHY                                            
class upon. ,But he made a sad business of it with                              CLASS ^U4 ,B HE MADE A SAD BUSI;S ( X )                                         
his unsteady hand, and a smothered titter rippled over the                      8 UN/1DY H&1 &A S"M$ TITT] RIPPL$ OV] !                                         
house. ,He knew what the matter was, and set                                    H\SE4 ,HE KNEW :AT ! MATT] WAS1 & SET                                           
himself to right it. ,He sponged out lines and remade them;                     HMF 6"R X4 ,HE SP;G$ \ L9ES & REMADE !M2                                        
but he only distorted them more than ever, and the tittering                    B HE ONLY 4TORT$ !M M ?AN "E1 &! TITT]+                                         
was more pronounced. ,He threw his entire attention upon                        0 M PRON\NC$4 ,HE ?REW 8 5TIRE ATT5;N ^U                                        
his work, now, as if determined not to be put down by the                       8 "W1 N[1 Z IF DET]M9$ N 6BE PUT D[N 0!                                         
mirth. ,He felt that all eyes were fastened upon him;                           MIR?4 ,HE FELT T ALL EYES 7 FA/5$ ^U HM2                                        
he imagined he was succeeding, and yet the titter- ing                          HE IMAG9$ HE 0 SU3E$+1 & YET ! TITT]- 9G                                        
continued; it even manifestly increased. ,And well it                           3T9U$2 X EV5 MANIFE/LY 9CR1S$4 ,& WELL X                                        
might. ,There was a garret above, pierced with a                                MI<T4 ,"! 0 A G>RET ABV1 PI]C$ )A                                               
scuttle over his head; and down through this scuttle                            SCUTTLE OV] 8 H1D2 & D[N "? ? SCUTTLE                                           
came a cat, suspended around the haunches by a                                  CAME A CAT1 SUSP5D$ >.D ! HAUN*ES 0A                                            
string; she had a rag tied about her head and jaws                              /R+2 %E _H A RAG TI$ AB H] H1D & JAWS                                           
to keep her from mewing; as she slowly descended she                            6KEEP H] F MEW+2 Z %E SL[LY DESC5D$ %E                                          
curved upward and clawed at the string, she swung                               CURV$ UPW>D & CLAW$ AT ! /R+1 %E SWUNG                                          
downward and clawed at the intangible air. ,The                                 D[NW>D & CLAW$ AT ! 9TANGI# AIR4 ,!                                             
tittering rose higher and higher -- the cat was within                          TITT]+ ROSE HI<] & HI<] -- ! CAT 0 )9                                           
six inches of the absorbed teacher's head --   #224                             SIX 9*ES (! ABSORB$ T1*]'S H1D --   #BBD                                        
down, down, a little lower, and she grabbed his wig with                        D[N1 D[N1 A LL L[]1 & %E GRA2$ 8 WIG )                                          
her desperate claws, clung to it, and was snatched                              H] DESP]ATE CLAWS1 CLUNG 6X1 & 0 SNAT*$                                         
up into the garret in an instant with her trophy still in                       UP 96! G>RET 9 AN 9/ANT ) H] TROPHY / 9                                         
her possession! ,And how the light did blaze                                    H] POSSES.N6 ,& H[ ! LI<T DID BLAZE                                             
abroad from the master's bald pate -- for the                                   ABROAD F ! MA/]'S BALD PATE -- =!                                               
sign-painter's boy had ,,GILDED it!                                             SIGN-PA9T]'S BOY _H ,,GILD$ X6                                                  
  ,That broke up the meeting. ,The boys were avenged.                             ,T BROKE UP ! MEET+4 ,! BOYS 7 AV5G$4                                         
,Vacation had come.                                                             ,VAC,N _H -E4                                                                   
  ,,NOTE:-- ,The pretended "compositions" quoted                                  ,,NOTE3-- ,! PRET5D$ 8-POSI;NS0 QUOT$                                         
in this chapter are taken without alteration from a volume                      9 ? *APT] >E TAK5 )\T ALT],N F A VOLUME                                         
entitled ",Prose and ,Poetry, by a ,Western                                     5TITL$ 8,PROSE & ,POETRY1 0A ,WE/]N                                             
,Lady" -- but they are exactly and precisely after                              ,LADY0 -- B !Y >E EXACTLY & PRECISELY AF                                        
the schoolgirl pattern, and hence are much happier                              ! S*OOLGIRL PATT]N1 & H;E >E M* HAPPI]                                          
than any mere imitations could be.                                              ?AN ANY M]E IMIT,NS CD BE4                                                      
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXII                                                                ,,*APT] ,,XXII                                                                
  ,,TOM joined the new order of ,Cadets of                                        ,,TOM JO9$ ! NEW ORD] ( ,CADETS (                                             
  ,Temperance, being attracted by the showy                                       ,TEMP].E1 2+ ATTRACT$ 0! %[Y                                                  
  character of their "regalia." ,He promised to abstain                           "* ( _! 8REGALIA40 ,HE PROMIS$ 6AB/A9                                         
from smoking, chewing, and                                                      F SMOK+1 *EW+1 &                                                                
  profanity as long as he remained a mem-                                         PROFAN;Y Z L;G Z HE REMA9$ A MEM-                                             
  ber. ,Now he found out a new thing --                                           B]4 ,N[ HE F.D \ A NEW ?+ --                                                  
  namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest                         "NLY1 T 6PROMISE N 6D A ?+ IS ! SURE/                                         
way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very                     WAY 9 ! _W 6MAKE A BODY WANT 6G & D T V                                         
thing. ,Tom soon found himself tormented with a desire                          ?+4 ,TOM SOON F.D HMF TOR;T$ )A DESIRE                                          
to drink and swear; the desire grew to be so   #225                             6DR9K & SWE>2 ! DESIRE GREW 6BE S   #BBE                                        
intense that nothing but the hope of a chance to dis- play                      9T5SE T NO?+ B ! HOPE (A *.E 6DIS- PLAY                                         
himself in his red sash kept him from withdrawing from the                      HMF 9 8 R$ SA% KEPT HM F )DRAW+ F !                                             
order. ,Fourth of ,July was coming; but he soon gave                            ORD]4 ,F\R? ( ,JULY 0 -+2 B HE SOON GAVE                                        
that up -- gave it up before he had worn his                                    T UP -- GAVE X UP 2F HE _H WORN 8                                               
shackles over forty-eight hours -- and fixed his                                %ACKLES OV] =TY-EI<T H\RS -- & FIX$ 8                                           
hopes upon old ,Judge ,Frazer, justice of the                                   HOPES ^U OLD ,JUDGE ,FRAZ]1 JU/ICE (!                                           
peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a                      P1CE1 :O 0 APP>5TLY ON 8 D1?B$ & WD H A                                         
big public funeral, since he was so high an                                     BIG PUBLIC FUN]AL1 S9CE HE 0 S HI< AN                                           
official. ,Dur- ing three days ,Tom was deeply                                  (FICIAL4 ,DUR- 9G ?REE "DS ,TOM 0 DEEPLY                                        
concerned about the ,Judge's condition and hungry for                           3C]N$ AB ! ,JUDGE'S 3DI;N & HUNGRY =                                            
news of it. ,Some- times his hopes ran high -- so                               NEWS ( X4 ,"S- "TS 8 HOPES RAN HI< -- S                                         
high that he would venture to get out his regalia and                           HI< T HE WD V5TURE 6GET \ 8 REGALIA &                                           
practise before the looking- glass. ,But the ,Judge                             PRACTISE 2F ! LOOK+- GLASS4 ,B ! ,JUDGE                                         
had a most discouraging way of fluctuating. ,At                                 _H A MO/ 4C\RAG+ WAY ( FLUCTUAT+4 ,AT                                           
last he was pronounced upon the mend -- and then                                LA/ HE 0 PRON\NC$ ^U ! M5D -- & !N                                              
convalescent. ,Tom was disgusted; and felt a sense of                           3VALESC5T4 ,TOM 0 4GU/$2 & FELT A S5SE (                                        
injury, too. ,He handed in his res- ignation at                                 9JURY1 TOO4 ,HE H&$ 9 8 RES- IGN,N AT                                           
once -- and that night the ,Judge suffered a                                    ONCE -- & T NI<T ! ,JUDGE SU6]$ A                                               
relapse and died. ,Tom resolved that he would never                             RELAPSE & DI$4 ,TOM RESOLV$ T HE WD N"E                                         
trust a man like that again.                                                    TRU/ A MAN L T AG4                                                              
  ,The funeral was a fine thing. ,The ,Cadets paraded                             ,! FUN]AL 0 A F9E ?+4 ,! ,CADETS P>AD$                                        
in a style calculated to kill the late member with                              9 A /YLE CALCULAT$ 6KILL ! LATE MEMB] )                                         
envy. ,Tom was a free boy again, however -- there was                           5VY4 ,TOM 0 A FREE BOY AG1 H["E -- "! 0                                         
some- thing in that. ,He could drink and swear, now -- but                      "S- ?+ 9 T4 ,HE CD DR9K & SWE>1 N[ -- B                                         
found to his surprise that he did not want   #226                               F.D 6HIS SURPRISE T HE DID N WANT   #BBF                                        
to. ,The simple fact that he could, took the                                    TO4 ,! SIMPLE FACT T HE CD1 TOOK !                                              
desire away, and the charm of it.                                               DESIRE AWAY1 &! *>M ( X4                                                        
  ,Tom presently wondered to find that his coveted                                ,TOM PRES5TLY WOND]$ 6F9D T 8 COVET$                                          
vacation was beginning to hang a little heavily on his                          VAC,N 0 2G9N+ 6HANG A LL H1VILY ON 8                                            
hands.                                                                          H&S4                                                                            
  ,He attempted a diary -- but nothing happened                                   ,HE ATTEMPT$ A DI>Y -- B NO?+ HAPP5$                                          
dur- ing three days, and so he abandoned it.                                    DUR- 9G ?REE "DS1 & S HE AB&ON$ X4                                              
  ,The first of all the negro minstrel shows came                                 ,! F/ ( ALL ! NEGRO M9/REL %[S CAME                                           
to town, and made a sensation. ,Tom and ,Joe ,Harper                            6T[N1 & MADE A S5S,N4 ,TOM & ,JOE ,H>P]                                         
got up a band of performers and were happy for two                              GOT UP A B& ( P]=M]S & 7 HAPPY = TWO                                            
days.                                                                           "DS4                                                                            
  ,Even the ,Glorious ,Fourth was in some sense a                                 ,EV5 ! ,GLORI\S ,F\R? 0 9 "S S5SE A                                           
failure, for it rained hard, there was no procession                            FAILURE1 = X RA9$ H>D1 "! 0 NO PROCES.N                                         
in con- sequence, and the greatest man in the world (as                         9 CON- SEQU;E1 &! GRTE/ MAN 9 ! _W 7Z                                           
,Tom supposed), ,Mr. ,Benton, an actual                                         ,TOM SUPPOS$71 ,MR4 ,B5TON1 AN ACTUAL                                           
,United ,States ,Senator, proved an overwhelming                                ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ,S5ATOR1 PROV$ AN OV]:ELM+                                        
disappointment -- for he was not twenty-five feet                               4APPO9T;T -- = HE 0 N TW5TY-FIVE FEET                                           
high, nor even anywhere in the neighborhood of it.                              HI<1 NOR EV5 ANY": 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD ( X4                                         
  ,A circus came. ,The boys played circus for                                     ,A CIRCUS CAME4 ,! BOYS PLAY$ CIRCUS =                                        
three days afterward in tents made of rag carpeting --                          ?REE "DS AFW 9 T5TS MADE ( RAG C>PET+ --                                        
ad- mission, three pins for boys, two for girls                                 AD- MIS.N1 ?REE P9S = BOYS1 TWO = GIRLS                                         
-- and then circusing was abandoned.                                            -- & !N CIRCUS+ 0 AB&ON$4                                                       
  ,A phrenologist and a mesmerizer came -- and                                    ,A PHR5OLOGI/ &A MESM]IZ] CAME -- &                                           
went again and left the village duller and drearier                             W5T AG & LEFT ! VILLAGE DULL] & DRE>I]                                          
than ever.                             #227                                     ?AN "E4                             #BBG                                        
  ,There were some boys-and-girls' parties, but they were so                      ,"! 7 "S BOYS-&-GIRLS' "PIES1 B !Y 7 S                                        
few and so delightful that they only made the aching                            FEW & S DELI<T;L T !Y ONLY MADE ! A*+                                           
voids between ache the harder.                                                  VOIDS 2T A*E ! H>D]4                                                            
  ,Becky ,Thatcher was gone to her ,Constantinople                                ,BECKY ,?AT*] 0 G"O 6H] ,3/ANT9OPLE                                           
home to stay with her parents during vacation -- so there                       HOME 6/AY ) H] P>5TS DUR+ VAC,N -- S "!                                         
was no bright side to life anywhere.                                            0 NO B"R SIDE 6LIFE ANY":4                                                      
  ,The dreadful secret of the murder was a chronic                                ,! DR1D;L SECRET (! MURD] 0 A *RONIC                                          
misery. ,It was a very cancer for permanency and pain.                          MIS]Y4 ,X 0 A V C.ER = P]MAN5CY & PA94                                          
  ,Then came the measles.                                                         ,!N CAME ! M1SLES4                                                            
  ,During two long weeks ,Tom lay a                                               ,DUR+ TWO L;G WEEKS ,TOM LAY A                                                
prisoner, dead to the world and its happenings. ,He was very                    PRISON]1 D1D 6! _W & XS HAPP5+S4 ,HE 0 V                                        
ill, he was interested in nothing. ,When he got upon his                        ILL1 HE 0 9T]E/$ 9 NO?+4 ,:5 HE GOT ^U 8                                        
feet at last and moved feebly down-town, a                                      FEET AT LA/ & MOV$ FEEBLY D[N-T[N1 A                                            
melancholy change had come over everything and every                            MELAN*OLY *ANGE _H -E OV] "EY?+ & E                                             
creature. ,There had been a "revival," and                                      CR1TURE4 ,"! _H BE5 A 8REVIVAL10 &                                              
everybody had "got religion," not only the                                      "EYBODY _H 8GOT RELIGION10 N ONLY !                                             
adults, but even the boys and girls. ,Tom went                                  ADULTS1 B EV5 ! BOYS & GIRLS4 ,TOM W5T                                          
about, hoping against hope for the sight of one blessed sinful                  AB1 HOP+ AG/ HOPE =! SI<T ( "O B.S$ S9;L                                        
face, but disappointment crossed him everywhere. ,He                            FACE1 B 4APPO9T;T CROSS$ HM "EY":4 ,HE                                          
found ,Joe ,Harper study- ing a ,Testament, and                                 F.D ,JOE ,H>P] /UDY- 9G A ,TE/A;T1 &                                            
turned sadly away from the de- pressing                                         TURN$ SADLY AWAY F ! DE- PRESS+                                                 
spectacle. ,He sought ,Ben ,Rogers, and found him                               SPECTACLE4 ,HE S"\ ,B5 ,ROG]S1 & F.D HM                                         
visiting the poor with a basket of tracts. ,He                                  VISIT+ ! POOR )A BASKET ( TRACTS4 ,HE                                           
hunted up ,Jim ,Hollis, who called his attention                                HUNT$ UP ,JIM ,HOLLIS1 :O CALL$ 8 ATT5;N                                        
to the precious blessing of his late measles as   #228                          6! PRECI\S B.S+ ( 8 LATE M1SLES Z   #BBH                                        
a warning. ,Every boy he encountered added another ton                          A W>N+4 ,E BOY HE 5C.T]$ A4$ ANO!R TON                                          
to his depression; and when, in desperation, he flew                            6HIS DEPRES.N2 & :51 9 DESP],N1 HE FLEW                                         
for refuge at last to the bosom of ,Huckleberry                                 = REFUGE AT LA/ 6! BOSOM ( ,HUCKLEB]RY                                          
,Finn and was received with a ,Scriptural quotation, his                        ,F9N & 0 RCVD )A ,SCRIPTURAL QUOT,N1 8                                          
heart broke and he crept home and to bed realizing                              HE>T BROKE & HE CREPT HOME & 6B$ R1LIZ+                                         
that he alone of all the town was lost, forever and forever.                    T HE AL"O ( ALL ! T[N 0 LO/1 ="E & ="E4                                         
  ,And that night there came on a terrific storm, with                            ,& T NI<T "! CAME ON A T]RIFIC /ORM1 )                                        
driving rain, awful claps of thunder and blinding                               DRIV+ RA91 AW;L CLAPS ( ?"U & BL9D+                                             
sheets of lightning. ,He covered his head with the                              %EETS ( LI<TN+4 ,HE COV]$ 8 H1D )!                                              
bedclothes and waited in a horror of suspense for his                           B$CLO!S & WAIT$ 9 A HORROR ( SUSP5SE = 8                                        
doom; for he had not the shadow of a doubt that all this                        DOOM2 = HE _H N ! %AD[ (A D\BT T ALL ?                                          
hubbub was about him. ,He believed he had taxed the                             HU2UB 0 AB HM4 ,HE 2LIEV$ HE _H TAX$ !                                          
forbearance of the powers above to the extremity of endurance                   =BE>.E (! P[]S ABV 6! EXTREM;Y ( 5DUR.E                                         
and that this was the result. ,It might have seemed to him a                    & T ? 0 ! RESULT4 ,X MI<T H SEEM$ 6HM A                                         
waste of pomp and ammunition to kill a bug with a                               WA/E ( POMP & AMMUNI;N 6KILL A BUG )A                                           
battery of artillery, but there seemed nothing incon-                           BATT]Y ( >TILL]Y1 B "! SEEM$ NO?+ 9CON-                                         
gruous about the getting up such an expensive thunder-                          GRU\S AB ! GETT+ UP S* AN EXP5SIVE ?"U-                                         
storm as this to knock the turf from under an insect like                       /ORM Z ? 6KNOCK ! TURF F "U AN 9SECT L                                          
himself.                                                                        HMF4                                                                            
  ,By and by the tempest spent itself and died without                            ,0& 0! TEMPE/ SP5T XF & DI$ )\T                                               
accomplishing its object. ,The boy's first impulse                              A3OMPLI%+ XS OBJECT4 ,! BOY'S F/ IMPULSE                                        
was to be grateful, and reform. ,His second was to wait                         0 6BE GRATE;L1 & RE=M4 ,8 SECOND 0 6WAIT                                        
-- for there might not be any more storms.                                      -- = "! MI<T N 2 ANY M /ORMS4                                                   
  ,The next day the doctors were back; ,Tom had                                   ,! NEXT "D ! DOCTORS 7 BACK2 ,TOM _H                                          
re- lapsed. ,The three weeks he spent    #229                                   RE- LAPS$4 ,! ?REE WEEKS HE SP5T    #BBI                                        
on his back this time seemed an entire age. ,When                               ON 8 BACK ? "T SEEM$ AN 5TIRE AGE4 ,:5                                          
he got abroad at last he was hardly grateful                                    HE GOT ABROAD AT LA/ HE 0 H>DLY GRATE;L                                         
that he had been spared, remem- bering how lonely was                           T HE _H BE5 SP>$1 REMEM- B]+ H[ L"OLY 0                                         
his estate, how companionless and forlorn he was.                               8 E/ATE1 H[ -PANION.S & =LORN HE WAS4                                           
,He drifted listlessly down the street and found                                ,HE DRIFT$ LI/.SLY D[N ! /REET & F.D                                            
,Jim ,Hollis acting as judge in a juvenile                                      ,JIM ,HOLLIS ACT+ Z JUDGE 9 A JUV5ILE                                           
court that was trying a cat for murder, in the presence                         C\RT T 0 TRY+ A CAT = MURD]1 9 ! PRES;E                                         
of her victim, a bird. ,He found ,Joe ,Harper                                   ( H] VICTIM1 A BIRD4 ,HE F.D ,JOE ,H>P]                                         
and ,Huck ,Finn up an alley eating a stolen                                     & ,HUCK ,F9N UP AN ALLEY EAT+ A /OL5                                            
melon. ,Poor lads! they -- like ,Tom -- had                                     MELON4 ,POOR LADS6 !Y -- L ,TOM -- _H                                           
suffered a relapse.                                                             SU6]$ A RELAPSE4                                                                
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXIII                                                               ,,*APT] ,,XXIII                                                               
  ,,AT last the sleepy atmosphere was stirred --                                  ,,AT LA/ ! SLEEPY ATMOSPH]E 0 /IRR$ --                                        
and vigorously: the murder trial came on                                        & VIGOR\SLY3 ! MURD] TRIAL CAME ON                                              
  in the court. ,It became the absorbing                                          9 ! C\RT4 ,X 2CAME ! ABSORB+                                                  
  topic of village talk immediately. ,Tom                                         TOPIC ( VILLAGE TALK IMMLY4 ,TOM                                              
  could not get away from it. ,Every ref-                                         CD N GET AWAY F X4 ,E REF-                                                    
  erence to the murder sent a shudder to                                          ];E 6! MURD] S5T A %U4] 6                                                     
  his heart, for his troubled conscience and fears almost                         8 HE>T1 = 8 TR\#D 3SCI;E & FE>S ALM                                           
persuaded him that these remarks were put forth in his hearing                  P]SUAD$ HM T ^! REM>KS 7 PUT =? 9 8 HE>+                                        
as "feelers"; he did not see how he could be                                    Z 8FEEL]S02 HE DID N SEE H[ HE CD 2                                             
suspected of knowing anything about the murder, but still he                    SUSPECT$ ( "K+ ANY?+ AB ! MURD]1 B / HE                                         
could not be comfortable in the midst of this gossip. ,It                       CD N 2 -=TA# 9 ! MID/ ( ? GOSSIP4 ,X                                            
kept him in a cold shiver all the time. ,He took                                KEPT HM 9 A COLD %IV] ALL ! "T4 ,HE TOOK                                        
,Huck to a lonely place to have a talk with    #230                             ,HUCK 6A L"OLY PLACE 6H A TALK )    #BCJ                                        
him. ,It would be some relief to unseal his tongue for a                        HM4 ,X WD 2 "S RELIEF 6UNS1L 8 T;GUE =A                                         
little while; to divide his burden of distress with                             LL :ILE2 6DIVIDE 8 BURD5 ( 4TRESS )                                             
another suf- ferer. ,Moreover, he wanted                                        ANO!R SUF- F]]4 ,MOREOV]1 HE WANT$                                              
to assure himself that ,Huck had remained discreet.                             6ASSURE HMF T ,HUCK _H REMA9$ 4CREET4                                           
  ",Huck, have you ever told anybody about -- that?"                              8,HUCK1 H Y "E TOLD ANYBODY AB -- T80                                         
  "',Bout what?"                                                                  8',B\T :AT80                                                                  
  ",You know what."                                                               8,Y "K :AT40                                                                  
  ",Oh -- 'course ,I haven't."                                                    8,OH -- 'C\RSE ,I HAV5'T40                                                    
  ",Never a word?"                                                                8,N"E A ^W80                                                                  
  ",Never a solitary word, so help me. ,What                                      8,N"E A SOLIT>Y ^W1 S HELP ME4 ,:AT                                           
makes you ask?"                                                                 MAKES Y ASK80                                                                   
  ",Well, ,I was afeard."                                                         8,WELL1 ,I 0 AFE>D40                                                          
  ",Why, ,Tom ,Sawyer, we wouldn't be alive                                       8,:Y1 ,TOM ,SAWY]1 WE WDN'T 2 ALIVE                                           
two days if that got found out. ,,YOU know that."                               TWO "DS IF T GOT F.D \4 ,,Y "K T40                                              
  ,Tom felt more comfortable. ,After a pause:                                     ,TOM FELT M -=TA#4 ,AF A PAUSE3                                               
  ",Huck, they couldn't anybody get you to tell,                                  8,HUCK1 !Y CDN'T ANYBODY GET Y 6TELL1                                         
could they?"                                                                    CD !Y80                                                                         
  ",Get me to tell? ,Why, if ,I wanted that                                       8,GET ME 6TELL8 ,:Y1 IF ,I WANT$ T                                            
half-breed devil to drownd me they could get me                                 HALF-BRE$ DEVIL 6DR[ND ME !Y CD GET ME                                          
to tell. ,They ain't no different way."                                         6TELL4 ,!Y A9'T NO DI6]5T WAY40                                                 
  ",Well, that's all right, then. ,I reckon                                       8,WELL1 T'S ALL "R1 !N4 ,I RECKON                                             
we're safe as long as we keep mum. ,But let's                                   WE'RE SAFE Z L;G Z WE KEEP MUM4 ,B LET'S                                        
swear again, any- way. ,It's more surer."                                       SWE> AG1 ANY- WAY4 ,X'S M SUR]40                                                
  ",I'm agreed."                                                                  8,I'M AGRE$40                                                                 
,So they swore again with dread             #231                                ,S !Y SWORE AG ) DR1D             #BCA                                          
solemnities.                                                                    SOLEMNITIES4                                                                    
  ",What is the talk around, ,Huck? ,I've heard                                   8,:AT IS ! TALK >.D1 ,HUCK8 ,I'VE HE>D                                        
a power of it."                                                                 A P[] ( X40                                                                     
  ",Talk? ,Well, it's just ,Muff ,Potter,                                         8,TALK8 ,WELL1 X'S J ,MUFF ,POTT]1                                            
,Muff ,Potter, ,Muff ,Potter all the time. ,It                                  ,MUFF ,POTT]1 ,MUFF ,POTT] ALL ! "T4 ,X                                         
keeps me in a sweat, con- stant, so's ,I                                        KEEPS ME 9 A SW1T1 CON- /ANT1 S'S ,I                                            
want to hide som'ers."                                                          WANT 6HIDE SOM']S40                                                             
  ",That's just the same way they go on round me. ,I                              8,T'S J ! SAME WAY !Y G ON R.D ME4 ,I                                         
reckon he's a goner. ,Don't you feel sorry                                      RECKON HE'S A GON]4 ,DON'T Y FEEL SORRY                                         
for him, sometimes?"                                                            = HM1 "S"TS80                                                                   
  ",Most always -- most always. ,He ain't no                                      8,MO/ ALW -- MO/ ALW4 ,HE A9'T NO                                             
account; but then he hain't ever done anything to hurt                          A3.T2 B !N HE HA9'T "E D"O ANY?+ 6HURT                                          
anybody. ,Just fishes a little, to get money to get                             ANYBODY4 ,J FI%ES A LL1 6GET M"OY 6GET                                          
drunk on -- and loafs around considerable; but lord,                            DRUNK ON -- & LOAFS >.D 3SID]A#2 B "L1                                          
we all do that -- leastways most of us -- preachers                             WE ALL D T -- L1/WAYS MO/ ( U -- PR1*]S                                         
and such like. ,But he's kind of good -- he give me                             & S* L4 ,B HE'S K9D ( GD -- HE GIVE ME                                          
half a fish, once, when there warn't enough for two; and                        HALF A FI%1 ONCE1 :5 "! W>N'T 5 = TWO2 &                                        
lots of times he's kind of stood by me when ,I was out                          LOTS ( "TS HE'S K9D ( /OOD 0ME :5 ,I 0 \                                        
of luck."                                                                       ( LUCK40                                                                        
  ",Well, he's mended kites for me, ,Huck, and                                    8,WELL1 HE'S M5D$ KITES = ME1 ,HUCK1 &                                        
knitted hooks on to my line. ,I wish we could                                   KNITT$ HOOKS ON 6MY L9E4 ,I WI% WE CD                                           
get him out of there."                                                          GET HM \ ( "!40                                                                 
  ",My! we couldn't get him out, ,Tom. ,And besides,                              8,MY6 WE CDN'T GET HM \1 ,TOM4 ,& 2SS1                                        
'twouldn't do any good; they'd ketch him again."                                'TWDN'T D ANY GD2 !Y'D KET* HM AG40                                             
",Yes -- so they would. ,But ,I hate      #232                                  8,YES -- S !Y WD4 ,B ,I HATE      #BCB                                          
to hear 'em abuse him so like the dickens when he never                         6HE> 'EM ABUSE HM S L ! DICK5S :5 HE N"E                                        
done -- that."                                                                  D"O -- T40                                                                      
  ",I do too, ,Tom. ,Lord, ,I hear 'em say                                        8,I D TOO1 ,TOM4 ,"L1 ,I HE> 'EM SAY                                          
he's the bloodiest looking villain in this country,                             HE'S ! BLOODIE/ LOOK+ VILLA9 9 ? C.TRY1                                         
and they won- der he wasn't ever hung before."                                  & !Y WON- D] HE WASN'T "E HUNG 2F40                                             
  ",Yes, they talk like that, all the time. ,I've                                 8,YES1 !Y TALK L T1 ALL ! "T4 ,I'VE                                           
heard 'em say that if he was to get free they'd                                 HE>D 'EM SAY T IF HE 0 6GET FREE !Y'D                                           
lynch him."                                                                     LYN* HM40                                                                       
  ",And they'd do it, too."                                                       8,& !Y'D D X1 TOO40                                                           
  ,The boys had a long talk, but it brought them little                           ,! BOYS _H A L;G TALK1 B X BR"\ !M LL                                         
comfort. ,As the twilight drew on, they found them-                             -=T4 ,Z ! TWILI<T DREW ON1 !Y F.D !M-                                           
selves hanging about the neighborhood of the little                             SELVES HANG+ AB ! NEI<BORHOOD (! LL                                             
isolated jail, perhaps with an undefined hope that                              ISOLAT$ JAIL1 P]H ) AN UNDEF9$ HOPE T                                           
something would happen that might clear away their                              "S?+ WD HAPP5 T MI<T CLE> AWAY _!                                               
difficulties. ,But nothing happened; there seemed                               DI6ICULTIES4 ,B NO?+ HAPP5$2 "! SEEM$                                           
to be no angels or fairies interested in this                                   6BE NO ANGELS OR FAIRIES 9T]E/$ 9 ?                                             
luckless captive.                                                               LUCK.S CAPTIVE4                                                                 
  ,The boys did as they had often done before -- went                             ,! BOYS DID Z !Y _H (T5 D"O 2F -- W5T                                         
to the cell grating and gave ,Potter some tobacco and                           6! CELL GRAT+ & GAVE ,POTT] "S TOBA3O &                                         
matches. ,He was on the ground floor and there were no                          MAT*ES4 ,HE 0 ON ! GR.D FLOOR & "! 7 NO                                         
guards.                                                                         GU>DS4                                                                          
  ,His gratitude for their gifts had always smote                                 ,8 GRATITUDE = _! GIFTS _H ALW SMOTE                                          
their consciences before -- it cut deeper than ever, this                       _! 3SCI;ES 2F -- X CUT DEEP] ?AN "E1 ?                                          
time. ,They felt cowardly and treacherous to the last                           "T4 ,!Y FELT C[>DLY & TR1*]\S 6! LA/                                            
degree when ,Potter said:                #233                                   DEGREE :5 ,POTT] SD3                #BCC                                        
  ",You've been mighty good to me, boys --                                        8,Y'VE BE5 MI<TY GD 6ME1 BOYS --                                              
better'n any- body else in this town. ,And ,I                                   BETT]'N ANY- BODY ELSE 9 ? T[N4 ,& ,I                                           
don't forget it, ,I don't. ,Often ,I says                                       DON'T =GET X1 ,I DON'T4 ,(T5 ,I SAYS                                            
to myself, says ,I, ',I used to mend all the boys'                              6MYF1 SAYS ,I1 ',I US$ 6M5D ALL ! BOYS'                                         
kites and things, and show 'em where the good fishin'                           KITES & ?+S1 & %[ 'EM ": ! GD FI%9'                                             
places was, and befriend 'em what ,I could, and now                             PLACES WAS1 & 2FRI5D 'EM :AT ,I CD1 & N[                                        
they've all forgot old ,Muff when he's in trouble;                              !Y'VE ALL =GOT OLD ,MUFF :5 HE'S 9 TR\#2                                        
but ,Tom don't, and ,Huck don't -- ,,THEY                                       B ,TOM DON'T1 & ,HUCK DON'T -- ,,!Y                                             
don't forget him, says ,I, 'and ,I don't forget                                 DON'T =GET HM1 SAYS ,I1 '& ,I DON'T =GET                                        
them.' ,Well, boys, ,I done an awful thing --                                   !M4' ,WELL1 BOYS1 ,I D"O AN AW;L ?+ --                                          
drunk and crazy at the time -- that's the only way                              DRUNK & CRAZY AT ! "T -- T'S ! ONLY WAY                                         
,I account for it -- and now ,I got to swing for it, and                        ,I A3.T = X -- & N[ ,I GOT 6SW+ = X1 &                                          
it's right. ,Right, and ,,BEST, too, ,I reckon --                               X'S "R4 ,"R1 & ,,BE/1 TOO1 ,I RECKON --                                         
hope so, anyway. ,Well, we won't talk about                                     HOPE S1 ANYWAY4 ,WELL1 WE WON'T TALK AB                                         
that. ,I don't want to make ,,YOU feel bad;                                     T4 ,I DON'T WANT 6MAKE ,,Y FEEL BAD2                                            
you've befriendiended me. ,But what ,I want to say,                             Y'VE 2FRI5DI5D$ ME4 ,B :AT ,I WANT 6SAY1                                        
is, don't ,,YOU ever get drunk -- then you won't                                IS1 DON'T ,,Y "E GET DRUNK -- !N Y WON'T                                        
ever get here. ,Stand a litter furder west -- so --                             "E GET "H4 ,/& A LITT] FURD] WE/ -- S --                                        
that's it; it's a prime comfort to see faces that's                             T'S X2 X'S A PRIME -=T 6SEE FACES T'S                                           
friendly when a body's in such a muck of trouble, and                           FRLY :5 A BODY'S 9 S* A MUCK ( TR\#1 &                                          
there don't none come here but yourn. ,Good friendly                            "! DON'T N"O -E "H B Y\RN4 ,GD FRLY                                             
faces -- good friendly faces. ,Git up on one                                    FACES -- GD FRLY FACES4 ,GIT UP ON "O                                           
another's backs and let me touch 'em. ,That's it.                               ANO!R'S BACKS & LET ME T\* 'EM4 ,T'S X4                                         
,Shake hands -- yourn'll come through the bars, but                             ,%AKE H&S -- Y\RN'LL -E "? ! B>S1 B                                             
mine's too big. ,Little hands, and weak --    #234                              M9E'S TOO BIG4 ,LL H&S1 & W1K --    #BCD                                        
but they've helped ,Muff ,Potter a power, and they'd                            B !Y'VE HELP$ ,MUFF ,POTT] A P[]1 & !Y'D                                        
help him more if they could."                                                   HELP HM M IF !Y CD40                                                            
  ,Tom went home miserable, and his dreams that night                             ,TOM W5T HOME MIS]A#1 & 8 DR1MS T NI<T                                        
were full of horrors. ,The next day and the day after,                          7 FULL ( HORRORS4 ,! NEXT "D &! "D AF1                                          
he hung about the court-room, drawn by an ;al-                                  HE HUNG AB ! C\RT-ROOM1 DRAWN 0AN ;AL-                                          
most irresistible impulse to go in, but forcing himself                         MO/ IRRESI/I# IMPULSE 6G IN1 B =C+ HMF                                          
to stay out. ,Huck was having the same experience. ,They                        6/AY \4 ,HUCK 0 HAV+ ! SAME EXP]I;E4 ,!Y                                        
studiously avoided each other. ,Each wandered away,                             /UDI\SLY AVOID$ EA* O!R4 ,EA* W&]$ AWAY1                                        
from time to time, but the same dismal fascina- tion always                     F "T 6"T1 B ! SAME 4MAL FASC9A- TION ALW                                        
brought them back presently. ,Tom kept his ears                                 BR"\ !M BACK PRES5TLY4 ,TOM KEPT 8 E>S                                          
open when idlers sauntered out of the court- room, but                          OP5 :5 IDL]S SAUNT]$ \ (! C\RT- ROOM1 B                                         
invariably heard distressing news -- the toils were                             9V>IABLY HE>D 4TRESS+ NEWS -- ! TOILS 7                                         
closing more and more relentlessly around poor ,Potter.                         CLOS+ M & M REL5T.SLY >.D POOR ,POTT]4                                          
,At the end of the second day the village talk was                              ,AT ! 5D (! SECOND "D ! VILLAGE TALK 0                                          
to the effect that ,Injun ,Joe's evidence stood firm                            6! E6ECT T ,9JUN ,JOE'S EVID;E /OOD FIRM                                        
and unshaken, and that there was not the slightest ques-                        & UN%AK51 & T "! 0 N ! SLI<TE/ QUES-                                            
tion as to what the jury's verdict would be.                                    TION Z 6:AT ! JURY'S V]DICT WD BE4                                              
  ,Tom was out late, that night, and came to bed through the                      ,TOM 0 \ LATE1 T NI<T1 & CAME 6B$ "? !                                        
window. ,He was in a tremendous state of excite-                                W9D[4 ,HE 0 9 A TREM5D\S /ATE ( EXCITE-                                         
ment. ,It was hours before he got to sleep. ,All the                            M5T4 ,X 0 H\RS 2F HE GOT 6SLEEP4 ,ALL !                                         
village flocked to the court-house the next                                     VILLAGE FLOCK$ 6! C\RT-H\SE ! NEXT                                              
morning, for this was to be the great day. ,Both sexes were                     MORN+1 = ? 0 6BE ! GRT "D4 ,BO? SEXES 7                                         
about equally represented in the packed audience. ,After                        AB EQU,Y REPRES5T$ 9 ! PACK$ AUDI;E4 ,AF                                        
a long wait the jury filed in and took their                                    A L;G WAIT ! JURY FIL$ 9 & TOOK _!                                              
places; shortly afterward, ,Potter, pale    #235                                PLACES2 %ORTLY AFW1 ,POTT]1 PALE    #BCE                                        
and haggard, timid and hopeless, was brought in, with                           & HA7>D1 TIMID & HOPE.S1 0 BR"\ IN1 )                                           
chains upon him, and seated where all the curious eyes                          *A9S ^U HM1 & S1T$ ": ALL ! CURI\S EYES                                         
could stare at him; no less con- spicuous was                                   CD />E AT HM2 NO LESS CON- SPICU\S 0                                            
,Injun ,Joe, stolid as ever. ,There was an- other                               ,9JUN ,JOE1 /OLID Z "E4 ,"! 0 AN- O!R                                           
pause, and then the judge arrived and the sheriff                               PAUSE1 & !N ! JUDGE >RIV$ &! %]IFF                                              
proclaimed the opening of the court. ,The usual whis-                           PROCLAIM$ ! OP5+ (! C\RT4 ,! USUAL :IS-                                         
perings among the lawyers and gathering together of papers                      P]INGS AM;G ! LAWY]S & GA!R+ TGR ( PAP]S                                        
followed. ,These details and accompanying delays                                FOLL[$4 ,^! DETAILS & A3OMPANY+ DELAYS                                          
worked up an atmosphere of preparation that was as                              "W$ UP AN ATMOSPH]E ( PREP>,N T 0 Z                                             
impressive as it was fascinating.                                               IMPRESSIVE Z X 0 FASC9AT+4                                                      
  ,Now a witness was called who testified that he                                 ,N[ A WIT;S 0 CALL$ :O TE/IFI$ T HE                                           
found ,Muff ,Potter washing in the brook, at an                                 F.D ,MUFF ,POTT] WA%+ 9 ! BROOK1 AT AN                                          
early hour of the morning that the murder was discovered, and                   E>LY H\R (! MORN+ T ! MURD] 0 4COV]$1 &                                         
that he immediately sneaked away. ,After some further                           T HE IMMLY SN1K$ AWAY4 ,AF "S FUR!R                                             
ques- tioning, counsel for the prosecution said:                                QUES- TION+1 C\NSEL =! PROSECU;N SD3                                            
  ",Take the witness."                                                            8,TAKE ! WIT;S40                                                              
  ,The prisoner raised his eyes for a moment, but                                 ,! PRISON] RAIS$ 8 EYES =A MO;T1 B                                            
dropped them again when his own counsel said:                                   DROPP$ !M AG :5 8 [N C\NSEL SD3                                                 
  ",I have no questions to ask him."                                              8,I H NO "QS 6ASK HM40                                                        
  ,The next witness proved the finding of the knife                               ,! NEXT WIT;S PROV$ ! F9D+ (! KNIFE                                           
near the corpse. ,Counsel for the prosecution said:                             NE> ! CORPSE4 ,C\NSEL =! PROSECU;N SD3                                          
  ",Take the witness."                                                            8,TAKE ! WIT;S40                                                              
  ",I have no questions to ask him," ,Potter's lawyer                             8,I H NO "QS 6ASK HM10 ,POTT]'S LAWY]                                         
replied.                                                                        REPLI$4                                                                         
,A third witness swore he had often     #236                                    ,A ?IRD WIT;S SWORE HE _H (T5     #BCF                                          
seen the knife in ,Potter's possession.                                         SE5 ! KNIFE 9 ,POTT]'S POSSES.N4                                                
  ",Take the witness."                                                            8,TAKE ! WIT;S40                                                              
  ,Counsel for ,Potter declined to question him. ,The                             ,C\NSEL = ,POTT] DECL9$ 6"Q HM4 ,!                                            
faces of the audience began to betray annoyance.                                FACES (! AUDI;E 2GAN 62TRAY ANNOY.E4                                            
,Did this attorney mean to throw away his client's                              ,DID ? ATTORNEY M1N 6?R[ AWAY 8 CLI5T'S                                         
life without an effort?                                                         LIFE )\T AN EF=T8                                                               
  ,Several witnesses deposed concerning ,Potter's                                 ,S"EAL WIT;SES DEPOS$ 3C]N+ ,POTT]'S                                          
guilty behavior when brought to the scene of the murder.                        GUILTY 2HAVIOR :5 BR"\ 6! SC5E (! MURD]4                                        
,They were allowed to leave the stand without being cross-questioned.           ,!Y 7 ALL[$ 6L1VE ! /& )\T 2+ CROSS-"Q$4                                        
  ,Every detail of the damaging circumstances that                                ,E DETAIL (! DAMAG+ CIRCUM/.ES T                                              
occurred in the graveyard upon that morning which all                           O3URR$ 9 ! GRAVEY>D ^U T MORN+ : ALL                                            
present remembered so well was brought out by credible                          PRES5T REMEMB]$ S WELL 0 BR"\ \ 0CR$I#                                          
witnesses, but none of them were cross- examined                                WIT;SES1 B N"O ( !M 7 CROSS- EXAM9$                                             
by ,Potter's lawyer. ,The perplexity and                                        0,POTT]'S LAWY]4 ,! P]PLEX;Y &                                                  
dissatisfaction of the house expressed itself in mur-                           4SATISFAC;N (! H\SE EXPRESS$ XF 9 MUR-                                          
murs and provoked a reproof from the bench. ,Counsel                            MURS & PROVOK$ A REPRO( F ! B5*4 ,C\NSEL                                        
for the prosecution now said:                                                   =! PROSECU;N N[ SD3                                                             
  ",By the oaths of citizens whose simple word is                                 8,0! OA?S ( CITIZ5S ^: SIMPLE ^W IS                                           
above suspicion, we have fastened this awful crime,                             ABV SUSPICION1 WE H FA/5$ ? AW;L CRIME1                                         
beyond all possibility of question, upon the unhappy                            2Y ALL POSSIBIL;Y ( "Q1 ^U ! UNHAPPY                                            
prisoner at the bar. ,We rest our case here."                                   PRISON] AT ! B>4 ,WE RE/ \R CASE "H40                                           
  ,A groan escaped from poor ,Potter, and he                                      ,A GROAN ESCAP$ F POOR ,POTT]1 & HE                                           
put his face in his hands and rocked his body softly                            PUT 8 FACE 9 8 H&S & ROCK$ 8 BODY S(TLY                                         
to and fro, while a painful silence reigned in the                              6& FRO1 :ILE A PA9;L SIL;E REIGN$ 9 !                                           
court-room. ,Many men were moved, and many      #237                            C\RT-ROOM4 ,_M M5 7 MOV$1 & _M      #BCG                                        
women's com- passion testified itself in tears.                                 WOM5'S COM- PAS.N TE/IFI$ XF 9 TE>S4                                            
,Counsel for the de- fence rose and said:                                       ,C\NSEL =! DE- F;E ROSE & SD3                                                   
  ",Your honor, in our remarks at the opening of this                             8,YR HONOR1 9 \R REM>KS AT ! OP5+ ( ?                                         
trial, we foreshadowed our purpose to prove that our                            TRIAL1 WE =E%AD[$ \R PURPOSE 6PROVE T \R                                        
client did this fearful deed while under the influence                          CLI5T DID ? FE>;L DE$ :ILE "U ! 9FLU;E                                          
of a blind and irresponsible delirium produced                                  (A BL & IRRESPONSI# DELIRIUM PRODUC$                                            
by drink. ,We have changed our mind. ,We shall not offer that                   0DR9K4 ,WE H *ANG$ \R M9D4 ,WE % N (F] T                                        
plea." [,Then to the clerk:] ",Call ,Thomas                                     PLEA40 ,7,!N 6! CL]K37' 8,CALL ,?OMAS                                           
,Sawyer!"                                                                       ,SAWY]60                                                                        
  ,A puzzled amazement awoke in every face in the                                 ,A PUZZL$ AMAZE;T AWOKE 9 E FACE 9 !                                          
house, not even excepting ,Potter's. ,Every eye                                 H\SE1 N EV5 EXCEPT+ ,POTT]'S4 ,E EYE                                            
fast- ened itself with wondering interest upon ,Tom as he                       FA/- 5$ XF ) WOND]+ 9T]E/ ^U ,TOM Z HE                                          
rose and took his place upon the stand. ,The boy                                ROSE & TOOK 8 PLACE ^U ! /&4 ,! BOY                                             
looked wild enough, for he was badly scared. ,The                               LOOK$ WILD 5\<1 = HE 0 BADLY SC>$4 ,!                                           
oath was administered.                                                          OA? 0 ADM9I/]$4                                                                 
  ",Thomas ,Sawyer, where were you on the seventeenth of                          8,?OMAS ,SAWY]1 ": 7 Y ON ! SEV5TE5? (                                        
,June, about the hour of midnight?"                                             ,JUNE1 AB ! H\R ( MIDNI<T80                                                     
  ,Tom glanced at ,Injun ,Joe's iron face and                                     ,TOM GL.ED AT ,9JUN ,JOE'S IRON FACE &                                        
his tongue failed him. ,The audience listened                                   8 T;GUE FAIL$ HM4 ,! AUDI;E LI/5$                                               
breathless, but the words refused to come. ,After a few                         BR1?.S1 B ! ^WS REFUS$ 6-E4 ,AF A FEW                                           
moments, however, the boy got a little of his strength                          MO;TS1 H["E1 ! BOY GOT A LL ( 8 /R5G?                                           
back, and managed to put enough of it into his voice                            BACK1 & MANAG$ 6PUT 5 ( X 96HIS VOICE                                           
to make part of the house hear:                                                 6MAKE "P (! H\SE HE>3                                                           
  ",In the graveyard!"                                                            8,9 ! GRAVEY>D60                                                              
",A little bit louder, please. ,Don't    #238                                   8,A LL BIT L\D]1 PL1SE4 ,DON'T    #BCH                                          
be afraid. ,You were --"                                                        2 AFRAID4 ,Y 7 --0                                                              
  ",In the graveyard."                                                            8,9 ! GRAVEY>D40                                                              
  ,A contemptuous smile flitted across ,Injun                                     ,A 3TEMPTU\S SMILE FLITT$ ACR ,9JUN                                           
,Joe's face.                                                                    ,JOE'S FACE4                                                                    
  ",Were you anywhere near ,Horse ,Williams'                                      8,7 Y ANY": NE> ,HORSE ,WILLIAMS'                                             
grave?"                                                                         GRAVE80                                                                         
  ",Yes, sir."                                                                    8,YES1 SIR40                                                                  
  ",Speak up -- just a trifle louder. ,How near                                   8,SP1K UP -- J A TRIFLE L\D]4 ,H[ NE>                                         
were you?"                                                                      7 Y80                                                                           
  ",Near as ,I am to you."                                                        8,NE> Z ,I AM 6Y40                                                            
  ",Were you hidden, or not?"                                                     8,7 Y HI451 OR N80                                                            
  ",I was hid."                                                                   8,I 0 HID40                                                                   
  ",Where?"                                                                       8,":80                                                                        
  ",Behind the elms that's on the edge of the grave."                             8,2H ! ELMS T'S ON ! $GE (! GRAVE40                                           
  ,Injun ,Joe gave a barely perceptible start.                                    ,9JUN ,JOE GAVE A B>ELY P]CEPTI# />T4                                         
  ",Any one with you?"                                                            8,ANY "O ) Y80                                                                
  ",Yes, sir. ,I went there with --"                                              8,YES1 SIR4 ,I W5T "! ) --0                                                   
  ",Wait -- wait a moment. ,Never mind mentioning                                 8,WAIT -- WAIT A MO;T4 ,N"E M9D M5;N+                                         
your companion's name. ,We will produce him at the                              YR -PANION'S "N4 ,WE W PRODUCE HM AT !                                          
proper time. ,Did you carry anything there with you."                           PROP] "T4 ,DID Y C>RY ANY?+ "! ) Y40                                            
  ,Tom hesitated and looked confused.                                             ,TOM HESITAT$ & LOOK$ 3FUS$4                                                  
  ",Speak out, my boy -- don't be diffident.                                      8,SP1K \1 MY BOY -- DON'T 2 DI6ID5T4                                          
,The truth is always respectable. ,What did you                                 ,! TRU? IS ALW RESPECTA#4 ,:AT DID Y                                            
take there?"                                                                    TAKE "!80                                                                       
",Only a -- a -- dead cat."        #239                                         8,ONLY A -- A -- D1D CAT40        #BCI                                          
  ,There was a ripple of mirth, which the court checked.                          ,"! 0 A RIPPLE ( MIR?1 : ! C\RT *ECK$4                                        
  ",We will produce the skeleton of that cat.                                     8,WE W PRODUCE ! SKELETON ( T CAT4                                            
,Now, my boy, tell us everything that occurred --                               ,N[1 MY BOY1 TELL U "EY?+ T O3URR$ --                                           
tell it in your own way -- don't skip anything,                                 TELL X 9 YR [N WAY -- DON'T SKIP ANY?+1                                         
and don't be afraid."                                                           & DON'T 2 AFRAID40                                                              
  ,Tom began -- hesitatingly at first, but as he                                  ,TOM 2GAN -- HESITAT+LY AT F/1 B Z HE                                         
warmed to his subject his words flowed more and more                            W>M$ 6HIS SUBJECT 8 ^WS FL[$ M & M                                              
easily; in a little while every sound ceased but his own                        EASILY2 9 A LL :ILE E S.D C1S$ B 8 [N                                           
voice; every eye fixed itself upon him; with parted lips and                    VOICE2 E EYE FIX$ XF ^U HM2 ) "P$ LIPS &                                        
bated breath the audience hung upon his words, taking                           BAT$ BR1? ! AUDI;E HUNG ^U 8 ^WS1 TAK+                                          
no note of time, rapt in the ghastly fascinations of the                        NO NOTE ( "T1 RAPT 9 ! <A/LY FASC9,NS (!                                        
tale. ,The strain upon pent emotion reached its                                 TALE4 ,! /RA9 ^U P5T EMO;N R1*$ XS                                              
climax when the boy said:                                                       CLIMAX :5 ! BOY SD3                                                             
  "-- and as the doctor fetched the board around and                              8-- & Z ! DOCTOR FET*$ ! BO>D >.D &                                           
,Muff ,Potter fell, ,Injun ,Joe jumped with the                                 ,MUFF ,POTT] FELL1 ,9JUN ,JOE JUMP$ )!                                          
knife and --"                                                                   KNIFE & --0                                                                     
  ,Crash! ,Quick as lightning the half-breed sprang                               ,CRA%6 ,QK Z LI<TN+ ! HALF-BRE$ SPRANG                                        
for a window, tore his way through all opposers, and was                        =A W9D[1 TORE 8 WAY "? ALL OPPOS]S1 & 0                                         
gone!                                                                           G"O6                                                                            
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXIV                                                                ,,*APT] ,,XXIV                                                                
  ,,TOM was a glittering hero once more -- the pet                                ,,TOM 0 A GLITT]+ H]O ONCE M -- ! PET                                         
of the old, the envy of the young.                                              (! OLD1 ! 5VY (! "Y4                                                            
  ,His name even went into immortal print,                                        ,8 "N EV5 W5T 96IMMORTAL PR9T1                                                
  for the village paper magnified him.                                            =! VILLAGE PAP] MAGNIFI$ HM4                                                  
,There were some that believed he would           #240                          ,"! 7 "S T 2LIEV$ HE WD           #BDJ                                          
  be ,President, yet, if he escaped hanging.                                      2 ,PRESID5T1 YET1 IF HE ESCAP$ HANG+4                                         
  ,As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took                                   ,Z USUAL1 ! FICKLE1 UNR1SON+ _W TOOK                                          
,Muff ,Potter to its bosom and fondled him as                                   ,MUFF ,POTT] 6XS BOSOM & FONDL$ HM Z                                            
lavishly as it had abused him before. ,But that sort of                         LAVI%LY Z X _H ABUS$ HM 2F4 ,B T SORT (                                         
conduct is to the world's credit; therefore it is not well                      3DUCT IS 6! _W'S CR$IT2 "!=E X IS N WELL                                        
to find fault with it.                                                          6F9D FAULT ) X4                                                                 
  ,Tom's days were days of splendor and exultation                                ,TOM'S "DS 7 "DS ( SPL5DOR & EXULT,N                                          
to him, but his nights were seasons of horror. ,Injun                           6HM1 B 8 NI<TS 7 S1SONS ( HORROR4 ,9JUN                                         
,Joe infested all his dreams, and always with doom in his                       ,JOE 9FE/$ ALL 8 DR1MS1 & ALW ) DOOM 9 8                                        
eye. ,Hardly any temptation could persuade the boy                              EYE4 ,H>DLY ANY TEMPT,N CD P]SUADE ! BOY                                        
to stir abroad after nightfall. ,Poor ,Huck was in                              6/IR ABROAD AF NI<TFALL4 ,POOR ,HUCK 0 9                                        
the same state of wretchedness and terror, for ,Tom                             ! SAME /ATE ( WRET*$;S & T]ROR1 = ,TOM                                          
had told the whole story to the lawyer the night before the                     _H TOLD ! :OLE /ORY 6! LAWY] ! NI<T 2F !                                        
great day of the trial, and ,Huck was sore afraid that                          GRT "D (! TRIAL1 & ,HUCK 0 SORE AFRAID T                                        
his share in the business might leak out, yet,                                  8 %>E 9 ! BUSI;S MI<T L1K \1 YET1                                               
notwithstanding ,Injun ,Joe's flight had saved him the                          NOT)/&+ ,9JUN ,JOE'S FLI<T _H SAV$ HM !                                         
suffering of testifying in court. ,The poor fellow had                          SU6]+ ( TE/IFY+ 9 C\RT4 ,! POOR FELL[ _H                                        
got the attorney to promise secrecy, but what of                                GOT ! ATTORNEY 6PROMISE SECRECY1 B :AT (                                        
that? ,Since ,Tom's harassed conscience had managed                             T8 ,S9CE ,TOM'S H>ASS$ 3SCI;E _H MANAG$                                         
to drive him to the lawyer's house by night and wring a                         6DRIVE HM 6! LAWY]'S H\SE 0NI<T & WR+ A                                         
dread tale from lips that had been sealed with the dismalest                    DR1D TALE F LIPS T _H BE5 S1L$ )! 4MALE/                                        
and most formidable of oaths, ,Huck's confidence in the                         & MO/ =MIDA# ( OA?S1 ,HUCK'S 3FID;E 9 !                                         
human race was well-nigh obliterated.                                           HUMAN RACE 0 WELL-NI< OBLIT]AT$4                                                
  ,Daily ,Muff ,Potter's gratitude made                                           ,DAILY ,MUFF ,POTT]'S GRATITUDE MADE                                          
,Tom glad he had spoken; but nightly     #241                                   ,TOM GLAD HE _H SPOK52 B NI<TLY     #BDA                                        
he wished he had sealed up his tongue.                                          HE WI%$ HE _H S1L$ UP 8 T;GUE4                                                  
  ,Half the time ,Tom was afraid ,Injun ,Joe would                                ,HALF ! "T ,TOM 0 AFRAID ,9JUN ,JOE WD                                        
never be captured; the other half he was afraid he                              N"E 2 CAPTUR$2 ! O!R HALF HE 0 AFRAID HE                                        
would be. ,He felt sure he never could draw a                                   WD BE4 ,HE FELT SURE HE N"E CD DRAW A                                           
safe breath again until that man was dead and he had                            SAFE BR1? AG UNTIL T MAN 0 D1D & HE _H                                          
seen the corpse.                                                                SE5 ! CORPSE4                                                                   
  ,Rewards had been offered, the country had been                                 ,REW>DS _H BE5 (F]$1 ! C.TRY _H BE5                                           
scoured, but no ,Injun ,Joe was found. ,One of those                            SC\R$1 B NO ,9JUN ,JOE 0 F.D4 ,"O ( ^?                                          
omniscient and awe-inspiring marvels, a                                         OMNISCI5T & AWE-9SPIR+ M>VELS1 A                                                
detective, came up from ,St. ,Louis, moused                                     DETECTIVE1 CAME UP F ,/4 ,L\IS1 M\S$                                            
around, shook his head, looked wise, and made that                              >.D1 %OOK 8 H1D1 LOOK$ WISE1 & MADE T                                           
sort of astounding success which members of that craft                          SORT ( A/.D+ SU3ESS : MEMB]S ( T CRAFT                                          
usually achieve. ,That is to say, he "found a                                   USU,Y A*IEVE4 ,T IS 6SAY1 HE 8F.D A                                             
clew." ,But you can't hang a "clew" for murder, and                             CLEW40 ,B Y C'T HANG A 8CLEW0 = MURD]1 &                                        
so after that detec- tive had got through and gone home,                        S AF T DETEC- TIVE _H GOT "? & G"O HOME1                                        
,Tom felt just as insecure as he was before.                                    ,TOM FELT J Z 9SECURE Z HE 0 2F4                                                
  ,The slow days drifted on, and each left behind it                              ,! SL[ "DS DRIFT$ ON1 & EA* LEFT 2H X                                         
a slightly lightened weight of apprehension.                                    A SLI<TLY LI<T5$ WEI<T ( APPREH5.N4                                             
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXV                                                                 ,,*APT] ,,XXV                                                                 
  ,,THERE comes a time in every rightly-                                          ,,"! -ES A "T 9 E "RLY-                                                       
  constructed boy's life when he has a                                            3/RUCT$ BOY'S LIFE :5 HE HAS A                                                
  raging desire to go somewhere and dig                                           RAG+ DESIRE 6G "S": & DIG                                                     
  for hidden treasure. ,This desire sud-                                          = HI45 TR1SURE4 ,? DESIRE SUD-                                                
  denly came upon ,Tom one day. ,He sal-                                          D5LY CAME ^U ,TOM "O "D4 ,HE SAL-                                             
lied out to find ,Joe ,Harper, but failed    #242                               LI$ \ 6F9D ,JOE ,H>P]1 B FAIL$    #BDB                                          
  of success. ,Next he sought ,Ben ,Rogers; he                                    ( SU3ESS4 ,NEXT HE S"\ ,B5 ,ROG]S2 HE                                         
had gone fishing. ,Presently he stumbled upon ,Huck                             _H G"O FI%+4 ,PRES5TLY HE /UM#D ^U ,HUCK                                        
,Finn the ,Red-,Handed. ,Huck would answer. ,Tom                                ,F9N ! ,R$-,H&$4 ,HUCK WD ANSW]4 ,TOM                                           
took him to a private place and opened the matter                               TOOK HM 6A PRIVATE PLACE & OP5$ ! MATT]                                         
to him confi- dentially. ,Huck was willing. ,Huck was                           6HM 3FI- D5TI,Y4 ,HUCK 0 WILL+4 ,HUCK 0                                         
always willing to take a hand in any enterprise that                            ALW WILL+ 6TAKE A H& 9 ANY 5T]PRISE T                                           
offered enter- tainment and required no capital, for                            (F]$ 5T]- TA9;T & REQUIR$ NO CAPITAL1 =                                         
he had a troub- lesome superabundance of that sort                              HE _H A TR\B- LE"S SUP]ABUND.E ( T SORT                                         
of time which is not money. ",Where'full we dig?" said                          ( "T : IS N M"OY4 8,":';LL WE DIG80 SD                                          
,Huck.                                                                          ,HUCK4                                                                          
  ",Oh, most anywhere."                                                           8,OH1 MO/ ANY":40                                                             
  ",Why, is it hid all around?"                                                   8,:Y1 IS X HID ALL >.D80                                                      
  ",No, indeed it ain't. ,It's hid in mighty                                      8,NO1 9DE$ X A9'T4 ,X'S HID 9 MI<TY                                           
particular places, ,Huck -- sometimes on islands,                               "PICUL> PLACES1 ,HUCK -- "S"TS ON ISL&S1                                        
sometimes in rot- ten chests under the end of a limb of                         "S"TS 9 ROT- T5 *E/S "U ! 5D (A LIMB (                                          
an old dead tree, just where the shadow falls at                                AN OLD D1D TREE1 J ": ! %AD[ FALLS AT                                           
midnight; but mostly under the floor in ha'nted                                 MIDNI<T2 B MO/LY "U ! FLOOR 9 HA'NT$                                            
houses."                                                                        H\SES40                                                                         
  ",Who hides it?"                                                                8,:O HIDES X80                                                                
  ",Why, robbers, of course -- who'd you reckon?                                  8,:Y1 RO2]S1 ( C\RSE -- :O'D Y RECKON8                                        
,Sun- day-school sup'rintendents?"                                              ,SUN- "D-S*OOL SUP'R9T5D5TS80                                                   
  ",I don't know. ,If 'twas mine ,I wouldn't                                      8,I DON'T "K4 ,IF 'TWAS M9E ,I WDN'T                                          
hide it; ,I'd spend it and have a good time."                                   HIDE X2 ,I'D SP5D X & H A GD "T40                                               
  ",So would ,I. ,But robbers don't do that way. ,They                            8,S WD ,I4 ,B RO2]S DON'T D T WAY4 ,!Y                                        
always hide it and leave it there."            #243                             ALW HIDE X & L1VE X "!40            #BDC                                        
  ",Don't they come after it any more?"                                           8,DON'T !Y -E AF X ANY M80                                                    
  ",No, they think they will, but they generally forget the                       8,NO1 !Y ?9K !Y W1 B !Y G5],Y =GET !                                          
marks, or else they die. ,Anyway, it lays there                                 M>KS1 OR ELSE !Y DIE4 ,ANYWAY1 X LAYS "!                                        
a long time and gets rusty; and by and by somebody finds                        A L;G "T & GETS RU/Y2 & 0& 0"SBODY F9DS                                         
an old yellow paper that tells how to find the marks                            AN OLD YELL[ PAP] T TELLS H[ 6F9D ! M>KS                                        
-- a paper that's got to be ciphered over about a                               -- A PAP] T'S GOT 6BE CIPH]$ OV] AB A                                           
week because it's mostly signs and                                              WEEK 2C X'S MO/LY SIGNS &                                                       
hy'roglyphics."                                                                 HY'ROGLYPHICS40                                                                 
  ",Hyro,Qwhich?"                                                                 8,HYRO,Q:I*80                                                                 
  ",Hy'roglyphics -- pictures and things, you                                     8,HY'ROGLYPHICS -- PICTURES & ?+S1 Y                                          
know, that don't seem to mean anything."                                        "K1 T DON'T SEEM 6M1N ANY?+40                                                   
  ",Have you got one of them papers, ,Tom?"                                       8,H Y GOT "O ( !M PAP]S1 ,TOM80                                               
  ",No."                                                                          8,NO40                                                                        
  ",Well then, how you going to find the marks?"                                  8,WELL !N1 H[ Y GO+ 6F9D ! M>KS80                                             
  ",I don't want any marks. ,They always bury                                     8,I DON'T WANT ANY M>KS4 ,!Y ALW BURY                                         
it under a ha'nted house or on an island, or under                              X "U A HA'NT$ H\SE OR ON AN ISL&1 OR "U                                         
a dead tree that's got one limb sticking out.                                   A D1D TREE T'S GOT "O LIMB /ICK+ \4                                             
,Well, we've tried ,Jackson's ,Island a little,                                 ,WELL1 WE'VE TRI$ ,JACKSON'S ,ISL& A LL1                                        
and we can try it again some time; and there's the old                          & WE C TRY X AG "S "T2 & "!'S ! OLD                                             
ha'nted house up the ,Still-,House branch, and there's                          HA'NT$ H\SE UP ! ,/-,H\SE BRAN*1 & "!'S                                         
lots of dead- limb trees -- dead loads of                                       LOTS ( D1D- LIMB TREES -- D1D LOADS (                                           
'em."                                                                           'EM40                                                                           
  ",Is it under all of them?"                                                     8,IS X "U ALL ( !M80                                                          
  ",How you talk! ,No!"                                                           8,H[ Y TALK6 ,NO60                                                            
",Then how you going to know which one to go for?"     #244                     8,!N H[ Y GO+ 6"K : "O 6G =80     #BDD                                          
  ",Go for all of 'em!"                                                           8,G = ALL ( 'EM60                                                             
  ",Why, ,Tom, it'll take all summer."                                            8,:Y1 ,TOM1 X'LL TAKE ALL SUMM]40                                             
  ",Well, what of that? ,Suppose you find a                                       8,WELL1 :AT ( T8 ,SUPPOSE Y F9D A                                             
brass pot with a hundred dollars in it, all rusty                               BRASS POT )A HUNDR$ DOLL>S 9 X1 ALL RU/Y                                        
and gray, or rotten chest full of di'monds.                                     & GRAY1 OR ROTT5 *E/ FULL ( DI'MONDS4                                           
,How's that?"                                                                   ,H['S T80                                                                       
  ,Huck's eyes glowed.                                                            ,HUCK'S EYES GL[$4                                                            
  ",That's bully. ,Plenty bully enough for me. ,Just you                          8,T'S BULLY4 ,PL5TY BULLY 5 = ME4 ,J Y                                        
gimme the hundred dollars and ,I don't want no                                  GIMME ! HUNDR$ DOLL>S & ,I DON'T WANT NO                                        
di'monds."                                                                      DI'MONDS40                                                                      
  ",All right. ,But ,I bet you ,I ain't going to throw                            8,ALL "R4 ,B ,I BET Y ,I A9'T GO+ 6?R[                                        
off on di'monds. ,Some of 'em's worth twenty                                    (F ON DI'MONDS4 ,"S ( 'EM'S WOR? TW5TY                                          
dol- lars apiece -- there ain't any, hardly,                                    DOL- L>S APIECE -- "! A9'T ANY1 H>DLY1                                          
but's worth six bits or a dollar."                                              BUT'S WOR? SIX BITS OR A DOLL>40                                                
  ",No! ,Is that so?"                                                             8,NO6 ,IS T S80                                                               
  ",Cert'nly -- anybody'll tell you so.                                           8,C]T'NLY -- ANYBODY'LL TELL Y S4                                             
,Hain't you ever seen one, ,Huck?"                                              ,HA9'T Y "E SE5 "O1 ,HUCK80                                                     
  ",Not as ,I remember."                                                          8,N Z ,I REMEMB]40                                                            
  ",Oh, kings have slathers of them."                                             8,OH1 K+S H SLA!RS ( !M40                                                     
  ",Well, ,I don' know no kings, ,Tom."                                           8,WELL1 ,I DON' "K NO K+S1 ,TOM40                                             
  ",I reckon you don't. ,But if you was to go                                     8,I RECKON Y DON'T4 ,B IF Y 0 6G                                              
to ,Europe you'd see a raft of 'em hopping                                      6,EUROPE Y'D SEE A RAFT ( 'EM HOPP+                                             
around."                                                                        >.D40                                                                           
  ",Do they hop?"                                                                 8,D !Y HOP80                                                                  
",Hop? -- your granny! ,No!"        #245                                        8,HOP8 -- YR GRANNY6 ,NO60        #BDE                                          
  ",Well, what did you say they did, for?"                                        8,WELL1 :AT DID Y SAY !Y DID1 =80                                             
  ",Shucks, ,I only meant you'd ,,SEE 'em --                                      8,%UCKS1 ,I ONLY M1NT Y'D ,,SEE 'EM --                                        
not hopping, of course -- what do they want to hop                              N HOPP+1 ( C\RSE -- :AT D !Y WANT 6HOP                                          
for? -- but ,I mean you'd just see 'em -- scattered                             =8 -- B ,I M1N Y'D J SEE 'EM -- SCATT]$                                         
around, you know, in a kind of a general way. ,Like that                        >.D1 Y "K1 9 A K9D (A G5]AL WAY4 ,L T                                           
old humpbacked ,Richard."                                                       OLD HUMPBACK$ ,RI*>D40                                                          
  ",Richard? ,What's his other name?"                                             8,RI*>D8 ,:AT'S 8 O!R "N80                                                    
  ",He didn't have any other name. ,Kings don't have                              8,HE DIDN'T H ANY O!R "N4 ,K+S DON'T H                                        
any but a given name."                                                          ANY B A GIV5 "N40                                                               
  ",No?"                                                                          8,NO80                                                                        
  ",But they don't."                                                              8,B !Y DON'T40                                                                
  ",Well, if they like it, ,Tom, all right; but ,I                                8,WELL1 IF !Y L X1 ,TOM1 ALL "R2 B ,I                                         
don't want to be a king and have only just a given                              DON'T WANT 6BE A K+ & H ONLY J A GIV5                                           
name, like a nigger. ,But say -- where you going to dig                         "N1 L A NI7]4 ,B SAY -- ": Y GO+ 6DIG                                           
first?"                                                                         F/80                                                                            
  ",Well, ,I don't know. ,S'pose we tackle                                        8,WELL1 ,I DON'T "K4 ,S'POSE WE TACKLE                                        
that old dead-limb tree on the hill t'other side                                T OLD D1D-LIMB TREE ON ! HILL T'O!R SIDE                                        
of ,Still-,House branch?"                                                       ( ,/-,H\SE BRAN*80                                                              
  ",I'm agreed."                                                                  8,I'M AGRE$40                                                                 
  ,So they got a crippled pick and a shovel, and                                  ,S !Y GOT A CRIPPL$ PICK &A %OVEL1 &                                          
set out on their three-mile tramp. ,They arrived                                SET \ ON _! ?REE-MILE TRAMP4 ,!Y >RIV$                                          
hot and panting, and threw themselves down in the shade of a                    HOT & PANT+1 & ?REW !MVS D[N 9 ! %ADE (A                                        
neighboring elm to rest and have a smoke.                                       NEI<BOR+ ELM 6RE/ & H A SMOKE4                                                  
  ",I like this," said ,Tom.                                                      8,I L ?10 SD ,TOM4                                                            
",So do ,I."                        #246                                        8,S D ,I40                        #BDF                                          
  ",Say, ,Huck, if we find a treasure here,                                       8,SAY1 ,HUCK1 IF WE F9D A TR1SURE "H1                                         
what you going to do with your share?"                                          :AT Y GO+ 6D ) YR %>E80                                                         
  ",Well, ,I'll have pie and a glass of soda every                                8,WELL1 ,I'LL H PIE &A GLASS ( SODA E                                         
day, and ,I'll go to every circus that comes along. ,I                          "D1 & ,I'LL G 6E CIRCUS T -ES AL;G4 ,I                                          
bet ,I'll have a gay time."                                                     BET ,I'LL H A GAY "T40                                                          
  ",Well, ain't you going to save any of it?"                                     8,WELL1 A9'T Y GO+ 6SAVE ANY ( X80                                            
  ",Save it? ,What for?"                                                          8,SAVE X8 ,:AT =80                                                            
  ",Why, so as to have something to live on, by and by."                          8,:Y1 S Z 6H "S?+ 6LIVE ON1 0& BY40                                           
  ",Oh, that ain't any use. ,Pap would come back                                  8,OH1 T A9'T ANY USE4 ,PAP WD -E BACK                                         
to thish-yer town some day and get his claws on it if                           6?I%-Y] T[N "S "D & GET 8 CLAWS ON X IF                                         
,I didn't hurry up, and ,I tell you he'd                                        ,I DIDN'T HURRY UP1 & ,I TELL Y HE'D                                            
clean it out pretty quick. ,What you going to do with                           CL1N X \ PRETTY QK4 ,:AT Y GO+ 6D )                                             
yourn, ,Tom?"                                                                   Y\RN1 ,TOM80                                                                    
  ",I'm going to buy a new drum, and a                                            8,I'M GO+ 6BUY A NEW DRUM1 &A                                                 
sure-'nough sword, and a red necktie and a bull                                 SURE-0'N\< SWORD1 &A R$ NECKTIE &A BULL                                         
pup, and get mar- ried."                                                        PUP1 & GET M>- RI$40                                                            
  ",Married!"                                                                     8,M>RI$60                                                                     
  ",That's it."                                                                   8,T'S X40                                                                     
  ",Tom, you -- why, you ain't in your right mind."                               8,TOM1 Y -- :Y1 Y A9'T 9 YR "R M9D40                                          
  ",Wait -- you'll see."                                                          8,WAIT -- Y'LL SEE40                                                          
  ",Well, that's the foolishest thing you could do.                               8,WELL1 T'S ! FOOLI%E/ ?+ Y CD D4                                             
,Look at pap and my mother. ,Fight! ,Why, they used                             ,LOOK AT PAP & MY "M4 ,FI<T6 ,:Y1 !Y US$                                        
to fight all the time. ,I remember, mighty well."                               6FI<T ALL ! "T4 ,I REMEMB]1 MI<TY WELL40                                        
  ",That ain't anything. ,The girl ,I'm going to marry                            8,T A9'T ANY?+4 ,! GIRL ,I'M GO+ 6M>RY                                        
won't fight."                        #247                                       WON'T FI<T40                        #BDG                                        
  ",Tom, ,I reckon they're all alike.                                             8,TOM1 ,I RECKON !Y'RE ALL ALIKE4                                             
,They'll all comb a body. ,Now you better think                                 ,!Y'LL ALL -B A BODY4 ,N[ Y BETT] ?9K                                           
'bout this awhile. ,I tell you you better. ,What's                              'B\T ? A:ILE4 ,I TELL Y Y BETT]4 ,:AT'S                                         
the name of the gal?"                                                           ! "N (! GAL80                                                                   
  ",It ain't a gal at all -- it's a girl."                                        8,X A9'T A GAL AT ALL -- X'S A GIRL40                                         
  ",It's all the same, ,I reckon; some says                                       8,X'S ALL ! SAME1 ,I RECKON2 "S SAYS                                          
gal, some says girl -- both's right, like enough.                               GAL1 "S SAYS GIRL -- BO?'S "R1 L 5\<4                                           
,Anyway, what's her name, ,Tom?"                                                ,ANYWAY1 :AT'S H] "N1 ,TOM80                                                    
  ",I'll tell you some time -- not now."                                          8,I'LL TELL Y "S "T -- N N[40                                                 
  ",All right -- that'll do. ,Only if you get                                     8,ALL "R -- T'LL D4 ,ONLY IF Y GET                                            
married ,I'll be more lonesomer than ever."                                     M>RI$ ,I'LL 2 M L"O"SR ?AN "E40                                                 
  ",No you won't. ,You'll come and live with me.                                  8,NO Y WON'T4 ,Y'LL -E & LIVE ) ME4                                           
,Now stir out of this and we'll go to digging."                                 ,N[ /IR \ ( ? & WE'LL G 6DI7+40                                                 
  ,They worked and sweated for half an hour. ,No                                  ,!Y "W$ & SW1T$ = HALF AN H\R4 ,NO                                            
result. ,They toiled another half-hour. ,Still no                               RESULT4 ,!Y TOIL$ ANO!R HALF-H\R4 ,/ NO                                         
result. ,Huck said:                                                             RESULT4 ,HUCK SD3                                                               
  ",Do they always bury it as deep as this?"                                      8,D !Y ALW BURY X Z DEEP Z ?80                                                
  ",Sometimes -- not always. ,Not generally. ,I reckon                            8,"S"TS -- N ALW4 ,N G5],Y4 ,I RECKON                                         
we haven't got the right place."                                                WE HAV5'T GOT ! "R PLACE40                                                      
  ,So they chose a new spot and began again. ,The                                 ,S !Y *OSE A NEW SPOT & 2GAN AG4 ,!                                           
labor dragged a little, but still they made progress.                           LABOR DRA7$ A LL1 B / !Y MADE PROGRESS4                                         
,They pegged away in silence for some time. ,Finally                            ,!Y PE7$ AWAY 9 SIL;E = "S "T4 ,F9,Y                                            
,Huck leaned on his shovel, swabbed the beaded                                  ,HUCK L1N$ ON 8 %OVEL1 SWA2$ ! B1D$                                             
drops from his brow with his sleeve, and said:                                  DROPS F 8 BR[ ) 8 SLEEVE1 & SD3                                                 
",Where you going to dig next, after we get   #248                              8,": Y GO+ 6DIG NEXT1 AF WE GET   #BDH                                          
this one?"                                                                      ? "O80                                                                          
  ",I reckon maybe we'll tackle the old                                           8,I RECKON MAYBE WE'LL TACKLE ! OLD                                           
tree that's over yonder on ,Cardiff ,Hill back                                  TREE T'S OV] YOND] ON ,C>DIFF ,HILL BACK                                        
of the widow's."                                                                (! WID['S40                                                                     
  ",I reckon that'll be a good one. ,But won't the                                8,I RECKON T'LL 2 A GD "O4 ,B WON'T !                                         
widow take it away from us, ,Tom? ,It's on her                                  WID[ TAKE X AWAY F U1 ,TOM8 ,X'S ON H]                                          
land."                                                                          L&40                                                                            
  ",,SHE take it away! ,Maybe she'd like to try                                   8,,%E TAKE X AWAY6 ,MAYBE %E'D L 6TRY                                         
it once. ,Whoever finds one of these hid treasures,                             X ONCE4 ,:O"E F9DS "O ( ^! HID TR1SURES1                                        
it belongs to him. ,It don't make any difference whose                          X 2L;GS 6HM4 ,X DON'T MAKE ANY DI6];E ^:                                        
land it's on."                                                                  L& X'S ON40                                                                     
  ,That was satisfactory. ,The work went on. ,By and                              ,T 0 SATISFACTORY4 ,! "W W5T ON4 ,0&                                          
by ,Huck said:                                                                  0,HUCK SD3                                                                      
  ",Blame it, we must be in the wrong place again.                                8,BLAME X1 WE M/ 2 9 ! WR;G PLACE AG4                                         
,What do you think?"                                                            ,:AT D Y ?9K80                                                                  
  ",It is mighty curious, ,Huck. ,I don't                                         8,X IS MI<TY CURI\S1 ,HUCK4 ,I DON'T                                          
understand it. ,Sometimes witches interfere. ,I reckon                          "U/& X4 ,"S"TS WIT*ES 9T]F]E4 ,I RECKON                                         
maybe that's what's the trouble now."                                           MAYBE T'S :AT'S ! TR\# N[40                                                     
  ",Shucks! ,Witches ain't got no power in the                                    8,%UCKS6 ,WIT*ES A9'T GOT NO P[] 9 !                                          
day- time."                                                                     "D- "T40                                                                        
  ",Well, that's so. ,I didn't think of that. ,Oh,                                8,WELL1 T'S S4 ,I DIDN'T ?9K ( T4 ,OH1                                        
,I know what the matter is! ,What a blamed lot of                               ,I "K :AT ! MATT] IS6 ,:AT A BLAM$ LOT (                                        
fools we are! ,You got to find out where the shadow of the                      FOOLS WE >E6 ,Y GOT 6F9D \ ": ! %AD[ (!                                         
limb falls at midnight, and that's where you dig!"                              LIMB FALLS AT MIDNI<T1 & T'S ": Y DIG60                                         
",Then consound it, we've fooled away     #249                                  8,!N 3S.D X1 WE'VE FOOL$ AWAY     #BDI                                          
all this work for nothing. ,Now hang it all, we got                             ALL ? "W = NO?+4 ,N[ HANG X ALL1 WE GOT                                         
to come back in the night. ,It's an awful long way.                             6-E BACK 9 ! NI<T4 ,X'S AN AW;L L;G WAY4                                        
,Can you get out?"                                                              ,C Y GET \80                                                                    
  ",I bet ,I will. ,We've got to do it tonight, too,                              8,I BET ,I W4 ,WE'VE GOT 6D X TN1 TOO1                                        
be- cause if somebody sees these holes they'll                                  BE- CAUSE IF "SBODY SEES ^! HOLES !Y'LL                                         
know in a minute what's here and they'll go for it."                            "K 9 A M9UTE :AT'S "H & !Y'LL G = X40                                           
  ",Well, ,I'll come around and maow tonight."                                    8,WELL1 ,I'LL -E >.D & MA[ TN40                                               
  ",All right. ,Let's hide the tools in the                                       8,ALL "R4 ,LET'S HIDE ! TOOLS 9 !                                             
bushes."                                                                        BU%ES40                                                                         
  ,The boys were there that night, about the appoint- ed                          ,! BOYS 7 "! T NI<T1 AB ! APPO9T- ED                                          
time. ,They sat in the shadow waiting. ,It was a lonely                         "T4 ,!Y SAT 9 ! %AD[ WAIT+4 ,X 0 A L"OLY                                        
place, and an hour made solemn by old                                           PLACE1 & AN H\R MADE SOLEMN 0OLD                                                
traditions. ,Spirits whispered in the rustling leaves,                          TRADI;NS4 ,_SS :ISP]$ 9 ! RU/L+ L1VES1                                          
ghosts lurked in the murky nooks, the deep baying                               <O/S LURK$ 9 ! MURKY NOOKS1 ! DEEP BAY+                                         
of a hound floated up out of the distance, an owl answered                      (A H.D FLOAT$ UP \ (! 4T.E1 AN [L ANSW]$                                        
with his sepulchral note. ,The boys were subdued by these                       ) 8 SEPUL*RAL NOTE4 ,! BOYS 7 SUBDU$ 0^!                                        
solemnities, and talked little. ,By and by they judged that                     SOLEMNITIES1 & TALK$ LL4 ,0& 0!Y JUDG$ T                                        
twelve had come; they marked where the shadow fell, and                         TWELVE _H -E2 !Y M>K$ ": ! %AD[ FELL1 &                                         
began to dig. ,Their hopes commenced to rise. ,Their                            2GAN 6DIG4 ,_! HOPES -M;ED 6RISE4 ,_!                                           
interest grew stronger, and their industry kept pace                            9T]E/ GREW /R;G]1 & _! 9DU/RY KEPT PACE                                         
with it. ,The hole deepened and still deepened, but every time                  ) X4 ,! HOLE DEEP5$ & / DEEP5$1 B E "T                                          
their hearts jumped to hear the pick strike upon                                _! HE>TS JUMP$ 6HE> ! PICK /RIKE ^U                                             
something, they only suffered a new disap- pointment.                           "S?+1 !Y ONLY SU6]$ A NEW 4AP- PO9T;T4                                          
,It was only a stone or a chunk. ,At last ,Tom                                  ,X 0 ONLY A /"O OR A *UNK4 ,AT LA/ ,TOM                                         
said:                                 #250                                      SD3                                 #BEJ                                        
  ",It ain't any use, ,Huck, we're wrong                                          8,X A9'T ANY USE1 ,HUCK1 WE'RE WR;G                                           
again."                                                                         AG40                                                                            
  ",Well, but we ,,CAN'T be wrong. ,We spotted                                    8,WELL1 B WE ,,C'T 2 WR;G4 ,WE SPOTT$                                         
the shadder to a dot."                                                          ! %ADD] 6A DOT40                                                                
  ",I know it, but then there's another thing."                                   8,I "K X1 B !N "!'S ANO!R ?+40                                                
  ",What's that?".                                                                8,:AT'S T804                                                                  
  ",Why, we only guessed at the time. ,Like enough it was                         8,:Y1 WE ONLY GUESS$ AT ! "T4 ,L 5 X 0                                        
too late or too early."                                                         TOO LATE OR TOO E>LY40                                                          
  ,Huck dropped his shovel.                                                       ,HUCK DROPP$ 8 %OVEL4                                                         
  ",That's it," said he. ",That's the very trouble. ,We                           8,T'S X10 SD HE4 8,T'S ! V TR\#4 ,WE                                          
got to give this one up. ,We can't ever tell the right                          GOT 6GIVE ? "O UP4 ,WE C'T "E TELL ! "R                                         
time, and besides this kind of thing's too awful, here this time                "T1 & 2SS ? K9D ( ?+'S TOO AW;L1 "H ? "T                                        
of night with witches and ghosts a-flut- tering around                          ( NI<T ) WIT*ES & <O/S A-FLUT- T]+ >.D                                          
so. ,I feel as if something's behind me all the time; and                       S4 ,I FEEL Z IF "S?+'S 2H ME ALL ! "T2 &                                        
,I'm afeard to turn around, becuz maybe there's                                 ,I'M AFE>D 6TURN >.D1 2CUZ MAYBE "!'S                                           
others in front a-waiting for a chance. ,I been                                 O!RS 9 FRONT A-WAIT+ =A *.E4 ,I BE5                                             
creeping all over, ever since ,I got here."                                     CREEP+ ALL OV]1 "E S9CE ,I GOT "H40                                             
  ",Well, ,I've been pretty much so, too,                                         8,WELL1 ,I'VE BE5 PRETTY M* S1 TOO1                                           
,Huck. ,They most always put in a dead man when they                            ,HUCK4 ,!Y MO/ ALW PUT 9 A D1D MAN :5 !Y                                        
bury a treasure under a tree, to look out for it."                              BURY A TR1SURE "U A TREE1 6LOOK \ = X40                                         
  ",Lordy!"                                                                       8,"LY60                                                                       
  ",Yes, they do. ,I've always heard that."                                       8,YES1 !Y D4 ,I'VE ALW HE>D T40                                               
  ",Tom, ,I don't like to fool around much where there's                          8,TOM1 ,I DON'T L 6FOOL >.D M* ": "!'S                                        
dead people. ,A body's bound to get into trouble with 'em,                      D1D P4 ,A BODY'S B.D 6GET 96TR\# ) 'EM1                                         
sure."                              #251                                        SURE40                              #BEA                                        
  ",I don't like to stir 'em up, either. ,S'pose this                             8,I DON'T L 6/IR 'EM UP1 EI4 ,S'POSE ?                                        
one here was to stick his skull out and say something!"                         "O "H 0 6/ICK 8 SKULL \ & SAY "S?+60                                            
  ",Don't ,Tom! ,It's awful."                                                     8,DON'T ,TOM6 ,X'S AW;L40                                                     
  ",Well, it just is. ,Huck, ,I don't feel                                        8,WELL1 X J IS4 ,HUCK1 ,I DON'T FEEL                                          
comfortable a bit."                                                             -=TA# A BIT40                                                                   
  ",Say, ,Tom, let's give this place up, and                                      8,SAY1 ,TOM1 LET'S GIVE ? PLACE UP1 &                                         
try some- wheres else."                                                         TRY "S- ":S ELSE40                                                              
  ",All right, ,I reckon we better."                                              8,ALL "R1 ,I RECKON WE BETT]40                                                
  ",What'll it be?"                                                               8,:AT'LL X BE80                                                               
  ,Tom considered awhile; and then said:                                          ,TOM 3SID]$ A:ILE2 & !N SD3                                                   
  ",The ha'nted house. ,That's it!"                                               8,! HA'NT$ H\SE4 ,T'S X60                                                     
  ",Blame it, ,I don't like ha'nted houses,                                       8,BLAME X1 ,I DON'T L HA'NT$ H\SES1                                           
,Tom. ,Why, they're a dern sight worse'n dead                                   ,TOM4 ,:Y1 !Y'RE A D]N SI<T WORSE'N D1D                                         
people. ,Dead people might talk, maybe, but they don't                          P4 ,D1D P MI<T TALK1 MAYBE1 B !Y DON'T                                          
come sliding around in a shroud, when you ain't noticing,                       -E SLID+ >.D 9 A %R\D1 :5 Y A9'T NOTIC+1                                        
and peep over your shoulder all of a sudden and grit                            & PEEP OV] YR %\LD] ALL (A SU45 & GRIT                                          
their teeth, the way a ghost does. ,I couldn't stand                            _! TEE?1 ! WAY A <O/ DOES4 ,I CDN'T /&                                          
such a thing as that, ,Tom -- nobody could."                                    S* A ?+ Z T1 ,TOM -- NOBODY CD40                                                
  ",Yes, but, ,Huck, ghosts don't travel around                                   8,YES1 B1 ,HUCK1 <O/S DON'T TRAVEL >.D                                        
only at night. ,They won't hender us from digging there                         ONLY AT NI<T4 ,!Y WON'T H5D] U F DI7+ "!                                        
in the daytime."                                                                9 ! "D"T40                                                                      
  ",Well, that's so. ,But you know mighty well people                             8,WELL1 T'S S4 ,B Y "K MI<TY WELL P                                           
don't go about that ha'nted house in the day nor the                            DON'T G AB T HA'NT$ H\SE 9 ! "D NOR !                                           
night."                                                                         NI<T40                                                                          
",Well, that's mostly because they don't like   #252                            8,WELL1 T'S MO/LY 2C !Y DON'T L   #BEB                                          
to go where a man's been murdered, anyway -- but                                6G ": A MAN'S BE5 MURD]$1 ANYWAY -- B                                           
nothing's ever been seen around that house except in the                        NO?+'S "E BE5 SE5 >.D T H\SE EXCEPT 9 !                                         
night -- just some blue lights slipping by the windows                          NI<T -- J "S BLUE LI<TS SLIPP+ 0! W9D[S                                         
-- no regular ghosts."                                                          -- NO REGUL> <O/S40                                                             
  ",Well, where you see one of them blue lights                                   8,WELL1 ": Y SEE "O ( !M BLUE LI<TS                                           
flicker- ing around, ,Tom, you can bet there's a ghost                          FLICK]- 9G >.D1 ,TOM1 Y C BET "!'S A <O/                                        
mighty close behind it. ,It stands to reason. ,Becuz you                        MI<TY CLOSE 2H X4 ,X /&S 6R1SON4 ,2CUZ Y                                        
know that they don't anybody but ghosts use 'em."                               "K T !Y DON'T ANYBODY B <O/S USE 'EM40                                          
  ",Yes, that's so. ,But anyway they don't come                                   8,YES1 T'S S4 ,B ANYWAY !Y DON'T -E                                           
around in the daytime, so what's the use of our being                           >.D 9 ! "D"T1 S :AT'S ! USE ( \R 2+                                             
afeard?"                                                                        AFE>D80                                                                         
  ",Well, all right. ,We'll tackle the ha'nted                                    8,WELL1 ALL "R4 ,WE'LL TACKLE ! HA'NT$                                        
house if you say so -- but ,I reckon it's taking                                H\SE IF Y SAY S -- B ,I RECKON X'S TAK+                                         
chances."                                                                       *.ES40                                                                          
  ,They had started down the hill by this time. ,There in the                     ,!Y _H />T$ D[N ! HILL 0? "T4 ,"! 9 !                                         
middle of the moonlit valley below them stood the                               MI4LE (! MOONLIT VALLEY 2L !M /OOD !                                            
"ha'nted" house, utterly isolated, its fences                                   8HA'NT$0 H\SE1 UTT]LY ISOLAT$1 XS F;ES                                          
gone long ago, rank weeds smothering the very                                   G"O L;G AGO1 RANK WE$S S"M+ ! V                                                 
doorsteps, the chimney crumbled to ruin, the                                    DOOR/EPS1 ! *IMNEY CRUM#D 6RU91 !                                               
window-sashes vacant, a corner of the roof caved                                W9D[-SA%ES VACANT1 A CORN] (! RO( CAV$                                          
in. ,The boys gazed awhile, half expecting                                      IN4 ,! BOYS GAZ$ A:ILE1 HALF EXPECT+                                            
to see a blue light flit past a window; then                                    6SEE A BLUE LI<T FLIT PA/ A W9D[2 !N                                            
talking in a low tone, as befitted the time and the                             TALK+ 9 A L[ T"O1 Z 2FITT$ ! "T &!                                              
circumstances, they struck far off to the right, to give                        CIRCUM/.ES1 !Y /RUCK F> (F 6! "R1 6GIVE                                         
the haunted house a wide berth, and took    #253                                ! HAUNT$ H\SE A WIDE B]?1 & TOOK    #BEC                                        
their way homeward through the woods that adorned the                           _! WAY HOMEW>D "? ! WOODS T ADORN$ !                                            
rearward side of ,Cardiff ,Hill.                                                RE>W>D SIDE ( ,C>DIFF ,HILL4                                                    
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXVI                                                                ,,*APT] ,,XXVI                                                                
  ,,ABOUT noon the next day the boys ar-                                          ,,AB NOON ! NEXT "D ! BOYS >-                                                 
  rived at the dead tree; they had come                                           RIV$ AT ! D1D TREE2 !Y _H -E                                                  
  for their tools. ,Tom was impatient                                             = _! TOOLS4 ,TOM 0 IMPATI5T                                                   
  to go to the haunted house; ,Huck                                               6G 6! HAUNT$ H\SE2 ,HUCK                                                      
  was measurably so, also -- but suddenly                                         0 M1SURABLY S1 AL -- B SU45LY                                                 
  said:                                                                           SD3                                                                           
  ",Lookyhere, ,Tom, do you know what day it is?"                                 8,LOOKY"H1 ,TOM1 D Y "K :AT "D X IS80                                         
  ,Tom mentally ran over the days of the week, and then                           ,TOM M5T,Y RAN OV] ! "DS (! WEEK1 & !N                                        
quickly lifted his eyes with a startled look in them --                         QKLY LIFT$ 8 EYES )A />TL$ LOOK 9 !M --                                         
  ",My! ,I never once thought of it, ,Huck!"                                      8,MY6 ,I N"E ONCE ?"\ ( X1 ,HUCK60                                            
  ",Well, ,I didn't neither, but all at once it                                   8,WELL1 ,I DIDN'T NEI1 B ALL AT ONCE X                                        
popped onto me that it was ,Friday."                                            POPP$ ONTO ME T X 0 ,FRI"D40                                                    
  ",Blame it, a body can't be too careful,                                        8,BLAME X1 A BODY C'T 2 TOO C>E;L1                                            
,Huck. ,We might 'a' got into an awful                                          ,HUCK4 ,WE MI<T ,8A0' GOT 96AN AW;L                                             
scrape, tackling such a thing on a ,Friday."                                    SCRAPE1 TACKL+ S* A ?+ ON A ,FRI"D40                                            
  ",,MIGHT! ,Better say we ,,WOULD! ,There's some                                 8,,MI<T6 ,BETT] SAY WE ,,WD6 ,"!'S "S                                         
lucky days, maybe, but ,Friday ain't."                                          LUCKY "DS1 MAYBE1 B ,FRI"D A9'T40                                               
  ",Any fool knows that. ,I don't reckon ,,YOU                                    8,ANY FOOL "KS T4 ,I DON'T RECKON ,,Y                                         
was the first that found it out, ,Huck."                                        0 ! F/ T F.D X \1 ,HUCK40                                                       
  ",Well, ,I never said ,I was, did ,I? ,And                                      8,WELL1 ,I N"E SD ,I WAS1 DID ,I8 ,&                                          
,Friday ain't all, neither. ,I had a rotten bad                                 ,FRI"D A9'T ALL1 NEI4 ,I _H A ROTT5 BAD                                         
dream last night -- dreampt about rats."   #254                                 DR1M LA/ NI<T -- DR1MPT AB RATS40   #BED                                        
  ",No! ,Sure sign of trouble. ,Did they                                          8,NO6 ,SURE SIGN ( TR\#4 ,DID !Y                                              
fight?"                                                                         FI<T80                                                                          
  ",No."                                                                          8,NO40                                                                        
  ",Well, that's good, ,Huck. ,When they don't                                    8,WELL1 T'S GD1 ,HUCK4 ,:5 !Y DON'T                                           
fight it's only a sign that there's trouble around, you                         FI<T X'S ONLY A SIGN T "!'S TR\# >.D1 Y                                         
know. ,All we got to do is to look mighty sharp and                             "K4 ,ALL WE GOT 6D IS 6LOOK MI<TY %>P &                                         
keep out of it. ,We'll drop this thing for today, and                           KEEP \ ( X4 ,WE'LL DROP ? ?+ = TD1 &                                            
play. ,Do you know ,Robin ,Hood, ,Huck?"                                        PLAY4 ,D Y "K ,ROB9 ,HOOD1 ,HUCK80                                              
  ",No. ,Who's ,Robin ,Hood?"                                                     8,NO4 ,:O'S ,ROB9 ,HOOD80                                                     
  ",Why, he was one of the greatest men that was ever in                          8,:Y1 HE 0 "O (! GRTE/ M5 T 0 "E 9                                            
,England -- and the best. ,He was a rob- ber."                                  ,5GL& -- &! BE/4 ,HE 0 A ROB- B]40                                              
  ",Cracky, ,I wisht ,I was. ,Who did he                                          8,CRACKY1 ,I WI%T ,I WAS4 ,:O DID HE                                          
rob?"                                                                           ROB80                                                                           
  ",Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and                      8,ONLY %]IFFS & BI%OPS & RI* P & K+S1 &                                       
such like. ,But he never bothered the poor. ,He loved                           S* L4 ,B HE N"E BO!R$ ! POOR4 ,HE LOV$                                          
'em. ,He always divided up with 'em perfectly                                   'EM4 ,HE ALW DIVID$ UP ) 'EM P]FECTLY                                           
square."                                                                        SQU>E40                                                                         
  ",Well, he must 'a' been a brick."                                              8,WELL1 HE M/ ,8A0' BE5 A BRICK40                                             
  ",I bet you he was, ,Huck. ,Oh, he was the                                      8,I BET Y HE WAS1 ,HUCK4 ,OH1 HE 0 !                                          
noblest man that ever was. ,They ain't any such men                             NO#/ MAN T "E WAS4 ,!Y A9'T ANY S* M5                                           
now, ,I can tell you. ,He could lick any man in                                 N[1 ,I C TELL Y4 ,HE CD LICK ANY MAN 9                                          
,England, with one hand tied behind him; and he could take his                  ,5GL&1 ) "O H& TI$ 2H HM2 & HE CD TAKE 8                                        
yew bow and plug a ten-cent piece every time, a                                 YEW B[ & PLUG A T5-C5T PIECE E "T1 A                                            
mile and a half."                                                               MILE &A HALF40                                                                  
",What's a ,,YEW bow?"              #255                                        8,:AT'S A ,,YEW B[80              #BEE                                          
  ",I don't know. ,It's some kind of a bow, of                                    8,I DON'T "K4 ,X'S "S K9D (A B[1 (                                            
course. ,And if he hit that dime only on the edge                               C\RSE4 ,& IF HE HIT T DIME ONLY ON ! $GE                                        
he would set down and cry -- and curse. ,But we'll                              HE WD SET D[N & CRY -- & CURSE4 ,B WE'LL                                        
play ,Robin ,Hood -- it's nobby fun. ,I'll                                      PLAY ,ROB9 ,HOOD -- X'S NO2Y FUN4 ,I'LL                                         
learn you."                                                                     LE>N Y40                                                                        
  ",I'm agreed."                                                                  8,I'M AGRE$40                                                                 
  ,So they played ,Robin ,Hood all the afternoon, now                             ,S !Y PLAY$ ,ROB9 ,HOOD ALL ! AFN1 N[                                         
and then casting a yearning eye down upon the haunted                           & !N CA/+ A YE>N+ EYE D[N ^U ! HAUNT$                                           
house and passing a remark about the morrow's pros-                             H\SE & PASS+ A REM>K AB ! MORR['S PROS-                                         
pects and possibilities there. ,As the sun began                                PECTS & POSSIBILITIES "!4 ,Z ! SUN 2GAN                                         
to sink into the west they took their way homeward                              6S9K 96! WE/ !Y TOOK _! WAY HOMEW>D                                             
athwart the long shadows of the trees and soon were                             A?W>T ! L;G %AD[S (! TREES & SOON 7                                             
buried from sight in the forests of ,Cardiff ,Hill.                             BURI$ F SI<T 9 ! =E/S ( ,C>DIFF ,HILL4                                          
  ,On ,Saturday, shortly after noon, the boys were                                ,ON ,SATUR"D1 %ORTLY AF NOON1 ! BOYS 7                                        
at the dead tree again. ,They had a smoke and a chat                            AT ! D1D TREE AG4 ,!Y _H A SMOKE &A *AT                                         
in the shade, and then dug a little in their last hole, not                     9 ! %ADE1 & !N DUG A LL 9 _! LA/ HOLE1 N                                        
with great hope, but merely because ,Tom said there were so many                ) GRT HOPE1 B M]ELY 2C ,TOM SD "! 7 S _M                                        
cases where people had given up a treasure after getting                        CASES ": P _H GIV5 UP A TR1SURE AF GETT+                                        
down within six inches of it, and then somebody else had                        D[N )9 SIX 9*ES ( X1 & !N "SBODY ELSE _H                                        
come along and turned it up with a single thrust of a                           -E AL;G & TURN$ X UP )A S+LE ?RU/ (A                                            
shovel. ,The thing failed this time, however, so the boys                       %OVEL4 ,! ?+ FAIL$ ? "T1 H["E1 S ! BOYS                                         
shouldered their tools and went away feeling that they had                      %\LD]$ _! TOOLS & W5T AWAY FEEL+ T !Y _H                                        
not trifled with fortune, but had fulfilled all the                             N TRIFL$ ) =TUNE1 B _H FULFILL$ ALL !                                           
requirements that be- long to the business of                                   REQUIRE;TS T BE- L;G 6! BUSI;S (                                                
treasure-hunting.                      #256                                     TR1SURE-HUNT+4                      #BEF                                        
  ,When they reached the haunted house there was something so                     ,:5 !Y R1*$ ! HAUNT$ H\SE "! 0 "S?+ S                                         
weird and grisly about the dead silence that reigned                            WEIRD & GRISLY AB ! D1D SIL;E T REIGN$                                          
there under the baking sun, and some- thing so depressing about                 "! "U ! BAK+ SUN1 & "S- ?+ S DEPRESS+ AB                                        
the loneliness and desola- tion of the place, that they                         ! L"OLI;S & DESOLA- TION (! PLACE1 T !Y                                         
were afraid, for a mo- ment, to venture in. ,Then they                          7 AFRAID1 =A MO- M5T1 6V5TURE IN4 ,!N !Y                                        
crept to the door and took a trembling peep. ,They                              CREPT 6! DOOR & TOOK A TREMBL+ PEEP4 ,!Y                                        
saw a weed-grown, floorless room, unplastered,                                  SAW A WE$-GR[N1 FLOOR.S ROOM1 UNPLA/]$1                                         
an ancient fireplace, va- cant windows, a                                       AN ANCI5T FIREPLACE1 VA- CANT W9D[S1 A                                          
ruinous staircase; and here, there, and everywhere hung                         RU9\S /AIRCASE2 & "H1 "!1 & "EY": HUNG                                          
ragged and abandoned cobwebs. ,They presently                                   RA7$ & AB&ON$ COBWEBS4 ,!Y PRES5TLY                                             
entered, softly, with quickened pulses, talking in                              5T]$1 S(TLY1 ) QK5$ PULSES1 TALK+ 9                                             
whispers, ears alert to catch the slightest sound, and                          :ISP]S1 E>S AL]T 6CAT* ! SLI<TE/ S.D1 &                                         
muscles tense and ready for instant retreat.                                    MUSCLES T5SE & R1DY = 9/ANT RETR1T4                                             
  ,In a little while familiarity modified their fears                             ,9 A LL :ILE FAMILI>;Y MODIFI$ _! FE>S                                        
and they gave the place a critical and interested                               & !Y GAVE ! PLACE A CRITICAL & 9T]E/$                                           
exam- ination, rather admiring their own boldness, and won-                     EXAM- 9,N1 R ADMIR+ _! [N BOLD;S1 & WON-                                        
dering at it, too. ,Next they wanted to look                                    D]+ AT X1 TOO4 ,NEXT !Y WANT$ 6LOOK                                             
up-stairs. ,This was something like cutting off retreat, but                    UP-/AIRS4 ,? 0 "S?+ L CUTT+ (F RETR1T1 B                                        
they got to daring each other, and of course there could be but                 !Y GOT 6D>+ EA* O!R1 &( C\RSE "! CD 2 B                                         
one result -- they threw their tools into a corner                              "O RESULT -- !Y ?REW _! TOOLS 96A CORN]                                         
and made the ascent. ,Up there were the same signs of                           & MADE ! ASC5T4 ,UP "! 7 ! SAME SIGNS (                                         
decay. ,In one corner they found a closet that                                  DECAY4 ,9 "O CORN] !Y F.D A CLOSET T                                            
promised mystery, but the promise was a fraud --                                PROMIS$ MY/]Y1 B ! PROMISE 0 A FRAUD --                                         
there was nothing in it. ,Their courage was up now and well                     "! 0 NO?+ 9 X4 ,_! C\RAGE 0 UP N[ & WELL                                        
in hand. ,They were about to go down and begin work when   #257                 9 H&4 ,!Y 7 AB 6G D[N & 2G9 "W :5   #BEG                                        
  
  ",Sh!" said ,Tom.                                                               8,SH60 SD ,TOM4                                                               
  ",What is it?" whispered ,Huck, blanching with                                  8,:AT IS X80 :ISP]$ ,HUCK1 BLAN*+ )                                           
fright.                                                                         F"R4                                                                            
  ",Sh! ''' ,There! ''' ,Hear it?"                                                8,SH6 '''  ,"!6 '''  ,HE> X80                                                 
  ",Yes! ''' ,Oh, my! ,Let's run!"                                                8,YES6 '''  ,OH1 MY6 ,LET'S RUN60                                             
  ",Keep still! ,Don't you budge! ,They're coming right                           8,KEEP /6 ,DON'T Y BUDGE6 ,!Y'RE -+ "R                                        
toward the door."                                                               T[>D ! DOOR40                                                                   
  ,The boys stretched themselves upon the floor with their                        ,! BOYS /RET*$ !MVS ^U ! FLOOR ) _!                                           
eyes to knot-holes in the planking, and lay wait-                               EYES 6KNOT-HOLES 9 ! PLANK+1 & LAY WAIT-                                        
ing, in a misery of fear.                                                       9G1 9 A MIS]Y ( FE>4                                                            
  ",They've stopped'''. ,No -- coming'''. ,Here they                              8,!Y'VE /OPP$''' 4 ,NO -- -+''' 4 ,"H !Y                                      
are. ,Don't whisper another word, ,Huck. ,My                                    >E4 ,DON'T :ISP] ANO!R ^W1 ,HUCK4 ,MY                                           
good- ness, ,I wish ,I was out of this!"                                        GD- NESS1 ,I WI% ,I 0 \ ( ?60                                                   
  ,Two men entered. ,Each boy said to himself: ",There's                          ,TWO M5 5T]$4 ,EA* BOY SD 6HMF3 8,"!'S                                        
the old deaf and dumb ,Spaniard that's been about town                          ! OLD D1F & DUMB ,SPANI>D T'S BE5 AB T[N                                        
once or twice lately -- never saw t'other                                       ONCE OR TWICE LATELY -- N"E SAW T'O!R                                           
man before."                                                                    MAN 2F40                                                                        
  ",T'other" was a ragged, unkempt creature, with                                 8,T'O!R0 0 A RA7$1 UNKEMPT CR1TURE1 )                                         
nothing very pleasant in his face. ,The ,Spaniard was                           NO?+ V PL1SANT 9 8 FACE4 ,! ,SPANI>D 0                                          
wrapped in a serape; he had bushy white                                         WRAPP$ 9 A S]APE2 HE _H BU%Y :ITE                                               
whiskers; long white hair flowed from under his                                 :ISK]S2 L;G :ITE HAIR FL[$ F "U 8                                               
sombrero, and he wore green goggles. ,When they                                 SOMBR]O1 & HE WORE GRE5 GO7LES4 ,:5 !Y                                          
came in, "t'other" was talking in a low voice;                                  CAME IN1 8T'O!R0 0 TALK+ 9 A L[ VOICE2                                          
they sat down on the ground, facing the        #258                             !Y SAT D[N ON ! GR.D1 FAC+ !        #BEH                                        
door, with their backs to the wall, and the speaker continued                   DOOR1 ) _! BACKS 6! WALL1 &! SP1K] 3T9U$                                        
his remarks. ,His manner became less guarded and his                            8 REM>KS4 ,8 MANN] 2CAME LESS GU>D$ & 8                                         
words more distinct as he proceeded:                                            ^WS M 4T9CT Z HE PROCE$$3                                                       
  ",No," said he, ",I've thought it all over, and                                 8,NO10 SD HE1 8,I'VE ?"\ X ALL OV]1 &                                         
,I don't like it. ,It's dangerous."                                             ,I DON'T L X4 ,X'S DANG]\S40                                                    
  ",Dangerous!" grunted the "deaf and dumb"                                       8,DANG]\S60 GRUNT$ ! 8D1F & DUMB0                                             
,Span- iard -- to the vast surprise of the boys.                                ,SPAN- I>D -- 6! VA/ SURPRISE (! BOYS4                                          
",Milksop!"                                                                     8,MILKSOP60                                                                     
  ,This voice made the boys gasp and quake. ,It                                   ,? VOICE MADE ! BOYS GASP & QUAKE4 ,X                                         
was ,Injun ,Joe's! ,There was silence for some time. ,Then                      0 ,9JUN ,JOE'S6 ,"! 0 SIL;E = "S "T4 ,!N                                        
,Joe said:                                                                      ,JOE SD3                                                                        
  ",What's any more dangerous than that job up                                    8,:AT'S ANY M DANG]\S ?AN T JOB UP                                            
yon- der -- but nothing's come of it."                                          YON- D] -- B NO?+'S -E ( X40                                                    
  ",That's different. ,Away up the river so, and not                              8,T'S DI6]5T4 ,AWAY UP ! RIV] S1 & N                                          
another house about. ',Twon't ever be known that we                             ANO!R H\SE AB4 ',TWON'T "E 2 "KN T WE                                           
tried, anyway, long as we didn't succeed."                                      TRI$1 ANYWAY1 L;G Z WE DIDN'T SU3E$40                                           
  ",Well, what's more dangerous than coming here in the                           8,WELL1 :AT'S M DANG]\S ?AN -+ "H 9 !                                         
daytime! -- anybody would suspicion us that saw                                 "D"T6 -- ANYBODY WD SUSPICION U T SAW                                           
us."                                                                            U40                                                                             
  ",I know that. ,But there warn't any other place as                             8,I "K T4 ,B "! W>N'T ANY O!R PLACE Z                                         
handy after that fool of a job. ,I want to quit this                            H&Y AF T FOOL (A JOB4 ,I WANT 6QUIT ?                                           
shanty. ,I wanted to yesterday, only it warn't                                  %ANTY4 ,I WANT$ 6YE/]"D1 ONLY X W>N'T                                           
any use trying to stir out of here, with those infernal                         ANY USE TRY+ 6/IR \ ( "H1 ) ^? 9F]NAL                                           
boys play- ing over there on the hill right in full                             BOYS PLAY- 9G OV] "! ON ! HILL "R 9 FULL                                        
view."                              #259                                        VIEW40                              #BEI                                        
  ",Those infernal boys" quaked again under the in-                               8,^? 9F]NAL BOYS0 QUAK$ AG "U ! IN-                                           
spiration of this remark, and thought how lucky it was that                     SPIR,N ( ? REM>K1 & ?"\ H[ LUCKY X 0 T                                          
they had remembered it was ,Friday and concluded to wait                        !Y _H REMEMB]$ X 0 ,FRI"D & 3CLUD$ 6WAIT                                        
a day. ,They wished in their hearts they had waited a                           A "D4 ,!Y WI%$ 9 _! HE>TS !Y _H WAIT$ A                                         
year.                                                                           YE>4                                                                            
  ,The two men got out some food and made a                                       ,! TWO M5 GOT \ "S FOOD & MADE A                                              
luncheon. ,After a long and thoughtful silence, ,Injun                          LUN*EON4 ,AF A L;G & ?"\;L SIL;E1 ,9JUN                                         
,Joe said:                                                                      ,JOE SD3                                                                        
  ",Look here, lad -- you go back up the river                                    8,LOOK "H1 LAD -- Y G BACK UP ! RIV]                                          
where you belong. ,Wait there till you hear from me.                            ": Y 2L;G4 ,WAIT "! TILL Y HE> F ME4                                            
,I'll take the chances on dropping into this town just                          ,I'LL TAKE ! *.ES ON DROPP+ 96? T[N J                                           
once more, for a look. ,We'll do that 'dangerous'                               ONCE M1 =A LOOK4 ,WE'LL D T ,8DANG]\S0'                                         
job after ,I've spied around a little and think things                          JOB AF ,I'VE SPI$ >.D A LL & ?9K ?+S                                            
look well for it. ,Then for ,Texas! ,We'll leg                                  LOOK WELL = X4 ,!N = ,TEXAS6 ,WE'LL LEG                                         
it together!"                                                                   X TGR60                                                                         
  ,This was satisfactory. ,Both men presently                                     ,? 0 SATISFACTORY4 ,BO? M5 PRES5TLY                                           
fell to yawning, and ,Injun ,Joe said:                                          FELL 6YAWN+1 & ,9JUN ,JOE SD3                                                   
  ",I'm dead for sleep! ,It's your turn                                           8,I'M D1D = SLEEP6 ,X'S YR TURN                                               
to watch."                                                                      6WAT*40                                                                         
  ,He curled down in the weeds and soon began                                     ,HE CURL$ D[N 9 ! WE$S & SOON 2GAN                                            
to snore. ,His comrade stirred him once or twice                                6SNORE4 ,8 -RADE /IRR$ HM ONCE OR TWICE                                         
and he became quiet. ,Presently the watcher began                               & HE 2CAME QUIET4 ,PRES5TLY ! WAT*] 2GAN                                        
to nod; his head drooped lower and lower, both men                              6NOD2 8 H1D DROOP$ L[] & L[]1 BO? M5                                            
began to snore now.                                                             2GAN 6SNORE N[4                                                                 
,The boys drew a long, grateful       #260                                      ,! BOYS DREW A L;G1 GRATE;L       #BFJ                                          
breath. ,Tom whis- pered:                                                       BR1?4 ,TOM :IS- P]$3                                                            
  ",Now's our chance -- come!"                                                    8,N['S \R *.E -- -E60                                                         
  ,Huck said:                                                                     ,HUCK SD3                                                                     
  ",I can't -- ,I'd die if they was to wake."                                     8,I C'T -- ,I'D DIE IF !Y 0 6WAKE40                                           
  ,Tom urged -- ,Huck held back. ,At last                                         ,TOM URG$ -- ,HUCK HELD BACK4 ,AT LA/                                         
,Tom rose slowly and softly, and started alone. ,But                            ,TOM ROSE SL[LY & S(TLY1 & />T$ AL"O4 ,B                                        
the first step he made wrung such a hideous creak                               ! F/ /EP HE MADE WRUNG S* A HIDE\S CR1K                                         
from the crazy floor that he sank down almost dead with                         F ! CRAZY FLOOR T HE SANK D[N ALM D1D )                                         
fright. ,He never made a second attempt. ,The                                   F"R4 ,HE N"E MADE A SECOND ATTEMPT4 ,!                                          
boys lay there counting the dragging moments till it                            BOYS LAY "! C.T+ ! DRA7+ MO;TS TILL X                                           
seemed to them that time must be done and eternity growing                      SEEM$ 6!M T "T M/ 2 D"O & ET]N;Y GR[+                                           
gray; and then they were grateful to note that at last the                      GRAY2 & !N !Y 7 GRATE;L 6NOTE T AT LA/ !                                        
sun was setting.                                                                SUN 0 SETT+4                                                                    
  ,Now one snore ceased. ,Injun ,Joe sat up,                                      ,N[ "O SNORE C1S$4 ,9JUN ,JOE SAT UP1                                         
stared around -- smiled grimly upon his comrade, whose                          />$ >.D -- SMIL$ GRIMLY ^U 8 -RADE1 ^:                                          
head was drooping upon his knees -- stirred him up with                         H1D 0 DROOP+ ^U 8 KNEES -- /IRR$ HM UP )                                        
his foot and said:                                                              8 FOOT & SD3                                                                    
  ",Here! ,,YOU'RE a watchman, ain't you! ,All                                    8,"H6 ,,Y'RE A WAT*MAN1 A9'T Y6 ,ALL                                          
right, though -- nothing's happened."                                           "R1 ?\< -- NO?+'S HAPP5$40                                                      
  ",My! have ,I been asleep?"                                                     8,MY6 H ,I BE5 ASLEEP80                                                       
  ",Oh, partly, partly. ,Nearly time for us to be                                 8,OH1 "PLY1 "PLY4 ,NE>LY "T = U 6BE                                           
mov- ing, pard. ,What'll we do with what little swag                            MOV- 9G1 P>D4 ,:AT'LL WE D ) :AT LL SWAG                                        
we've got left?"                                                                WE'VE GOT LEFT80                                                                
  ",I don't know -- leave it here as we've always                                 8,I DON'T "K -- L1VE X "H Z WE'VE ALW                                         
done, ,I reckon. ,No use to take it     #261                                    D"O1 ,I RECKON4 ,NO USE 6TAKE X     #BFA                                        
away till we start south. ,Six hundred and                                      AWAY TILL WE />T S\?4 ,SIX HUNDR$ &                                             
fifty in silver's something to carry."                                          FIFTY 9 SILV]'S "S?+ 6C>RY40                                                    
  ",Well -- all right -- it won't matter to come                                  8,WELL -- ALL "R -- X WON'T MATT] 6-E                                         
here once more."                                                                "H ONCE M40                                                                     
  ",No -- but ,I'd say come in the night as we                                    8,NO -- B ,I'D SAY -E 9 ! NI<T Z WE                                           
used to do -- it's better."                                                     US$ 6D -- X'S BETT]40                                                           
  ",Yes: but look here; it may be a good while before                             8,YES3 B LOOK "H2 X MAY 2 A GD :ILE 2F                                        
,I get the right chance at that job; accidents might                            ,I GET ! "R *.E AT T JOB2 A3ID5TS MI<T                                          
hap- pen; 'tain't in such a very good place;                                    HAP- P52 'TAIN'T 9 S* A V GD PLACE2                                             
we'll just regularly bury it -- and bury it                                     WE'LL J REGUL>LY BURY X -- & BURY X                                             
deep."                                                                          DEEP40                                                                          
  ",Good idea," said the comrade, who walked across the                           8,GD IDEA10 SD ! -RADE1 :O WALK$ ACR !                                        
room, knelt down, raised one of the rearward                                    ROOM1 KNELT D[N1 RAIS$ "O (! RE>W>D                                             
hearth- stones and took out a bag that jingled                                  HE>?- /"OS & TOOK \ A BAG T J+L$                                                
pleasantly. ,He subtracted from it twenty or                                    PL1SANTLY4 ,HE SUBTRACT$ F X TW5TY OR                                           
thirty dollars for himself and as much for ,Injun ,Joe,                         ?IRTY DOLL>S = HMF & Z M* = ,9JUN ,JOE1                                         
and passed the bag to the latter, who was on his knees                          & PASS$ ! BAG 6! LATT]1 :O 0 ON 8 KNEES                                         
in the corner, now, digging with his bowie-knife.                               9 ! CORN]1 N[1 DI7+ ) 8 B[IE-KNIFE4                                             
  ,The boys forgot all their fears, all their                                     ,! BOYS =GOT ALL _! FE>S1 ALL _!                                              
miseries in an instant. ,With gloating eyes they                                MIS]IES 9 AN 9/ANT4 ,) GLOAT+ EYES !Y                                           
watched every movement. ,Luck! -- the splendor of it                            WAT*$ E MOVE;T4 ,LUCK6 -- ! SPL5DOR ( X                                         
was beyond all imagination! ,Six hundred dollars was                            0 2Y ALL IMAG9,N6 ,SIX HUNDR$ DOLL>S 0                                          
money enough to make half a dozen boys rich! ,Here was                          M"OY 5 6MAKE HALF A DOZ5 BOYS RI*6 ,"H 0                                        
treasure- hunting under the happiest auspices --                                TR1SURE- HUNT+ "U ! HAPPIE/ AUSPICES --                                         
there would not be any bothersome uncertainty as    #262                        "! WD N 2 ANY BO!R"S UNC]TA9TY Z    #BFB                                        
to where to dig. ,They nudged each other every moment --                        6": 6DIG4 ,!Y NUDG$ EA* O!R E MO;T --                                           
eloquent nudges and easily understood, for they                                 ELOQU5T NUDGES & EASILY "U/OOD1 = !Y                                            
simply meant -- ",Oh, but ain't you glad ,,NOW                                  SIMPLY M1NT -- 8,OH1 B A9'T Y GLAD ,,N[                                         
we're here!"                                                                    WE'RE "H60                                                                      
  ,Joe's knife struck upon something.                                             ,JOE'S KNIFE /RUCK ^U "S?+4                                                   
  ",Hello!" said he.                                                              8,HELLO60 SD HE4                                                              
  ",What is it?" said his comrade.                                                8,:AT IS X80 SD 8 -RADE4                                                      
  ",Half-rotten plank -- no, it's a box,                                          8,HALF-ROTT5 PLANK -- NO1 X'S A BOX1                                          
,I believe. ,Here -- bear a hand and we'll see                                  ,I 2LIEVE4 ,"H -- BE> A H& & WE'LL SEE                                          
what it's here for . ,Never mind, ,I've broke a                                 :AT X'S "H = 4 ,N"E M9D1 ,I'VE BROKE A                                          
hole."                                                                          HOLE40                                                                          
  ,He reached his hand in and drew it out --                                      ,HE R1*$ 8 H& 9 & DREW X \ --                                                 
  ",Man, it's money!"                                                             8,MAN1 X'S M"OY60                                                             
  ,The two men examined the handful of coins. ,They were                          ,! TWO M5 EXAM9$ ! H&;L ( CO9S4 ,!Y 7                                         
gold. ,The boys above were as excited as them-                                  GOLD4 ,! BOYS ABV 7 Z EXCIT$ Z !M-                                              
selves, and as delighted.                                                       SELVES1 & Z DELI<T$4                                                            
  ,Joe's comrade said:                                                            ,JOE'S -RADE SD3                                                              
  ",We'll make quick work of this. ,There's an old                                8,WE'LL MAKE QK "W ( ?4 ,"!'S AN OLD                                          
rusty pick over amongst the weeds in the corner the                             RU/Y PICK OV] AM;G/ ! WE$S 9 ! CORN] !                                          
other side of the fireplace -- ,I saw it a                                      O!R SIDE (! FIREPLACE -- ,I SAW X A                                             
minute ago."                                                                    M9UTE AGO40                                                                     
  ,He ran and brought the boys' pick and shovel.                                  ,HE RAN & BR"\ ! BOYS' PICK & %OVEL4                                          
,Injun ,Joe took the pick, looked it over                                       ,9JUN ,JOE TOOK ! PICK1 LOOK$ X OV]                                             
critically, shook his head, muttered something to himself,                      CRITIC,Y1 %OOK 8 H1D1 MUTT]$ "S?+ 6HMF1                                         
and then began to use it. ,The box was soon     #263                            & !N 2GAN 6USE X4 ,! BOX 0 SOON     #BFC                                        
unearthed. ,It was not very large; it was iron bound and had                    UNE>!D4 ,X 0 N V L>GE2 X 0 IRON B.D & _H                                        
been very strong before the slow years had injured it. ,The                     BE5 V /R;G 2F ! SL[ YE>S _H 9JUR$ X4 ,!                                         
men con- templated the treasure awhile in                                       M5 CON- TEMPLAT$ ! TR1SURE A:ILE 9                                              
blissful silence.                                                               BLISS;L SIL;E4                                                                  
  ",Pard, there's thousands of dollars here," said                                8,P>D1 "!'S ?\S&S ( DOLL>S "H10 SD                                            
,Injun ,Joe.                                                                    ,9JUN ,JOE4                                                                     
  "',Twas always said that ,Murrel's gang used                                    8',TWAS ALW SD T ,MURREL'S GANG US$                                           
to be around here one summer," the stranger observed.                           6BE >.D "H "O SUMM]10 ! /RANG] OBS]V$4                                          
  ",I know it," said ,Injun ,Joe; "and this looks like                            8,I "K X10 SD ,9JUN ,JOE2 8& ? LOOKS L                                        
it, ,I should say."                                                             X1 ,I %D SAY40                                                                  
  ",Now you won't need to do that job."                                           8,N[ Y WON'T NE$ 6D T JOB40                                                   
  ,The half-breed frowned. ,Said he:                                              ,! HALF-BRE$ FR[N$4 ,SD HE3                                                   
  ",You don't know me. ,Least you don't know all                                  8,Y DON'T "K ME4 ,L1/ Y DON'T "K ALL                                          
about that thing. ',Tain't robbery altogether -- it's                           AB T ?+4 ',TA9'T RO2]Y ALT -- X'S                                               
,,REVENGE!" and a wicked light flamed in his eyes.                              ,,REV5GE60 &A WICK$ LI<T FLAM$ 9 8 EYES4                                        
",I'll need your help in it. ,When it's finished --                             8,I'LL NE$ YR HELP 9 X4 ,:5 X'S F9I%$ --                                        
then ,Texas. ,Go home to your ,Nance and your kids, and                         !N ,TEXAS4 ,G HOME 6YR ,N.E & YR KIDS1 &                                        
stand by till you hear from me."                                                /& 0TILL Y HE> F ME40                                                           
  ",Well -- if you say so; what'll we do with this                                8,WELL -- IF Y SAY S2 :AT'LL WE D ) ?                                         
-- bury it again?"                                                              -- BURY X AG80                                                                  
  ",Yes. [,Ravishing delight overhead.]                                           8,YES4 ,7,RAVI%+ DELI<T OV]H1D47'                                             
,,NO! by the great ,Sachem, no! [,Profound                                      ,,NO6 0! GRT ,SA*EM1 NO6 ,7,PROF.D                                              
distress overhead.] ,I'd nearly forgot. ,That                                   4TRESS OV]H1D47' ,I'D NE>LY =GOT4 ,T                                            
pick had fresh earth on it! [,The boys were sick                                PICK _H FRE% E>? ON X6 ,7,! BOYS 7 SICK                                         
with terror in a moment.] ,What busi-      #264                                 ) T]ROR 9 A MO;T47' ,:AT BUSI-      #BFD                                        
ness has a pick and a shovel here? ,What business                               NESS HAS A PICK &A %OVEL "H8 ,:AT BUSI;S                                        
with fresh earth on them? ,Who brought them here -- and where                   ) FRE% E>? ON !M8 ,:O BR"\ !M "H -- & ":                                        
are they gone? ,Have you heard anybody? -- seen                                 >E !Y G"O8 ,H Y HE>D ANYBODY8 -- SE5                                            
anybody? ,What! bury it again and leave them to come and                        ANYBODY8 ,:AT6 BURY X AG & L1VE !M 6-E &                                        
see the ground disturbed? ,Not exactly -- not                                   SEE ! GR.D 4TURB$8 ,N EXACTLY -- N                                              
exactly. ,We'll take it to my den."                                             EXACTLY4 ,WE'LL TAKE X 6MY D540                                                 
  ",Why, of course! ,Might have thought of that be- fore.                         8,:Y1 ( C\RSE6 ,MI<T H ?"\ ( T BE- =E4                                        
,You mean ,Number ,One?"                                                        ,Y M1N ,NUMB] ,"O80                                                             
  ",No -- ,Number ,Two -- under the cross. ,The                                   8,NO -- ,NUMB] ,TWO -- "U ! CROSS4 ,!                                         
other place is bad -- too common."                                              O!R PLACE IS BAD -- TOO -MON40                                                  
  ",All right. ,It's nearly dark enough to start."                                8,ALL "R4 ,X'S NE>LY D>K 5 6/>T40                                             
  ,Injun ,Joe got up and went about from window                                   ,9JUN ,JOE GOT UP & W5T AB F W9D[                                             
to window cautiously peeping out. ,Presently he                                 6W9D[ CAUTI\SLY PEEP+ \4 ,PRES5TLY HE                                           
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",Who could have brought those tools here? ,Do you                              8,:O CD H BR"\ ^? TOOLS "H8 ,D Y                                              
reckon they can be up-stairs?"                                                  RECKON !Y C 2 UP-/AIRS80                                                        
  ,The boys' breath forsook them. ,Injun ,Joe                                     ,! BOYS' BR1? =SOOK !M4 ,9JUN ,JOE                                            
put his hand on his knife, halted a moment,                                     PUT 8 H& ON 8 KNIFE1 HALT$ A MO;T1                                              
undecided, and then turned toward the stairway. ,The                            UNDECID$1 & !N TURN$ T[>D ! /AIRWAY4 ,!                                         
boys thought of the closet, but their strength was gone. ,The                   BOYS ?"\ (! CLOSET1 B _! /R5G? 0 G"O4 ,!                                        
steps came creaking up the stairs -- the intolerable                            /EPS CAME CR1K+ UP ! /AIRS -- ! 9TOL]A#                                         
distress of the situation woke the stricken resolution                          4TRESS (! SITU,N WOKE ! /RICK5 RESOLU;N                                         
of the lads -- they were about to spring for the closet, when                   (! LADS -- !Y 7 AB 6SPR+ =! CLOSET1 :5                                          
there was a crash of rotten timbers and ,Injun ,Joe                             "! 0 A CRA% ( ROTT5 TIMB]S & ,9JUN ,JOE                                         
landed on the ground amid the debris of the      #265                           L&$ ON ! GR.D AMID ! DEBRIS (!      #BFE                                        
ruined stairway. ,He gathered himself up cursing, and                           RU9$ /AIRWAY4 ,HE GA!R$ HMF UP CURS+1 &                                         
his comrade said:                                                               8 -RADE SD3                                                                     
  ",Now what's the use of all that? ,If it's                                      8,N[ :AT'S ! USE ( ALL T8 ,IF X'S                                             
anybody, and they're up there, let them ,,STAY there                            ANYBODY1 & !Y'RE UP "!1 LET !M ,,/AY "!                                         
-- who cares? ,If they want to jump down, now, and                              -- :O C>ES8 ,IF !Y WANT 6JUMP D[N1 N[1 &                                        
get into trouble, who objects? ,It will be dark in                              GET 96TR\#1 :O OBJECTS8 ,X W 2 D>K 9                                            
fifteen minutes -- and then let them follow us if                               FIFTE5 M9UTES -- & !N LET !M FOLL[ U IF                                         
they want to. ,I'm willing. ,In my opinion,                                     !Y WANT TO4 ,I'M WILL+4 ,9 MY OP9ION1                                           
whoever hove those things in here caught a sight of us and                      :O"E HOVE ^? ?+S 9 "H CAU<T A SI<T ( U &                                        
took us for ghosts or devils or some- thing. ,I'll                              TOOK U = <O/S OR DEVILS OR "S- ?+4 ,I'LL                                        
bet they're running yet."                                                       BET !Y'RE RUNN+ YET40                                                           
  ,Joe grumbled awhile; then he agreed with his friend                            ,JOE GRUM#D A:ILE2 !N HE AGRE$ ) 8 FR                                         
that what daylight was left ought to be economized in                           T :AT "DLI<T 0 LEFT "\ 6BE ECONOMIZ$ 9                                          
getting things ready for leaving. ,Shortly afterward they                       GETT+ ?+S R1DY = L1V+4 ,%ORTLY AFW !Y                                           
slipped out of the house in the deepening twilight, and                         SLIPP$ \ (! H\SE 9 ! DEEP5+ TWILI<T1 &                                          
moved toward the river with their precious box.                                 MOV$ T[>D ! RIV] ) _! PRECI\S BOX4                                              
  ,Tom and ,Huck rose up, weak but vastly                                         ,TOM & ,HUCK ROSE UP1 W1K B VA/LY                                             
relieved, and stared after them through the chinks between the logs             RELIEV$1 & />$ AF !M "? ! *9KS 2T ! LOGS                                        
of the house. ,Follow? ,Not they. ,They were content to reach                   (! H\SE4 ,FOLL[8 ,N !Y4 ,!Y 7 3T5T 6R1*                                         
ground again without broken necks, and take the townward                        GR.D AG )\T BROK5 NECKS1 & TAKE ! T[NW>D                                        
track over the hill. ,They did not talk much. ,They                             TRACK OV] ! HILL4 ,!Y DID N TALK M*4 ,!Y                                        
were too much absorbed in hating themselves -- hating the                       7 TOO M* ABSORB$ 9 HAT+ !MVS -- HAT+ !                                          
ill luck that made them take the spade and the pick                             ILL LUCK T MADE !M TAKE ! SPADE &! PICK                                         
there. ,But for that, ,Injun ,Joe never would have                              "!4 ,B = T1 ,9JUN ,JOE N"E WD H                                                 
suspected. ,He would have hidden the silver     #266                            SUSPECT$4 ,HE WD H HI45 ! SILV]     #BFF                                        
with the gold to wait there till his "revenge" was                              )! GOLD 6WAIT "! TILL 8 8REV5GE0 0                                              
satisfied, and then he would have had the mis- fortune                          SATISFI$1 & !N HE WD H _H ! MIS- =TUNE                                          
to find that money turn up missing. ,Bitter, bitter                             6F9D T M"OY TURN UP MISS+4 ,BITT]1 BITT]                                        
luck that the tools were ever brought there!                                    LUCK T ! TOOLS 7 "E BR"\ "!6                                                    
  ,They resolved to keep a lookout for that                                       ,!Y RESOLV$ 6KEEP A LOOK\T = T                                                
,Spaniard when he should come to town spying out for chances                    ,SPANI>D :5 HE %D -E 6T[N SPY+ \ = *.ES                                         
to do his revengeful job, and follow him to ",Number                            6D 8 REV5GE;L JOB1 & FOLL[ HM TO 8,NUMB]                                        
,Two," wherever that might be. ,Then a ghastly thought                          ,TWO10 :]"E T MI<T BE4 ,!N A <A/LY ?"\                                          
occurred to ,Tom.                                                               O3URR$ 6,TOM4                                                                   
  ",Revenge? ,What if he means ,,US,                                              8,REV5GE8 ,:AT IF HE M1NS ,,U1                                                
,Huck!"                                                                         ,HUCK60                                                                         
  ",Oh, don't!" said ,Huck, nearly fainting.                                      8,OH1 DON'T60 SD ,HUCK1 NE>LY FA9T+4                                          
  ,They talked it all over, and as they entered town                              ,!Y TALK$ X ALL OV]1 & Z !Y 5T]$ T[N                                          
they agreed to believe that he might possibly mean                              !Y AGRE$ 62LIEVE T HE MI<T POSSIBLY M1N                                         
somebody else -- at least that he might at least                                "SBODY ELSE -- AT L1/ T HE MI<T AT L1/                                          
mean nobody but ,Tom, since only ,Tom had                                       M1N NOBODY B ,TOM1 S9CE ONLY ,TOM _H                                            
testified.                                                                      TE/IFI$4                                                                        
  ,Very, very small comfort it was to ,Tom to be alone in                         ,V1 V SMALL -=T X 0 6,TOM 6BE AL"O 9                                          
danger! ,Company would be a palpable improve-                                   DANG]6 ,-PANY WD 2 A PALPA# IMPROVE-                                            
ment, he thought.                                                               M5T1 HE ?"\4                                                                    
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXVII                                                               ,,*APT] ,,XXVII                                                               
  ,,THE adventure of the day mightily tor-                                        ,,! ADV5TURE (! "D MI<TILY TOR-                                               
  mented ,Tom's dreams that night. ,Four                                          M5T$ ,TOM'S DR1MS T NI<T4 ,F\R                                                
  times he had his hands on that rich                                             "TS HE _H 8 H&S ON T RI*                                                      
treasure and four times it wasted to       #267                                 TR1SURE & F\R "TS X WA/$ 6       #BFG                                           
  nothingness in his fingers as sleep for -                                       NO?+;S 9 8 F+]S Z SLEEP = -                                                   
  sook him and wakefulness brought back                                           SOOK HM & WAKE;L;S BR"\ BACK                                                  
  the hard reality of his misfortune. ,As he lay in                               ! H>D R1L;Y ( 8 MIS=TUNE4 ,Z HE LAY 9                                         
the early morning recalling the incidents of his great                          ! E>LY MORN+ RECALL+ ! 9CID5TS ( 8 GRT                                          
ad- venture, he noticed that they seemed                                        AD- V5TURE1 HE NOTIC$ T !Y SEEM$                                                
curiously subdued and far away -- somewhat as if                                CURI\SLY SUBDU$ & F> AWAY -- "S:AT Z IF                                         
they had happened in another world, or in a time long                           !Y _H HAPP5$ 9 ANO!R _W1 OR 9 A "T L;G                                          
gone by. ,Then it oc- curred to him that the great                              G"O BY4 ,!N X OC- CURR$ 6HM T ! GRT                                             
adventure itself must be a dream! ,There was one very strong                    ADV5TURE XF M/ 2 A DR1M6 ,"! 0 "O V /R;G                                        
argument in favor of this idea -- namely, that the                              >GU;T 9 FAVOR ( ? IDEA -- "NLY1 T !                                             
quantity of coin he had seen was too vast to be                                 QUANT;Y ( CO9 HE _H SE5 0 TOO VA/ 6BE                                           
real. ,He had never seen as much as fifty dollars                               R1L4 ,HE _H N"E SE5 Z M* Z FIFTY DOLL>S                                         
in one mass before, and he was like all boys of his age                         9 "O MASS 2F1 & HE 0 L ALL BOYS ( 8 AGE                                         
and station in life, in that he imagined that all                               & /,N 9 LIFE1 9 T HE IMAG9$ T ALL                                               
references to "hundreds" and "thou- sands" were mere                            REF];ES TO 8HUNDR$S0 & 8?\- S&S0 7 M]E                                          
fanciful forms of speech, and that no such sums really                          FANCI;L =MS ( SPEE*1 & T NO S* SUMS RE,Y                                        
existed in the world. ,He never had supposed for a moment                       EXI/$ 9 ! _W4 ,HE N"E _H SUPPOS$ =A MO;T                                        
that so large a sum as a hun- dred dollars was to be                            T S L>GE A SUM Z A HUN- DR$ DOLL>S 0 6BE                                        
found in actual money in any one's possession.                                  F.D 9 ACTUAL M"OY 9 ANY "O'S POSSES.N4                                          
,If his notions of hidden treasure had been                                     ,IF 8 NO;NS ( HI45 TR1SURE _H BE5                                               
analyzed, they would have been found to consist of a handful of                 ANALYZ$1 !Y WD H BE5 F.D 63SI/ (A H&;L (                                        
real dimes and a bushel of vague, splen- did,                                   R1L DIMES &A BU%EL ( VAGUE1 SPL5- DID1                                          
ungraspable dollars.                                                            UNGRASPA# DOLL>S4                                                               
  ,But the incidents of his adventure grew sensibly                               ,B ! 9CID5TS ( 8 ADV5TURE GREW S5SIBLY                                        
sharper and clearer under the attrition of thinking    #268                     %>P] & CLE>] "U ! ATTRI;N ( ?9K+    #BFH                                        
them over, and so he presently found himself leaning to the                     !M OV]1 & S HE PRES5TLY F.D HMF L1N+ 6!                                         
impression that the thing might not have been a dream, after                    IMPRES.N T ! ?+ MI<T N H BE5 A DR1M1 AF                                         
all. ,This uncertainty must be swept away. ,He                                  ALL4 ,? UNC]TA9TY M/ 2 SWEPT AWAY4 ,HE                                          
would snatch a hurried breakfast and go and find                                WD SNAT* A HURRI$ BR1KFA/ & G & F9D                                             
,Huck. ,Huck was sitting on the gunwale of a                                    ,HUCK4 ,HUCK 0 SITT+ ON ! GUNWALE (A                                            
flatboat, list- lessly dangling his feet in the                                 FLATBOAT1 LI/- LESSLY DANGL+ 8 FEET 9 !                                         
water and looking very melancholy. ,Tom concluded                               WAT] & LOOK+ V MELAN*OLY4 ,TOM 3CLUD$                                           
to let ,Huck lead up to the subject. ,If he did                                 6LET ,HUCK L1D UP 6! SUBJECT4 ,IF HE DID                                        
not do it, then the adventure would be proved to have been                      N D X1 !N ! ADV5TURE WD 2 PROV$ 6H BE5                                          
only a dream.                                                                   ONLY A DR1M4                                                                    
  ",Hello, ,Huck!"                                                                8,HELLO1 ,HUCK60                                                              
  ",Hello, yourself."                                                             8,HELLO1 YRF40                                                                
  ,Silence, for a minute.                                                         ,SIL;E1 =A M9UTE4                                                             
  ",Tom, if we'd 'a' left the blame                                               8,TOM1 IF WE'D ,8A0' LEFT ! BLAME                                             
tools at the dead tree, we'd 'a' got the                                        TOOLS AT ! D1D TREE1 WE'D ,8A0' GOT !                                           
money. ,Oh, ain't it awful!"                                                    M"OY4 ,OH1 A9'T X AW;L60                                                        
  "',Tain't a dream, then, 'tain't a dream!                                       8',TA9'T A DR1M1 !N1 'TAIN'T A DR1M6                                          
,Somehow ,I most wish it was. ,Dog'd if ,I                                      ,"SH[ ,I MO/ WI% X WAS4 ,DOG'D IF ,I                                            
don't, ,Huck."                                                                  DON'T1 ,HUCK40                                                                  
  ",What ain't a dream?"                                                          8,:AT A9'T A DR1M80                                                           
  ",Oh, that thing yesterday. ,I been half thinking it                            8,OH1 T ?+ YE/]"D4 ,I BE5 HALF ?9K+ X                                         
was."                                                                           WAS40                                                                           
  ",Dream! ,If them stairs hadn't broke down                                      8,DR1M6 ,IF !M /AIRS _HN'T BROKE D[N                                          
you'd 'a' seen how much dream it was! ,I've had                                 Y'D ,8A0' SE5 H[ M* DR1M X WAS6 ,I'VE _H                                        
dreams enough all night -- with that patch-eyed    #269                         DR1MS 5 ALL NI<T -- ) T PAT*-EY$    #BFI                                        
,Spanish devil going for me all through 'em --                                  ,SPANI% DEVIL GO+ = ME ALL "? 'EM --                                            
rot him!"                                                                       ROT HM60                                                                        
  ",No, not rot him. ,,FIND him! ,Track the                                       8,NO1 N ROT HM4 ,,F9D HM6 ,TRACK !                                            
money!"                                                                         M"OY60                                                                          
  ",Tom, we'll never find him. ,A feller                                          8,TOM1 WE'LL N"E F9D HM4 ,A FELL]                                             
don't have only one chance for such a pile -- and that                          DON'T H ONLY "O *.E = S* A PILE -- & T                                          
one's lost. ,I'd feel mighty shaky if ,I was                                    "O'S LO/4 ,I'D FEEL MI<TY %AKY IF ,I 0                                          
to see him, anyway."                                                            6SEE HM1 ANYWAY40                                                               
  ",Well, so'd ,I; but ,I'd like to see him,                                      8,WELL1 SO'D ,I2 B ,I'D L 6SEE HM1                                            
anyway -- and track him out -- to his ,Number                                   ANYWAY -- & TRACK HM \ -- 6HIS ,NUMB]                                           
,Two."                                                                          ,TWO40                                                                          
  ",Number ,Two -- yes, that's it. ,I been                                        8,NUMB] ,TWO -- YES1 T'S X4 ,I BE5                                            
thinking 'bout that. ,But ,I can't make nothing out of it.                      ?9K+ 'B\T T4 ,B ,I C'T MAKE NO?+ \ ( X4                                         
,What do you reckon it is?"                                                     ,:AT D Y RECKON X IS80                                                          
  ",I dono. ,It's too deep. ,Say, ,Huck                                           8,I DONO4 ,X'S TOO DEEP4 ,SAY1 ,HUCK                                          
-- maybe it's the number of a house!"                                           -- MAYBE X'S ! NUMB] (A H\SE60                                                  
  ",Goody! ''' ,No, ,Tom, that ain't it. ,If it                                   8,GDY6 '''  ,NO1 ,TOM1 T A9'T X4 ,IF X                                        
is, it ain't in this one-horse town. ,They ain't no                             IS1 X A9'T 9 ? "O-HORSE T[N4 ,!Y A9'T NO                                        
numbers here."                                                                  NUMB]S "H40                                                                     
  ",Well, that's so. ,Lemme think a minute. ,Here                                 8,WELL1 T'S S4 ,LEMME ?9K A M9UTE4 ,"H                                        
-- it's the number of a room -- in a tavern, you                                -- X'S ! NUMB] (A ROOM -- 9 A TAV]N1 Y                                          
know!"                                                                          "K60                                                                            
  ",Oh, that's the trick! ,They ain't only two                                    8,OH1 T'S ! TRICK6 ,!Y A9'T ONLY TWO                                          
taverns. ,We can find out quick."                                               TAV]NS4 ,WE C F9D \ QK40                                                        
",You stay here, ,Huck, till ,I come."   #270                                   8,Y /AY "H1 ,HUCK1 TILL ,I -E40   #BGJ                                          
  ,Tom was off at once. ,He did not care to have                                  ,TOM 0 (F AT ONCE4 ,HE DID N C>E 6H                                           
,Huck's company in public places. ,He was gone                                  ,HUCK'S -PANY 9 PUBLIC PLACES4 ,HE 0 G"O                                        
half an hour. ,He found that in the best tavern,                                HALF AN H\R4 ,HE F.D T 9 ! BE/ TAV]N1                                           
,No. #2 had long been occupied by a young lawyer, and                           ,NO4 #B _H L;G BE5 O3UPI$ 0A "Y LAWY]1 &                                        
was still so occupied. ,In the less ostentatious house,                         0 / S O3UPI$4 ,9 ! LESS O/5TATI\S H\SE1                                         
,No. #2 was a mystery. ,The tavern-keeper's young                               ,NO4 #B 0 A MY/]Y4 ,! TAV]N-KEEP]'S "Y                                          
son said it was kept locked all the time, and he never                          SON SD X 0 KEPT LOCK$ ALL ! "T1 & HE N"E                                        
saw any- body go into it or come out of it except                               SAW ANY- BODY G 96X OR -E \ ( X EXCEPT                                          
at night; he did not know any particular reason for                             AT NI<T2 HE DID N "K ANY "PICUL> R1SON =                                        
this state of things; had had some little curiosity, but it                     ? /ATE ( ?+S2 _H _H "S LL CURIOS;Y1 B X                                         
was rather feeble; had made the most of the mystery by enter-                   0 R FEE#2 _H MADE ! MO/ (! MY/]Y 05T]-                                          
taining himself with the idea that that room was "ha'nted"; had                 TA9+ HMF )! IDEA T T ROOM 0 8HA'NT$02 _H                                        
noticed that there was a light in there the night before.                       NOTIC$ T "! 0 A LI<T 9 "! ! NI<T 2F4                                            
  ",That's what ,I've found out, ,Huck. ,I                                        8,T'S :AT ,I'VE F.D \1 ,HUCK4 ,I                                              
reckon that's the very ,No. #2 we're after."                                    RECKON T'S ! V ,NO4 #B WE'RE AF40                                               
  ",I reckon it is, ,Tom. ,Now what you going                                     8,I RECKON X IS1 ,TOM4 ,N[ :AT Y GO+                                          
to do?"                                                                         6D80                                                                            
  ",Lemme think."                                                                 8,LEMME ?9K40                                                                 
  ,Tom thought a long time. ,Then he said:                                        ,TOM ?"\ A L;G "T4 ,!N HE SD3                                                 
  ",I'll tell you. ,The back door of that ,No.                                    8,I'LL TELL Y4 ,! BACK DOOR ( T ,NO4                                          
#2 is the door that comes out into that little close alley                      #B IS ! DOOR T -ES \ 96T LL CLOSE ALLEY                                         
between the tavern and the old rattle trap of a brick                           2T ! TAV]N &! OLD RATTLE TRAP (A BRICK                                          
store. ,Now you get hold of all the door-keys you                               /ORE4 ,N[ Y GET HOLD ( ALL ! DOOR-KEYS Y                                        
can find, and ,I'll nip all of auntie's, and the first                          C F9D1 & ,I'LL NIP ALL ( AUNTIE'S1 &! F/                                        
dark night we'll go there and try 'em. ,And   #271                              D>K NI<T WE'LL G "! & TRY 'EM4 ,&   #BGA                                        
mind you, keep a lookout for ,Injun ,Joe, because he                            M9D Y1 KEEP A LOOK\T = ,9JUN ,JOE1 2C HE                                        
said he was going to drop into town and spy around once more                    SD HE 0 GO+ 6DROP 96T[N & SPY >.D ONCE M                                        
for a chance to get his revenge. ,If you see him, you just                      =A *.E 6GET 8 REV5GE4 ,IF Y SEE HM1 Y J                                         
follow him; and if he don't go to that ,No. #2, that                            FOLL[ HM2 & IF HE DON'T G 6T ,NO4 #B1 T                                         
ain't the place."                                                               A9'T ! PLACE40                                                                  
  ",Lordy, ,I don't want to foller him by myself!"                                8,"LY1 ,I DON'T WANT 6FOLL] HM 0MYF60                                         
  ",Why, it'll be night, sure. ,He mightn't                                       8,:Y1 X'LL 2 NI<T1 SURE4 ,HE MI<TN'T                                          
ever see you -- and if he did, maybe he'd never                                 "E SEE Y -- & IF HE DID1 MAYBE HE'D N"E                                         
think anything."                                                                ?9K ANY?+40                                                                     
  ",Well, if it's pretty dark ,I reckon                                           8,WELL1 IF X'S PRETTY D>K ,I RECKON                                           
,I'll track him. ,I dono -- ,I dono.                                            ,I'LL TRACK HM4 ,I DONO -- ,I DONO4                                             
,I'll try."                                                                     ,I'LL TRY40                                                                     
  ",You bet ,I'll follow him, if it's dark,                                       8,Y BET ,I'LL FOLL[ HM1 IF X'S D>K1                                           
,Huck. ,Why, he might 'a' found out he couldn't                                 ,HUCK4 ,:Y1 HE MI<T ,8A0' F.D \ HE CDN'T                                        
get his revenge, and be going right after that money."                          GET 8 REV5GE1 & 2 GO+ "R AF T M"OY40                                            
  ",It's so, ,Tom, it's so. ,I'll foller him;                                     8,X'S S1 ,TOM1 X'S S4 ,I'LL FOLL] HM2                                         
,I will, by jingoes!"                                                           ,I W1 0J+OES60                                                                  
  ",Now you're ,,TALKING! ,Don't you ever weaken,                                 8,N[ Y'RE ,,TALK+6 ,DON'T Y "E W1K51                                          
,Huck, and ,I won't."                                                           ,HUCK1 & ,I WON'T40                                                             
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXVIII                                                              ,,*APT] ,,XXVIII                                                              
  ,,THAT night ,Tom and ,Huck were ready                                          ,,T NI<T ,TOM & ,HUCK 7 R1DY                                                  
  for their adventure. ,They hung about                                           = _! ADV5TURE4 ,!Y HUNG AB                                                    
  the neighborhood of the tavern until                                            ! NEI<BORHOOD (! TAV]N UNTIL                                                  
  after nine, one watching the alley at a                                         AF N9E1 "O WAT*+ ! ALLEY AT A                                                 
distance and the other the tavern door.         #272                            4T.E &! O!R ! TAV]N DOOR4         #BGB                                          
  ,Nobody entered the alley or left it; no-                                       ,NOBODY 5T]$ ! ALLEY OR LEFT X2 NO-                                           
  body resembling the ,Spaniard entered or left                                   BODY RESEMBL+ ! ,SPANI>D 5T]$ OR LEFT                                         
the tavern door. ,The night promised to be a fair                               ! TAV]N DOOR4 ,! NI<T PROMIS$ 6BE A FAIR                                        
one; so ,Tom went home with the understanding that if a                         "O2 S ,TOM W5T HOME )! "U/&+ T IF A                                             
consider- able degree of darkness came on, ,Huck                                3SID]- A# DEGREE ( D>K;S CAME ON1 ,HUCK                                         
was to come and "maow," whereupon he would slip out and try the                 0 6-E & 8MA[10 ":^U HE WD SLIP \ & TRY !                                        
keys. ,But the night remained clear, and ,Huck                                  KEYS4 ,B ! NI<T REMA9$ CLE>1 & ,HUCK                                            
closed his watch and retired to bed in an empty                                 CLOS$ 8 WAT* & RETIR$ 6B$ 9 AN EMPTY                                            
sugar hogshead about twelve.                                                    SUG> HOGSH1D AB TWELVE4                                                         
  ,Tuesday the boys had the same ill luck. ,Also                                  ,TUES"D ! BOYS _H ! SAME ILL LUCK4 ,AL                                        
,Wednesday. ,But ,Thursday night promised better.                               ,W$NES"D4 ,B ,?URS"D NI<T PROMIS$ BETT]4                                        
,Tom slipped out in good season with his aunt's old                             ,TOM SLIPP$ \ 9 GD S1SON ) 8 AUNT'S OLD                                         
tin lantern, and a large towel to blindfold it with. ,He                        T9 LANT]N1 &A L>GE T[EL 6BLFOLD X )4 ,HE                                        
hid the lantern in ,Huck's sugar hogshead and the                               HID ! LANT]N 9 ,HUCK'S SUG> HOGSH1D &!                                          
watch began. ,An hour before midnight the tavern                                WAT* 2GAN4 ,AN H\R 2F MIDNI<T ! TAV]N                                           
closed up and its lights (the only ones thereabouts) were                       CLOS$ UP & XS LI<TS 7! ONLY "OS "!ABS7 7                                        
put out. ,No ,Spaniard had been seen. ,Nobody                                   PUT \4 ,NO ,SPANI>D _H BE5 SE54 ,NOBODY                                         
had entered or left the alley. ,Everything was auspi-                           _H 5T]$ OR LEFT ! ALLEY4 ,"EY?+ 0 AUSPI-                                        
cious. ,The blackness of darkness reigned, the                                  CI\S4 ,! BLACK;S ( D>K;S REIGN$1 !                                              
perfect stillness was interrupted only by occasional                            P]FECT /ILL;S 0 9T]RUPT$ ONLY 0O3A.NAL                                          
mutterings of distant thunder.                                                  MUTT]+S ( 4TANT ?"U4                                                            
  ,Tom got his lantern, lit it in the hogshead,                                   ,TOM GOT 8 LANT]N1 LIT X 9 ! HOGSH1D1                                         
wrapped it closely in the towel, and the two                                    WRAPP$ X CLOSELY 9 ! T[EL1 &! TWO                                               
adventurers crept in the gloom toward the tavern.                               ADV5TUR]S CREPT 9 ! GLOOM T[>D ! TAV]N4                                         
,Huck stood sentry and ,Tom felt his      #273                                  ,HUCK /OOD S5TRY & ,TOM FELT 8      #BGC                                        
way into the alley. ,Then there was a season of waiting                         WAY 96! ALLEY4 ,!N "! 0 A S1SON ( WAIT+                                         
anxiety that weighed upon ,Huck's spirits like a                                ANXIETY T WEI<$ ^U ,HUCK'S _SS L A                                              
mountain. ,He began to wish he could see a flash from                           M.TA94 ,HE 2GAN 6WI% HE CD SEE A FLA% F                                         
the lantern -- it would frighten him, but it would at least                     ! LANT]N -- X WD F"R5 HM1 B X WD AT L1/                                         
tell him that ,Tom was alive yet. ,It seemed                                    TELL HM T ,TOM 0 ALIVE YET4 ,X SEEM$                                            
hours since ,Tom had disappeared. ,Surely he must                               H\RS S9CE ,TOM _H 4APPE>$4 ,SURELY HE M/                                        
have fainted; maybe he was dead; maybe his heart had                            H FA9T$2 MAYBE HE 0 D1D2 MAYBE 8 HE>T _H                                        
burst under terror and excitement. ,In his uneasiness                           BUR/ "U T]ROR & EXCITE;T4 ,9 8 UNEASI;S                                         
,Huck found himself drawing closer and closer to the                            ,HUCK F.D HMF DRAW+ CLOS] & CLOS] 6!                                            
alley; fearing all sorts of dreadful things, and                                ALLEY2 FE>+ ALL SORTS ( DR1D;L ?+S1 &                                           
momentarily expecting some catastrophe to happen that                           MO;T>ILY EXPECT+ "S CATA/ROPHE 6HAPP5 T                                         
would take away his breath. ,There was not much to take                         WD TAKE AWAY 8 BR1?4 ,"! 0 N M* 6TAKE                                           
away, for he seemed only able to inhale it                                      AWAY1 = HE SEEM$ ONLY A# 69HALE X                                               
by thimblefuls, and his heart would soon wear itself out, the                   0?IM#;LS1 & 8 HE>T WD SOON WE> XF \1 !                                          
way it was beating. ,Suddenly there was a flash of light                        WAY X 0 B1T+4 ,SU45LY "! 0 A FLA% ( LI<T                                        
and ,Tom came tearing by him:                                                   & ,TOM CAME TE>+ 0HM3                                                           
  .                                                                               4                                                                             
  ",Run!" said he; "run, for your life!"                                          8,RUN60 SD HE2 8RUN1 = YR LIFE60                                              
  ,He needn't have repeated it; once was enough;                                  ,HE NE$N'T H REP1T$ X2 ONCE 0 5\<2                                            
,Huck was making thirty or forty miles an hour                                  ,HUCK 0 MAK+ ?IRTY OR =TY MILES AN H\R                                          
before the repetition was uttered. ,The boys never stopped                      2F ! REPETI;N 0 UTT]$4 ,! BOYS N"E /OPP$                                        
till they reached the shed of a deserted slaughter-                             TILL !Y R1*$ ! %$ (A DES]T$ SLAU<T]-                                            
house at the lower end of the village. ,Just as they got                        H\SE AT ! L[] 5D (! VILLAGE4 ,J Z !Y GOT                                        
within its shelter the storm burst and the rain poured down.                    )9 XS %ELT] ! /ORM BUR/ &! RA9 P\R$ D[N4                                        
,As soon as ,Tom got his breath he said:    #274                                ,Z SOON Z ,TOM GOT 8 BR1? HE SD3    #BGD                                        
  ",Huck, it was awful! ,I tried two of the keys,                                 8,HUCK1 X 0 AW;L6 ,I TRI$ TWO (! KEYS1                                        
just as soft as ,I could; but they seemed to make such a                        J Z S(T Z ,I CD2 B !Y SEEM$ 6MAKE S* A                                          
power of racket that ,I couldn't hardly get my                                  P[] ( RACKET T ,I CDN'T H>DLY GET MY                                            
breath ,I was so scared. ,They wouldn't turn in the                             BR1? ,I 0 S SC>$4 ,!Y WDN'T TURN 9 !                                            
lock, either. ,Well, without noticing what ,I was                               LOCK1 EI4 ,WELL1 )\T NOTIC+ :AT ,I 0                                            
doing, ,I took hold of the knob, and open comes the                             DO+1 ,I TOOK HOLD (! KNOB1 & OP5 -ES !                                          
door! ,It warn't locked! ,I hopped in, and                                      DOOR6 ,X W>N'T LOCK$6 ,I HOPP$ IN1 &                                            
shook off the towel, and, ,,GREAT ,,CAESAR'S                                    %OOK (F ! T[EL1 &1 ,,GRT ,,CAES>'S                                              
,,GHOST!"                                                                       ,,<O/60                                                                         
  ",What! -- what'd you see, ,Tom?"                                               8,:AT6 -- :AT'D Y SEE1 ,TOM80                                                 
  ",Huck, ,I most stepped onto ,Injun ,Joe's                                      8,HUCK1 ,I MO/ /EPP$ ONTO ,9JUN ,JOE'S                                        
hand!"                                                                          H&60                                                                            
  ",No!"                                                                          8,NO60                                                                        
  ",Yes! ,He was lying there, sound asleep on the                                 8,YES6 ,HE 0 LY+ "!1 S.D ASLEEP ON !                                          
floor, with his old patch on his eye and his arms                               FLOOR1 ) 8 OLD PAT* ON 8 EYE & 8 >MS                                            
spread out."                                                                    SPR1D \40                                                                       
  ",Lordy, what did you do? ,Did he wake up?"                                     8,"LY1 :AT DID Y D8 ,DID HE WAKE UP80                                         
  ",No, never budged. ,Drunk, ,I reckon. ,I                                       8,NO1 N"E BUDG$4 ,DRUNK1 ,I RECKON4 ,I                                        
just grabbed that towel and started!"                                           J GRA2$ T T[EL & />T$60                                                         
  ",I'd never 'a' thought of the towel, ,I bet!"                                  8,I'D N"E ,8A0' ?"\ (! T[EL1 ,I BET60                                         
  ",Well, ,I would. ,My aunt would make me                                        8,WELL1 ,I WD4 ,MY AUNT WD MAKE ME                                            
mighty sick if ,I lost it."                                                     MI<TY SICK IF ,I LO/ X40                                                        
  ",Say, ,Tom, did you see that box?"                                             8,SAY1 ,TOM1 DID Y SEE T BOX80                                                
  ",Huck, ,I didn't wait to look around. ,I                                       8,HUCK1 ,I DIDN'T WAIT 6LOOK >.D4 ,I                                          
didn't see the box, ,I didn't see the   #275                                    DIDN'T SEE ! BOX1 ,I DIDN'T SEE !   #BGE                                        
cross. ,I didn't see anything but a bottle and a                                CROSS4 ,I DIDN'T SEE ANY?+ B A BOTTLE &A                                        
tin cup on the floor by ,Injun ,Joe; yes, ,I                                    T9 CUP ON ! FLOOR 0,9JUN ,JOE2 YES1 ,I                                          
saw two barrels and lots more bottles in the                                    SAW TWO B>RELS & LOTS M BOTTLES 9 !                                             
room. ,Don't you see, now, what's the matter with                               ROOM4 ,DON'T Y SEE1 N[1 :AT'S ! MATT] )                                         
that ha'nted room?"                                                             T HA'NT$ ROOM80                                                                 
  ",How?"                                                                         8,H[80                                                                        
  ",Why, it's ha'nted with whiskey! ,Maybe                                        8,:Y1 X'S HA'NT$ ) :ISKEY6 ,MAYBE                                             
,,ALL the ,Temperance ,Taverns have got a ha'nted                               ,,ALL ! ,TEMP].E ,TAV]NS H GOT A HA'NT$                                         
room, hey, ,Huck?"                                                              ROOM1 HEY1 ,HUCK80                                                              
  ",Well, ,I reckon maybe that's so. ,Who'd                                       8,WELL1 ,I RECKON MAYBE T'S S4 ,:O'D                                          
'a' thought such a thing? ,But say, ,Tom, now's a                               ,8A0' ?"\ S* A ?+8 ,B SAY1 ,TOM1 N['S A                                         
mighty good time to get that box, if ,Injun ,Joe's                              MI<TY GD "T 6GET T BOX1 IF ,9JUN ,JOE'S                                         
drunk."                                                                         DRUNK40                                                                         
  ",It is, that! ,You try it!"                                                    8,X IS1 T6 ,Y TRY X60                                                         
  ,Huck shuddered.                                                                ,HUCK %U4]$4                                                                  
  ",Well, no -- ,I reckon not."                                                   8,WELL1 NO -- ,I RECKON N40                                                   
  ",And ,I reckon not, ,Huck. ,Only one                                           8,& ,I RECKON N1 ,HUCK4 ,ONLY "O                                              
bottle along- side of ,Injun ,Joe ain't enough.                                 BOTTLE AL;G- SIDE ( ,9JUN ,JOE A9'T 5\<4                                        
,If there'd been three, he'd be drunk enough and ,I'd                           ,IF "!'D BE5 ?REE1 HE'D 2 DRUNK 5 & ,I'D                                        
do it."                                                                         D X40                                                                           
  ,There was a long pause for reflection, and then                                ,"! 0 A L;G PAUSE = REFLEC;N1 & !N                                            
,Tom said:                                                                      ,TOM SD3                                                                        
  ",Lookyhere, ,Huck, less not try that thing any                                 8,LOOKY"H1 ,HUCK1 LESS N TRY T ?+ ANY                                         
more till we know ,Injun ,Joe's not in there. ,It's                             M TILL WE "K ,9JUN ,JOE'S N 9 "!4 ,X'S                                          
too scary. ,Now, if we watch every night,   #276                                TOO SC>Y4 ,N[1 IF WE WAT* E NI<T1   #BGF                                        
we'll be dead sure to see him go out, some time or                              WE'LL 2 D1D SURE 6SEE HM G \1 "S "T OR                                          
other, and then we'll snatch that box quicker'n                                 O!R1 & !N WE'LL SNAT* T BOX QK]'N                                               
lightning."                                                                     LI<TN+40                                                                        
  ",Well, ,I'm agreed. ,I'll watch the whole                                      8,WELL1 ,I'M AGRE$4 ,I'LL WAT* ! :OLE                                         
night long, and ,I'll do it every night, too, if                                NI<T L;G1 & ,I'LL D X E NI<T1 TOO1 IF                                           
you'll do the other part of the job."                                           Y'LL D ! O!R "P (! JOB40                                                        
  ",All right, ,I will. ,All you got to do is to trot                             8,ALL "R1 ,I W4 ,ALL Y GOT 6D IS 6TROT                                        
up ,Hooper ,Street a block and maow -- and if                                   UP ,HOOP] ,/REET A BLOCK & MA[ -- & IF                                          
,I'm asleep, you throw some gravel at the window and                            ,I'M ASLEEP1 Y ?R[ "S GRAVEL AT ! W9D[ &                                        
that'll fetch me."                                                              T'LL FET* ME40                                                                  
  ",Agreed, and good as wheat!"                                                   8,AGRE$1 & GD Z :1T60                                                         
  ",Now, ,Huck, the storm's over, and ,I'll go                                    8,N[1 ,HUCK1 ! /ORM'S OV]1 & ,I'LL G                                          
home. ,It'll begin to be daylight in a couple of                                HOME4 ,X'LL 2G9 6BE "DLI<T 9 A C\PLE (                                          
hours. ,You go back and watch that long, will you?"                             H\RS4 ,Y G BACK & WAT* T L;G1 W Y80                                             
  ",I said ,I would, ,Tom, and ,I will. ,I'll                                     8,I SD ,I WD1 ,TOM1 & ,I W4 ,I'LL                                             
ha'nt that tavern every night for a year! ,I'll sleep                           HA'NT T TAV]N E NI<T =A YE>6 ,I'LL SLEEP                                        
all day and ,I'll stand watch all night."                                       ALL "D & ,I'LL /& WAT* ALL NI<T40                                               
  ",That's all right. ,Now, where you going to sleep?"                            8,T'S ALL "R4 ,N[1 ": Y GO+ 6SLEEP80                                          
  ",In ,Ben ,Rogers' hayloft. ,He lets me,                                        8,9 ,B5 ,ROG]S' HAYL(T4 ,HE LETS ME1                                          
and so does his pap's nigger man, ,Uncle ,Jake.                                 & S DOES 8 PAP'S NI7] MAN1 ,UNCLE ,JAKE4                                        
,I tote water for ,Uncle ,Jake whenever he                                      ,I TOTE WAT] = ,UNCLE ,JAKE :5"E HE                                             
wants me to, and any time ,I ask him he gives                                   WANTS ME TO1 & ANY "T ,I ASK HM HE GIVES                                        
me a little something to eat if he can spare it. ,That's a                      ME A LL "S?+ 6EAT IF HE C SP>E X4 ,T'S A                                        
mighty good nigger, ,Tom. ,He likes me, becuz                                   MI<TY GD NI7]1 ,TOM4 ,HE LIKES ME1 2CUZ                                         
,I don't ever act as if ,I was above him.   #277                                ,I DON'T "E ACT Z IF ,I 0 ABV HM4   #BGG                                        
,Sometime ,I've set right down and eat ,,WITH HIM. ,But                         ,"S"T ,I'VE SET "R D[N & EAT ,,) HM4 ,B                                         
you needn't tell that. ,A body's got to do things when                          Y NE$N'T TELL T4 ,A BODY'S GOT 6D ?+S :5                                        
he's awful hungry he wouldn't want to do as a                                   HE'S AW;L HUNGRY HE WDN'T WANT 6D Z A                                           
steady thing."                                                                  /1DY ?+40                                                                       
  ",Well, if ,I don't want you in the daytime,                                    8,WELL1 IF ,I DON'T WANT Y 9 ! "D"T1                                          
,I'll let you sleep. ,I won't come bothering                                    ,I'LL LET Y SLEEP4 ,I WON'T -E BO!R+                                            
around. ,Any time you see something's up, in the night,                         >.D4 ,ANY "T Y SEE "S?+'S UP1 9 ! NI<T1                                         
just skip right around and maow."                                               J SKIP "R >.D & MA[40                                                           
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXIX                                                                ,,*APT] ,,XXIX                                                                
  ,,THE first thing ,Tom heard on ,Friday                                         ,,! F/ ?+ ,TOM HE>D ON ,FRI"D                                                 
  morning was a glad piece of news --                                             MORN+ 0 A GLAD PIECE ( NEWS --                                                
  ,Judge ,Thatcher's family had come back                                         ,JUDGE ,?AT*]'S FAMILY _H -E BACK                                             
  to town the night before. ,Both ,Injun                                          6T[N ! NI<T 2F4 ,BO? ,9JUN                                                    
  ,Joe and the treasure sunk into second-                                         ,JOE &! TR1SURE SUNK 96SECOND-                                                
  ary importance for a moment, and ,Becky                                         >Y IMPORT.E =A MO;T1 & ,BECKY                                                 
  took the chief place in the boy's interest. ,He                                 TOOK ! *IEF PLACE 9 ! BOY'S 9T]E/4 ,HE                                        
saw her and they had an exhausting good time playing                            SAW H] & !Y _H AN EXHAU/+ GD "T PLAY+                                           
"hi- spy" and "gully-keeper" with a crowd of their                              8HI- SPY0 & 8GULLY-KEEP]0 )A CR[D ( _!                                          
school- mates. ,The day was completed and crowned in a                          S*OOL- MATES4 ,! "D 0 -PLET$ & CR[N$ 9 A                                        
pe- culiarly satisfactory way: ,Becky                                           PE- CULI>LY SATISFACTORY WAY3 ,BECKY                                            
teased her mother to appoint the next day for the                               T1S$ H] "M 6APPO9T ! NEXT "D =!                                                 
long-promised and long- delayed picnic, and she                                 L;G-PROMIS$ & L;G- DELAY$ PICNIC1 & %E                                          
consented. ,The child's delight was boundless; and ,Tom's not                   3S5T$4 ,! *'S DELI<T 0 B.D.S2 & ,TOM'S N                                        
more moderate. ,The invitations were sent out before sunset,                    M MOD]ATE4 ,! 9VIT,NS 7 S5T \ 2F SUNSET1                                        
and straightway the young folks of the village   #278                           & /RAI<TWAY ! "Y FOLKS (! VILLAGE   #BGH                                        
were thrown into a fever of preparation and pleasurable                         7 ?R[N 96A FEV] ( PREP>,N & PL1SURA#                                            
anticipation. ,Tom's excitement enabled him to keep                             ANTICIP,N4 ,TOM'S EXCITE;T 5A#D HM 6KEEP                                        
awake until a pretty late hour, and he had                                      AWAKE UNTIL A PRETTY LATE H\R1 & HE _H                                          
good hopes of hearing ,Huck's "maow," and of having his                         GD HOPES ( HE>+ ,HUCK'S 8MA[10 &( HAV+ 8                                        
treasure to astonish ,Becky and the picnickers with,                            TR1SURE 6A/ONI% ,BECKY &! PICNICK]S )1                                          
next day; but he was dis- appointed. ,No signal                                 NEXT "D2 B HE 0 DIS- APPO9T$4 ,NO SIGNAL                                        
came that night.                                                                CAME T NI<T4                                                                    
  ,Morning came, eventually, and by ten or eleven                                 ,MORN+ CAME1 EV5TU,Y1 & 0T5 OR ELEV5                                          
o'clock a giddy and rollicking company were gathered at                         O'C A GI4Y & ROLLICK+ -PANY 7 GA!R$ AT                                          
,Judge ,Thatcher's, and everything was ready for a start.                       ,JUDGE ,?AT*]'S1 & "EY?+ 0 R1DY =A />T4                                         
,It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics                    ,X 0 N ! CU/OM = ELD]LY P 6M> ! PICNICS                                         
with their presence. ,The children were considered safe enough under the        ) _! PRES;E4 ,! *N 7 3SID]$ SAFE 5 "U !                                         
wings of a few young ladies of eighteen and a few young                         W+S (A FEW "Y LADIES ( EI<TE5 &A FEW "Y                                         
gentlemen of twenty-three or thereabouts. ,The old                              G5TLEM5 ( TW5TY-?REE OR "!ABS4 ,! OLD                                           
steam ferry- boat was chartered for the occasion;                               /1M F]RY- BOAT 0 *>T]$ =! O3A.N2                                                
presently the gay throng filed up the main street                               PRES5TLY ! GAY ?R;G FIL$ UP ! MA9 /REET                                         
laden with provision- baskets. ,Sid was sick and                                LAD5 ) PROVI.N- BASKETS4 ,SID 0 SICK &                                          
had to miss the fun; ,Mary remained at home                                     _H 6MISS ! FUN2 ,M>Y REMA9$ AT HOME                                             
to entertain him. ,The last thing ,Mrs. ,Thatcher said                          65T]TA9 HM4 ,! LA/ ?+ ,MRS4 ,?AT*] SD                                           
to ,Becky, was:                                                                 6,BECKY1 WAS3                                                                   
  ",You'll not get back till late. ,Perhaps you'd                                 8,Y'LL N GET BACK TILL LATE4 ,P]H Y'D                                         
better stay all night with some of the girls that live                          BETT] /AY ALL NI<T ) "S (! GIRLS T LIVE                                         
near the ferry-landing, child."                                                 NE> ! F]RY-L&+1 *40                                                             
  ",Then ,I'll stay with ,Susy ,Harper, mamma."                                   8,!N ,I'LL /AY ) ,SUSY ,H>P]1 MAMMA40                                         
",Very well. ,And mind and behave yourself and    #279                          8,V WELL4 ,& M9D & 2HAVE YRF &    #BGI                                          
don't be any trouble."                                                          DON'T 2 ANY TR\#40                                                              
  ,Presently, as they tripped along, ,Tom said                                    ,PRES5TLY1 Z !Y TRIPP$ AL;G1 ,TOM SD                                          
to ,Becky:                                                                      6,BECKY3                                                                        
  ",Say -- ,I'll tell you what we'll do.                                          8,SAY -- ,I'LL TELL Y :AT WE'LL D4                                            
',Stead of going to ,Joe ,Harper's we'll climb                                  ',/1D ( GO+ 6,JOE ,H>P]'S WE'LL CLIMB                                           
right up the hill and stop at the ,Widow ,Douglas'.                             "R UP ! HILL & /OP AT ! ,WID[ ,D\GLAS'4                                         
,She'll have ice-cream! ,She has it most every day --                           ,%E'LL H ICE-CR1M6 ,%E HAS X MO/ E "D --                                        
dead loads of it. ,And she'll be awful glad to have                             D1D LOADS ( X4 ,& %E'LL 2 AW;L GLAD 6H                                          
us."                                                                            U40                                                                             
  ",Oh, that will be fun!"                                                        8,OH1 T W 2 FUN60                                                             
  ,Then ,Becky reflected a moment and said:                                       ,!N ,BECKY REFLECT$ A MO;T & SD3                                              
  ",But what will mamma say?"                                                     8,B :AT W MAMMA SAY80                                                         
  ",How'll she ever know?"                                                        8,H['LL %E "E "K80                                                            
  ,The girl turned the idea over in her mind, and                                 ,! GIRL TURN$ ! IDEA OV] 9 H] M9D1 &                                          
said reluctantly:                                                               SD RELUCTANTLY3                                                                 
  ",I reckon it's wrong -- but --"                                                8,I RECKON X'S WR;G -- B --0                                                  
  ",But shucks! ,Your mother won't know, and so what's                            8,B %UCKS6 ,YR "M WON'T "K1 & S :AT'S                                         
the harm? ,All she wants is that you'll be safe; and                            ! H>M8 ,ALL %E WANTS IS T Y'LL 2 SAFE2 &                                        
,I bet you she'd 'a' said go there if she'd                                     ,I BET Y %E'D ,8A0' SD G "! IF %E'D                                             
'a' thought of it. ,I know she would!"                                          ,8A0' ?"\ ( X4 ,I "K %E WD60                                                    
  ,The ,Widow ,Douglas' splendid hospitality was                                  ,! ,WID[ ,D\GLAS' SPL5DID HOSPITAL;Y 0                                        
a tempting bait. ,It and ,Tom's persuasions                                     A TEMPT+ BAIT4 ,X & ,TOM'S P]SUA.NS                                             
presently carried the day. ,So it was decided to say                            PRES5TLY C>RI$ ! "D4 ,S X 0 DECID$ 6SAY                                         
nothing anybody about the night's programme.                                    NO?+ ANYBODY AB ! NI<T'S PROGRAMME4                                             
,Presently it occurred to ,Tom that maybe    #280                               ,PRES5TLY X O3URR$ 6,TOM T MAYBE    #BHJ                                        
,Huck might come this very night and give the signal.                           ,HUCK MI<T -E ? V NI<T & GIVE ! SIGNAL4                                         
,The thought took a deal of the spirit out of his                               ,! ?"\ TOOK A D1L (! _S \ ( 8                                                   
anticipations. ,Still he could not bear to give up the                          ANTICIP,NS4 ,/ HE CD N BE> 6GIVE UP !                                           
fun at ,Widow ,Douglas'. ,And why should he give                                FUN AT ,WID[ ,D\GLAS'4 ,& :Y %D HE GIVE                                         
it up, he reasoned -- the signal did not come the                               X UP1 HE R1SON$ -- ! SIGNAL DID N -E !                                          
night before, so why should it be any more likely to come                       NI<T 2F1 S :Y %D X 2 ANY M LIKELY 6-E                                           
tonight? ,The sure fun of the evening outweighed the                            TN8 ,! SURE FUN (! EV5+ \TWEI<$ !                                               
uncertain treasure; and, boy- like, he determined                               UNC]TA9 TR1SURE2 &1 BOY- L1 HE DET]M9$                                          
to yield to the stronger inclination and not allow himself to think             6YIELD 6! /R;G] 9CL9,N & N ALL[ HMF 6?9K                                        
of the box of money another time that day.                                      (! BOX ( M"OY ANO!R "T T "D4                                                    
  ,Three miles below town the ferryboat stopped at                                ,?REE MILES 2L T[N ! F]RYBOAT /OPP$ AT                                        
the mouth of a woody hollow and tied up. ,The crowd                             ! M\? (A WOODY HOLL[ & TI$ UP4 ,! CR[D                                          
swarmed ashore and soon the forest distances and craggy                         SW>M$ A%ORE & SOON ! =E/ 4T.ES & CRA7Y                                          
heights echoed far and near with shoutings and laughter.                        HEI<TS E*O$ F> & NE> ) %\T+S & LAU<T]4                                          
,All the different ways of getting hot and tired were                           ,ALL ! DI6]5T WAYS ( GETT+ HOT & TIR$ 7                                         
gone through with, and by-and-by the rovers straggled back                      G"O "? )1 & BY-&-BY ! ROV]S /RA7L$ BACK                                         
to camp fortified with responsible appetites, and then                          6CAMP =TIFI$ ) RESPONSI# APPETITES1 & !N                                        
the destruction of the good things began. ,After the feast there                ! DE/RUC;N (! GD ?+S 2GAN4 ,AF ! F1/ "!                                         
was a refreshing season of rest and chat in the shade of                        0 A REFRE%+ S1SON ( RE/ & *AT 9 ! %ADE (                                        
spreading oaks. ,By- and -by somebody shouted:                                  SPR1D+ OAKS4 ,BY- & -BY "SBODY %\T$3                                            
  ",Who's ready for the cave?"                                                    8,:O'S R1DY =! CAVE80                                                         
  ,Everybody was. ,Bundles of candles were                                        ,"EYBODY WAS4 ,BUNDLES ( C&LES 7                                              
procured, and straightway there was a general scamper                           PROCUR$1 & /RAI<TWAY "! 0 A G5]AL SCAMP]                                        
up the hill. ,The mouth of the cave was up the                                  UP ! HILL4 ,! M\? (! CAVE 0 UP !                                                
hillside -- an opening shaped like a letter     #281                            HILLSIDE -- AN OP5+ %AP$ L A LR     #BHA                                        
,A. ,Its massive oaken door stood unbarred.                                     ,A4 ,XS MASSIVE OAK5 DOOR /OOD UNB>R$4                                          
,Within was a small chamber, chilly as an                                       ,)9 0 A SMALL *AMB]1 *ILLY Z AN                                                 
ice-house, and walled by ,Nature with solid                                     ICE-H\SE1 & WALL$ 0,NATURE ) SOLID                                              
limestone that was dewy with a cold sweat. ,It was                              LIME/"O T 0 DEWY )A COLD SW1T4 ,X 0                                             
romantic and mysterious to stand here in the deep gloom                         ROMANTIC & MY/]I\S 6/& "H 9 ! DEEP GLOOM                                        
and look out upon the green valley shining in the sun.                          & LOOK \ ^U ! GRE5 VALLEY %9+ 9 ! SUN4                                          
,But the impressiveness of the situation quickly wore                           ,B ! IMPRESSIVE;S (! SITU,N QKLY WORE                                           
off, and the romping began again. ,The moment a candle was                      (F1 &! ROMP+ 2GAN AG4 ,! MO;T A C&LE 0                                          
lighted there was a general rush upon the owner of it; a                        LI<T$ "! 0 A G5]AL RU% ^U ! [N] ( X2 A                                          
struggle and a gallant defence followed, but the candle                         /RU7LE &A GALLANT DEF;E FOLL[$1 B ! C&LE                                        
was soon knocked down or blown out, and then there was a                        0 SOON KNOCK$ D[N OR BL[N \1 & !N "! 0 A                                        
glad clamor of laughter and a new chase. ,But all                               GLAD CLAMOR ( LAU<T] &A NEW *ASE4 ,B ALL                                        
things have an end. ,By-and- by the procession went filing                      ?+S H AN 5D4 ,BY-&- 0! PROCES.N W5T FIL+                                        
down the steep descent of the main avenue, the                                  D[N ! /EEP DESC5T (! MA9 AV5UE1 !                                               
flickering rank of lights dimly revealing the lofty                             FLICK]+ RANK ( LI<TS DIMLY REV1L+ ! L(TY                                        
walls of rock almost to their point of junction sixty                           WALLS ( ROCK ALM 6_! PO9T ( JUNC;N SIXTY                                        
feet overhead. ,This main avenue was not more than eight                        FEET OV]H1D4 ,? MA9 AV5UE 0 N M ?AN EI<T                                        
or ten feet wide. ,Every few steps other lofty and                              OR T5 FEET WIDE4 ,E FEW /EPS O!R L(TY &                                         
still narrower crevices branched from it on either hand --                      / N>R[] CREVICES BRAN*$ F X ON EI H& --                                         
for ,Mc,Dougal's cave was but a vast labyrinth of                               = ,MC,D\GAL'S CAVE 0 B A VA/ LABYR9? (                                          
crooked aisles that ran into each other and out again and                       CROOK$ AISLES T RAN 96EA* O!R & \ AG &                                          
led nowhere. ,It was said that one might wander days and                        L$ NO":4 ,X 0 SD T "O MI<T W&] "DS &                                            
nights together through its intricate tangle of rifts                           NI<TS TGR "? XS 9TRICATE TANGLE ( RIFTS                                         
and chasms, and never find the end of the cave; and that he                     & *ASMS1 & N"E F9D ! 5D (! CAVE2 & T HE                                         
might go down, and down, and still down, into the     #282                      MI<T G D[N1 & D[N1 & / D[N1 96!     #BHB                                        
earth, and it was just the same -- labyrinth under                              E>?1 & X 0 J ! SAME -- LABYR9? "U                                               
labyrinth, and no end to any of them. ,No man                                   LABYR9?1 & NO 5D 6ANY ( !M4 ,NO MAN                                             
"knew" the cave. ,That was an impossible thing. ,Most                           8KNEW0 ! CAVE4 ,T 0 AN IMPOSSI# ?+4 ,MO/                                        
of the young men knew a portion of it, and it was not                           (! "Y M5 KNEW A POR;N ( X1 & X 0 N                                              
customary to venture much beyond this known portion. ,Tom                       CU/OM>Y 6V5TURE M* 2Y ? "KN POR;N4 ,TOM                                         
,Sawyer knew as much of the cave as any one.                                    ,SAWY] KNEW Z M* (! CAVE Z ANY "O4                                              
  ,The procession moved along the main avenue some                                ,! PROCES.N MOV$ AL;G ! MA9 AV5UE "S                                          
three-quarters of a mile, and then groups and couples                           ?REE-QU>T]S (A MILE1 & !N GR\PS & C\PLES                                        
began to slip aside into branch avenues, fly                                    2GAN 6SLIP ASIDE 96BRAN* AV5UES1 FLY                                            
along the dismal corridors, and take each other                                 AL;G ! 4MAL CORRIDORS1 & TAKE EA* O!R                                           
by surprise at points where the corridors joined                                0SURPRISE AT PO9TS ": ! CORRIDORS JO9$                                          
again. ,Parties were able to elude each other for the space                     AG4 ,"PIES 7 A# 6ELUDE EA* O!R =! SPACE                                         
of half an hour without going beyond the "known" ground.                        ( HALF AN H\R )\T GO+ 2Y ! 8"KN0 GR.D4                                          
  ,By-and-by, one group after another came straggling                             ,BY-&-BY1 "O GR\P AF ANO!R CAME /RA7L+                                        
back to the mouth of the cave, panting, hilarious,                              BACK 6! M\? (! CAVE1 PANT+1 HIL>I\S1                                            
smeared from head to foot with tallow drippings, daubed                         SME>$ F H1D 6FOOT ) TALL[ DRIPP+S1 DAUB$                                        
with clay, and entirely delighted with the success of the                       ) CLAY1 & 5TIRELY DELI<T$ )! SU3ESS (!                                          
day. ,Then they were astonished to find that they had been                      "D4 ,!N !Y 7 A/ONI%$ 6F9D T !Y _H BE5                                           
taking no note of time and that night was about at hand.                        TAK+ NO NOTE ( "T & T NI<T 0 AB AT H&4                                          
,The clanging bell had been calling for half an                                 ,! CLANG+ BELL _H BE5 CALL+ = HALF AN                                           
hour. ,However, this sort of close to the day's                                 H\R4 ,H["E1 ? SORT ( CLOSE 6! "D'S                                              
adventures was romantic and there- fore                                         ADV5TURES 0 ROMANTIC & "!- =E                                                   
satisfactory. ,When the ferryboat with her wild                                 SATISFACTORY4 ,:5 ! F]RYBOAT ) H] WILD                                          
freight pushed into the stream, nobody cared sixpence                           FREI<T PU%$ 96! /R1M1 NOBODY C>$ SIXP;E                                         
for the wasted time but the captain of the craft.     #283                      =! WA/$ "T B ! CAPTA9 (! CRAFT4     #BHC                                        
  ,Huck was already upon his watch when the ferry-                                ,HUCK 0 ALR ^U 8 WAT* :5 ! F]RY-                                              
boat's lights went glinting past the wharf. ,He                                 BOAT'S LI<TS W5T GL9T+ PA/ ! :>F4 ,HE                                           
heard no noise on board, for the young people were as sub-                      HE>D NO NOISE ON BO>D1 =! "Y P 7 Z SUB-                                         
dued and still as people usually are who are nearly tired                       DU$ & / Z P USU,Y >E :O >E NE>LY TIR$                                           
to death. ,He wondered what boat it was, and why she                            6D1?4 ,HE WOND]$ :AT BOAT X WAS1 & :Y %E                                        
did not stop at the wharf -- and then he dropped her                            DID N /OP AT ! :>F -- & !N HE DROPP$ H]                                         
out of his mind and put his attention upon his business. ,The                   \ ( 8 M9D & PUT 8 ATT5;N ^U 8 BUSI;S4 ,!                                        
night was growing cloudy and dark. ,Ten o'clock came,                           NI<T 0 GR[+ CL\DY & D>K4 ,T5 O'C CAME1                                          
and the noise of vehicles ceased, scattered lights                              &! NOISE ( VEHICLES C1S$1 SCATT]$ LI<TS                                         
began to wink out, all straggling foot- passengers                              2GAN 6W9K \1 ALL /RA7L+ FOOT- PASS5G]S                                          
disappeared, the village betook itself to its slumbers                          4APPE>$1 ! VILLAGE 2TOOK XF 6XS SLUMB]S                                         
and left the small watcher alone with the silence and the                       & LEFT ! SMALL WAT*] AL"O )! SIL;E &!                                           
ghosts. ,Eleven o'clock came, and the tavern lights were                        <O/S4 ,ELEV5 O'C CAME1 &! TAV]N LI<TS 7                                         
put out; darkness everywhere, now. ,Huck waited what                            PUT \2 D>K;S "EY":1 N[4 ,HUCK WAIT$ :AT                                         
seemed a weary long time, but noth- ing happened.                               SEEM$ A WE>Y L;G "T1 B NO?- 9G HAPP5$4                                          
,His faith was weakening. ,Was there any use? ,Was there                        ,8 FAI? 0 W1K5+4 ,0 "! ANY USE8 ,0 "!                                           
really any use? ,Why not give it up and turn in?                                RE,Y ANY USE8 ,:Y N GIVE X UP & TURN IN8                                        
  ,A noise fell upon his ear. ,He was all                                         ,A NOISE FELL ^U 8 E>4 ,HE 0 ALL                                              
attention in an instant. ,The alley door closed                                 ATT5;N 9 AN 9/ANT4 ,! ALLEY DOOR CLOS$                                          
softly. ,He sprang to the corner of the brick                                   S(TLY4 ,HE SPRANG 6! CORN] (! BRICK                                             
store. ,The next moment two men brushed by him, and                             /ORE4 ,! NEXT MO;T TWO M5 BRU%$ 0HM1 &                                          
one seemed to have something under his arm. ,It must be that box!               "O SEEM$ 6H "S?+ "U 8 >M4 ,X M/ 2 T BOX6                                        
,So they were going to remove the treasure. ,Why call                           ,S !Y 7 GO+ 6REMOVE ! TR1SURE4 ,:Y CALL                                         
,Tom now? ,It would be absurd -- the men would get                              ,TOM N[8 ,X WD 2 ABSURD -- ! M5 WD GET                                          
away with the box and never be found again. ,No,    #284                        AWAY )! BOX & N"E 2 F.D AG4 ,NO1    #BHD                                        
he would stick to their wake and follow them; he would                          HE WD /ICK 6_! WAKE & FOLL[ !M2 HE WD                                           
trust to the darkness for security from discovery. ,So                          TRU/ 6! D>K;S = SECUR;Y F 4COV]Y4 ,S                                            
communing with himself, ,Huck stepped out and glided along                      -MUN+ ) HMF1 ,HUCK /EPP$ \ & GLID$ AL;G                                         
behind the men, cat-like, with bare feet, allowing them                         2H ! M51 CAT-LIKE1 ) B>E FEET1 ALL[+ !M                                         
to keep just far enough ahead not to be invisible.                              6KEEP J F> 5 AH1D N 6BE 9VISI#4                                                 
  ,They moved up the river street three blocks,                                   ,!Y MOV$ UP ! RIV] /REET ?REE BLOCKS1                                         
then turned to the left up a cross-street. ,They                                !N TURN$ 6! LEFT UP A CROSS-/REET4 ,!Y                                          
went straight ahead, then, until they came to the                               W5T /RAI<T AH1D1 !N1 UNTIL !Y CAME 6!                                           
path that led up ,Cardiff ,Hill; this they took.                                PA? T L$ UP ,C>DIFF ,HILL2 ? !Y TOOK4                                           
,They passed by the old ,Welshman's house,                                      ,!Y PASS$ 0! OLD ,WEL%MAN'S H\SE1                                               
half-way up the hill, without hesi- tating, and still                           HALF-WAY UP ! HILL1 )\T HESI- TAT+1 & /                                         
climbed upward. ,Good, thought ,Huck, they will bury                            CLIMB$ UPW>D4 ,GD1 ?"\ ,HUCK1 !Y W BURY                                         
it in the old quarry. ,But they never stopped at the                            X 9 ! OLD QU>RY4 ,B !Y N"E /OPP$ AT !                                           
quarry. ,They passed on, up the sum- mit. ,They                                 QU>RY4 ,!Y PASS$ ON1 UP ! SUM- MIT4 ,!Y                                         
plunged into the narrow path between the tall sumach                            PLUNG$ 96! N>R[ PA? 2T ! TALL SUMA*                                             
bushes, and were at once hidden in the gloom. ,Huck                             BU%ES1 & 7 AT ONCE HI45 9 ! GLOOM4 ,HUCK                                        
closed up and shortened his distance, now, for they would                       CLOS$ UP & %ORT5$ 8 4T.E1 N[1 = !Y WD                                           
never be able to see him. ,He trotted along awhile;                             N"E 2 A# 6SEE HM4 ,HE TROTT$ AL;G A:ILE2                                        
then slackened his pace, fearing he was gaining too                             !N SLACK5$ 8 PACE1 FE>+ HE 0 GA9+ TOO                                           
fast; moved on a piece, then stopped altogether;                                FA/2 MOV$ ON A PIECE1 !N /OPP$ ALT2                                             
listened; no sound; none, save that he seemed to hear                           LI/5$2 NO S.D2 N"O1 SAVE T HE SEEM$ 6HE>                                        
the beating of his own heart. ,The hooting of an owl                            ! B1T+ ( 8 [N HE>T4 ,! HOOT+ ( AN [L                                            
came over the hill -- ominous sound! ,But no                                    CAME OV] ! HILL -- OM9\S S.D6 ,B NO                                             
footsteps. ,Heavens, was everything lost! ,He was about                         FOOT/EPS4 ,H1V5S1 0 "EY?+ LO/6 ,HE 0 AB                                         
to spring with winged feet, when a man cleared    #285                          6SPR+ ) W+$ FEET1 :5 A MAN CLE>$    #BHE                                        
his throat not four feet from him! ,Huck's heart                                8 ?ROAT N F\R FEET F HM6 ,HUCK'S HE>T                                           
shot into his throat, but he swallowed it again; and then                       %OT 96HIS ?ROAT1 B HE SWALL[$ X AG2 & !N                                        
he stood there shaking as if a dozen agues had                                  HE /OOD "! %AK+ Z IF A DOZ5 AGUES _H                                            
taken charge of him at once, and so weak that he thought                        TAK5 *>GE ( HM AT ONCE1 & S W1K T HE ?"\                                        
he must surely fall to the ground. ,He knew where                               HE M/ SURELY FALL 6! GR.D4 ,HE KNEW ":                                          
he was. ,He knew he was within five steps of the                                HE WAS4 ,HE KNEW HE 0 )9 FIVE /EPS (!                                           
stile leading into ,Widow ,Douglas' grounds. ,Very                              /ILE L1D+ 96,WID[ ,D\GLAS' GR.DS4 ,V                                            
well, he thought, let them bury it there; it won't                              WELL1 HE ?"\1 LET !M BURY X "!2 X WON'T                                         
be hard to find.                                                                2 H>D 6F9D4                                                                     
  ,Now there was a voice -- a very low voice --                                   ,N[ "! 0 A VOICE -- A V L[ VOICE --                                           
,Injun ,Joe's:                                                                  ,9JUN ,JOE'S3                                                                   
  ",Damn her, maybe she's got company --                                          8,DAMN H]1 MAYBE %E'S GOT -PANY --                                            
there's lights, late as it is."                                                 "!'S LI<TS1 LATE Z X IS40                                                       
  ",I can't see any."                                                             8,I C'T SEE ANY40                                                             
  ,This was that stranger's voice -- the stranger of the                          ,? 0 T /RANG]'S VOICE -- ! /RANG] (!                                          
haunted house. ,A deadly chill went to ,Huck's                                  HAUNT$ H\SE4 ,A D1DLY *ILL W5T 6,HUCK'S                                         
heart -- this, then, was the "revenge" job! ,His thought                        HE>T -- ?1 !N1 0 ! 8REV5GE0 JOB6 ,8 ?"\                                         
was, to fly. ,Then he remembered that the ,Widow                                WAS1 6FLY4 ,!N HE REMEMB]$ T ! ,WID[                                            
,Douglas had been kind to him more than once, and                               ,D\GLAS _H BE5 K9D 6HM M ?AN ONCE1 &                                            
maybe these men were going to murder her. ,He wished he                         MAYBE ^! M5 7 GO+ 6MURD] H]4 ,HE WI%$ HE                                        
dared venture to warn her; but he knew he didn't                                D>$ V5TURE 6W>N H]2 B HE KNEW HE DIDN'T                                         
dare -- they might come and catch him. ,He thought all                          D>E -- !Y MI<T -E & CAT* HM4 ,HE ?"\ ALL                                        
this and more in the moment that elapsed between the stranger's                 ? & M 9 ! MO;T T ELAPS$ 2T ! /RANG]'S                                           
remark and ,Injun ,Joe's next -- which was --                                   REM>K & ,9JUN ,JOE'S NEXT -- : 0 --                                             
",Because the bush is in your way. ,Now --    #286                              8,2C ! BU% IS 9 YR WAY4 ,N[ --    #BHF                                          
this way -- now you see, don't you?"                                            ? WAY -- N[ Y SEE1 DON'T Y80                                                    
  ",Yes. ,Well, there ,,IS company there, ,I                                      8,YES4 ,WELL1 "! ,,IS -PANY "!1 ,I                                            
reckon. ,Better give it up."                                                    RECKON4 ,BETT] GIVE X UP40                                                      
  ",Give it up, and ,I just leaving this country forever!                         8,GIVE X UP1 & ,I J L1V+ ? C.TRY ="E6                                         
,Give it up and maybe never have another chance. ,I                             ,GIVE X UP & MAYBE N"E H ANO!R *.E4 ,I                                          
tell you again, as ,I've told you before, ,I don't                              TELL Y AG1 Z ,I'VE TOLD Y 2F1 ,I DON'T                                          
care for her swag -- you may have it. ,But her husband                          C>E = H] SWAG -- Y MAY H X4 ,B H] HUSB&                                         
was rough on me -- many times he was rough on me --                             0 R\< ON ME -- _M "TS HE 0 R\< ON ME --                                         
and mainly he was the justice of the peace that jugged me                       & MA9LY HE 0 ! JU/ICE (! P1CE T JU7$ ME                                         
for a vagrant. ,And that ain't all. ,It ain't a                                 =A VAGRANT4 ,& T A9'T ALL4 ,X A9'T A                                            
millionth part of it! ,He had me ,,HORSEWHIPPED!                                MILLION? "P ( X6 ,HE _H ME ,,HORSE:IPP$6                                        
-- horsewhipped in front of the jail, like a nigger!                            -- HORSE:IPP$ 9 FRONT (! JAIL1 L A NI7]6                                        
-- with all the town looking on! ,,HORSEWHIPPED!                                -- ) ALL ! T[N LOOK+ ON6 ,,HORSE:IPP$6                                          
-- do you understand? ,He took advantage of me and                              -- D Y "U/&8 ,HE TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ME &                                          
died. ,But ,I'll take it out of ,,HER."                                         DI$4 ,B ,I'LL TAKE X \ ( ,,H]40                                                 
  ",Oh, don't kill her! ,Don't do that!"                                          8,OH1 DON'T KILL H]6 ,DON'T D T60                                             
  ",Kill? ,Who said anything about killing? ,I would                              8,KILL8 ,:O SD ANY?+ AB KILL+8 ,I WD                                          
kill ,,HIM if he was here; but not her. ,When you want                          KILL ,,HM IF HE 0 "H2 B N H]4 ,:5 Y WANT                                        
to get revenge on a woman you don't kill her                                    6GET REV5GE ON A WOMAN Y DON'T KILL H]                                          
-- bosh! you go for her looks. ,You slit her                                    -- BO%6 Y G = H] LOOKS4 ,Y SLIT H]                                              
nostrils -- you notch her ears like a sow!"                                     NO/RILS -- Y NOT* H] E>S L A S[60                                               
  ",By ,God, that's --"                                                           8,0,GOD1 T'S --0                                                              
  ",Keep your opinion to yourself! ,It will be safest for                         8,KEEP YR OP9ION 6YRF6 ,X W 2 SAFE/ =                                         
you. ,I'll tie her to the bed. ,If she bleeds                                   Y4 ,I'LL TIE H] 6! B$4 ,IF %E BLE$S                                             
to death, is that my fault? ,I'll not cry,   #287                               6D1?1 IS T MY FAULT8 ,I'LL N CRY1   #BHG                                        
if she does. ,My friend, you'll help me in this thing                           IF %E DOES4 ,MY FR1 Y'LL HELP ME 9 ? ?+                                         
-- for ,,MY sake -- that's why you're here -- ,I                                -- = ,,MY SAKE -- T'S :Y Y'RE "H -- ,I                                          
mightn't be able alone. ,If you flinch, ,I'll                                   MI<TN'T 2 A# AL"O4 ,IF Y FL9*1 ,I'LL                                            
kill you. ,Do you understand that? ,And if ,I have to kill you,                 KILL Y4 ,D Y "U/& T8 ,& IF ,I H 6KILL Y1                                        
,I'll kill her -- and then ,I reckon                                            ,I'LL KILL H] -- & !N ,I RECKON                                                 
nobody'll ever know much about who done this business."                         NOBODY'LL "E "K M* AB :O D"O ? BUSI;S40                                         
  ",Well, if it's got to be done, let's get                                       8,WELL1 IF X'S GOT 6BE D"O1 LET'S GET                                         
at it. ,The quicker the better -- ,I'm all in a                                 AT X4 ,! QK] ! BETT] -- ,I'M ALL 9 A                                            
shiver."                                                                        %IV]40                                                                          
  ",Do it ,,NOW? ,AND COMPANY there? ,Look here --                                8,D X ,,N[8 ,& -PANY "!8 ,LOOK "H --                                          
,I'll get suspicious of you, first thing you know. ,No                          ,I'LL GET SUSPICI\S ( Y1 F/ ?+ Y "K4 ,NO                                        
-- we'll wait till the lights are out -- there's                                -- WE'LL WAIT TILL ! LI<TS >E \ -- "!'S                                         
no hurry."                                                                      NO HURRY40                                                                      
  ,Huck felt that a silence was going to ensue -- a                               ,HUCK FELT T A SIL;E 0 GO+ 65SUE -- A                                         
thing still more awful than any amount of murderous talk;                       ?+ / M AW;L ?AN ANY AM.T ( MURD]\S TALK2                                        
so he held his breath and stepped gingerly back;                                S HE HELD 8 BR1? & /EPP$ G+]LY BACK2                                            
planted his foot carefully and firmly, after                                    PLANT$ 8 FOOT C>E;LLY & FIRMLY1 AF                                              
balancing, one-legged, in a precarious way and almost                           BALANC+1 "O-LE7$1 9 A PREC>I\S WAY & ALM                                        
toppling over, first on one side and then on the other.                         TOPPL+ OV]1 F/ ON "O SIDE & !N ON ! O!R4                                        
,He took another step back, with the same                                       ,HE TOOK ANO!R /EP BACK1 )! SAME                                                
elaboration and the same risks; then another and                                ELABOR,N &! SAME RISKS2 !N ANO!R &                                              
another, and -- a twig snapped under his foot! ,His                             ANO!R1 & -- A TWIG SNAPP$ "U 8 FOOT6 ,8                                         
breath stopped and he listened. ,There was no sound -- the                      BR1? /OPP$ & HE LI/5$4 ,"! 0 NO S.D -- !                                        
stillness was perfect. ,His gratitude was                                       /ILL;S 0 P]FECT4 ,8 GRATITUDE 0                                                 
measureless. ,Now he turned in his          #288                                M1SURE.S4 ,N[ HE TURN$ 9 8          #BHH                                        
tracks, between the walls of sumach bushes --                                   TRACKS1 2T ! WALLS ( SUMA* BU%ES --                                             
turned himself as carefully as if he were a ship -- and                         TURN$ HMF Z C>E;LLY Z IF HE 7 A %IP -- &                                        
then stepped quickly but cautiously along. ,When he                             !N /EPP$ QKLY B CAUTI\SLY AL;G4 ,:5 HE                                          
emerged at the quarry he felt secure, and so he                                 EM]G$ AT ! QU>RY HE FELT SECURE1 & S HE                                         
picked up his nimble heels and flew. ,Down, down                                PICK$ UP 8 NIM# HEELS & FLEW4 ,D[N1 D[N                                         
he sped, till he reached the ,Welshman's. ,He                                   HE SP$1 TILL HE R1*$ ! ,WEL%MAN'S4 ,HE                                          
banged at the door, and presently the heads of the                              BANG$ AT ! DOOR1 & PRES5TLY ! H1DS (!                                           
old man and his two stalwart sons were thrust from                              OLD MAN & 8 TWO /ALW>T SONS 7 ?RU/ F                                            
windows.                                                                        W9D[S4                                                                          
  ",What's the row there? ,Who's banging? ,What do you                            8,:AT'S ! R[ "!8 ,:O'S BANG+8 ,:AT D Y                                        
want?"                                                                          WANT80                                                                          
  ",Let me in -- quick! ,I'll tell everything."                                   8,LET ME 9 -- QK6 ,I'LL TELL "EY?+40                                          
  ",Why, who are you?"                                                            8,:Y1 :O >E Y80                                                               
  ",Huckleberry ,Finn -- quick, let me in!"                                       8,HUCKLEB]RY ,F9N -- QK1 LET ME IN60                                          
  ",Huckleberry ,Finn, indeed! ,It ain't a name                                   8,HUCKLEB]RY ,F9N1 9DE$6 ,X A9'T A "N                                         
to open many doors, ,I judge! ,But let him in,                                  6OP5 _M DOORS1 ,I JUDGE6 ,B LET HM IN1                                          
lads, and let's see what's the trouble."                                        LADS1 & LET'S SEE :AT'S ! TR\#40                                                
  ",Please don't ever tell ,I told you," were                                     8,PL1SE DON'T "E TELL ,I TOLD Y10 7                                           
,Huck's first words when he got in. ",Please                                    ,HUCK'S F/ ^WS :5 HE GOT IN4 8,PL1SE                                            
don't -- ,I'd be killed, sure -- but the                                        DON'T -- ,I'D 2 KILL$1 SURE -- B !                                              
widow's been good friends to me sometimes, and ,I want                          WID['S BE5 GD FRS 6ME "S"TS1 & ,I WANT                                          
to tell -- ,I ,,WILL tell if you'll promise you                                 6TELL -- ,I ,,W TELL IF Y'LL PROMISE Y                                          
won't ever say it was me."                                                      WON'T "E SAY X 0 ME40                                                           
  ",By ,George, he ,,HAS got something to tell,                                   8,0,GEORGE1 HE ,,HAS GOT "S?+ 6TELL1                                          
or he wouldn't act so!" exclaimed the      #289                                 OR HE WDN'T ACT S60 EXCLAIM$ !      #BHI                                        
old man; "out with it and nobody here'full ever tell,                           OLD MAN2 8\ ) X & NOBODY "H';LL "E TELL1                                        
lad."                                                                           LAD40                                                                           
  ,Three minutes later the old man and his sons,                                  ,?REE M9UTES LAT] ! OLD MAN & 8 SONS1                                         
well armed, were up the hill, and just entering the sumach                      WELL >M$1 7 UP ! HILL1 & J 5T]+ ! SUMA*                                         
path on tiptoe, their weapons in their hands. ,Huck                             PA? ON TIPTOE1 _! W1PONS 9 _! H&S4 ,HUCK                                        
accompanied them no further. ,He hid behind a great                             A3OMPANI$ !M NO FUR!R4 ,HE HID 2H A GRT                                         
bowlder and fell to listening. ,There was a lagging,                            B[LD] & FELL 6LI/5+4 ,"! 0 A LA7+1                                              
anxious silence, and then all of a sudden there was an                          ANXI\S SIL;E1 & !N ALL (A SU45 "! 0 AN                                          
explosion of firearms and a cry.                                                EXPLO.N ( FIRE>MS &A CRY4                                                       
  ,Huck waited for no particulars. ,He sprang                                     ,HUCK WAIT$ = NO "PICUL>S4 ,HE SPRANG                                         
away and sped down the hill as fast as his legs could                           AWAY & SP$ D[N ! HILL Z FA/ Z 8 LEGS CD                                         
carry him.                                                                      C>RY HM4                                                                        
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXX                                                                 ,,*APT] ,,XXX                                                                 
  ,,AS the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared                                    ,,Z ! E>LIE/ SUSPICION ( DAWN APPE>$                                          
on ,Sunday morning, ,Huck came groping                                          ON ,SUN"D MORN+1 ,HUCK CAME GROP+                                               
  up the hill and rapped gently at the old                                        UP ! HILL & RAPP$ G5TLY AT ! OLD                                              
  ,Welshman's door. ,The inmates were                                             ,WEL%MAN'S DOOR4 ,! 9MATES 7                                                  
  asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a                                    ASLEEP1 B X 0 A SLEEP T 0 SET ON A                                            
hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the                         HAIR-TRI7]1 ON A3.T (! EXCIT+ EPISODE (!                                        
night. ,A call came from a window:                                              NI<T4 ,A CALL CAME F A W9D[3                                                    
  ",Who's there!"                                                                 8,:O'S "!60                                                                   
  ,Huck's scared voice answered in a low tone:                                    ,HUCK'S SC>$ VOICE ANSW]$ 9 A L[ T"O3                                         
  ",Please let me in! ,It's only ,Huck                                            8,PL1SE LET ME IN6 ,X'S ONLY ,HUCK                                            
,Finn!"                                                                         ,F9N60                                                                          
",It's a name that can open this door night    #290                             8,X'S A "N T C OP5 ? DOOR NI<T    #BIJ                                          
or day, lad! -- and welcome!"                                                   OR "D1 LAD6 -- & WELCOME60                                                      
  ,These were strange words to the vagabond boy's                                 ,^! 7 /RANGE ^WS 6! VAGABOND BOY'S                                            
ears, and the pleasantest he had ever heard. ,He could                          E>S1 &! PL1SANTE/ HE _H "E HE>D4 ,HE CD                                         
not recollect that the closing word had ever been                               N RECOLLECT T ! CLOS+ ^W _H "E BE5                                              
applied in his case before. ,The door was quickly                               APPLI$ 9 8 CASE 2F4 ,! DOOR 0 QKLY                                              
unlocked, and he entered. ,Huck was given a seat                                UNLOCK$1 & HE 5T]$4 ,HUCK 0 GIV5 A S1T                                          
and the old man and his brace of tall sons speedily                             &! OLD MAN & 8 BRACE ( TALL SONS SPE$ILY                                        
dressed themselves.                                                             DRESS$ !MVS4                                                                    
  ",Now, my boy, ,I hope you're good and                                          8,N[1 MY BOY1 ,I HOPE Y'RE GD &                                               
hungry, because breakfast will be ready as soon as the                          HUNGRY1 2C BR1KFA/ W 2 R1DY Z SOON Z !                                          
sun's up, and we'll have a piping hot one, too                                  SUN'S UP1 & WE'LL H A PIP+ HOT "O1 TOO                                          
-- make your- self easy about that! ,I and the boys                             -- MAKE YR- SELF EASY AB T6 ,I &! BOYS                                          
hoped you'd turn up and stop here last night."                                  HOP$ Y'D TURN UP & /OP "H LA/ NI<T40                                            
  ",I was awful scared," said ,Huck, "and ,I run.                                 8,I 0 AW;L SC>$10 SD ,HUCK1 8& ,I RUN4                                        
,I took out when the pistols went off, and ,I                                   ,I TOOK \ :5 ! PI/OLS W5T (F1 & ,I                                              
didn't stop for three mile. ,I've come now becuz                                DIDN'T /OP = ?REE MILE4 ,I'VE -E N[ 2CUZ                                        
,I wanted to know about it, you know; and ,I come before                        ,I WANT$ 6"K AB X1 Y "K2 & ,I -E 2F                                             
daylight becuz ,I didn't want to run across them                                "DLI<T 2CUZ ,I DIDN'T WANT 6RUN ACR !M                                          
devils, even if they was dead."                                                 DEVILS1 EV5 IF !Y 0 D1D40                                                       
  ",Well, poor chap, you do look as if you'd had                                  8,WELL1 POOR *AP1 Y D LOOK Z IF Y'D _H                                        
a hard night of it -- but there's a bed here for you when                       A H>D NI<T ( X -- B "!'S A B$ "H = Y :5                                         
you've had your breakfast. ,No, they ain't dead,                                Y'VE _H YR BR1KFA/4 ,NO1 !Y A9'T D1D1                                           
lad -- we are sorry enough for that. ,You see we knew                           LAD -- WE >E SORRY 5 = T4 ,Y SEE WE KNEW                                        
right where to put our hands on them, by your de-                               "R ": 6PUT \R H&S ON !M1 0YR DE-                                                
scription; so we crept along on         #291                                    SCRIP;N2 S WE CREPT AL;G ON         #BIA                                        
tiptoe till we got within fifteen feet of them                                  TIPTOE TILL WE GOT )9 FIFTE5 FEET ( !M                                          
-- dark as a cellar that sumach path was -- and just then                       -- D>K Z A CELL> T SUMA* PA? 0 -- & J !N                                        
,I found ,I was going to sneeze. ,It was the meanest                            ,I F.D ,I 0 GO+ 6SNEEZE4 ,X 0 ! M1NE/                                           
kind of luck! ,I tried to keep it back, but no                                  K9D ( LUCK6 ,I TRI$ 6KEEP X BACK1 B NO                                          
use -- 'twas bound to come, and it did come! ,I was in                          USE -- 'TWAS B.D 6-E1 & X DID -E6 ,I 0 9                                        
the lead with my pistol raised, and when the sneeze                             ! L1D ) MY PI/OL RAIS$1 & :5 ! SNEEZE                                           
started those scoundrels a-rustling to get out of the path,                     />T$ ^? SC.DRELS A-RU/L+ 6GET \ (! PA?1                                         
,I sung out, ',Fire boys!' and blazed away                                      ,I SUNG \1 ',FIRE BOYS6' & BLAZ$ AWAY                                           
at the place where the rustling was. ,So did the                                AT ! PLACE ": ! RU/L+ WAS4 ,S DID !                                             
boys. ,But they were off in a jiffy, those villains, and                        BOYS4 ,B !Y 7 (F 9 A JI6Y1 ^? VILLA9S1 &                                        
we after them, down through the woods. ,I judge we                              WE AF !M1 D[N "? ! WOODS4 ,I JUDGE WE                                           
never touched them. ,They fired a shot apiece as they                           N"E T\*$ !M4 ,!Y FIR$ A %OT APIECE Z !Y                                         
started, but their bullets whizzed by and didn't do us                          />T$1 B _! BULLETS :IZZ$ 0& DIDN'T D U                                          
any harm. ,As soon as we lost the sound of their                                ANY H>M4 ,Z SOON Z WE LO/ ! S.D ( _!                                            
feet we quit chasing, and went down and stirred up                              FEET WE QUIT *AS+1 & W5T D[N & /IRR$ UP                                         
the constables. ,They got a posse together, and went off                        ! 3/A#S4 ,!Y GOT A POSSE TGR1 & W5T (F                                          
to guard the river bank, and as soon as it is light                             6GU>D ! RIV] BANK1 & Z SOON Z X IS LI<T                                         
the sheriff and a gang are going to beat up the woods.                          ! %]IFF &A GANG >E GO+ 6B1T UP ! WOODS4                                         
,My boys will be with them presently. ,I wish we had                            ,MY BOYS W 2 ) !M PRES5TLY4 ,I WI% WE _H                                        
some sort of description of those rascals --                                    "S SORT ( DESCRIP;N ( ^? RASCALS --                                             
'twd help a good deal. ,But you couldn't see what                               'TWD HELP A GD D1L4 ,B Y CDN'T SEE :AT                                          
they were like, in the dark, lad, ,I suppose?"                                  !Y 7 L1 9 ! D>K1 LAD1 ,I SUPPOSE80                                              
  ",Oh yes; ,I saw them down-town and follered                                    8,OH YES2 ,I SAW !M D[N-T[N & FOLL]$                                          
them."                                                                          !M40                                                                            
",Splendid! ,Describe them --        #292                                       8,SPL5DID6 ,DESCRIBE !M --        #BIB                                          
describe them, my boy!"                                                         DESCRIBE !M1 MY BOY60                                                           
  ",One's the old deaf and dumb ,Spaniard that's                                  8,"O'S ! OLD D1F & DUMB ,SPANI>D T'S                                          
ben around here once or twice, and t'other's a                                  B5 >.D "H ONCE OR TWICE1 & T'O!R'S A                                            
mean-looking, ragged --"                                                        M1N-LOOK+1 RA7$ --0                                                             
  ",That's enough, lad, we know the men! ,Hap- pened                              8,T'S 5\<1 LAD1 WE "K ! M56 ,HAP- P5$                                         
on them in the woods back of the widow's one day, and                           ON !M 9 ! WOODS BACK (! WID['S "O "D1 &                                         
they slunk away. ,Off with you, boys, and tell the                              !Y SLUNK AWAY4 ,(F ) Y1 BOYS1 & TELL !                                          
sheriff -- get your breakfast tomorrow morning!"                                %]IFF -- GET YR BR1KFA/ TM MORN+60                                              
  ,The ,Welshman's sons departed at once. ,As                                     ,! ,WEL%MAN'S SONS DE"P$ AT ONCE4 ,Z                                          
they were leaving the room ,Huck sprang up and                                  !Y 7 L1V+ ! ROOM ,HUCK SPRANG UP &                                              
exclaimed:                                                                      EXCLAIM$3                                                                       
  ",Oh, please don't tell ,,ANY-BODY it was                                       8,OH1 PL1SE DON'T TELL ,,ANY-BODY X 0                                         
me that blowed on them! ,Oh, please!"                                           ME T BL[$ ON !M6 ,OH1 PL1SE60                                                   
  ",All right if you say it, ,Huck, but you ought to have                         8,ALL "R IF Y SAY X1 ,HUCK1 B Y "\ 6H                                         
the credit of what you did."                                                    ! CR$IT ( :AT Y DID40                                                           
  ",Oh no, no! ,Please don't tell!"                                               8,OH NO1 NO6 ,PL1SE DON'T TELL60                                              
  ,When the young men were gone, the old ,Welshman said:                          ,:5 ! "Y M5 7 G"O1 ! OLD ,WEL%MAN SD3                                         
  ",They won't tell -- and ,I won't. ,But why                                     8,!Y WON'T TELL -- & ,I WON'T4 ,B :Y                                          
don't you want it known?"                                                       DON'T Y WANT X "KN80                                                            
  ,Huck would not explain, further than to say that he                            ,HUCK WD N EXPLAIN1 FUR!R ?AN 6SAY T HE                                       
already knew too much about one of those men and would not have the             ALR KNEW TOO M* AB "O ( ^? M5 & WD N H !                                        
man know that he knew any- thing against him for the whole                      MAN "K T HE KNEW ANY- ?+ AG/ HM =! :OLE                                         
world -- he would be killed for knowing it, sure.                               _W -- HE WD 2 KILL$ = "K+ X1 SURE4                                              
  ,The old man promised secrecy once more, and                                    ,! OLD MAN PROMIS$ SECRECY ONCE M1 &                                          
said:                                 #293                                      SD3                                 #BIC                                        
  ",How did you come to follow these fellows, lad?                                8,H[ DID Y -E 6FOLL[ ^! FELL[S1 LAD8                                          
were they looking suspicious?"                                                  7 !Y LOOK+ SUSPICI\S80                                                          
  ,Huck was silent while he framed a duly                                         ,HUCK 0 SIL5T :ILE HE FRAM$ A DULY                                            
cautious reply. ,Then he said:                                                  CAUTI\S REPLY4 ,!N HE SD3                                                       
  ",Well, you see, ,I'm a kind of a hard lot,                                     8,WELL1 Y SEE1 ,I'M A K9D (A H>D LOT1                                         
-- least everybody says so, and ,I don't see                                    -- L1/ "EYBODY SAYS S1 & ,I DON'T SEE                                           
nothing agin it -- and sometimes ,I can't sleep much,                           NO?+ AG9 X -- & "S"TS ,I C'T SLEEP M*1                                          
on account of think- ing about it and sort of trying                            ON A3.T ( ?9K- 9G AB X & SORT ( TRY+                                            
to strike out a new way of doing. ,That was the way of it                       6/RIKE \ A NEW WAY ( DO+4 ,T 0 ! WAY ( X                                        
last night. ,I couldn't sleep, and so ,I come along                             LA/ NI<T4 ,I CDN'T SLEEP1 & S ,I -E AL;G                                        
up-street 'bout midnight, a-turning it all                                      UP-/REET 'B\T MIDNI<T1 A-TURN+ X ALL                                            
over, and when ,I got to that old shackly brick                                 OV]1 & :5 ,I GOT 6T OLD %ACKLY BRICK                                            
store by the ,Temperance ,Tavern, ,I backed up agin                             /ORE 0! ,TEMP].E ,TAV]N1 ,I BACK$ UP AG9                                        
the wall to have another think. ,Well, just then along                          ! WALL 6H ANO!R ?9K4 ,WELL1 J !N AL;G                                           
comes these two chaps slipping along close by me, with                          -ES ^! TWO *APS SLIPP+ AL;G CLOSE 0ME1 )                                        
something under their arm, and ,I reckoned they'd stole it.                     "S?+ "U _! >M1 & ,I RECKON$ !Y'D /OLE X4                                        
,One was a-smoking, and t'other one wanted a light;                             ,"O 0 A-SMOK+1 & T'O!R "O WANT$ A LI<T2                                         
so they stopped right before me and the cigars lit up their                     S !Y /OPP$ "R 2F ME &! CIG>S LIT UP _!                                          
faces and ,I see that the big one was the deaf and dumb                         FACES & ,I SEE T ! BIG "O 0 ! D1F & DUMB                                        
,Spaniard, by his white whiskers and the patch on his                           ,SPANI>D1 0HIS :ITE :ISK]S &! PAT* ON 8                                         
eye, and t'other one was a rusty, ragged-looking                                EYE1 & T'O!R "O 0 A RU/Y1 RA7$-LOOK+                                            
devil."                                                                         DEVIL40                                                                         
  ",Could you see the rags by the light of the cigars?"                           8,CD Y SEE ! RAGS 0! LI<T (! CIG>S80                                          
  ,This staggered ,Huck for a moment. ,Then he said:                              ,? /A7]$ ,HUCK =A MO;T4 ,!N HE SD3                                            
",Well, ,I don't know -- but somehow it   #294                                  8,WELL1 ,I DON'T "K -- B "SH[ X   #BID                                          
seems as if ,I did."                                                            SEEMS Z IF ,I DID40                                                             
  ",Then they went on, and you --"                                                8,!N !Y W5T ON1 & Y --0                                                       
  ",Follered 'em -- yes. ,That was it. ,I wanted                                  8,FOLL]$ 'EM -- YES4 ,T 0 X4 ,I WANT$                                         
to see what was up -- they sneaked along so. ,I                                 6SEE :AT 0 UP -- !Y SN1K$ AL;G S4 ,I                                            
dogged 'em to the widder's stile, and stood in the dark                         DO7$ 'EM 6! WI4]'S /ILE1 & /OOD 9 ! D>K                                         
and heard the ragged one beg for the widder, and the                            & HE>D ! RA7$ "O BEG =! WI4]1 &!                                                
,Spaniard swear he'd spile her looks just as ,I                                 ,SPANI>D SWE> HE'D SPILE H] LOOKS J Z ,I                                        
told you and your two --"                                                       TOLD Y & YR TWO --0                                                             
  ",What! ,The ,,DEAF ,,AND ,,DUMB man said all                                   8,:AT6 ,! ,,D1F ,,& ,,DUMB MAN SD ALL                                         
that!"                                                                          T60                                                                             
  ,Huck had made another terrible mistake! ,He                                    ,HUCK _H MADE ANO!R T]RI# MISTAKE6 ,HE                                        
was trying his best to keep the old man from getting the                        0 TRY+ 8 BE/ 6KEEP ! OLD MAN F GETT+ !                                          
faintest hint of who the ,Spaniard might be, and                                FA9TE/ H9T ( :O ! ,SPANI>D MI<T BE1 &                                           
yet his tongue seemed determined to get him into trouble                        YET 8 T;GUE SEEM$ DET]M9$ 6GET HM 96TR\#                                        
in spite of all he could do. ,He made several                                   9 SPITE ( ALL HE CD D4 ,HE MADE S"EAL                                           
efforts to creep out of his scrape, but the old man's                           EF=TS 6CREEP \ ( 8 SCRAPE1 B ! OLD MAN'S                                        
eye was upon him and he made blunder after blunder.                             EYE 0 ^U HM & HE MADE BL"U AF BL"U4                                             
,Pres- ently the ,Welshman said:                                                ,PRES- 5TLY ! ,WEL%MAN SD3                                                      
  ",My boy, don't be afraid of me. ,I                                             8,MY BOY1 DON'T 2 AFRAID ( ME4 ,I                                             
wouldn't hurt a hair of your head for all the world.                            WDN'T HURT A HAIR ( YR H1D = ALL ! _W4                                          
,No -- ,I'd pro- tect you -- ,I'd protect                                       ,NO -- ,I'D PRO- TECT Y -- ,I'D PROTECT                                         
you. ,This ,Spaniard is not deaf and dumb; you've let                           Y4 ,? ,SPANI>D IS N D1F & DUMB2 Y'VE LET                                        
that slip without intending it; you can't cover that up now.                    T SLIP )\T 9T5D+ X2 Y C'T COV] T UP N[4                                         
,You know something about that ,Spaniard that you want to keep                  ,Y "K "S?+ AB T ,SPANI>D T Y WANT 6KEEP                                         
dark. ,Now trust me -- tell me what it   #295                                   D>K4 ,N[ TRU/ ME -- TELL ME :AT X   #BIE                                        
is, and trust me -- ,I won't betray you."                                       IS1 & TRU/ ME -- ,I WON'T 2TRAY Y40                                             
  ,Huck looked into the old man's honest eyes a                                   ,HUCK LOOK$ 96! OLD MAN'S H"O/ EYES A                                         
moment, then bent over and whispered in his ear:                                MO;T1 !N B5T OV] & :ISP]$ 9 8 E>3                                               
  "',Tain't a ,Spaniard -- it's ,Injun                                            8',TA9'T A ,SPANI>D -- X'S ,9JUN                                              
,Joe!"                                                                          ,JOE60                                                                          
  ,The ,Welshman almost jumped out of his chair. ,In a                            ,! ,WEL%MAN ALM JUMP$ \ ( 8 *AIR4 ,9 A                                        
moment he said:                                                                 MO;T HE SD3                                                                     
  ",It's all plain enough, now. ,When you talked about                            8,X'S ALL PLA9 5\<1 N[4 ,:5 Y TALK$ AB                                        
notching ears and slitting noses ,I judged that that was                        NOT*+ E>S & SLITT+ NOSES ,I JUDG$ T T 0                                         
your own embellishment, because white men don't take                            YR [N EMBELLI%;T1 2C :ITE M5 DON'T TAKE                                         
that sort of revenge. ,But an ,Injun! ,That's a                                 T SORT ( REV5GE4 ,B AN ,9JUN6 ,T'S A                                            
different matter altogether."                                                   DI6]5T MATT] ALT40                                                              
  ,During breakfast the talk went on, and in the                                  ,DUR+ BR1KFA/ ! TALK W5T ON1 & 9 !                                            
course of it the old man said that the last thing which he and                  C\RSE ( X ! OLD MAN SD T ! LA/ ?+ : HE &                                        
his sons had done, before going to bed, was to get a                            8 SONS _H D"O1 2F GO+ 6B$1 0 6GET A                                             
lantern and examine the stile and its vicinity for                              LANT]N & EXAM9E ! /ILE & XS VIC9;Y =                                            
marks of blood. ,They found none, but captured a                                M>KS ( BLOOD4 ,!Y F.D N"O1 B CAPTUR$ A                                          
bulky bundle of --                                                              BULKY BUNDLE ( --                                                               
  ",Of ,,WHAT?"                                                                   8,( ,,:AT80                                                                   
  ,If the words had been lightning they could not have leaped                     ,IF ! ^WS _H BE5 LI<TN+ !Y CD N H L1P$                                        
with a more stunning suddenness from ,Huck's blanched lips.                     )A M /UNN+ SU45;S F ,HUCK'S BLAN*$ LIPS4                                        
,His eyes were staring wide, now, and his breath suspended                      ,8 EYES 7 />+ WIDE1 N[1 & 8 BR1? SUSP5D$                                        
-- waiting for the answer. ,The ,Welshman started --                            -- WAIT+ =! ANSW]4 ,! ,WEL%MAN />T$ --                                          
stared in return -- three seconds -- five                                       />$ 9 RETURN -- ?REE SECONDS -- FIVE                                            
seconds -- ten -- then replied:         #296                                    SECONDS -- T5 -- !N REPLI$3         #BIF                                        
  ",Of burglar's tools. ,Why, what's the                                          8,( BURGL>'S TOOLS4 ,:Y1 :AT'S !                                              
,,MATTER with you?"                                                             ,,MATT] ) Y80                                                                   
  ,Huck sank back, panting gently, but                                            ,HUCK SANK BACK1 PANT+ G5TLY1 B                                               
deeply, un- utterably grateful. ,The                                            DEEPLY1 UN- UTT]ABLY GRATE;L4 ,!                                                
,Welshman eyed him gravely, curiously -- and                                    ,WEL%MAN EY$ HM GRAVELY1 CURI\SLY -- &                                          
presently said:                                                                 PRES5TLY SD3                                                                    
  ",Yes, burglar's tools. ,That appears                                           8,YES1 BURGL>'S TOOLS4 ,T APPE>S                                              
to relieve you a good deal. ,But what did give you that                         6RELIEVE Y A GD D1L4 ,B :AT DID GIVE Y T                                        
turn? ,What were ,,YOU expecting we'd found?"                                   TURN8 ,:AT 7 ,,Y EXPECT+ WE'D F.D80                                             
  ,Huck was in a close place -- the inquiring                                     ,HUCK 0 9 A CLOSE PLACE -- ! 9QUIR+                                           
eye was upon him -- he would have given anything for                            EYE 0 ^U HM -- HE WD H GIV5 ANY?+ =                                             
material for a plausible answer -- nothing suggested                            MAT]IAL =A PLAUSI# ANSW] -- NO?+ SU7E/$                                         
itself -- the inquiring eye was boring deeper and deeper                        XF -- ! 9QUIR+ EYE 0 BOR+ DEEP] & DEEP]                                         
-- a sense- less reply offered -- there was no time                             -- A S5SE- LESS REPLY (F]$ -- "! 0 NO "T                                        
to weigh it, so at a venture he uttered it --                                   6WEI< X1 S AT A V5TURE HE UTT]$ X --                                            
feebly:                                                                         FEEBLY3                                                                         
  ",Sunday-school books, maybe."                                                  8,SUN"D-S*OOL BOOKS1 MAYBE40                                                  
  ,Poor ,Huck was too distressed to smile, but the                                ,POOR ,HUCK 0 TOO 4TRESS$ 6SMILE1 B !                                         
old man laughed loud and joyously, shook up the                                 OLD MAN LAU<$ L\D & JOY\SLY1 %OOK UP !                                          
details of his anatomy from head to foot, and ended                             DETAILS ( 8 ANATOMY F H1D 6FOOT1 & 5D$                                          
by saying that such a laugh was money in a-man's                                0SAY+ T S* A LAU< 0 M"OY 9 A-MAN'S                                              
pocket, be- cause it cut down the doctor's                                      POCKET1 BE- CAUSE X CUT D[N ! DOCTOR'S                                          
bill like everything. ,Then he added:                                           BILL L "EY?+4 ,!N HE A4$3                                                       
  ",Poor old chap, you're white and jaded -- you                                  8,POOR OLD *AP1 Y'RE :ITE & JAD$ -- Y                                         
ain't well a bit -- no wonder you're    #297                                    A9'T WELL A BIT -- NO WOND] Y'RE    #BIG                                        
a little flighty and off your balance. ,But you'll come out                     A LL FLI<TY & (F YR BAL.E4 ,B Y'LL -E \                                         
of it. ,Rest and sleep will fetch you out all right, ,I                         ( X4 ,RE/ & SLEEP W FET* Y \ ALL "R1 ,I                                         
hope."                                                                          HOPE40                                                                          
  ,Huck was irritated to think he had been such a                                 ,HUCK 0 IRRITAT$ 6?9K HE _H BE5 S* A                                          
goose and betrayed such a suspicious excitement,                                GOOSE & 2TRAY$ S* A SUSPICI\S EXCITE;T1                                         
for he had dropped the idea that the parcel brought from the                    = HE _H DROPP$ ! IDEA T ! P>CEL BR"\ F !                                        
tavern was the treasure, as soon as he had heard the                            TAV]N 0 ! TR1SURE1 Z SOON Z HE _H HE>D !                                        
talk at the widow's stile. ,He had only thought it                              TALK AT ! WID['S /ILE4 ,HE _H ONLY ?"\ X                                        
was not the treasure, however -- he had not known that it                       0 N ! TR1SURE1 H["E -- HE _H N "KN T X                                          
wasn't -- and so the suggestion of a captured                                   WASN'T -- & S ! SU7ES;N (A CAPTUR$                                              
bundle was too much for his self-possession. ,But on                            BUNDLE 0 TOO M* = 8 SELF-POSSES.N4 ,B ON                                        
the whole he felt glad the little episode had                                   ! :OLE HE FELT GLAD ! LL EPISODE _H                                             
happened, for now he knew beyond all question that that                         HAPP5$1 = N[ HE KNEW 2Y ALL "Q T T                                              
bundle was not ,,THE bundle, and so his mind was at                             BUNDLE 0 N ,,! BUNDLE1 & S 8 M9D 0 AT                                           
rest and exceedingly comfortable. ,In fact, everything                          RE/ & EXCE$+LY -=TA#4 ,9 FACT1 "EY?+                                            
seemed to be drifting just in the right direction, now; the                     SEEM$ 6BE DRIFT+ J 9 ! "R DIREC;N1 N[2 !                                        
treasure must be still in ,No. #2, the men would be                             TR1SURE M/ 2 / 9 ,NO4 #B1 ! M5 WD 2                                             
captured and jailed that day, and he and ,Tom could                             CAPTUR$ & JAIL$ T "D1 & HE & ,TOM CD                                            
seize the gold that night without any trouble or any                            SEIZE ! GOLD T NI<T )\T ANY TR\# OR ANY                                         
fear of interruption.                                                           FE> ( 9T]RUP;N4                                                                 
  ,Just as breakfast was completed there was a knock at                           ,J Z BR1KFA/ 0 -PLET$ "! 0 A KNOCK AT                                         
the door. ,Huck jumped for a hiding-place, for he                               ! DOOR4 ,HUCK JUMP$ =A HID+-PLACE1 = HE                                         
had no mind to be connected even remotely with the                              _H NO M9D 6BE 3NECT$ EV5 REMOTELY )!                                            
late event. ,The ,Welshman admitted several                                     LATE EV5T4 ,! ,WEL%MAN ADMITT$ S"EAL                                            
ladies and gentlemen, among them the ,Widow   #298                              LADIES & G5TLEM51 AM;G !M ! ,WID[   #BIH                                        
,Douglas, and noticed that groups of citizens were                              ,D\GLAS1 & NOTIC$ T GR\PS ( CITIZ5S 7                                           
climbing up the hill -- to stare at the stile. ,So the                          CLIMB+ UP ! HILL -- 6/>E AT ! /ILE4 ,S !                                        
news had spread. ,The ,Welshman had to tell the                                 NEWS _H SPR1D4 ,! ,WEL%MAN _H 6TELL !                                           
story of the night to the visitors. ,The widow's                                /ORY (! NI<T 6! VISITORS4 ,! WID['S                                             
gratitude for her preser- vation was outspoken.                                 GRATITUDE = H] PRES]- V,N 0 \TSPOK54                                            
  ",Don't say a word about it, madam. ,There's                                    8,DON'T SAY A ^W AB X1 MADAM4 ,"!'S                                           
another that you're more beholden to than you are to me and my                  ANO!R T Y'RE M 2HOLD5 6?AN Y >E 6ME & MY                                        
boys, maybe, but he don't allow me to tell his                                  BOYS1 MAYBE1 B HE DON'T ALL[ ME 6TELL 8                                         
name. ,We wouldn't have been there but for him."                                "N4 ,WE WDN'T H BE5 "! B = HM40                                                 
  ,Of course this excited a curiosity so vast that it                             ,( C\RSE ? EXCIT$ A CURIOS;Y S VA/ T X                                        
almost belittled the main matter -- but the ,Welshman                           ALM 2LLD ! MA9 MATT] -- B ! ,WEL%MAN                                            
allowed it to eat into the vitals of his visitors, and                          ALL[$ X 6EAT 96! VITALS ( 8 VISITORS1 &                                         
through them be transmitted to the whole town, for he                           "? !M 2 TRANSMITT$ 6! :OLE T[N1 = HE                                            
refused to part with his secret. ,When all else had                             REFUS$ 6"P ) 8 SECRET4 ,:5 ALL ELSE _H                                          
been learned, the widow said:                                                   BE5 LE>N$1 ! WID[ SD3                                                           
  ",I went to sleep reading in bed and slept                                      8,I W5T 6SLEEP R1D+ 9 B$ & SLEPT                                              
straight through all that noise. ,Why didn't you come and                       /RAI<T "? ALL T NOISE4 ,:Y DIDN'T Y -E &                                        
wake me?"                                                                       WAKE ME80                                                                       
  ",We judged it warn't worth while. ,Those                                       8,WE JUDG$ X W>N'T WOR? :ILE4 ,^?                                             
fellows warn't likely to come again -- they hadn't                              FELL[S W>N'T LIKELY 6-E AG -- !Y _HN'T                                          
any tools left to work with, and what was the use of                            ANY TOOLS LEFT 6"W )1 & :AT 0 ! USE (                                           
waking you up and scaring you to death? ,My three negro                         WAK+ Y UP & SC>+ Y 6D1?8 ,MY ?REE NEGRO                                         
men stood guard at your house all the rest of the                               M5 /OOD GU>D AT YR H\SE ALL ! RE/ (!                                            
night. ,They've just come back."                                                NI<T4 ,!Y'VE J -E BACK40                                                        
,More visitors came, and the story had      #299                                ,M VISITORS CAME1 &! /ORY _H      #BII                                          
to be told and retold for a couple of hours more.                               6BE TOLD & RETOLD =A C\PLE ( H\RS M4                                            
  ,There was no ,Sabbath-school during day-school                                 ,"! 0 NO ,SA2A?-S*OOL DUR+ "D-S*OOL                                           
vacation, but everybody was early at church. ,The                               VAC,N1 B "EYBODY 0 E>LY AT *UR*4 ,!                                             
stirring event was well canvassed. ,News came that                              /IRR+ EV5T 0 WELL CANVASS$4 ,NEWS CAME T                                        
not a sign of the two villains had been yet                                     N A SIGN (! TWO VILLA9S _H BE5 YET                                              
discovered. ,When the sermon was finished, ,Judge                               4COV]$4 ,:5 ! S]MON 0 F9I%$1 ,JUDGE                                             
,Thatcher's wife dropped alongside of ,Mrs.                                     ,?AT*]'S WIFE DROPP$ AL;GSIDE ( ,MRS4                                           
,Harper as she moved down the aisle with the crowd and                          ,H>P] Z %E MOV$ D[N ! AISLE )! CR[D &                                           
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",Is my ,Becky going to sleep all day? ,I just                                  8,IS MY ,BECKY GO+ 6SLEEP ALL "D8 ,I J                                        
ex- pected she would be tired to death."                                        EX- PECT$ %E WD 2 TIR$ 6D1?40                                                   
  ",Your ,Becky?"                                                                 8,YR ,BECKY80                                                                 
  ",Yes," with a startled look -- "didn't she                                     8,YES10 )A />TL$ LOOK -- 8DIDN'T %E                                           
stay with you last night?"                                                      /AY ) Y LA/ NI<T80                                                              
  ",Why, no."                                                                     8,:Y1 NO40                                                                    
  ,Mrs. ,Thatcher turned pale, and sank into a                                    ,MRS4 ,?AT*] TURN$ PALE1 & SANK 96A                                           
pew, just as ,Aunt ,Polly, talking briskly with a                               PEW1 J Z ,AUNT ,POLLY1 TALK+ BRISKLY )A                                         
friend, passed by. ,Aunt ,Polly said:                                           FR1 PASS$ BY4 ,AUNT ,POLLY SD3                                                  
  ",Good-morning, ,Mrs. ,Thatcher. ,Good-morning,                                 8,GD-MORN+1 ,MRS4 ,?AT*]4 ,GD-MORN+1                                          
,Mrs. ,Harper. ,I've got a boy that's turned                                    ,MRS4 ,H>P]4 ,I'VE GOT A BOY T'S TURN$                                          
up missing. ,I reckon my ,Tom stayed at your                                    UP MISS+4 ,I RECKON MY ,TOM /AY$ AT YR                                          
house last night -- one of you. ,And now he's                                   H\SE LA/ NI<T -- "O ( Y4 ,& N[ HE'S                                             
afraid to come to church. ,I've got to settle with                              AFRAID 6-E 6*UR*4 ,I'VE GOT 6SETTLE )                                           
him."                                                                           HM40                                                                            
,Mrs. ,Thatcher shook her head feebly   #300                                    ,MRS4 ,?AT*] %OOK H] H1D FEEBLY   #CJJ                                          
and turned paler than ever.                                                     & TURN$ PAL] ?AN "E4                                                            
  ",He didn't stay with us," said ,Mrs. ,Harper,                                  8,HE DIDN'T /AY ) U10 SD ,MRS4 ,H>P]1                                         
be- ginning to look uneasy. ,A marked anxiety                                   BE- G9N+ 6LOOK UNEASY4 ,A M>K$ ANXIETY                                          
came into ,Aunt ,Polly's face.                                                  CAME 96,AUNT ,POLLY'S FACE4                                                     
  ",Joe ,Harper, have you seen my ,Tom this morning?"                             8,JOE ,H>P]1 H Y SE5 MY ,TOM ? MORN+80                                        
  ",No'm."                                                                        8,NO'M40                                                                      
  ",When did you see him last?"                                                   8,:5 DID Y SEE HM LA/80                                                       
  ,Joe tried to remember, but was not sure he could                               ,JOE TRI$ 6REMEMB]1 B 0 N SURE HE CD                                          
say. ,The people had stopped moving out of church.                              SAY4 ,! P _H /OPP$ MOV+ \ ( *UR*4                                               
,Whispers passed along, and a boding uneasiness                                 ,:ISP]S PASS$ AL;G1 &A BOD+ UNEASI;S                                            
took possession of every countenance. ,Children were anx-                       TOOK POSSES.N ( E C.T5.E4 ,*N 7 ANX-                                            
iously questioned, and young teachers. ,They all said they had                  I\SLY "Q$1 & "Y T1*]S4 ,!Y ALL SD !Y _H                                         
not noticed whether ,Tom and ,Becky were on board the                           N NOTIC$ :E!R ,TOM & ,BECKY 7 ON BO>D !                                         
ferryboat on the homeward trip; it was dark; no                                 F]RYBOAT ON ! HOMEW>D TRIP2 X 0 D>K2 NO                                         
one thought of inquiring if any one was missing. ,One                           "O ?"\ ( 9QUIR+ IF ANY "O 0 MISS+4 ,"O                                          
young man finally blurted out his fear that they were still in the              "Y MAN F9,Y BLURT$ \ 8 FE> T !Y 7 / 9 !                                         
cave! ,Mrs. ,Thatcher swooned away. ,Aunt                                       CAVE6 ,MRS4 ,?AT*] SWOON$ AWAY4 ,AUNT                                           
,Polly fell to crying and wringing her hands.                                   ,POLLY FELL 6CRY+ & WR++ H] H&S4                                                
  ,The alarm swept from lip to lip, from group                                    ,! AL>M SWEPT F LIP 6LIP1 F GR\P                                              
to group, from street to street, and within five minutes                        6GR\P1 F /REET 6/REET1 & )9 FIVE M9UTES                                         
the bells were wildly clanging and the whole town was                           ! BELLS 7 WILDLY CLANG+ &! :OLE T[N 0                                           
up! ,The ,Cardiff ,Hill episode sank                                            UP6 ,! ,C>DIFF ,HILL EPISODE SANK                                               
into instant in- significance, the burglars were                                969/ANT IN- SIGNIFIC.E1 ! BURGL>S 7                                             
forgotten, horses were saddled, skiffs were manned, the                         =GOTT51 HORSES 7 SA4L$1 SKI6S 7 MANN$1 !                                        
ferryboat ordered out, and before the horror was   #301                         F]RYBOAT ORD]$ \1 & 2F ! HORROR 0   #CJA                                        
half an hour old, two hundred men were pouring                                  HALF AN H\R OLD1 TWO HUNDR$ M5 7 P\R+                                           
down highroad and river toward the cave.                                        D[N HI<ROAD & RIV] T[>D ! CAVE4                                                 
  ,All the long afternoon the village seemed empty and                            ,ALL ! L;G AFN ! VILLAGE SEEM$ EMPTY &                                        
dead. ,Many women visited ,Aunt ,Polly and                                      D1D4 ,_M WOM5 VISIT$ ,AUNT ,POLLY &                                             
,Mrs. ,Thatcher and tried to comfort them. ,They cried with                     ,MRS4 ,?AT*] & TRI$ 6-=T !M4 ,!Y CRI$ )                                         
them, too, and that was still better than words. ,All the                       !M1 TOO1 & T 0 / BETT] ?AN ^WS4 ,ALL !                                          
tedious night the town waited for news; but when the                            T$I\S NI<T ! T[N WAIT$ = NEWS2 B :5 !                                           
morning dawned at last, all the word that came was,                             MORN+ DAWN$ AT LA/1 ALL ! ^W T CAME WAS1                                        
",Send more candles -- and send food." ,Mrs.                                    8,S5D M C&LES -- & S5D FOOD40 ,MRS4                                             
,Thatcher was almost crazed; and ,Aunt ,Polly, also.                            ,?AT*] 0 ALM CRAZ$2 & ,AUNT ,POLLY1 AL4                                         
,Judge ,Thatcher sent messages of hope and                                      ,JUDGE ,?AT*] S5T MESSAGES ( HOPE &                                             
encourage- ment from the cave, but they conveyed no real                        5C\RAGE- M5T F ! CAVE1 B !Y 3VEY$ NO R1L                                        
cheer.                                                                          *E]4                                                                            
  ,The old ,Welshman came home toward daylight,                                   ,! OLD ,WEL%MAN CAME HOME T[>D "DLI<T1                                        
spattered with candle-grease, smeared with clay, and                            SPATT]$ ) C&LE-GR1SE1 SME>$ ) CLAY1 &                                           
almost worn out. ,He found ,Huck still in the bed that had                      ALM WORN \4 ,HE F.D ,HUCK / 9 ! B$ T _H                                         
been provided for him, and delirious with fever. ,The                           BE5 PROVID$ = HM1 & DELIRI\S ) FEV]4 ,!                                         
physicians were all at the cave, so the ,Widow                                  PHYSICIANS 7 ALL AT ! CAVE1 S ! ,WID[                                           
,Douglas came and took charge of the patient. ,She                              ,D\GLAS CAME & TOOK *>GE (! PATI5T4 ,%E                                         
said she would do her best by him, because, whether he was good,                SD %E WD D H] BE/ 0HM1 2C1 :E!R HE 0 GD1                                        
bad, or indifferent, he was the ,Lord's, and nothing that                       BAD1 OR 9DI6]5T1 HE 0 ! ,"L'S1 & NO?+ T                                         
was the ,Lord's was a thing to be neglected. ,The                               0 ! ,"L'S 0 A ?+ 6BE NEGLECT$4 ,!                                               
,Welshman said ,Huck had good spots in him, and the                             ,WEL%MAN SD ,HUCK _H GD SPOTS 9 HM1 &!                                          
widow said:                                                                     WID[ SD3                                                                        
",You can depend on it. ,That's the ,Lord's    #302                             8,Y C DEP5D ON X4 ,T'S ! ,"L'S    #CJB                                          
mark. ,He don't leave it off. ,He never does.                                   M>K4 ,HE DON'T L1VE X (F4 ,HE N"E DOES4                                         
,Puts it some- where on every creature that comes from his                      ,PUTS X "S- ": ON E CR1TURE T -ES F 8                                           
hands."                                                                         H&S40                                                                           
  ,Early in the forenoon parties of jaded men began                               ,E>LY 9 ! =ENOON "PIES ( JAD$ M5 2GAN                                         
to straggle into the village, but the strongest of the                          6/RA7LE 96! VILLAGE1 B ! /R;GE/ (!                                              
citizens continued searching. ,All the news that could be                       CITIZ5S 3T9U$ SE>*+4 ,ALL ! NEWS T CD 2                                         
gained was that remotenesses of the cavern were being                           GA9$ 0 T REMOTE;SES (! CAV]N 7 2+                                               
ransacked that had never been visited before; that every                        RANSACK$ T _H N"E BE5 VISIT$ 2F2 T E                                            
corner and crevice was going to be thoroughly searched;                         CORN] & CREVICE 0 GO+ 6BE ?OR\<LY SE>*$2                                        
that wherever one wandered through the maze of passages,                        T :]"E "O W&]$ "? ! MAZE ( PASSAGES1                                            
lights were to be seen flitting hither and thither in the                       LI<TS 7 6BE SE5 FLITT+ HI!R & ?I!R 9 !                                          
distance, and shoutings and pistol- shots sent their hollow                     4T.E1 & %\T+S & PI/OL- %OTS S5T _! HOLL[                                        
reverberations to the ear down the sombre aisles. ,In                           REV]B],NS 6! E> D[N ! SOMBRE AISLES4 ,9                                         
one place, far from the section usually traversed                               "O PLACE1 F> F ! SEC;N USU,Y TRAV]S$                                            
by tourists, the names ",,BECKY and ,,TOM" had been                             0T\RI/S1 ! "NS 8,,BECKY & ,,TOM0 _H BE5                                         
found traced upon the rocky wall with candle-smoke,                             F.D TRAC$ ^U ! ROCKY WALL ) C&LE-SMOKE1                                         
and near at hand a grease-soiled bit of ribbon.                                 & NE> AT H& A GR1SE-SOIL$ BIT ( RI2ON4                                          
,Mrs. ,Thatcher recognized the ribbon and cried                                 ,MRS4 ,?AT*] RECOGNIZ$ ! RI2ON & CRI$                                           
over it. ,She said it was the last relic she should ever have                   OV] X4 ,%E SD X 0 ! LA/ RELIC %E %D "E H                                        
of her child; and that no other memorial of her could ever be                   ( H] *2 & T NO O!R MEMORIAL ( H] CD "E 2                                        
so precious, because this one parted latest from the living                     S PRECI\S1 2C ? "O "P$ LATE/ F ! LIV+                                           
body before the awful death came. ,Some said that now and                       BODY 2F ! AW;L D1? CAME4 ,"S SD T N[ &                                          
then, in the cave, a far-away speck of light would                              !N1 9 ! CAVE1 A F>-AWAY SPECK ( LI<T WD                                         
glimmer, and then a glorious shout would burst forth and a                      GLIMM]1 & !N A GLORI\S %\T WD BUR/ =? &A                                        
score of men go trooping down the echoing      #303                             SCORE ( M5 G TROOP+ D[N ! E*O+      #CJC                                        
aisle -- and then a sickening disappointment always                             AISLE -- & !N A SICK5+ 4APPO9T;T ALW                                            
followed; the children were not there; it was only a searcher's                 FOLL[$2 ! *N 7 N "!2 X 0 ONLY A SE>*]'S                                         
light.                                                                          LI<T4                                                                           
  ,Three dreadful days and nights dragged their                                   ,?REE DR1D;L "DS & NI<TS DRA7$ _!                                             
tedious hours along, and the village sank into a                                T$I\S H\RS AL;G1 &! VILLAGE SANK 96A                                            
hopeless stupor. ,No one had heart for anything. ,The                           HOPE.S /UPOR4 ,NO "O _H HE>T = ANY?+4 ,!                                        
acci- dental discovery, just made, that the                                     A3I- D5TAL 4COV]Y1 J MADE1 T !                                                  
proprietor of the ,Temperance ,Tavern kept                                      PROPRIETOR (! ,TEMP].E ,TAV]N KEPT                                              
liquor on his premises, scarcely fluttered the                                  LIQUOR ON 8 PREMISES1 SC>CELY FLUTT]$ !                                         
public pulse, tremendous as the fact was. ,In                                   PUBLIC PULSE1 TREM5D\S Z ! FACT WAS4 ,9                                         
a lucid interval, ,Huck feebly led up to the                                    A LUCID 9T]VAL1 ,HUCK FEEBLY L$ UP 6!                                           
subject of taverns, and finally asked -- dimly                                  SUBJECT ( TAV]NS1 & F9,Y ASK$ -- DIMLY                                          
dreading the worst -- if anything had been discovered                           DR1D+ ! WOR/ -- IF ANY?+ _H BE5 4COV]$                                          
at the ,Temperance ,Tavern since he had been ill.                               AT ! ,TEMP].E ,TAV]N S9CE HE _H BE5 ILL4                                        
  ",Yes," said the widow.                                                         8,YES10 SD ! WID[4                                                            
  ,Huck started up in bed, wild-eyed:                                             ,HUCK />T$ UP 9 B$1 WILD-EY$3                                                 
  ",What? ,What was it?"                                                          8,:AT8 ,:AT 0 X80                                                             
  ",Liquor! -- and the place has been shut up.                                    8,LIQUOR6 -- &! PLACE HAS BE5 %UT UP4                                         
,Lie down, child -- what a turn you did give                                    ,LIE D[N1 * -- :AT A TURN Y DID GIVE                                            
me!"                                                                            ME60                                                                            
  ",Only tell me just one thing -- only just one --                               8,ONLY TELL ME J "O ?+ -- ONLY J "O --                                        
please! ,Was it ,Tom ,Sawyer that found it?"                                    PL1SE6 ,0 X ,TOM ,SAWY] T F.D X80                                               
  ,The widow burst into tears. ",Hush, hush, child,                               ,! WID[ BUR/ 96TE>S4 8,HU%1 HU%1 *1                                           
hush! ,I've told you before, you must ,,NOT talk. ,You                          HU%6 ,I'VE TOLD Y 2F1 Y M/ ,,N TALK4 ,Y                                         
are very, very sick!"                      #304                                 >E V1 V SICK60                      #CJD                                        
  ,Then nothing but liquor had been found; there would have                       ,!N NO?+ B LIQUOR _H BE5 F.D2 "! WD H                                         
been a great powwow if it had been the gold. ,So the                            BE5 A GRT P[W[ IF X _H BE5 ! GOLD4 ,S !                                         
treasure was gone forever -- gone forever! ,But what could                      TR1SURE 0 G"O ="E -- G"O ="E6 ,B :AT CD                                         
she be crying about? ,Curious that she should cry.                              %E 2 CRY+ AB8 ,CURI\S T %E %D CRY4                                              
  ,These thoughts worked their dim way through ,Huck's                            ,^! ?"\S "W$ _! DIM WAY "? ,HUCK'S                                            
mind, and under the weariness they gave him he fell                             M9D1 & "U ! WE>I;S !Y GAVE HM HE FELL                                           
asleep. ,The widow said to herself:                                             ASLEEP4 ,! WID[ SD 6H]F3                                                        
  ",There -- he's asleep, poor wreck. ,Tom                                        8,"! -- HE'S ASLEEP1 POOR WRECK4 ,TOM                                         
,Sawyer find it! ,Pity but somebody could find ,Tom                             ,SAWY] F9D X6 ,P;Y B "SBODY CD F9D ,TOM                                         
,Sawyer! ,Ah, there ain't many left, now, that's                                ,SAWY]6 ,AH1 "! A9'T _M LEFT1 N[1 T'S                                           
got hope enough, or strength enough, either, to go on                           GOT HOPE 5\<1 OR /R5G? 5\<1 EI1 6G ON                                           
searching."                                                                     SE>*+40                                                                         
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXXI                                                                ,,*APT] ,,XXXI                                                                
  ,,NOW to return to ,Tom and ,Becky's share                                      ,,N[ 6RETURN 6,TOM & ,BECKY'S %>E                                             
  in the picnic. ,They tripped along the                                          9 ! PICNIC4 ,!Y TRIPP$ AL;G !                                                 
  murky aisles with the rest of the com-                                          MURKY AISLES )! RE/ (! COM-                                                   
  pany, visiting the familiar wonders of the cave                                 PANY1 VISIT+ ! FAMILI> WOND]S (! CAVE                                         
-- wonders dubbed with rather over-                                             -- WOND]S DU2$ ) R OV]-                                                         
  descriptive names, such as ",The ,Draw-                                         DESCRIPTIVE "NS1 S* Z 8,! ,DRAW-                                              
  ing-,Room," ",The ,Cathedral," ",Aladdin's                                      9G-,ROOM10 8,! ,CA!DRAL10 8,ALA49'S                                           
,Palace," and so on. ,Presently the                                             ,PALACE10 & S ON4 ,PRES5TLY !                                                   
hide-and-seek frolicking began, and ,Tom and                                    HIDE-&-SEEK FROLICK+ 2GAN1 & ,TOM &                                             
,Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion                               ,BECKY 5GAG$ 9 X ) Z1L UNTIL ! EX];N                                            
began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wandered                            2GAN 6GR[ A TRIFLE WE>I"S2 !N !Y W&]$                                           
down a sinuous avenue holding their candles    #305                             D[N A S9U\S AV5UE HOLD+ _! C&LES    #CJE                                        
aloft and reading the tangled web-work of names,                                AL(T & R1D+ ! TANGL$ WEB-"W ( "NS1                                              
dates, post-office addresses, and mottoes with which                            DATES1 PO/-(FICE A4RESSES1 & MOTTOES ) :                                        
the rocky walls had been frescoed (in                                           ! ROCKY WALLS _H BE5 FRESCO$ 79                                                 
candle-smoke). ,Still drifting along and talking, they                          C&LE-SMOKE74 ,/ DRIFT+ AL;G & TALK+1 !Y                                         
scarcely noticed that they were now in a part of the cave                       SC>CELY NOTIC$ T !Y 7 N[ 9 A "P (! CAVE                                         
whose walls were not frescoed. ,They smoked their own                           ^: WALLS 7 N FRESCO$4 ,!Y SMOK$ _! [N                                           
names under an overhanging shelf and moved on.                                  "NS "U AN OV]HANG+ %ELF & MOV$ ON4                                              
,Presently they came to a place where a little stream                           ,PRES5TLY !Y CAME 6A PLACE ": A LL /R1M                                         
of water, trickling over a ledge and carrying a                                 ( WAT]1 TRICKL+ OV] A L$GE & C>RY+ A                                            
limestone sediment with it, had, in the slow-dragging                           LIME/"O S$I;T ) X1 _H1 9 ! SL[-DRA7+                                            
ages, formed a laced and ruffled ,Niagara in gleaming                           AGES1 =M$ A LAC$ & RU6L$ ,NIAG>A 9 GL1M+                                        
and imperishable stone. ,Tom squeezed his small                                 & IMP]I%A# /"O4 ,TOM SQUEEZ$ 8 SMALL                                            
body behind it in order to illuminate it for ,Becky's                           BODY 2H X 9 ORD] 6ILLUM9ATE X = ,BECKY'S                                        
gratification. ,He found that it curtained a sort of                            GRATIFIC,N4 ,HE F.D T X CURTA9$ A SORT (                                        
steep natural stairway which was enclosed between narrow                        /EEP NATURAL /AIRWAY : 0 5CLOS$ 2T N>R[                                         
walls, and at once the ambi- tion to be a                                       WALLS1 & AT ONCE ! AMBI- TION 6BE A                                             
discoverer seized him. ,Becky responded to his                                  4COV]] SEIZ$ HM4 ,BECKY RESPOND$ 6HIS                                           
call, and they made a smoke-mark for future                                     CALL1 & !Y MADE A SMOKE-M>K = FUTURE                                            
guidance, and started upon their quest. ,They wound this way                    GUID.E1 & />T$ ^U _! QUE/4 ,!Y W.D ? WAY                                        
and that, far down into the secret depths of the cave,                          & T1 F> D[N 96! SECRET DEP?S (! CAVE1                                           
made another mark, and branched off in search of                                MADE ANO!R M>K1 & BRAN*$ (F 9 SE>* (                                            
novelties to tell the upper world about. ,In one                                NOVELTIES 6TELL ! UPP] _W AB4 ,9 "O                                             
place they found a spacious cavern, from whose ceiling                          PLACE !Y F.D A SPACI\S CAV]N1 F ^: CEIL+                                        
depended a multitude of shining stalactites of the                              DEP5D$ A MULTITUDE ( %9+ /ALACTITES (!                                          
length and circumference of a man's leg;     #306                               L5G? & CIRCUMF];E (A MAN'S LEG2     #CJF                                        
they walked all about it, wondering and admiring, and                           !Y WALK$ ALL AB X1 WOND]+ & ADMIR+1 &                                           
presently left it by one of the numerous passages that                          PRES5TLY LEFT X 0"O (! NUM]\S PASSAGES T                                        
opened into it. ,This shortly brought them to a be- witching                    OP5$ 96X4 ,? %ORTLY BR"\ !M 6A BE- WIT*+                                        
spring, whose basin was incrusted with a frostwork of                           SPR+1 ^: BAS9 0 9CRU/$ )A FRO/"W (                                              
glittering crystals; it was in the midst of a cavern                            GLITT]+ CRY/ALS2 X 0 9 ! MID/ (A CAV]N                                          
whose walls were supported by many fan- tastic                                  ^: WALLS 7 SUPPORT$ 0_M FAN- TA/IC                                              
pillars which had been formed by the joining of great                           PILL>S : _H BE5 =M$ 0! JO9+ ( GRT                                               
stalactites and stalagmites together, the result of the                         /ALACTITES & /ALAGMITES TGR1 ! RESULT (!                                        
ceaseless water-drip of centuries. ,Under the roof                              C1SE.S WAT]-DRIP ( C5TURIES4 ,"U ! RO(                                          
vast knots of bats had packed themselves together,                              VA/ KNOTS ( BATS _H PACK$ !MVS TGR1                                             
thousands in a bunch; the lights disturbed the creat-                           ?\S&S 9 A BUN*2 ! LI<TS 4TURB$ ! CR1T-                                          
ures and they came flocking down by hundreds,                                   URES & !Y CAME FLOCK+ D[N 0HUNDR$S1                                             
squeaking and darting furiously at the candles. ,Tom                            SQU1K+ & D>T+ FURI\SLY AT ! C&LES4 ,TOM                                         
knew their ways and the danger of this sort of conduct.                         KNEW _! WAYS &! DANG] ( ? SORT ( 3DUCT4                                         
,He seized ,Becky's hand and hurried her into the first                         ,HE SEIZ$ ,BECKY'S H& & HURRI$ H] 96! F/                                        
corridor that offered; and none too soon, for a bat                             CORRIDOR T (F]$2 & N"O TOO SOON1 =A BAT                                         
struck ,Becky's light out with its wing while she was                           /RUCK ,BECKY'S LI<T \ ) XS W+ :ILE %E 0                                         
passing out of the cavern. ,The bats chased the children a good                 PASS+ \ (! CAV]N4 ,! BATS *AS$ ! *N A GD                                        
distance; but the fugitives plunged into every new                              4T.E2 B ! FUGITIVES PLUNG$ 96E NEW                                              
passage that offered, and at last got rid of the                                PASSAGE T (F]$1 & AT LA/ GOT RID (!                                             
perilous things. ,Tom found a subterranean lake,                                P]IL\S ?+S4 ,TOM F.D A SUBT]RAN1N LAKE1                                         
shortly, which stretched its dim length away until                              %ORTLY1 : /RET*$ XS DIM L5G? AWAY UNTIL                                         
its shape was lost in the shadows. ,He wanted                                   XS %APE 0 LO/ 9 ! %AD[S4 ,HE WANT$                                              
to explore its borders, but concluded that it would be                          6EXPLORE XS BORD]S1 B 3CLUD$ T X WD 2                                           
best to sit down and rest awhile, first.       #307                             BE/ 6SIT D[N & RE/ A:ILE1 F/4       #CJG                                        
,Now, for the first time, the deep stillness of the place                       ,N[1 =! F/ "T1 ! DEEP /ILL;S (! PLACE                                           
laid a clammy hand upon the spirits of the children. ,Becky                     LAID A CLAMMY H& ^U ! _SS (! *N4 ,BECKY                                         
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",Why, ,I didn't notice, but it seems ever so                                   8,:Y1 ,I DIDN'T NOTICE1 B X SEEMS "E S                                        
long since ,I heard any of the others."                                         L;G S9CE ,I HE>D ANY (! O!RS40                                                  
  ",Come to think, ,Becky, we are away down below                                 8,-E 6?9K1 ,BECKY1 WE >E AWAY D[N 2L                                          
them -- and ,I don't know how far away north, or                                !M -- & ,I DON'T "K H[ F> AWAY NOR?1 OR                                         
south, or east, or whichever it is. ,We couldn't                                S\?1 OR EA/1 OR :I*"E X IS4 ,WE CDN'T                                           
hear them here."                                                                HE> !M "H40                                                                     
  ,Becky grew apprehensive.                                                       ,BECKY GREW APPREH5SIVE4                                                      
  ",I wonder how long we've been down here,                                       8,I WOND] H[ L;G WE'VE BE5 D[N "H1                                            
,Tom? ,We better start back."                                                   ,TOM8 ,WE BETT] />T BACK40                                                      
  ",Yes, ,I reckon we better. ,P'raps we                                          8,YES1 ,I RECKON WE BETT]4 ,P'RAPS WE                                         
better."                                                                        BETT]40                                                                         
  ",Can you find the way, ,Tom? ,It's all a                                       8,C Y F9D ! WAY1 ,TOM8 ,X'S ALL A                                             
mixed-up crookedness to me."                                                    MIX$-UP CROOK$;S 6ME40                                                          
  ",I reckon ,I could find it -- but then the bats.                               8,I RECKON ,I CD F9D X -- B !N ! BATS4                                        
,If they put our candles out it will be an awful fix.                           ,IF !Y PUT \R C&LES \ X W 2 AN AW;L FIX4                                        
,Let's try some other way, so as not to go through there."                      ,LET'S TRY "S O!R WAY1 S Z N 6G "? "!40                                         
  ",Well. ,But ,I hope we won't get lost.                                         8,WELL4 ,B ,I HOPE WE WON'T GET LO/4                                          
,It would be so awful!" and the girl shuddered at the thought                   ,X WD 2 S AW;L60 &! GIRL %U4]$ AT ! ?"\                                         
of the dreadful possibilities.                                                  (! DR1D;L POSSIBILITIES4                                                        
  ,They started through a corridor, and traversed it in                           ,!Y />T$ "? A CORRIDOR1 & TRAV]S$ X 9                                         
silence a long way, glancing at each new opening,                               SIL;E A L;G WAY1 GLANC+ AT EA* NEW OP5+1                                        
to see if there was anything familiar about the     #308                        6SEE IF "! 0 ANY?+ FAMILI> AB !     #CJH                                        
look of it; but they were all strange. ,Every time ,Tom                         LOOK ( X2 B !Y 7 ALL /RANGE4 ,E "T ,TOM                                         
made an examination, ,Becky would watch his face for                            MADE AN EXAM9,N1 ,BECKY WD WAT* 8 FACE =                                        
an encouraging sign, and he would say cheerily:                                 AN 5C\RAG+ SIGN1 & HE WD SAY *E]ILY3                                            
  ",Oh, it's all right. ,This ain't the one, but                                  8,OH1 X'S ALL "R4 ,? A9'T ! "O1 B                                             
we'll come to it right away!"                                                   WE'LL -E 6X "R AWAY60                                                           
  ,But he felt less and less hopeful with each                                    ,B HE FELT LESS & LESS HOPE;L ) EA*                                           
failure, and presently began to turn off                                        FAILURE1 & PRES5TLY 2GAN 6TURN (F                                               
into diverging avenues at sheer random, in desperate                            96DIV]G+ AV5UES AT %E] R&OM1 9 DESP]ATE                                         
hope of finding the one that was wanted. ,He still said it was                  HOPE ( F9D+ ! "O T 0 WANT$4 ,HE / SD X 0                                        
"all right," but there was such a leaden dread at his                           8ALL "R10 B "! 0 S* A L1D5 DR1D AT 8                                            
heart that the words had lost their ring and sounded just as if                 HE>T T ! ^WS _H LO/ _! R+ & S.D$ J Z IF                                         
he had said, ",All is lost!" ,Becky clung                                       HE _H SD1 8,ALL IS LO/60 ,BECKY CLUNG                                           
to his side in an anguish of fear, and tried hard                               6HIS SIDE 9 AN ANGUI% ( FE>1 & TRI$ H>D                                         
to keep back the tears, but they would come. ,At last                           6KEEP BACK ! TE>S1 B !Y WD -E4 ,AT LA/                                          
she said:                                                                       %E SD3                                                                          
  ",Oh, ,Tom, never mind the bats, let's go                                       8,OH1 ,TOM1 N"E M9D ! BATS1 LET'S G                                           
back that way! ,We seem to get worse and worse                                  BACK T WAY6 ,WE SEEM 6GET WORSE & WORSE                                         
off all the time."                                                              (F ALL ! "T40                                                                   
  ",Listen!" said he.                                                             8,LI/560 SD HE4                                                               
  ,Profound silence; silence so deep that even their                              ,PROF.D SIL;E2 SIL;E S DEEP T EV5 _!                                          
breathings were conspicuous in the hush. ,Tom shout- ed.                        BR1?+S 7 3SPICU\S 9 ! HU%4 ,TOM %\T- ED4                                        
,The call went echoing down the empty aisles and                                ,! CALL W5T E*O+ D[N ! EMPTY AISLES &                                           
died out in the distance in a faint sound that resembled a                      DI$ \ 9 ! 4T.E 9 A FA9T S.D T RESEM#D A                                         
ripple of mocking laughter.                                                     RIPPLE ( MOCK+ LAU<T]4                                                          
",Oh, don't do it again, ,Tom, it is    #309                                    8,OH1 DON'T D X AG1 ,TOM1 X IS    #CJI                                          
too horrid," said ,Becky.                                                       TOO HORRID10 SD ,BECKY4                                                         
  ",It is horrid, but ,I better, ,Becky; they                                     8,X IS HORRID1 B ,I BETT]1 ,BECKY2 !Y                                         
might hear us, you know," and he shouted again.                                 MI<T HE> U1 Y "K10 & HE %\T$ AG4                                                
  ,The "might" was even a chillier horror than the                                ,! 8MI<T0 0 EV5 A *ILLI] HORROR ?AN !                                         
ghostly laughter, it so confessed a perishing hope.                             <O/LY LAU<T]1 X S 3FESS$ A P]I%+ HOPE4                                          
,The children stood still and listened; but there was no result.                ,! *N /OOD / & LI/5$2 B "! 0 NO RESULT4                                         
,Tom turned upon the back track at once, and                                    ,TOM TURN$ ^U ! BACK TRACK AT ONCE1 &                                           
hurried his steps. ,It was but a little while be- fore a                        HURRI$ 8 /EPS4 ,X 0 B A LL :ILE BE- =E A                                        
certain indecision in his manner revealed an- other                             C]TA9 9DECI.N 9 8 MANN] REV1L$ AN- O!R                                          
fearful fact to ,Becky -- he could not find his way                             FE>;L FACT 6,BECKY -- HE CD N F9D 8 WAY                                         
back!                                                                           BACK6                                                                           
  ",Oh, ,Tom, you didn't make any marks!"                                         8,OH1 ,TOM1 Y DIDN'T MAKE ANY M>KS60                                          
  ",Becky, ,I was such a fool! ,Such a fool!                                      8,BECKY1 ,I 0 S* A FOOL6 ,S* A FOOL6                                          
,I never thought we might want to come back! ,No --                             ,I N"E ?"\ WE MI<T WANT 6-E BACK6 ,NO --                                        
,I can't find the way. ,It's all mixed up."                                     ,I C'T F9D ! WAY4 ,X'S ALL MIX$ UP40                                            
  ",Tom, ,Tom, we're lost! we're lost! ,We                                        8,TOM1 ,TOM1 WE'RE LO/6 WE'RE LO/6 ,WE                                        
never can get out of this awful place! ,Oh, why                                 N"E C GET \ ( ? AW;L PLACE6 ,OH1 :Y                                             
,,DID we ever leave the others!"                                                ,,DID WE "E L1VE ! O!RS60                                                       
  ,She sank to the ground and burst into such a frenzy of                         ,%E SANK 6! GR.D & BUR/ 96S* A FR5ZY (                                        
crying that ,Tom was appalled with the idea that she might                      CRY+ T ,TOM 0 APPALL$ )! IDEA T %E MI<T                                         
die, or lose her reason. ,He sat down by her and                                DIE1 OR LOSE H] R1SON4 ,HE SAT D[N 0H] &                                        
put his arms around her; she buried her face in his                             PUT 8 >MS >.D H]2 %E BURI$ H] FACE 9 8                                          
bosom, she clung to him, she poured out her                                     BOSOM1 %E CLUNG 6HM1 %E P\R$ \ H]                                               
terrors, her unavailing regrets, and the far echoes                             T]RORS1 H] UNAVAIL+ REGRETS1 &! F> E*OES                                        
turned them all to jeering laughter. ,Tom     #310                              TURN$ !M ALL 6JE]+ LAU<T]4 ,TOM     #CAJ                                        
begged her to pluck up hope again, and she said she could                       BE7$ H] 6PLUCK UP HOPE AG1 & %E SD %E CD                                        
not. ,He fell to blaming and abusing himself for getting                        N4 ,HE FELL 6BLAM+ & ABUS+ HMF = GETT+                                          
her into this miserable situation; this had a better                            H] 96? MIS]A# SITU,N2 ? _H A BETT]                                              
effect. ,She said she would try to hope again, she would                        E6ECT4 ,%E SD %E WD TRY 6HOPE AG1 %E WD                                         
get up and follow wherever he might lead if only                                GET UP & FOLL[ :]"E HE MI<T L1D IF ONLY                                         
he would not talk like that any more. ,For he was no more                       HE WD N TALK L T ANY M4 ,= HE 0 NO M                                            
to blame than she, she said.                                                    6BLAME ?AN %E1 %E SD4                                                           
  ,So they moved on again -- aimlessly -- simply                                  ,S !Y MOV$ ON AG -- AIM.SLY -- SIMPLY                                         
at random -- all they could do was to move, keep                                AT R&OM -- ALL !Y CD D 0 6MOVE1 KEEP                                            
moving. ,For a little while, hope made a show of                                MOV+4 ,=A LL :ILE1 HOPE MADE A %[ (                                             
reviving -- not with any reason to back it, but only                            REVIV+ -- N ) ANY R1SON 6BACK X1 B ONLY                                         
because it is its nature to revive when the spring has                          2C X IS XS NATURE 6REVIVE :5 ! SPR+ HAS                                         
not been taken out of it by age and familiarity with                            N BE5 TAK5 \ ( X 0AGE & FAMILI>;Y )                                             
failure.                                                                        FAILURE4                                                                        
  ,By-and-by ,Tom took ,Becky's candle and                                        ,BY-&-BY ,TOM TOOK ,BECKY'S C&LE &                                            
blew it out. ,This economy meant so much! ,Words were not                       BLEW X \4 ,? ECONOMY M1NT S M*6 ,^WS 7 N                                        
needed. ,Becky understood, and her hope died again.                             NE$$4 ,BECKY "U/OOD1 & H] HOPE DI$ AG4                                          
,She knew that ,Tom had a whole candle and three or                             ,%E KNEW T ,TOM _H A :OLE C&LE & ?REE OR                                        
four pieces in his pockets -- yet he must                                       F\R PIECES 9 8 POCKETS -- YET HE M/                                             
econ- omize.                                                                    ECON- OMIZE4                                                                    
  ,By-and-by, fatigue began to assert its                                         ,BY-&-BY1 FATIGUE 2GAN 6ASS]T XS                                              
claims; the children tried to pay attention, for it was                         CLAIMS2 ! *N TRI$ 6PAY ATT5;N1 = X 0                                            
dreadful to think of sitting down when time was grown to be                     DR1D;L 6?9K ( SITT+ D[N :5 "T 0 GR[N 6BE                                        
so precious, moving, in some direction, in any                                  S PRECI\S1 MOV+1 9 "S DIREC;N1 9 ANY                                            
direction, was at least progress and might   #311                               DIREC;N1 0 AT L1/ PROGRESS & MI<T   #CAA                                        
bear fruit; but to sit down was to invite death and                             BE> FRUIT2 B 6SIT D[N 0 69VITE D1? &                                            
shorten its pursuit.                                                            %ORT5 XS PURSUIT4                                                               
  ,At last ,Becky's frail limbs refused                                           ,AT LA/ ,BECKY'S FRAIL LIMBS REFUS$                                           
to carry her farther. ,She sat down. ,Tom rested with                           6C>RY H] F>!R4 ,%E SAT D[N4 ,TOM RE/$ )                                         
her, and they talked of home, and the friends there, and the                    H]1 & !Y TALK$ ( HOME1 &! FRS "!1 &!                                            
comfortable beds and, above all, the light! ,Becky                              -=TA# B$S &1 ABV ALL1 ! LI<T6 ,BECKY                                            
cried, and ,Tom tried to think of some way of comfort-                          CRI$1 & ,TOM TRI$ 6?9K ( "S WAY ( -=T-                                          
ing her, but all his encouragements were grown thread-                          9G H]1 B ALL 8 5C\RAGE;TS 7 GR[N ?R1D-                                          
bare with use, and sounded like sarcasms. ,Fatigue                              B>E ) USE1 & S.D$ L S>CASMS4 ,FATIGUE                                           
bore so heavily upon ,Becky that she drowsed off                                BORE S H1VILY ^U ,BECKY T %E DR[S$ (F                                           
to sleep. ,Tom was grateful. ,He sat looking                                    6SLEEP4 ,TOM 0 GRATE;L4 ,HE SAT LOOK+                                           
into her drawn face and saw it grow smooth and                                  96H] DRAWN FACE & SAW X GR[ SMOO? &                                             
natural under the influence of pleasant dreams; and                             NATURAL "U ! 9FLU;E ( PL1SANT DR1MS2 &                                          
by-and-by a smile dawned and rested there. ,The                                 BY-&-BY A SMILE DAWN$ & RE/$ "!4 ,!                                             
peaceful face reflected somewhat of peace and healing                           P1CE;L FACE REFLECT$ "S:AT ( P1CE & H1L+                                        
into his own spirit, and his thoughts wandered away to bygone                   96HIS [N _S1 & 8 ?"\S W&]$ AWAY 6BYG"O                                          
times and dreamy memories. ,While he was deep in                                "TS & DR1MY MEMORIES4 ,:ILE HE 0 DEEP 9                                         
his musings, ,Becky woke up with a breezy little                                8 MUS+S1 ,BECKY WOKE UP )A BREEZY LL                                            
laugh -- but it was stricken dead upon her lips, and a                          LAU< -- B X 0 /RICK5 D1D ^U H] LIPS1 &A                                         
groan followed it.                                                              GROAN FOLL[$ X4                                                                 
  ",Oh, how ,,COULD ,I sleep! ,I wish ,I never,                                   8,OH1 H[ ,,CD ,I SLEEP6 ,I WI% ,I N"E1                                        
never had waked! ,No! ,No, ,I don't, ,Tom!                                      N"E _H WAK$6 ,NO6 ,NO1 ,I DON'T1 ,TOM6                                          
,Don't look so! ,I won't say it again."                                         ,DON'T LOOK S6 ,I WON'T SAY X AG40                                              
  ",I'm glad you've slept, ,Becky; you'll                                         8,I'M GLAD Y'VE SLEPT1 ,BECKY2 Y'LL                                           
feel rested, now, and we'll find the way    #312                                FEEL RE/$1 N[1 & WE'LL F9D ! WAY    #CAB                                        
out."                                                                           \40                                                                             
  ",We can try, ,Tom; but ,I've seen such a                                       8,WE C TRY1 ,TOM2 B ,I'VE SE5 S* A                                            
beautiful country in my dream. ,I reckon we are                                 B1UTI;L C.TRY 9 MY DR1M4 ,I RECKON WE >E                                        
going there."                                                                   GO+ "!40                                                                        
  ",Maybe not, maybe not. ,Cheer up, ,Becky, and                                  8,MAYBE N1 MAYBE N4 ,*E] UP1 ,BECKY1 &                                        
let's go on trying."                                                            LET'S G ON TRY+40                                                               
  ,They rose up and wandered along, hand in hand and                              ,!Y ROSE UP & W&]$ AL;G1 H& 9 H& &                                            
hopeless. ,They tried to estimate how long they had                             HOPE.S4 ,!Y TRI$ 6E/IMATE H[ L;G !Y _H                                          
been in the cave, but all they knew was that it seemed                          BE5 9 ! CAVE1 B ALL !Y KNEW 0 T X SEEM$                                         
days and weeks, and yet it was plain that this could not be,                    "DS & WEEKS1 & YET X 0 PLA9 T ? CD N BE1                                        
for their candles were not gone yet. ,A long time after this                    = _! C&LES 7 N G"O YET4 ,A L;G "T AF ?                                          
-- they could not tell how long -- ,Tom said they must                          -- !Y CD N TELL H[ L;G -- ,TOM SD !Y M/                                         
go softly and listen for dripping water -- they must                            G S(TLY & LI/5 = DRIPP+ WAT] -- !Y M/                                           
find a spring. ,They found one presently, and ,Tom                              F9D A SPR+4 ,!Y F.D "O PRES5TLY1 & ,TOM                                         
said it was time to rest again. ,Both were cruelly tired,                       SD X 0 "T 6RE/ AG4 ,BO? 7 CRUELLY TIR$1                                         
yet ,Becky said she thought she could go a little farther.                      YET ,BECKY SD %E ?"\ %E CD G A LL F>!R4                                         
,She was surprised to hear ,Tom dissent. ,She could not                         ,%E 0 SURPRIS$ 6HE> ,TOM 4S5T4 ,%E CD N                                         
understand it. ,They sat down, and ,Tom fastened his candle                     "U/& X4 ,!Y SAT D[N1 & ,TOM FA/5$ 8 C&LE                                        
to the wall in front of them with some clay. ,Thought was                       6! WALL 9 FRONT ( !M ) "S CLAY4 ,?"\ 0                                          
soon busy; nothing was said for some time. ,Then ,Becky                         SOON BUSY2 NO?+ 0 SD = "S "T4 ,!N ,BECKY                                        
broke the silence:                                                              BROKE ! SIL;E3                                                                  
  ",Tom, ,I am so hungry!"                                                        8,TOM1 ,I AM S HUNGRY60                                                       
  ,Tom took something out of his pocket.                                          ,TOM TOOK "S?+ \ ( 8 POCKET4                                                  
  ",Do you remember this?" said he.                                               8,D Y REMEMB] ?80 SD HE4                                                      
,Becky almost smiled.                 #313                                      ,BECKY ALM SMIL$4                 #CAC                                          
  ",It's our wedding-cake, ,Tom."                                                 8,X'S \R W$D+-CAKE1 ,TOM40                                                    
  ",Yes -- ,I wish it was as big as a barrel, for                                 8,YES -- ,I WI% X 0 Z BIG Z A B>REL1 =                                        
it's all we've got."                                                            X'S ALL WE'VE GOT40                                                             
  ",I saved it from the picnic for us to dream on,                                8,I SAV$ X F ! PICNIC = U 6DR1M ON1                                           
,Tom, the way grown-up people do with wedding- cake --                          ,TOM1 ! WAY GR[N-UP P D ) W$D+- CAKE --                                         
but it'll be our --"                                                            B X'LL 2 \R --0                                                                 
  ,She dropped the sentence where it was. ,Tom                                    ,%E DROPP$ ! S5T;E ": X WAS4 ,TOM                                             
divided the cake and ,Becky ate with good                                       DIVID$ ! CAKE & ,BECKY ATE ) GD                                                 
appetite, while ,Tom nibbled at his moiety.                                     APPETITE1 :ILE ,TOM NIB#D AT 8 MOIETY4                                          
,There was abun- dance of cold water to finish the feast                        ,"! 0 ABUN- D.E ( COLD WAT] 6F9I% ! F1/                                         
with. ,By-and-by ,Becky suggested that they move on                             )4 ,BY-&-BY ,BECKY SU7E/$ T !Y MOVE ON                                          
again. ,Tom was silent a moment. ,Then he said:                                 AG4 ,TOM 0 SIL5T A MO;T4 ,!N HE SD3                                             
  ",Becky, can you bear it if ,I tell you something?"                             8,BECKY1 C Y BE> X IF ,I TELL Y "S?+80                                        
  ,Becky's face paled, but she thought she could.                                 ,BECKY'S FACE PAL$1 B %E ?"\ %E CD4                                           
  ",Well, then, ,Becky, we must stay here, where                                  8,WELL1 !N1 ,BECKY1 WE M/ /AY "H1 ":                                          
there's water to drink. ,That little piece is our last                          "!'S WAT] 6DR9K4 ,T LL PIECE IS \R LA/                                          
candle!"                                                                        C&LE60                                                                          
  ,Becky gave loose to tears and wailings. ,Tom                                   ,BECKY GAVE LOOSE 6TE>S & WAIL+S4 ,TOM                                        
did what he could to comfort her, but with little effect. ,At                   DID :AT HE CD 6-=T H]1 B ) LL E6ECT4 ,AT                                        
length ,Becky said:                                                             L5G? ,BECKY SD3                                                                 
  ",Tom!"                                                                         8,TOM60                                                                       
  ",Well, ,Becky?"                                                                8,WELL1 ,BECKY80                                                              
  ",They'll miss us and hunt for us!"                                             8,!Y'LL MISS U & HUNT = U60                                                   
  ",Yes, they will! ,Certainly they will!"                                        8,YES1 !Y W6 ,C]TA9LY !Y W60                                                  
",Maybe they're hunting for us now,       #314                                  8,MAYBE !Y'RE HUNT+ = U N[1       #CAD                                          
,Tom."                                                                          ,TOM40                                                                          
  ",Why, ,I reckon maybe they are. ,I hope                                        8,:Y1 ,I RECKON MAYBE !Y >E4 ,I HOPE                                          
they are."                                                                      !Y >E40                                                                         
  ",When would they miss us, ,Tom?"                                               8,:5 WD !Y MISS U1 ,TOM80                                                     
  ",When they get back to the boat, ,I reckon."                                   8,:5 !Y GET BACK 6! BOAT1 ,I RECKON40                                         
  ",Tom, it might be dark then -- would they notice                               8,TOM1 X MI<T 2 D>K !N -- WD !Y NOTICE                                        
we hadn't come?"                                                                WE _HN'T -E80                                                                   
  ",I don't know. ,But anyway, your mother would miss                             8,I DON'T "K4 ,B ANYWAY1 YR "M WD MISS                                        
you as soon as they got home."                                                  Y Z SOON Z !Y GOT HOME40                                                        
  ,A frightened look in ,Becky's face brought                                     ,A F"R5$ LOOK 9 ,BECKY'S FACE BR"\                                            
,Tom to his senses and he saw that he had made a                                ,TOM 6HIS S5SES & HE SAW T HE _H MADE A                                         
blunder. ,Becky was not to have gone home that night! ,The                      BL"U4 ,BECKY 0 N 6H G"O HOME T NI<T6 ,!                                         
children became silent and thoughtful. ,In a moment a new                       *N 2CAME SIL5T & ?"\;L4 ,9 A MO;T A NEW                                         
burst of grief from ,Becky showed ,Tom that the thing in                        BUR/ ( GRIEF F ,BECKY %[$ ,TOM T ! ?+ 9                                         
his mind had struck hers also -- that the ,Sabbath                              8 M9D _H /RUCK H]S AL -- T ! ,SA2A?                                             
morning might be half spent before ,Mrs. ,Thatcher                              MORN+ MI<T 2 HALF SP5T 2F ,MRS4 ,?AT*]                                          
discovered that ,Becky was not at ,Mrs. ,Harper's.                              4COV]$ T ,BECKY 0 N AT ,MRS4 ,H>P]'S4                                           
  ,The children fastened their eyes upon their bit of candle and                  ,! *N FA/5$ _! EYES ^U _! BIT ( C&LE &                                        
watched it melt slowly and pitilessly away; saw                                 WAT*$ X MELT SL[LY & PITI.SLY AWAY2 SAW                                         
the half inch of wick stand alone at last; saw the                              ! HALF 9* ( WICK /& AL"O AT LA/2 SAW !                                          
feeble flame rise and fall, climb the thin                                      FEE# FLAME RISE & FALL1 CLIMB ! ?9                                              
column of smoke, linger at its top a moment, and                                COLUMN ( SMOKE1 L+] AT XS TOP A MO;T1 &                                         
then -- the horror of utter darkness reigned!                                   !N -- ! HORROR ( UTT] D>K;S REIGN$6                                             
  ,How long afterward it was that ,Becky came to a slow                           ,H[ L;G AFW X 0 T ,BECKY CAME 6A SL[                                          
consciousness that she was crying in ,Tom's       #315                          3SCI\S;S T %E 0 CRY+ 9 ,TOM'S       #CAE                                        
arms, neither could tell. ,All that they knew was, that                         >MS1 NEI CD TELL4 ,ALL T !Y KNEW WAS1 T                                         
after what seemed a mighty stretch of time, both                                AF :AT SEEM$ A MI<TY /RET* ( "T1 BO?                                            
awoke out of a dead stupor of sleep and resumed their                           AWOKE \ (A D1D /UPOR ( SLEEP & RESUM$ _!                                        
miseries once more. ,Tom said it might be ,Sunday,                              MIS]IES ONCE M4 ,TOM SD X MI<T 2 ,SUN"D1                                        
now -- maybe ,Monday. ,He tried to get ,Becky                                   N[ -- MAYBE ,MON"D4 ,HE TRI$ 6GET ,BECKY                                        
to talk, but her sorrows were too oppressive, all                               6TALK1 B H] SORR[S 7 TOO OPPRESSIVE1 ALL                                        
her hopes were gone. ,Tom said that they must have been                         H] HOPES 7 G"O4 ,TOM SD T !Y M/ H BE5                                           
missed long ago, and no doubt the search was going                              MISS$ L;G AGO1 & NO D\BT ! SE>* 0 GO+                                           
on. ,He would shout and maybe some one would come. ,He                          ON4 ,HE WD %\T & MAYBE "S "O WD -E4 ,HE                                         
tried it; but in the darkness the distant echoes sounded so                     TRI$ X2 B 9 ! D>K;S ! 4TANT E*OES S.D$ S                                        
hideously that he tried it no more.                                             HIDE\SLY T HE TRI$ X NO M4                                                      
  ,The hours wasted away, and hunger came to tor-                                 ,! H\RS WA/$ AWAY1 & HUNG] CAME 6TOR-                                         
ment the captives again. ,A portion of ,Tom's                                   M5T ! CAPTIVES AG4 ,A POR;N ( ,TOM'S                                            
half of the cake was left; they divided and ate it.                             HALF (! CAKE 0 LEFT2 !Y DIVID$ & ATE X4                                         
,But they seemed hungrier than before. ,The poor                                ,B !Y SEEM$ HUNGRI] ?AN 2F4 ,! POOR                                             
morsel of food only whetted desire.                                             MORSEL ( FOOD ONLY :ETT$ DESIRE4                                                
  ,By-and-by ,Tom said:                                                           ,BY-&-BY ,TOM SD3                                                             
  ",,SH! ,Did you hear that?"                                                     8,,SH6 ,DID Y HE> T80                                                         
  ,Both held their breath and listened. ,There was a sound                        ,BO? HELD _! BR1? & LI/5$4 ,"! 0 A S.D                                        
like the faintest, far-off shout. ,Instantly ,Tom                               L ! FA9TE/1 F>-(F %\T4 ,9/ANTLY ,TOM                                            
answered it, and leading ,Becky by the hand, started                            ANSW]$ X1 & L1D+ ,BECKY 0! H&1 />T$                                             
groping down the corridor in its direction.                                     GROP+ D[N ! CORRIDOR 9 XS DIREC;N4                                              
,Presently he listened again; again the sound was heard,                        ,PRES5TLY HE LI/5$ AG2 AG ! S.D 0 HE>D1                                         
and apparently a little nearer.                                                 & APP>5TLY A LL NE>]4                                                           
",It's them!" said ,Tom; "they're coming!    #316                               8,X'S !M60 SD ,TOM2 8!Y'RE -+6    #CAF                                          
,Come along, ,Becky -- we're all right now!"                                    ,-E AL;G1 ,BECKY -- WE'RE ALL "R N[60                                           
  ,The joy of the prisoners was almost overwhelming. ,Their                       ,! JOY (! PRISON]S 0 ALM OV]:ELM+4 ,_!                                        
speed was slow, however, because pitfalls were somewhat                         SPE$ 0 SL[1 H["E1 2C PITFALLS 7 "S:AT                                           
common, and had to be guarded against. ,They shortly                            -MON1 & _H 6BE GU>D$ AG/4 ,!Y %ORTLY                                            
came to one and had to stop. ,It might be three feet                            CAME 6"O & _H 6/OP4 ,X MI<T 2 ?REE FEET                                         
deep, it might be a hundred -- there was no passing                             DEEP1 X MI<T 2 A HUNDR$ -- "! 0 NO PASS+                                        
it at any rate. ,Tom got down on his breast and                                 X AT ANY RATE4 ,TOM GOT D[N ON 8 BR1/ &                                         
reached as far down as he could. ,No bottom. ,They                              R1*$ Z F> D[N Z HE CD4 ,NO BOTTOM4 ,!Y                                          
must stay there and wait until the searchers came.                              M/ /AY "! & WAIT UNTIL ! SE>*]S CAME4                                           
,They listened; evidently the distant shoutings were growing                    ,!Y LI/5$2 EVID5TLY ! 4TANT %\T+S 7 GR[+                                        
more distant! a moment or two more and they had gone                            M 4TANT6 A MO;T OR TWO M & !Y _H G"O                                            
altogether. ,The heart-sinking misery of it! ,Tom whooped                       ALT4 ,! HE>T-S9K+ MIS]Y ( X6 ,TOM :OOP$                                         
until he was hoarse, but it was of no use. ,He                                  UNTIL HE 0 HO>SE1 B X 0 ( NO USE4 ,HE                                           
talked hopefully to ,Becky; but an age of                                       TALK$ HOPE;LLY 6,BECKY2 B AN AGE (                                              
anxious waiting passed and no sounds came again.                                ANXI\S WAIT+ PASS$ & NO S.DS CAME AG4                                           
  ,The children groped their way back to the spring. ,The                         ,! *N GROP$ _! WAY BACK 6! SPR+4 ,!                                           
weary time dragged on; they slept again, and awoke                              WE>Y "T DRA7$ ON2 !Y SLEPT AG1 & AWOKE                                          
famished and woe-stricken. ,Tom believed it must be                             FAMI%$ & WOE-/RICK54 ,TOM 2LIEV$ X M/ 2                                         
,Tuesday by this time.                                                          ,TUES"D 0? "T4                                                                  
  ,Now an idea struck him. ,There were some side                                  ,N[ AN IDEA /RUCK HM4 ,"! 7 "S SIDE                                           
passages near at hand. ,It would be better                                      PASSAGES NE> AT H&4 ,X WD 2 BETT]                                               
to explore some of these than bear the weight of the heavy                      6EXPLORE "S ( ^! ?AN BE> ! WEI<T (! H1VY                                        
time in idleness. ,He took a kite-line from his                                 "T 9 IDLE;S4 ,HE TOOK A KITE-L9E F 8                                            
pocket, tied it to a projection, and he and ,Becky                              POCKET1 TI$ X 6A PROJEC;N1 & HE & ,BECKY                                        
started, ,Tom in the lead, unwinding the line    #317                           />T$1 ,TOM 9 ! L1D1 UNW9D+ ! L9E    #CAG                                        
as he groped along. ,At the end of twenty steps the                             Z HE GROP$ AL;G4 ,AT ! 5D ( TW5TY /EPS !                                        
corridor ended in a "jumping- off place." ,Tom                                  CORRIDOR 5D$ 9 A 8JUMP+- (F PLACE40 ,TOM                                        
got down on his knees and felt below, and then as far                           GOT D[N ON 8 KNEES & FELT 2L1 & !N Z F>                                         
around the corner as he could reach with his hands                              >.D ! CORN] Z HE CD R1* ) 8 H&S                                                 
conveniently; he made an effort to stretch yet a                                3V5I5TLY2 HE MADE AN EF=T 6/RET* YET A                                          
little farther to the right, and at that moment, not twenty yards               LL F>!R 6! "R1 & AT T MO;T1 N TW5TY Y>DS                                        
away, a human hand, holding a candle, appeared from                             AWAY1 A HUMAN H&1 HOLD+ A C&LE1 APPE>$ F                                        
behind a rock! ,Tom lifted up a glorious shout,                                 2H A ROCK6 ,TOM LIFT$ UP A GLORI\S %\T1                                         
and instantly that hand was followed by the body it belonged                    & 9/ANTLY T H& 0 FOLL[$ 0! BODY X 2L;G$                                         
to -- ,Injun ,Joe's! ,Tom was paralyzed; he                                     TO -- ,9JUN ,JOE'S6 ,TOM 0 P>ALYZ$2 HE                                          
could not move. ,He was vastly gratified the next                               CD N MOVE4 ,HE 0 VA/LY GRATIFI$ ! NEXT                                          
moment, to see the ",Spaniard" take to his heels                                MO;T1 6SEE ! 8,SPANI>D0 TAKE 6HIS HEELS                                         
and get himself out of sight. ,Tom wondered that ,Joe                           & GET HMF \ ( SI<T4 ,TOM WOND]$ T ,JOE                                          
had not recognized his voice and come over and killed                           _H N RECOGNIZ$ 8 VOICE & -E OV] & KILL$                                         
him for testifying in court. ,But the echoes must have                          HM = TE/IFY+ 9 C\RT4 ,B ! E*OES M/ H                                            
disguised the voice. ,Without doubt, that was it, he                            4GUIS$ ! VOICE4 ,)\T D\BT1 T 0 X1 HE                                            
reasoned. ,Tom's fright weak- ened every muscle in his                          R1SON$4 ,TOM'S F"R W1K- 5$ E MUSCLE 9 8                                         
body. ,He said to himself that if he had strength enough                        BODY4 ,HE SD 6HMF T IF HE _H /R5G? 5                                            
to get back to the spring he would stay there, and nothing                      6GET BACK 6! SPR+ HE WD /AY "!1 & NO?+                                          
should tempt him to run the risk of meeting ,Injun                              %D TEMPT HM 6RUN ! RISK ( MEET+ ,9JUN                                           
,Joe again. ,He was careful to keep from ,Becky what                            ,JOE AG4 ,HE 0 C>E;L 6KEEP F ,BECKY :AT                                         
it was he had seen. ,He told her he had only                                    X 0 HE _H SE54 ,HE TOLD H] HE _H ONLY                                           
shouted "for luck."                                                             %\T$ 8= LUCK40                                                                  
  ,But hunger and wretchedness rise superior to fears                             ,B HUNG] & WRET*$;S RISE SUP]IOR 6FE>S                                        
in the long run. ,Another tedious wait at   #318                                9 ! L;G RUN4 ,ANO!R T$I\S WAIT AT   #CAH                                        
the spring and another long sleep brought changes. ,The                         ! SPR+ & ANO!R L;G SLEEP BR"\ *ANGES4 ,!                                        
chil- dren awoke tortured with a raging hunger.                                 *IL- DR5 AWOKE TORTUR$ )A RAG+ HUNG]4                                           
,Tom believed that it must be ,Wednesday or ,Thursday                           ,TOM 2LIEV$ T X M/ 2 ,W$NES"D OR ,?URS"D                                        
or even ,Friday or ,Saturday, now, and that the                                 OR EV5 ,FRI"D OR ,SATUR"D1 N[1 & T !                                            
search had been given over. ,He proposed                                        SE>* _H BE5 GIV5 OV]4 ,HE PROPOS$                                               
to explore another passage. ,He felt willing                                    6EXPLORE ANO!R PASSAGE4 ,HE FELT WILL+                                          
to risk ,Injun ,Joe and all other terrors. ,But                                 6RISK ,9JUN ,JOE & ALL O!R T]RORS4 ,B                                           
,Becky was very weak. ,She had sunk into a dreary                               ,BECKY 0 V W1K4 ,%E _H SUNK 96A DRE>Y                                           
apathy and would not be roused. ,She said she would wait,                       APA?Y & WD N 2 R\S$4 ,%E SD %E WD WAIT1                                         
now, where she was, and die -- it would not be long.                            N[1 ": %E WAS1 & DIE -- X WD N 2 L;G4                                           
,She told ,Tom to go with the kite-line and explore                             ,%E TOLD ,TOM 6G )! KITE-L9E & EXPLORE                                          
if he chose; but she implored him to come back every                            IF HE *OSE2 B %E IMPLOR$ HM 6-E BACK E                                          
little while and speak to her; and she made him promise                         LL :ILE & SP1K 6H]2 & %E MADE HM PROMISE                                        
that when the awful time came, he would stay by her and                         T :5 ! AW;L "T CAME1 HE WD /AY 0H] &                                            
hold her hand until all was over.                                               HOLD H] H& UNTIL ALL 0 OV]4                                                     
  ,Tom kissed her, with a choking sensation in his                                ,TOM KISS$ H]1 )A *OK+ S5S,N 9 8                                              
throat, and made a show of being confident of finding the                       ?ROAT1 & MADE A %[ ( 2+ 3FID5T ( F9D+ !                                         
searchers or an escape from the cave; then he took                              SE>*]S OR AN ESCAPE F ! CAVE2 !N HE TOOK                                        
the kite-line in his hand and went groping down one of the                      ! KITE-L9E 9 8 H& & W5T GROP+ D[N "O (!                                         
passages on his hands and knees, distressed with                                PASSAGES ON 8 H&S & KNEES1 4TRESS$ )                                            
hunger and sick with bodings of coming doom.                                    HUNG] & SICK ) BOD+S ( -+ DOOM4                                                 
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXXII                                                               ,,*APT] ,,XXXII                                                               
  ,,TUESDAY afternoon came, and waned to                                          ,,TUES"D AFN CAME1 & WAN$ 6                                                   
  the twilight. ,The village of ,St. ,Peters-                                     ! TWILI<T4 ,! VILLAGE ( ,/4 ,PET]S-                                           
burg still mourned. ,The lost children           #319                           BURG / M\RN$4 ,! LO/ *N           #CAI                                          
  had not been found. ,Public prayers                                             _H N BE5 F.D4 ,PUBLIC PRAY]S                                                  
  had been offered up for them, and many                                          _H BE5 (F]$ UP = !M1 & _M                                                     
  and many a private prayer that had the                                          & _M A PRIVATE PRAY] T _H !                                                   
  petitioner's whole heart in it; but still no good                               PETI;N]'S :OLE HE>T 9 X2 B / NO GD                                            
news came from the cave. ,The majority of the searchers                         NEWS CAME F ! CAVE4 ,! MAJOR;Y (! SE>*]S                                        
had given up the quest and gone back to their daily                             _H GIV5 UP ! QUE/ & G"O BACK 6_! DAILY                                          
avocations, saying that it was plain the children could never be                AVOC,NS1 SAY+ T X 0 PLA9 ! *N CD N"E 2                                          
found. ,Mrs. ,Thatcher was very ill, and a great part of the                    F.D4 ,MRS4 ,?AT*] 0 V ILL1 &A GRT "P (!                                         
time delirious. ,People said it was heartbreaking to hear her                   "T DELIRI\S4 ,P SD X 0 HE>TBR1K+ 6HE> H]                                        
call her child, and raise her head and listen a whole                           CALL H] *1 & RAISE H] H1D & LI/5 A :OLE                                         
minute at a time, then lay it wearily down again with a                         M9UTE AT A "T1 !N LAY X WE>ILY D[N AG )A                                        
moan. ,Aunt ,Polly had drooped into a settled                                   MOAN4 ,AUNT ,POLLY _H DROOP$ 96A SETTL$                                         
melancholy, and her gray hair had grown almost                                  MELAN*OLY1 & H] GRAY HAIR _H GR[N ALM                                           
white. ,The village went to its rest on ,Tuesday                                :ITE4 ,! VILLAGE W5T 6XS RE/ ON ,TUES"D                                         
night, sad and forlorn.                                                         NI<T1 SAD & =LORN4                                                              
  ,Away in the middle of the night a wild peal                                    ,AWAY 9 ! MI4LE (! NI<T A WILD P1L                                            
burst from the village bells, and in a moment the                               BUR/ F ! VILLAGE BELLS1 & 9 A MO;T !                                            
streets were swarming with frantic half-clad people, who                        /REETS 7 SW>M+ ) FRANTIC HALF-CLAD P1 :O                                        
shouted, ",Turn out! turn out! they're found! they're                           %\T$1 8,TURN \6 TURN \6 !Y'RE F.D6 !Y'RE                                        
found!" ,Tin pans and horns were added to the din, the                          F.D60 ,T9 PANS & HORNS 7 A4$ 6! D91 !                                           
popula- tion massed itself and moved toward the                                 POPULA- TION MASS$ XF & MOV$ T[>D !                                             
river, met the children coming in an open carriage drawn                        RIV]1 MET ! *N -+ 9 AN OP5 C>RIAGE DRAWN                                        
by shouting citizens, thronged around it, joined its                            0%\T+ CITIZ5S1 ?R;G$ >.D X1 JO9$ XS                                             
home- ward march, and swept magnificently up the                                HOME- W>D M>*1 & SWEPT MAGNIFIC5TLY UP !                                        
main street roaring huzzah after huzzah!    #320                                MA9 /REET RO>+ HUZZAH AF HUZZAH6    #CBJ                                        
  ,The village was illuminated; nobody went to bed                                ,! VILLAGE 0 ILLUM9AT$2 NOBODY W5T 6B$                                        
again; it was the greatest night the little town had ever seen.                 AG2 X 0 ! GRTE/ NI<T ! LL T[N _H "E SE54                                        
,During the first half-hour a procession of                                     ,DUR+ ! F/ HALF-H\R A PROCES.N (                                                
villagers filed through ,Judge ,Thatcher's house,                               VILLAG]S FIL$ "? ,JUDGE ,?AT*]'S H\SE1                                          
seized the saved ones and kissed them, squeezed                                 SEIZ$ ! SAV$ "OS & KISS$ !M1 SQUEEZ$                                            
,Mrs. ,Thatch- er's hand, tried to speak but couldn't                           ,MRS4 ,?AT*- ]'S H&1 TRI$ 6SP1K B CDN'T                                         
-- and drifted out raining tears all over the place.                            -- & DRIFT$ \ RA9+ TE>S ALL OV] ! PLACE4                                        
  ,Aunt ,Polly's happiness was complete, and                                      ,AUNT ,POLLY'S HAPPI;S 0 -PLETE1 &                                            
,Mrs. ,Thatcher's nearly so. ,It would be complete,                             ,MRS4 ,?AT*]'S NE>LY S4 ,X WD 2 -PLETE1                                         
how- ever, as soon as the messenger dispatched with the great                   H[- "E1 Z SOON Z ! MESS5G] 4PAT*$ )! GRT                                        
news to the cave should get the word to her husband. ,Tom                       NEWS 6! CAVE %D GET ! ^W 6H] HUSB&4 ,TOM                                        
lay upon a sofa with an eager audi- tory about him                              LAY ^U A S(A ) AN EAG] AUDI- TORY AB HM                                         
and told the history of the wonderful adventure,                                & TOLD ! HI/ORY (! WOND];L ADV5TURE1                                            
putting in many striking additions to adorn it with also; and                   PUTT+ 9 _M /RIK+ A4I;NS 6ADORN X ) AL2 &                                        
closed with a description of how he left ,Becky and                             CLOS$ )A DESCRIP;N ( H[ HE LEFT ,BECKY &                                        
went on an exploring expedition; how he followed                                W5T ON AN EXPLOR+ EXP$I;N2 H[ HE FOLL[$                                         
two avenues as far as his kite-line would reach; how                            TWO AV5UES Z F> Z 8 KITE-L9E WD R1*2 H[                                         
he followed a third to the fullest stretch of the                               HE FOLL[$ A ?IRD 6! FULLE/ /RET* (!                                             
kite-line, and was about to turn back when he                                   KITE-L9E1 & 0 AB 6TURN BACK :5 HE                                               
glimpsed a far-off speck that looked like daylight;                             GLIMPS$ A F>-(F SPECK T LOOK$ L "DLI<T2                                         
dropped the line and groped toward it, pushed his head                          DROPP$ ! L9E & GROP$ T[>D X1 PU%$ 8 H1D                                         
and shoulders through a small hole, and saw the broad                           & %\LD]S "? A SMALL HOLE1 & SAW ! BROAD                                         
,Mississippi rolling by! ,And if it had only                                    ,MISSISSIPPI ROLL+ BY6 ,& IF X _H ONLY                                          
hap- pened to be night he would not have seen that speck                        HAP- P5$ 6BE NI<T HE WD N H SE5 T SPECK                                         
of daylight and would not have explored that         #321                       ( "DLI<T & WD N H EXPLOR$ T         #CBA                                        
passage any more! ,He told how he went back for                                 PASSAGE ANY M6 ,HE TOLD H[ HE W5T BACK =                                        
,Becky and broke the good news and she told him not                             ,BECKY & BROKE ! GD NEWS & %E TOLD HM N                                         
to fret her with such stuff, for she was tired, and knew                        6FRET H] ) S* /UFF1 = %E 0 TIR$1 & KNEW                                         
she was going to die, and wanted to. ,He described                              %E 0 GO+ 6DIE1 & WANT$ TO4 ,HE DESCRIB$                                         
how he labored with her and convinced her; and how she                          H[ HE LABOR$ ) H] & 3V9C$ H]2 & H[ %E                                           
almost died for joy when she had groped to where she                            ALM DI$ = JOY :5 %E _H GROP$ 6": %E                                             
actually saw the blue speck of daylight; how he                                 ACTU,Y SAW ! BLUE SPECK ( "DLI<T2 H[ HE                                         
pushed his way out at the hole and then helped her out;                         PU%$ 8 WAY \ AT ! HOLE & !N HELP$ H] \2                                         
how they sat there and cried for gladness; how some men                         H[ !Y SAT "! & CRI$ = GLAD;S2 H[ "S M5                                          
came along in a skiff and ,Tom hailed them and                                  CAME AL;G 9 A SKIFF & ,TOM HAIL$ !M &                                           
told them their situation and their famished condition; how                     TOLD !M _! SITU,N & _! FAMI%$ 3DI;N2 H[                                         
the men didn't believe the wild tale at first,                                  ! M5 DIDN'T 2LIEVE ! WILD TALE AT F/1                                           
"because," said they, "you are five miles down the river                        82C10 SD !Y1 8Y >E FIVE MILES D[N ! RIV]                                        
below the valley the cave is in" -- then took them                              2L ! VALLEY ! CAVE IS IN0 -- !N TOOK !M                                         
aboard, rowed to a house, gave them supper, made                                ABO>D1 R[$ 6A H\SE1 GAVE !M SUPP]1 MADE                                         
them rest till two or three hours after dark and then                           !M RE/ TILL TWO OR ?REE H\RS AF D>K & !N                                        
brought them home.                                                              BR"\ !M HOME4                                                                   
  ,Before day-dawn, ,Judge ,Thatcher and the handful of                           ,2F "D-DAWN1 ,JUDGE ,?AT*] &! H&;L (                                          
searchers with him were tracked out, in the cave, by the                        SE>*]S ) HM 7 TRACK$ \1 9 ! CAVE1 0!                                            
twine clews they had strung behind them, and informed of the                    TW9E CLEWS !Y _H /RUNG 2H !M1 & 9=M$ (!                                         
great news.                                                                     GRT NEWS4                                                                       
  ,Three days and nights of toil and hunger in the                                ,?REE "DS & NI<TS ( TOIL & HUNG] 9 !                                          
cave were not to be shaken off at once, as ,Tom and                             CAVE 7 N 6BE %AK5 (F AT ONCE1 Z ,TOM &                                          
,Becky soon discovered. ,They were bedridden all of                             ,BECKY SOON 4COV]$4 ,!Y 7 B$RI45 ALL (                                          
,Wednesday and ,Thursday, and seemed to grow    #322                            ,W$NES"D & ,?URS"D1 & SEEM$ 6GR[    #CBB                                        
more and more tired and worn, all the time. ,Tom got                            M & M TIR$ & WORN1 ALL ! "T4 ,TOM GOT                                           
about, a little, on ,Thursday, was down-town ,Friday,                           AB1 A LL1 ON ,?URS"D1 0 D[N-T[N ,FRI"D1                                         
and nearly as whole as ever ,Saturday; but ,Becky                               & NE>LY Z :OLE Z "E ,SATUR"D2 B ,BECKY                                          
did not leave her room until ,Sunday, and then she                              DID N L1VE H] ROOM UNTIL ,SUN"D1 & !N %E                                        
looked as if she had passed through a wasting illness.                          LOOK$ Z IF %E _H PASS$ "? A WA/+ ILL;S4                                         
  ,Tom learned of ,Huck's sickness and went to see                                ,TOM LE>N$ ( ,HUCK'S SICK;S & W5T 6SEE                                        
him on ,Friday, but could not be admitted to the                                HM ON ,FRI"D1 B CD N 2 ADMITT$ 6!                                               
bedroom; neither could he on ,Saturday or ,Sunday.                              B$ROOM2 NEI CD HE ON ,SATUR"D OR ,SUN"D4                                        
,He was admitted daily after that, but was warned to keep                       ,HE 0 ADMITT$ DAILY AF T1 B 0 W>N$ 6KEEP                                        
still about his adventure and introduce no ex- citing                           / AB 8 ADV5TURE & 9TRODUCE NO EX- CIT+                                          
topic. ,The ,Widow ,Douglas stayed by to see that he                            TOPIC4 ,! ,WID[ ,D\GLAS /AY$ 06 SEE T HE                                        
obeyed. ,At home ,Tom learned of the ,Cardiff                                   OBEY$4 ,AT HOME ,TOM LE>N$ (! ,C>DIFF                                           
,Hill event; also that the "ragged man's" body had                              ,HILL EV5T2 AL T ! 8RA7$ MAN'S0 BODY _H                                         
eventually been found in the river near the ferry-                              EV5TU,Y BE5 F.D 9 ! RIV] NE> ! F]RY-                                            
landing; he had been drowned while trying to escape,                            L&+2 HE _H BE5 DR[N$ :ILE TRY+ 6ESCAPE1                                         
perhaps.                                                                        P]H4                                                                            
  ,About a fortnight after ,Tom's rescue from the                                 ,AB A =TNI<T AF ,TOM'S RESCUE F !                                             
cave, he started off to visit ,Huck, who had                                    CAVE1 HE />T$ (F 6VISIT ,HUCK1 :O _H                                            
grown plenty strong enough, now, to hear exciting                               GR[N PL5TY /R;G 5\<1 N[1 6HE> EXCIT+                                            
talk, and ,Tom had some that would interest him, he                             TALK1 & ,TOM _H "S T WD 9T]E/ HM1 HE                                            
thought. ,Judge ,Thatcher's house was on ,Tom's                                 ?"\4 ,JUDGE ,?AT*]'S H\SE 0 ON ,TOM'S                                           
way, and he stopped to see ,Becky. ,The ,Judge and                              WAY1 & HE /OPP$ 6SEE ,BECKY4 ,! ,JUDGE &                                        
some friends set ,Tom to talking, and some one asked him                        "S FRS SET ,TOM 6TALK+1 & "S "O ASK$ HM                                         
ironically if he wouldn't like to go to the cave again.                         IRONIC,Y IF HE WDN'T L 6G 6! CAVE AG4                                           
,Tom said he thought he wouldn't mind it. ,The   #323                           ,TOM SD HE ?"\ HE WDN'T M9D X4 ,!   #CBC                                        
,Judge said:                                                                    ,JUDGE SD3                                                                      
  ",Well, there are others just like you, ,Tom, ,I've                             8,WELL1 "! >E O!RS J L Y1 ,TOM1 ,I'VE                                         
not the least doubt. ,But we have taken care of that.                           N ! L1/ D\BT4 ,B WE H TAK5 C>E ( T4                                             
,Nobody will get lost in that cave any more."                                   ,NOBODY W GET LO/ 9 T CAVE ANY M40                                              
  ",Why?"                                                                         8,:Y80                                                                        
  ",Because ,I had its big door sheathed with boiler                              8,2C ,I _H XS BIG DOOR %1!D ) BOIL]                                           
iron two weeks ago, and triple-locked -- and                                    IRON TWO WEEKS AGO1 & TRIPLE-LOCK$ -- &                                         
,I've got the keys."                                                            ,I'VE GOT ! KEYS40                                                              
  ,Tom turned as white as a sheet.                                                ,TOM TURN$ Z :ITE Z A %EET4                                                   
  ",What's the matter, boy! ,Here, run,                                           8,:AT'S ! MATT]1 BOY6 ,"H1 RUN1                                               
somebody! ,Fetch a glass of water!"                                             "SBODY6 ,FET* A GLASS ( WAT]60                                                  
  ,The water was brought and thrown into ,Tom's face.                             ,! WAT] 0 BR"\ & ?R[N 96,TOM'S FACE4                                          
  ",Ah, now you're all right. ,What was the matter with                           8,AH1 N[ Y'RE ALL "R4 ,:AT 0 ! MATT] )                                        
you, ,Tom?"                                                                     Y1 ,TOM80                                                                       
  ",Oh, ,Judge, ,Injun ,Joe's in the cave!"                                       8,OH1 ,JUDGE1 ,9JUN ,JOE'S 9 ! CAVE60                                         
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXXIII                                                              ,,*APT] ,,XXXIII                                                              
  ,,WITHIN a few minutes the news had                                             ,,)9 A FEW M9UTES ! NEWS _H                                                   
  spread, and a dozen skiff-loads of men                                          SPR1D1 &A DOZ5 SKIFF-LOADS ( M5                                               
  were on their way to ,Mc,Dougal's cave,                                         7 ON _! WAY 6,MC,D\GAL'S CAVE1                                                
  and the ferryboat, well filled with pas-                                        &! F]RYBOAT1 WELL FILL$ ) PAS-                                                
  sengers, soon followed. ,Tom ,Sawyer was                                        S5G]S1 SOON FOLL[$4 ,TOM ,SAWY] 0                                             
  in the skiff that bore ,Judge ,Thatcher.                                        9 ! SKIFF T BORE ,JUDGE ,?AT*]4                                               
  ,When the cave door was unlocked, a sorrowful                                   ,:5 ! CAVE DOOR 0 UNLOCK$1 A SORR[;L                                          
sight presented itself in the dim twilight of the                               SI<T PRES5T$ XF 9 ! DIM TWILI<T (!                                              
place. ,Injun ,Joe lay stretched upon the   #324                                PLACE4 ,9JUN ,JOE LAY /RET*$ ^U !   #CBD                                        
ground, dead, with his face close to the crack of the                           GR.D1 D1D1 ) 8 FACE CLOSE 6! CRACK (!                                           
door, as if his longing eyes had been fixed, to the                             DOOR1 Z IF 8 L;G+ EYES _H BE5 FIX$1 6!                                          
latest moment, upon the light and the cheer of the free world                   LATE/ MO;T1 ^U ! LI<T &! *E] (! FREE _W                                         
outside. ,Tom was touched, for he knew by his own                               \TSIDE4 ,TOM 0 T\*$1 = HE KNEW 0HIS [N                                          
experience how this wretch had suffered. ,His pity was                          EXP]I;E H[ ? WRET* _H SU6]$4 ,8 P;Y 0                                           
moved, but nevertheless he felt an abounding sense of                           MOV$1 B N"E!.S HE FELT AN AB.D+ S5SE (                                          
relief and security, now, which revealed to him in a                            RELIEF & SECUR;Y1 N[1 : REV1L$ 6HM 9 A                                          
degree which he had not fully appreciated before how                            DEGREE : HE _H N FULLY APPRECIAT$ 2F H[                                         
vast a weight of dread had been lying upon him since                            VA/ A WEI<T ( DR1D _H BE5 LY+ ^U HM S9CE                                        
the day he lifted his voice against this bloody-minded                          ! "D HE LIFT$ 8 VOICE AG/ ? BLOODY-M9D$                                         
outcast.                                                                        \TCA/4                                                                          
  ,Injun ,Joe's bowie-knife lay close by,                                         ,9JUN ,JOE'S B[IE-KNIFE LAY CLOSE BY1                                         
its blade broken in two. ,The great foundation-beam                             XS BLADE BROK5 9 TWO4 ,! GRT F.D,N-B1M                                          
of the door had been chipped and hacked through, with tedious                   (! DOOR _H BE5 *IPP$ & HACK$ "?1 ) T$I\S                                        
labor; useless labor, too, it was, for the                                      LABOR2 USE.S LABOR1 TOO1 X WAS1 =!                                              
native rock formed a sill outside it, and upon that                             NATIVE ROCK =M$ A SILL \TSIDE X1 & ^U T                                         
stubborn material the knife had wrought no effect;                              /U2ORN MAT]IAL ! KNIFE _H WR"\ NO E6ECT2                                        
the only damage done was to the knife itself. ,But if                           ! ONLY DAMAGE D"O 0 6! KNIFE XF4 ,B IF                                          
there had been no stony obstruction there the labor would                       "! _H BE5 NO /ONY OB/RUC;N "! ! LABOR WD                                        
have been useless still, for if the beam had been wholly                        H BE5 USE.S /1 = IF ! B1M _H BE5 :OLLY                                          
cut away ,Injun ,Joe could not have squeezed his                                CUT AWAY ,9JUN ,JOE CD N H SQUEEZ$ 8                                            
body under the door, and he knew it. ,So he had                                 BODY "U ! DOOR1 & HE KNEW X4 ,S HE _H                                           
only hacked that place in order to be doing something                           ONLY HACK$ T PLACE 9 ORD] 6BE DO+ "S?+                                          
-- in order to pass the weary time -- in order                                  -- 9 ORD] 6PASS ! WE>Y "T -- 9 ORD]                                             
to employ his tortured faculties.        #325                                   6EMPLOY 8 TORTUR$ FACULTIES4        #CBE                                        
,Ordinarily one could find half a dozen bits of                                 ,ORD9>ILY "O CD F9D HALF A DOZ5 BITS (                                          
candle stuck around in the crevices of this vestibule,                          C&LE /UCK >.D 9 ! CREVICES ( ? VE/IBULE1                                        
left there by tourists; but there were none now. ,The                           LEFT "! 0T\RI/S2 B "! 7 N"O N[4 ,!                                              
prisoner had searched them out and eaten them. ,He had                          PRISON] _H SE>*$ !M \ & EAT5 !M4 ,HE _H                                         
also contrived to catch a few bats, and these, also, he                         AL 3TRIV$ 6CAT* A FEW BATS1 & ^!1 AL1 HE                                        
had eaten, leaving only their claws. ,The poor                                  _H EAT51 L1V+ ONLY _! CLAWS4 ,! POOR                                            
unfortunate had starved to death. ,In one place, near                           UN=TUNATE _H />V$ 6D1?4 ,9 "O PLACE1 NE>                                        
at hand, a stalagmite had been slowly growing up                                AT H&1 A /ALAGMITE _H BE5 SL[LY GR[+ UP                                         
from the ground for ages, builded by the water-drip from a                      F ! GR.D = AGES1 BUILD$ 0! WAT]-DRIP F A                                        
stalactite overhead. ,The captive had broken off                                /ALACTITE OV]H1D4 ,! CAPTIVE _H BROK5 (F                                        
the stalagmite, and upon the stump had placed a stone,                          ! /ALAGMITE1 & ^U ! /UMP _H PLAC$ A /"O1                                        
wherein he had scooped a shallow hollow to catch the                            ":9 HE _H SCOOP$ A %ALL[ HOLL[ 6CAT* !                                          
precious drop that fell once in every three minutes                             PRECI\S DROP T FELL ONCE 9 E ?REE M9UTES                                        
with the dreary regularity of a clock-tick -- a                                 )! DRE>Y REGUL>;Y (A CLOCK-TICK -- A                                            
dessertspoonful once in four and twenty hours.                                  DESS]TSPOON;L ONCE 9 F\R & TW5TY H\RS4                                          
,That drop was falling when the ,Pyramids were new; when                        ,T DROP 0 FALL+ :5 ! ,PYRAMIDS 7 NEW2 :5                                        
,Troy fell; when the foundations of ,Rome were laid                             ,TROY FELL2 :5 ! F.D,NS ( ,ROME 7 LAID                                          
when ,Christ was crucified; when the ,Conqueror created                         :5 ,*RI/ 0 CRUCIFI$2 :5 ! ,3QU]OR CR1T$                                         
the ,British empire; when ,Columbus sailed; when                                ! ,BRITI% EMPIRE2 :5 ,COLUMBUS SAIL$2 :5                                        
the massacre at ,Lexington was "news." ,It is                                   ! MASSACRE AT ,LEX+TON 0 8NEWS40 ,X IS                                          
falling now; it will still be falling when all these things shall               FALL+ N[2 X W / 2 FALL+ :5 ALL ^! ?+S %                                         
have sunk down the afternoon of history, and the twilight of                    H SUNK D[N ! AFN ( HI/ORY1 &! TWILI<T (                                         
tradition, and been swallowed up in the thick night                             TRADI;N1 & BE5 SWALL[$ UP 9 ! ?ICK NI<T                                         
of oblivion. ,Has everything a purpose and a                                    ( OBLIVION4 ,HAS "EY?+ A PURPOSE &A                                             
mission? ,Did this drop fall patiently    #326                                  MIS.N8 ,DID ? DROP FALL PATI5TLY    #CBF                                        
during five thousand years to be ready for this flitting                        DUR+ FIVE ?\S& YE>S 6BE R1DY = ? FLITT+                                         
human insect's need? and has it another                                         HUMAN 9SECT'S NE$8 & HAS X ANO!R                                                
important object to accomplish ten thousand years                               IMPORTANT OBJECT 6A3OMPLI% T5 ?\S& YE>S                                         
to come? ,No matter. ,It is many and many a year since                          6-E8 ,NO MATT]4 ,X IS _M & _M A YE> S9CE                                        
the hapless half-breed scooped out the stone to catch the                       ! HAP.S HALF-BRE$ SCOOP$ \ ! /"O 6CAT* !                                        
priceless drops, but to this day the tourist stares                             PRICE.S DROPS1 B 6? "D ! T\RI/ />ES                                             
longest at that pathetic stone and that slow-dropping                           L;GE/ AT T PA!TIC /"O & T SL[-DROPP+                                            
water when he comes to see the wonders of                                       WAT] :5 HE -ES 6SEE ! WOND]S (                                                  
,Mc,Dougal's cave. ,Injun ,Joe's cup stands                                     ,MC,D\GAL'S CAVE4 ,9JUN ,JOE'S CUP /&S                                          
first in the list of the cavern's marvels; even                                 F/ 9 ! LI/ (! CAV]N'S M>VELS2 EV5                                               
",Aladdin's ,Palace" cannot rival it.                                           8,ALA49'S ,PALACE0 _C RIVAL X4                                                  
  ,Injun ,Joe was buried near the mouth of the cave;                              ,9JUN ,JOE 0 BURI$ NE> ! M\? (! CAVE2                                         
and people flocked there in boats and wagons from the towns                     & P FLOCK$ "! 9 BOATS & WAGONS F ! T[NS                                         
and from all the farms and hamlets for seven miles                              & F ALL ! F>MS & HAMLETS = SEV5 MILES                                           
around; they brought their children, and all sorts of                           >.D2 !Y BR"\ _! *N1 & ALL SORTS (                                               
provisions, and confessed that they had had almost as                           PROVI.NS1 & 3FESS$ T !Y _H _H ALM Z                                             
satisfactory a time at the funeral as they could have                           SATISFACTORY A "T AT ! FUN]AL Z !Y CD H                                         
had at the hanging.                                                             _H AT ! HANG+4                                                                  
  ,This funeral stopped the further growth of one thing                           ,? FUN]AL /OPP$ ! FUR!R GR[? ( "O ?+                                          
-- the petition to the governor for ,Injun ,Joe's                               -- ! PETI;N 6! GOV]NOR = ,9JUN ,JOE'S                                           
pardon. ,The petition had been largely signed; many                             P>DON4 ,! PETI;N _H BE5 L>GELY SIGN$2 _M                                        
tearful and eloquent meetings had been held, and a                              TE>;L & ELOQU5T MEET+S _H BE5 HELD1 &A                                          
committee of sappy women been appointed to go in                                -MITTEE ( SAPPY WOM5 BE5 APPO9T$ 6G 9                                           
deep mourning and wail around the governor, and                                 DEEP M\RN+ & WAIL >.D ! GOV]NOR1 &                                              
implore him to be a merciful ass and       #327                                 IMPLORE HM 6BE A M]CI;L ASS &       #CBG                                        
trample his duty under foot. ,Injun ,Joe was                                    TRAMPLE 8 DUTY "U FOOT4 ,9JUN ,JOE 0                                            
believed to have killed five citizens of the village,                           2LIEV$ 6H KILL$ FIVE CITIZ5S (! VILLAGE1                                        
but what of that? ,If he had been ,Satan himself there                          B :AT ( T8 ,IF HE _H BE5 ,SATAN HMF "!                                          
would have been plenty of weak- lings ready to scribble                         WD H BE5 PL5TY ( W1K- L+S R1DY 6SCRIB#                                          
their names to a pardon-petition, and drip a tear on                            _! "NS 6A P>DON-PETI;N1 & DRIP A TE> ON                                         
it from their permanently impaired and leaky                                    X F _! P]MAN5TLY IMPAIR$ & L1KY                                                 
water-works.                                                                    WAT]-"WS4                                                                       
  ,The morning after the funeral ,Tom took ,Huck                                  ,! MORN+ AF ! FUN]AL ,TOM TOOK ,HUCK                                          
to a private place to have an important talk.                                   6A PRIVATE PLACE 6H AN IMPORTANT TALK4                                          
,Huck had learned all about ,Tom's adventure from                               ,HUCK _H LE>N$ ALL AB ,TOM'S ADV5TURE F                                         
the ,Welsh- man and the ,Widow ,Douglas, by this time, but                      ! ,WEL%- MAN &! ,WID[ ,D\GLAS1 0? "T1 B                                         
,Tom said he reckoned there was one thing they had not                          ,TOM SD HE RECKON$ "! 0 "O ?+ !Y _H N                                           
told him; that thing was what he wanted to talk about                           TOLD HM2 T ?+ 0 :AT HE WANT$ 6TALK AB                                           
now. ,Huck's face saddened. ,He said:                                           N[4 ,HUCK'S FACE SA45$4 ,HE SD3                                                 
  ",I know what it is. ,You got into ,No. #2 and                                  8,I "K :AT X IS4 ,Y GOT 96,NO4 #B &                                           
never found anything but whiskey. ,Nobody told me                               N"E F.D ANY?+ B :ISKEY4 ,NOBODY TOLD ME                                         
it was you; but ,I just knowed it must 'a' ben you, soon as                     X 0 Y2 B ,I J "K$ X M/ ,8A0' B5 Y1 SOON Z                                       
,I heard 'bout that whiskey business; and ,I knowed                             ,I HE>D 'B\T T :ISKEY BUSI;S2 & ,I "K$                                          
you hadn't got the money becuz you'd 'a' got at                                 Y _HN'T GOT ! M"OY 2CUZ Y'D ,8A0' GOT AT                                        
me some way or other and told me even if you was                                ME "S WAY OR O!R & TOLD ME EV5 IF Y 0                                           
mum to everybody else. ,Tom, something's always told                            MUM 6"EYBODY ELSE4 ,TOM1 "S?+'S ALW TOLD                                        
me we'd never get holt of that swag."                                           ME WE'D N"E GET HOLT ( T SWAG40                                                 
  ",Why, ,Huck, ,I never told on that                                             8,:Y1 ,HUCK1 ,I N"E TOLD ON T                                                 
tavern-keeper. ,,YOU know his tavern was all right the                          TAV]N-KEEP]4 ,,Y "K 8 TAV]N 0 ALL "R !                                          
,Saturday ,I went to the picnic. ,Don't   #328                                  ,SATUR"D ,I W5T 6! PICNIC4 ,DON'T   #CBH                                        
you remember you was to watch there that night?"                                Y REMEMB] Y 0 6WAT* "! T NI<T80                                                 
  ",Oh yes! ,Why, it seems 'bout a year                                           8,OH YES6 ,:Y1 X SEEMS 'B\T A YE>                                             
ago. ,It was that very night that ,I follered ,Injun                            AGO4 ,X 0 T V NI<T T ,I FOLL]$ ,9JUN                                            
,Joe to the widder's."                                                          ,JOE 6! WI4]'S40                                                                
  ",,YOU followed him?"                                                           8,,Y FOLL[$ HM80                                                              
  ",Yes -- but you keep mum. ,I reckon ,Injun                                     8,YES -- B Y KEEP MUM4 ,I RECKON ,9JUN                                        
,Joe's left friends behind him, and ,I don't want                               ,JOE'S LEFT FRS 2H HM1 & ,I DON'T WANT                                          
'em souring on me and doing me mean tricks. ,If                                 'EM S\R+ ON ME & DO+ ME M1N TRICKS4 ,IF                                         
it hadn't ben for me he'd be down in ,Texas now,                                X _HN'T B5 = ME HE'D 2 D[N 9 ,TEXAS N[1                                         
all right."                                                                     ALL "R40                                                                        
  ,Then ,Huck told his entire adventure in                                        ,!N ,HUCK TOLD 8 5TIRE ADV5TURE 9                                             
confidence to ,Tom, who had only heard of the                                   3FID;E 6,TOM1 :O _H ONLY HE>D (!                                                
,Welshman's part of it before.                                                  ,WEL%MAN'S "P ( X 2F4                                                           
  ",Well," said ,Huck, presently, coming back                                     8,WELL10 SD ,HUCK1 PRES5TLY1 -+ BACK                                          
to the main question, "whoever nipped the whiskey in ,No.                       6! MA9 "Q1 8:O"E NIPP$ ! :ISKEY 9 ,NO4                                          
#2, nipped the money, too, ,I reckon --                                         #B1 NIPP$ ! M"OY1 TOO1 ,I RECKON --                                             
anyways it's a goner for us, ,Tom."                                             ANYWAYS X'S A GON] = U1 ,TOM40                                                  
  ",Huck, that money wasn't ever in ,No. #2!"                                     8,HUCK1 T M"OY WASN'T "E 9 ,NO4 #B60                                          
  ",What!" ,Huck searched his comrade's face                                      8,:AT60 ,HUCK SE>*$ 8 -RADE'S FACE                                            
keenly. ",Tom, have you got on the track of that                                KE5LY4 8,TOM1 H Y GOT ON ! TRACK ( T                                            
money again?"                                                                   M"OY AG80                                                                       
  ",Huck, it's in the cave!"                                                      8,HUCK1 X'S 9 ! CAVE60                                                        
  ,Huck's eyes blazed.                                                            ,HUCK'S EYES BLAZ$4                                                           
  ",Say it again, ,Tom."                                                          8,SAY X AG1 ,TOM40                                                            
",The money's in the cave!"             #329                                    8,! M"OY'S 9 ! CAVE60             #CBI                                          
  ",Tom -- honest injun, now -- is it fun, or                                     8,TOM -- H"O/ 9JUN1 N[ -- IS X FUN1 OR                                        
earnest?"                                                                       E>NE/80                                                                         
  ",Earnest, ,Huck -- just as earnest as ever ,I was                              8,E>NE/1 ,HUCK -- J Z E>NE/ Z "E ,I 0                                         
in my life. ,Will you go in there with me and help get it                       9 MY LIFE4 ,W Y G 9 "! ) ME & HELP GET X                                        
out?"                                                                           \80                                                                             
  ",I bet ,I will! ,I will if it's where we can                                   8,I BET ,I W6 ,I W IF X'S ": WE C                                             
blaze our way to it and not get lost."                                          BLAZE \R WAY 6X & N GET LO/40                                                   
  ",Huck, we can do that without the least little bit of                          8,HUCK1 WE C D T )\T ! L1/ LL BIT (                                           
trouble in the world."                                                          TR\# 9 ! _W40                                                                   
  ",Good as wheat! ,What makes you think the                                      8,GD Z :1T6 ,:AT MAKES Y ?9K !                                                
  money's --"                                                                     M"OY'S --0                                                                    
  ",Huck, you just wait till we get in there. ,If                                 8,HUCK1 Y J WAIT TILL WE GET 9 "!4 ,IF                                        
we don't find it ,I'll agree to give you my                                     WE DON'T F9D X ,I'LL AGREE 6GIVE Y MY                                           
drum and every thing ,I've got in the world. ,I will,                           DRUM & E ?+ ,I'VE GOT 9 ! _W4 ,I W1                                             
by jings."                                                                      0J+S40                                                                          
  ",All right -- it's a whiz. ,When do you say?"                                  8,ALL "R -- X'S A :IZ4 ,:5 D Y SAY80                                          
  ",Right now, if you say it. ,Are you strong enough?"                            8,"R N[1 IF Y SAY X4 ,>E Y /R;G 5\<80                                         
  ",Is it far in the cave? ,I ben on my pins a                                    8,IS X F> 9 ! CAVE8 ,I B5 ON MY P9S A                                         
little, three or four days, now, but ,I can't walk                              LL1 ?REE OR F\R "DS1 N[1 B ,I C'T WALK                                          
more'n a mile, ,Tom -- least ,I don't think                                     MORE'N A MILE1 ,TOM -- L1/ ,I DON'T ?9K                                         
,I could."                                                                      ,I CD40                                                                         
  ",It's about five mile into there the way anybody                               8,X'S AB FIVE MILE 96"! ! WAY ANYBODY                                         
but me would go, ,Huck, but there's a mighty short                              B ME WD G1 ,HUCK1 B "!'S A MI<TY %ORT                                           
cut that they don't anybody but me know about.                                  CUT T !Y DON'T ANYBODY B ME "K AB4                                              
,Huck, ,I'll take you right to it in a       #330                               ,HUCK1 ,I'LL TAKE Y "R 6X 9 A       #CCJ                                        
skiff. ,I'll float the skiff down there, and                                    SKIFF4 ,I'LL FLOAT ! SKIFF D[N "!1 &                                            
,I'll pull it back again all by myself. ,You needn't                            ,I'LL PULL X BACK AG ALL 0MYF4 ,Y NE$N'T                                        
ever turn your hand over."                                                      "E TURN YR H& OV]40                                                             
  ",Less start right off, ,Tom."                                                  8,LESS />T "R (F1 ,TOM40                                                      
  ",All right. ,We want some bread and meat, and our                              8,ALL "R4 ,WE WANT "S BR1D & M1T1 & \R                                        
pipes, and a little bag or two, and two or three                                PIPES1 &A LL BAG OR TWO1 & TWO OR ?REE                                          
kite-strings, and some of these new-fangled things they                         KITE-/R+S1 & "S ( ^! NEW-FANGL$ ?+S !Y                                          
call lucifer matches. ,I tell you, many's the time                              CALL LUCIF] MAT*ES4 ,I TELL Y1 _M'S ! "T                                        
,I wished ,I had some when ,I was in there before."                             ,I WI%$ ,I _H "S :5 ,I 0 9 "! 2F40                                              
  ,A trifle after noon the boys borrowed a                                        ,A TRIFLE AF NOON ! BOYS BORR[$ A                                             
small skiff from a citizen who was absent, and got                              SMALL SKIFF F A CITIZ5 :O 0 ABS5T1 & GOT                                        
under way at once. ,When they were several miles below                          "U WAY AT ONCE4 ,:5 !Y 7 S"EAL MILES 2L                                         
",Cave ,Hollow," ,Tom said:                                                     8,CAVE ,HOLL[10 ,TOM SD3                                                        
  ",Now you see this bluff here looks all alike                                   8,N[ Y SEE ? BLUFF "H LOOKS ALL ALIKE                                         
all the way down from the cave hollow -- no                                     ALL ! WAY D[N F ! CAVE HOLL[ -- NO                                              
houses, no wood- yards, bushes all alike.                                       H\SES1 NO WOOD- Y>DS1 BU%ES ALL ALIKE4                                          
,But do you see that white place up yonder where there's                        ,B D Y SEE T :ITE PLACE UP YOND] ": "!'S                                        
been a landslide? ,Well, that's one of my marks.                                BE5 A L&SLIDE8 ,WELL1 T'S "O ( MY M>KS4                                         
,We'll get ashore, now."                                                        ,WE'LL GET A%ORE1 N[40                                                          
  ,They landed.                                                                   ,!Y L&$4                                                                      
  ",Now, ,Huck, where we're a-standing you could touch that                       8,N[1 ,HUCK1 ": WE'RE A-/&+ Y CD T\* T                                        
hole ,I got out of with a fishing-pole. ,See if you can                         HOLE ,I GOT \ () A FI%+-POLE4 ,SEE IF Y C                                       
find it."                                                                       F9D X40                                                                         
  ,Huck searched all the place about, and found                                   ,HUCK SE>*$ ALL ! PLACE AB1 & F.D                                             
nothing. ,Tom proudly marched into a thick     #331                             NO?+4 ,TOM PR\DLY M>*$ 96A ?ICK     #CCA                                        
clump of sumach bushes and said:                                                CLUMP ( SUMA* BU%ES & SD3                                                       
  ",Here you are! ,Look at it, ,Huck; it's the                                    8,"H Y >E6 ,LOOK AT X1 ,HUCK2 X'S !                                           
snuggest hole in this country. ,You just keep mum about                         SNU7E/ HOLE 9 ? C.TRY4 ,Y J KEEP MUM AB                                         
it. ,All along ,I've been wanting to be a robber,                               X4 ,ALL AL;G ,I'VE BE5 WANT+ 6BE A RO2]1                                        
but ,I knew ,I'd got to have a thing like this, and where                       B ,I KNEW ,I'D GOT 6H A ?+ L ?1 & ":                                            
to run across it was the bother. ,We've got it now, and                         6RUN ACR X 0 ! BO!R4 ,WE'VE GOT X N[1 &                                         
we'll keep it quiet, only we'll let ,Joe                                        WE'LL KEEP X QUIET1 ONLY WE'LL LET ,JOE                                         
,Harper and ,Ben ,Rogers in -- because of course there's                        ,H>P] & ,B5 ,ROG]S 9 -- 2C ( C\RSE "!'S                                         
got to be a ,Gang, or else there wouldn't be any                                GOT 6BE A ,GANG1 OR ELSE "! WDN'T 2 ANY                                         
style about it. ,Tom ,Sawyer's ,Gang -- it sounds                               /YLE AB X4 ,TOM ,SAWY]'S ,GANG -- X S.DS                                        
splendid, don't it, ,Huck?"                                                     SPL5DID1 DON'T X1 ,HUCK80                                                       
  ",Well, it just does, ,Tom. ,And who'll we                                      8,WELL1 X J DOES1 ,TOM4 ,& :O'LL WE                                           
rob?"                                                                           ROB80                                                                           
  ",Oh, most anybody. ,Waylay people -- that's                                    8,OH1 MO/ ANYBODY4 ,WAYLAY P -- T'S                                           
mostly the way."                                                                MO/LY ! WAY40                                                                   
  ",And kill them?"                                                               8,& KILL !M80                                                                 
  ",No, not always. ,Hive them in the cave till they                              8,NO1 N ALW4 ,HIVE !M 9 ! CAVE TILL !Y                                        
raise a ransom."                                                                RAISE A RANSOM40                                                                
  ",What's a ransom?"                                                             8,:AT'S A RANSOM80                                                            
  ",Money. ,You make them raise all they can,                                     8,M"OY4 ,Y MAKE !M RAISE ALL !Y C1                                            
off'n their friends; and after you've kept them a year, if                      (F'N _! FRS2 & AF Y'VE KEPT !M A YE>1 IF                                        
it ain't raised then you kill them. ,That's the general                         X A9'T RAIS$ !N Y KILL !M4 ,T'S ! G5]AL                                         
way. ,Only you don't kill the women. ,You shut                                  WAY4 ,ONLY Y DON'T KILL ! WOM54 ,Y %UT                                          
up the women, but you don't kill them. ,They're always                          UP ! WOM51 B Y DON'T KILL !M4 ,!Y'RE ALW                                        
beautiful and rich, and awfully scared. ,You    #332                            B1UTI;L & RI*1 & AW;LLY SC>$4 ,Y    #CCB                                        
take their watches and things, but you always take your                         TAKE _! WAT*ES & ?+S1 B Y ALW TAKE YR                                           
hat off and talk polite. ,They ain't anybody as                                 HAT (F & TALK POLITE4 ,!Y A9'T ANYBODY Z                                        
polite as robbers -- you'll see that in any book.                               POLITE Z RO2]S -- Y'LL SEE T 9 ANY BOOK4                                        
,Well, the women get to loving you, and after they've                           ,WELL1 ! WOM5 GET 6LOV+ Y1 & AF !Y'VE                                           
been in the cave a week or two weeks they stop                                  BE5 9 ! CAVE A WEEK OR TWO WEEKS !Y /OP                                         
crying and after that you couldn't get them to leave. ,If you                   CRY+ & AF T Y CDN'T GET !M 6L1VE4 ,IF Y                                         
drove them out they'd turn right around and come back.                          DROVE !M \ !Y'D TURN "R >.D & -E BACK4                                          
,It's so in all the books."                                                     ,X'S S 9 ALL ! BOOKS40                                                          
  ",Why, it's real bully, ,Tom. ,I believe                                        8,:Y1 X'S R1L BULLY1 ,TOM4 ,I 2LIEVE                                          
it's better'n to be a pirate."                                                  X'S BETT]'N 6BE A PIRATE40                                                      
  ",Yes, it's better in some ways, because it's                                   8,YES1 X'S BETT] 9 "S WAYS1 2C X'S                                            
close to home and circuses and all that."                                       CLOSE 6HOME & CIRCUSES & ALL T40                                                
  ,By this time everything was ready and the boys entered the                     ,0? "T "EY?+ 0 R1DY &! BOYS 5T]$ !                                            
hole, ,Tom in the lead. ,They toiled their way to the                           HOLE1 ,TOM 9 ! L1D4 ,!Y TOIL$ _! WAY 6!                                         
farther end of the tunnel, then made their spliced                              F>!R 5D (! TUNNEL1 !N MADE _! SPLIC$                                            
kite-strings fast and moved on. ,A few steps                                    KITE-/R+S FA/ & MOV$ ON4 ,A FEW /EPS                                            
brought them to the spring, and ,Tom felt a shudder                             BR"\ !M 6! SPR+1 & ,TOM FELT A %U4]                                             
quiver all through him. ,He showed ,Huck the frag-                              QUIV] ALL "? HM4 ,HE %[$ ,HUCK ! FRAG-                                          
ment of candle-wick perched on a lump of clay                                   M5T ( C&LE-WICK P]*$ ON A LUMP ( CLAY                                           
against the wall, and described how he and ,Becky had                           AG/ ! WALL1 & DESCRIB$ H[ HE & ,BECKY _H                                        
watched the flame struggle and expire.                                          WAT*$ ! FLAME /RU7LE & EXPIRE4                                                  
  ,The boys began to quiet down to whispers, now,                                 ,! BOYS 2GAN 6QUIET D[N 6:ISP]S1 N[1                                          
for the stillness and gloom of the place oppressed their                        =! /ILL;S & GLOOM (! PLACE OPPRESS$ _!                                          
spirits. ,They went on, and presently entered and                               _SS4 ,!Y W5T ON1 & PRES5TLY 5T]$ &                                              
followed ,Tom's other corridor until    #333                                    FOLL[$ ,TOM'S O!R CORRIDOR UNTIL    #CCC                                        
they reached the "jumping-off place." ,The candles                              !Y R1*$ ! 8JUMP+-(F PLACE40 ,! C&LES                                            
revealed the fact that it was not really a precipice,                           REV1L$ ! FACT T X 0 N RE,Y A PRECIPICE1                                         
but only a steep clay hill twenty or thirty                                     B ONLY A /EEP CLAY HILL TW5TY OR ?IRTY                                          
feet high. ,Tom whis- pered:                                                    FEET HI<4 ,TOM :IS- P]$3                                                        
  ",Now ,I'll show you something, ,Huck."                                         8,N[ ,I'LL %[ Y "S?+1 ,HUCK40                                                 
  ,He held his candle aloft and said:                                             ,HE HELD 8 C&LE AL(T & SD3                                                    
  ",Look as far around the corner as you can. ,Do you                             8,LOOK Z F> >.D ! CORN] Z Y C4 ,D Y                                           
see that? ,There -- on the big rock over yonder --                              SEE T8 ,"! -- ON ! BIG ROCK OV] YOND] --                                        
done with candle-smoke."                                                        D"O ) C&LE-SMOKE40                                                              
  ",Tom, it's a ,,CROSS!"                                                         8,TOM1 X'S A ,,CROSS60                                                        
  ",,NOW where's your ,Number ,Two? ',,UNDER ,,THE                                8,,N[ ":'S YR ,NUMB] ,TWO8 ',,"U ,,!                                          
  ,,CROSS,' HEY? ,RIGHT yonder's where ,I saw                                     ,,CROSS1' HEY8 ,"R YOND]'S ": ,I SAW                                          
,Injun ,Joe poke up his candle, ,Huck!"                                         ,9JUN ,JOE POKE UP 8 C&LE1 ,HUCK60                                              
  ,Huck stared at the mystic sign awhile, and then                                ,HUCK />$ AT ! MY/IC SIGN A:ILE1 & !N                                         
said with a shaky voice:                                                        SD )A %AKY VOICE3                                                               
  ",Tom, less git out of here!"                                                   8,TOM1 LESS GIT \ ( "H60                                                      
  ",What! and leave the treasure?"                                                8,:AT6 & L1VE ! TR1SURE80                                                     
  ",Yes -- leave it. ,Injun ,Joe's ghost is                                       8,YES -- L1VE X4 ,9JUN ,JOE'S <O/ IS                                          
round about there, certain."                                                    R.D AB "!1 C]TA940                                                              
  ",No it ain't, ,Huck, no it ain't. ,It would                                    8,NO X A9'T1 ,HUCK1 NO X A9'T4 ,X WD                                          
ha'nt the place where he died -- away out at the                                HA'NT ! PLACE ": HE DI$ -- AWAY \ AT !                                          
mouth of the cave -- five mile from here."                                      M\? (! CAVE -- FIVE MILE F "H40                                                 
  ",No, ,Tom, it wouldn't. ,It would hang round the                               8,NO1 ,TOM1 X WDN'T4 ,X WD HANG R.D !                                         
money. ,I know the ways of ghosts, and so do you."                              M"OY4 ,I "K ! WAYS ( <O/S1 & S D Y40                                            
,Tom began to fear that ,Huck was right.      #334                              ,TOM 2GAN 6FE> T ,HUCK 0 "R4      #CCD                                          
,Mis- givings gathered in his mind. ,But presently                              ,MIS- GIV+S GA!R$ 9 8 M9D4 ,B PRES5TLY                                          
an idea occurred to him --                                                      AN IDEA O3URR$ 6HM --                                                           
  ",Lookyhere, ,Huck, what fools we're making                                     8,LOOKY"H1 ,HUCK1 :AT FOOLS WE'RE MAK+                                        
of ourselves! ,Injun ,Joe's ghost ain't a going to come                         ( \RVS6 ,9JUN ,JOE'S <O/ A9'T A GO+ 6-E                                         
around where there's a cross!"                                                  >.D ": "!'S A CROSS60                                                           
  ,The point was well taken. ,It had its effect.                                  ,! PO9T 0 WELL TAK54 ,X _H XS E6ECT4                                          
  ",Tom, ,I didn't think of that. ,But that's so.                                 8,TOM1 ,I DIDN'T ?9K ( T4 ,B T'S S4                                           
,It's luck for us, that cross is. ,I reckon                                     ,X'S LUCK = U1 T CROSS IS4 ,I RECKON                                            
we'll climb down there and have a hunt for that box."                           WE'LL CLIMB D[N "! & H A HUNT = T BOX40                                         
  ,Tom went first, cutting rude steps in the clay                                 ,TOM W5T F/1 CUTT+ RUDE /EPS 9 ! CLAY                                         
hill as he descended. ,Huck followed. ,Four                                     HILL Z HE DESC5D$4 ,HUCK FOLL[$4 ,F\R                                           
avenues opened out of the small cavern which the great                          AV5UES OP5$ \ (! SMALL CAV]N : ! GRT                                            
rock stood in. ,The boys examined three of them with                            ROCK /OOD IN4 ,! BOYS EXAM9$ ?REE ( !M )                                        
no result. ,They found a small recess in the one                                NO RESULT4 ,!Y F.D A SMALL RECESS 9 ! "O                                        
nearest the base of the rock, with a pallet of                                  NE>E/ ! BASE (! ROCK1 )A PALLET (                                               
blankets spread down in it; also an old                                         BLANKETS SPR1D D[N 9 X2 AL AN OLD                                               
suspender, some bacon rind, and the well-gnawed                                 SUSP5D]1 "S BACON R9D1 &! WELL-GNAW$                                            
bones of two or three fowls. ,But there was no                                  B"OS ( TWO OR ?REE F[LS4 ,B "! 0 NO                                             
money-box. ,The lads searched and re- searched this                             M"OY-BOX4 ,! LADS SE>*$ & RE- SE>*$ ?                                           
place, but in vain. ,Tom said:                                                  PLACE1 B 9 VA94 ,TOM SD3                                                        
  ",He said ,,UNDER the cross. ,Well, this comes                                  8,HE SD ,,"U ! CROSS4 ,WELL1 ? -ES                                            
nearest to being under the cross. ,It can't be under the rock                   NE>E/ 62+ "U ! CROSS4 ,X C'T 2 "U ! ROCK                                        
itself, because that sets solid on the ground."                                 XF1 2C T SETS SOLID ON ! GR.D40                                                 
  ,They searched everywhere once more, and then sat down                          ,!Y SE>*$ "EY": ONCE M1 & !N SAT D[N                                          
discouraged. ,Huck could suggest nothing.       #335                            4C\RAG$4 ,HUCK CD SU7E/ NO?+4       #CCE                                        
,By-and-by ,Tom said:                                                           ,BY-&-BY ,TOM SD3                                                               
  ",Lookyhere, ,Huck, there's footprints and some                                 8,LOOKY"H1 ,HUCK1 "!'S FOOTPR9TS & "S                                         
can- dle-grease on the clay about one side of this                              C- DLE-GR1SE ON ! CLAY AB "O SIDE ( ?                                           
rock, but not on the other sides. ,Now, what's that                             ROCK1 B N ON ! O!R SIDES4 ,N[1 :AT'S T                                          
for? ,I bet you the money ,,IS under the rock. ,I'm                             =8 ,I BET Y ! M"OY ,,IS "U ! ROCK4 ,I'M                                         
going to dig in the clay."                                                      GO+ 6DIG 9 ! CLAY40                                                             
  ",That ain't no bad notion, ,Tom!" said ,Huck                                   8,T A9'T NO BAD NO;N1 ,TOM60 SD ,HUCK                                         
with animation.                                                                 ) ANIM,N4                                                                       
  ,Tom's "real ,Barlow" was out at once, and he                                   ,TOM'S 8R1L ,B>L[0 0 \ AT ONCE1 & HE                                          
had not dug four inches before he struck wood.                                  _H N DUG F\R 9*ES 2F HE /RUCK WOOD4                                             
  ",Hey, ,Huck! -- you hear that?"                                                8,HEY1 ,HUCK6 -- Y HE> T80                                                    
  ,Huck began to dig and scratch now. ,Some boards                                ,HUCK 2GAN 6DIG & SCRAT* N[4 ,"S BO>DS                                        
were soon uncovered and removed. ,They had con-                                 7 SOON UNCOV]$ & REMOV$4 ,!Y _H CON-                                            
cealed a natural chasm which led under the rock. ,Tom                           C1L$ A NATURAL *ASM : L$ "U ! ROCK4 ,TOM                                        
got into this and held his candle as far under the rock as                      GOT 96? & HELD 8 C&LE Z F> "U ! ROCK Z                                          
he could, but said he could not see to the end of the rift.                     HE CD1 B SD HE CD N SEE 6! 5D (! RIFT4                                          
,He proposed to explore. ,He stooped and passed                                 ,HE PROPOS$ 6EXPLORE4 ,HE /OOP$ & PASS$                                         
under; the narrow way descended gradually. ,He                                  "U2 ! N>R[ WAY DESC5D$ GRADU,Y4 ,HE                                             
followed its winding course, first to the right, then to the                    FOLL[$ XS W9D+ C\RSE1 F/ 6! "R1 !N 6!                                           
left, ,Huck at his heels. ,Tom turned a                                         LEFT1 ,HUCK AT 8 HEELS4 ,TOM TURN$ A                                            
short curve, by-and-by, and exclaimed:                                          %ORT CURVE1 BY-&-BY1 & EXCLAIM$3                                                
  ",My goodness, ,Huck, lookyhere!"                                               8,MY GD;S1 ,HUCK1 LOOKY"H60                                                   
  ,It was the treasure-box, sure enough, occupying a                              ,X 0 ! TR1SURE-BOX1 SURE 5\<1 O3UPY+ A                                        
snug little cavern, along with an empty powder-keg,                             SNUG LL CAV]N1 AL;G ) AN EMPTY P[D]-KEG1                                        
a couple of guns in leather cases, two    #336                                  A C\PLE ( GUNS 9 L1!R CASES1 TWO    #CCF                                        
or three pairs of old moccasins, a leather                                      OR ?REE PAIRS ( OLD MO3AS9S1 A L1!R                                             
belt, and some other rubbish well soaked with the                               BELT1 & "S O!R RU2I% WELL SOAK$ )!                                              
water-drip.                                                                     WAT]-DRIP4                                                                      
  ",Got it at last!" said ,Huck, ploughing among                                  8,GOT X AT LA/60 SD ,HUCK1 PL\<+ AM;G                                         
the tar- nished coins with his hand. ",My, but we're                            ! T>- NI%$ CO9S ) 8 H&4 8,MY1 B WE'RE                                           
rich, ,Tom!"                                                                    RI*1 ,TOM60                                                                     
  ",Huck, ,I always reckoned we'd get it.                                         8,HUCK1 ,I ALW RECKON$ WE'D GET X4                                            
,It's just too good to believe, but we ,,HAVE got it,                           ,X'S J TOO GD 62LIEVE1 B WE ,,H GOT X1                                          
sure! ,Say -- let's not fool around here.                                       SURE6 ,SAY -- LET'S N FOOL >.D "H4                                              
,Let's snake it out. ,Lemme see if ,I can                                       ,LET'S SNAKE X \4 ,LEMME SEE IF ,I C                                            
lift the box."                                                                  LIFT ! BOX40                                                                    
  ,It weighed about fifty pounds. ,Tom could lift                                 ,X WEI<$ AB FIFTY P.DS4 ,TOM CD LIFT                                          
it, after an awkward fashion, but could not carry it                            X1 AF AN AWKW>D FA%ION1 B CD N C>RY X                                           
conveniently.                                                                   3V5I5TLY4                                                                       
  ",I thought so," he said; ",,THEY carried it like it was                        8,I ?"\ S10 HE SD2 8,,!Y C>RI$ X L X 0                                        
heavy, that day at the ha'nted house. ,I noticed                                H1VY1 T "D AT ! HA'NT$ H\SE4 ,I NOTIC$                                          
that. ,I reckon ,I was right to think of fetching the little                    T4 ,I RECKON ,I 0 "R 6?9K ( FET*+ ! LL                                          
bags along."                                                                    BAGS AL;G40                                                                     
  ,The money was soon in the bags and the boys took it                            ,! M"OY 0 SOON 9 ! BAGS &! BOYS TOOK X                                        
up to the cross rock.                                                           UP 6! CROSS ROCK4                                                               
  ",Now less fetch the guns and things," said                                     8,N[ LESS FET* ! GUNS & ?+S10 SD                                              
,Huck.                                                                          ,HUCK4                                                                          
  ",No, ,Huck -- leave them there. ,They're just the                              8,NO1 ,HUCK -- L1VE !M "!4 ,!Y'RE J !                                         
tricks to have when we go to robbing. ,We'll keep them                          TRICKS 6H :5 WE G 6RO2+4 ,WE'LL KEEP !M                                         
there all the time, and we'll hold our        #337                              "! ALL ! "T1 & WE'LL HOLD \R        #CCG                                        
orgies there, too. ,It's an awful snug place                                    ORGIES "!1 TOO4 ,X'S AN AW;L SNUG PLACE                                         
for orgies."                                                                    = ORGIES40                                                                      
  ",What orgies?"                                                                 8,:AT ORGIES80                                                                
  ",I dono. ,But robbers always have orgies, and of                               8,I DONO4 ,B RO2]S ALW H ORGIES1 &(                                           
course we've got to have them, too. ,Come along,                                C\RSE WE'VE GOT 6H !M1 TOO4 ,-E AL;G1                                           
,Huck, we've been in here a long time. ,It's                                    ,HUCK1 WE'VE BE5 9 "H A L;G "T4 ,X'S                                            
getting late, ,I reckon. ,I'm hungry, too.                                      GETT+ LATE1 ,I RECKON4 ,I'M HUNGRY1 TOO4                                        
,We'll eat and smoke when we get to the skiff."                                 ,WE'LL EAT & SMOKE :5 WE GET 6! SKIFF40                                         
  ,They presently emerged into the clump of sumach                                ,!Y PRES5TLY EM]G$ 96! CLUMP ( SUMA*                                          
bushes, looked warily out, found the coast clear, and                           BU%ES1 LOOK$ W>ILY \1 F.D ! COA/ CLE>1 &                                        
were soon lunching and smoking in the skiff. ,As the sun                        7 SOON LUN*+ & SMOK+ 9 ! SKIFF4 ,Z ! SUN                                        
dipped toward the horizon they pushed out and got under                         DIPP$ T[>D ! HORIZON !Y PU%$ \ & GOT "U                                         
way. ,Tom skimmed up the shore through the long                                 WAY4 ,TOM SKIMM$ UP ! %ORE "? ! L;G                                             
twilight, chatting cheerily with ,Huck, and landed                              TWILI<T1 *ATT+ *E]ILY ) ,HUCK1 & L&$                                            
shortly after dark.                                                             %ORTLY AF D>K4                                                                  
  ",Now, ,Huck," said ,Tom, "we'll hide the                                       8,N[1 ,HUCK10 SD ,TOM1 8WE'LL HIDE !                                          
money in the loft of the widow's woodshed, and ,I'll                            M"OY 9 ! L(T (! WID['S WOOD%$1 & ,I'LL                                          
come up in the morning and we'll count it and divide,                           -E UP 9 ! MORN+ & WE'LL C.T X & DIVIDE1                                         
and then we'll hunt up a place out in the woods for                             & !N WE'LL HUNT UP A PLACE \ 9 ! WOODS =                                        
it where it will be safe. ,Just you lay quiet here and                          X ": X W 2 SAFE4 ,J Y LAY QUIET "H &                                            
watch the stuff till ,I run and hook ,Benny                                     WAT* ! /UFF TILL ,I RUN & HOOK ,B5NY                                            
,Taylor's little wagon; ,I won't be gone a                                      ,TAYLOR'S LL WAGON2 ,I WON'T 2 G"O A                                            
minute."                                                                        M9UTE40                                                                         
  ,He disappeared, and presently returned with the                                ,HE 4APPE>$1 & PRES5TLY RETURN$ )!                                            
wagon, put the two small sacks into it,   #338                                  WAGON1 PUT ! TWO SMALL SACKS 96X1   #CCH                                        
threw some old rags on top of them, and started off,                            ?REW "S OLD RAGS ON TOP ( !M1 & />T$ (F1                                        
dragging his cargo behind him. ,When the boys reached the                       DRA7+ 8 C>GO 2H HM4 ,:5 ! BOYS R1*$ !                                           
,Welsh- man's house, they stopped to rest. ,Just as                             ,WEL%- MAN'S H\SE1 !Y /OPP$ 6RE/4 ,J Z                                          
they were about to move on, the ,Welshman stepped out and                       !Y 7 AB 6MOVE ON1 ! ,WEL%MAN /EPP$ \ &                                          
said:                                                                           SD3                                                                             
  ",Hallo, who's that?"                                                           8,HALLO1 :O'S T80                                                             
  ",Huck and ,Tom ,Sawyer."                                                       8,HUCK & ,TOM ,SAWY]40                                                        
  ",Good! ,Come along with me, boys, you are keep-                                8,GD6 ,-E AL;G ) ME1 BOYS1 Y >E KEEP-                                         
ing everybody waiting. ,Here -- hurry up, trot                                  9G "EYBODY WAIT+4 ,"H -- HURRY UP1 TROT                                         
ahead -- ,I'll haul the wagon for you. ,Why, it's                               AH1D -- ,I'LL HAUL ! WAGON = Y4 ,:Y1 X'S                                        
not as light as it might be. ,Got bricks in it?                                 N Z LI<T Z X MI<T BE4 ,GOT BRICKS 9 X8                                          
-- or old metal?"                                                               -- OR OLD METAL80                                                               
  ",Old metal," said ,Tom.                                                        8,OLD METAL10 SD ,TOM4                                                        
  ",I judged so; the boys in this town will take more                             8,I JUDG$ S2 ! BOYS 9 ? T[N W TAKE M                                          
trouble and fool away more time hunting up six bits'                            TR\# & FOOL AWAY M "T HUNT+ UP SIX BITS'                                        
worth of old iron to sell to the foundry than they would                        WOR? ( OLD IRON 6SELL 6! F.DRY ?AN !Y WD                                        
to make twice the money at regular work. ,But that's                            6MAKE TWICE ! M"OY AT REGUL> "W4 ,B T'S                                         
human nature -- hurry along, hurry along!"                                      HUMAN NATURE -- HURRY AL;G1 HURRY AL;G60                                        
  ,The boys wanted to know what the hurry was about.                              ,! BOYS WANT$ 6"K :AT ! HURRY 0 AB4                                           
  ",Never mind; you'll see, when we get to the                                    8,N"E M9D2 Y'LL SEE1 :5 WE GET 6!                                             
,Widow ,Douglas'."                                                              ,WID[ ,D\GLAS'40                                                                
  ,Huck said with some apprehension -- for he was long                            ,HUCK SD ) "S APPREH5.N -- = HE 0 L;G                                         
used to being falsely accused:                                                  US$ 62+ FALSELY A3US$3                                                          
  ",Mr. ,Jones, we haven't been doing nothing."                                   8,MR4 ,J"OS1 WE HAV5'T BE5 DO+ NO?+40                                         
,The ,Welshman laughed.                #339                                     ,! ,WEL%MAN LAU<$4                #CCI                                          
  ",Well, ,I don't know, ,Huck, my boy. ,I                                        8,WELL1 ,I DON'T "K1 ,HUCK1 MY BOY4 ,I                                        
don't know about that. ,Ain't you and the widow good friends?"                  DON'T "K AB T4 ,A9'T Y &! WID[ GD FRS80                                         
  ",Yes. ,Well, she's ben good friends to me,                                     8,YES4 ,WELL1 %E'S B5 GD FRS 6ME1                                             
anyway."                                                                        ANYWAY40                                                                        
  ",All right, then. ,What do you want to be afraid                               8,ALL "R1 !N4 ,:AT D Y WANT 6BE AFRAID                                        
for?"                                                                           =80                                                                             
  ,This question was not entirely answered in ,Huck's slow                        ,? "Q 0 N 5TIRELY ANSW]$ 9 ,HUCK'S SL[                                        
mind before he found himself pushed, along with ,Tom,                           M9D 2F HE F.D HMF PU%$1 AL;G ) ,TOM1                                            
into ,Mrs. ,Douglas' drawing-room. ,Mr. ,Jones                                  96,MRS4 ,D\GLAS' DRAW+-ROOM4 ,MR4 ,J"OS                                         
left the wagon near the door and followed.                                      LEFT ! WAGON NE> ! DOOR & FOLL[$4                                               
  ,The place was grandly lighted, and everybody that was                          ,! PLACE 0 GR&LY LI<T$1 & "EYBODY T 0                                         
of any consequence in the village was there. ,The                               ( ANY 3SEQU;E 9 ! VILLAGE 0 "!4 ,!                                              
,Thatchers were there, the ,Harpers, the ,Rogerses,                             ,?AT*]S 7 "!1 ! ,H>P]S1 ! ,ROG]SES1                                             
,Aunt ,Polly, ,Sid, ,Mary, the minister, the                                    ,AUNT ,POLLY1 ,SID1 ,M>Y1 ! M9I/]1 !                                            
editor, and a great many more, and all dressed in their                         $ITOR1 &A GRT _M M1 & ALL DRESS$ 9 _!                                           
best. ,The widow received the boys as heartily as any                           BE/4 ,! WID[ RCVD ! BOYS Z HE>TILY Z ANY                                        
one could well receive two such looking beings. ,They were                      "O CD WELL RCV TWO S* LOOK+ 2+S4 ,!Y 7                                          
covered with clay and candle-grease. ,Aunt ,Polly                               COV]$ ) CLAY & C&LE-GR1SE4 ,AUNT ,POLLY                                         
blushed crimson with humiliation, and frowned and shook                         BLU%$ CRIMSON ) HUMILI,N1 & FR[N$ & %OOK                                        
her head at ,Tom. ,Nobody suffered half as much                                 H] H1D AT ,TOM4 ,NOBODY SU6]$ HALF Z M*                                         
as the two boys did, however. ,Mr. ,Jones said:                                 Z ! TWO BOYS DID1 H["E4 ,MR4 ,J"OS SD3                                          
  ",Tom wasn't at home, yet, so ,I gave                                           8,TOM WASN'T AT HOME1 YET1 S ,I GAVE                                          
him up; but ,I stumbled on him and ,Huck right at my                            HM UP2 B ,I /UM#D ON HM & ,HUCK "R AT MY                                        
door, and so ,I just brought them along in a hurry."                            DOOR1 & S ,I J BR"\ !M AL;G 9 A HURRY40                                         
",And you did just right," said the widow.       #340                           8,& Y DID J "R10 SD ! WID[4       #CDJ                                          
",Come with me, boys."                                                          8,-E ) ME1 BOYS40                                                               
  ,She took them to a bedchamber and said:                                        ,%E TOOK !M 6A B$*AMB] & SD3                                                  
  ",Now wash and dress yourselves. ,Here are two new                              8,N[ WA% & DRESS YRVS4 ,"H >E TWO NEW                                         
suits of clothes -- shirts, socks, everything                                   SUITS ( CLO!S -- %IRTS1 SOCKS1 "EY?+                                            
complete. ,They're ,Huck's -- no, no thanks,                                    -PLETE4 ,!Y'RE ,HUCK'S -- NO1 NO ?ANKS1                                         
,Huck -- ,Mr. ,Jones bought one and ,I the other.                               ,HUCK -- ,MR4 ,J"OS B"\ "O & ,I ! O!R4                                          
,But they'll fit both of you. ,Get into them. ,We'll                            ,B !Y'LL FIT BO? ( Y4 ,GET 96!M4 ,WE'LL                                         
wait -- come down when you are slicked up enough."                              WAIT -- -E D[N :5 Y >E SLICK$ UP 5\<40                                          
  ,Then she left.                                                                 ,!N %E LEFT4                                                                  
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXXIV                                                               ,,*APT] ,,XXXIV                                                               
  ,,HUCK said: ",Tom, we can slope, if we                                         ,,HUCK SD3 8,TOM1 WE C SLOPE1 IF WE                                           
  can find a rope. ,The window ain't high                                         C F9D A ROPE4 ,! W9D[ A9'T HI<                                                
  from the ground."                                                               F ! GR.D40                                                                    
  ",Shucks! what do you want to slope                                             8,%UCKS6 :AT D Y WANT 6SLOPE                                                  
  for?"                                                                           =80                                                                           
  ",Well, ,I ain't used to that kind of a                                         8,WELL1 ,I A9'T US$ 6T K9D (A                                                 
  crowd. ,I can't stand it. ,I ain't going down there,                            CR[D4 ,I C'T /& X4 ,I A9'T GO+ D[N "!1                                        
,Tom."                                                                          ,TOM40                                                                          
  ",Oh, bother! ,It ain't anything. ,I don't                                      8,OH1 BO!R6 ,X A9'T ANY?+4 ,I DON'T                                           
mind it a bit. ,I'll take care of you."                                         M9D X A BIT4 ,I'LL TAKE C>E ( Y40                                               
  ,Sid appeared.                                                                  ,SID APPE>$4                                                                  
  ",Tom," said he, "auntie has been waiting for                                   8,TOM10 SD HE1 8AUNTIE HAS BE5 WAIT+ =                                        
you all the afternoon. ,Mary got your ,Sunday clothes                           Y ALL ! AFN4 ,M>Y GOT YR ,SUN"D CLO!S                                           
ready, and everybody's been fretting about you. ,Say                            R1DY1 & "EYBODY'S BE5 FRETT+ AB Y4 ,SAY                                         
-- ain't this grease and clay, on your       #341                               -- A9'T ? GR1SE & CLAY1 ON YR       #CDA                                        
clothes?"                                                                       CLO!S80                                                                         
  ",Now, ,Mr. ,Siddy, you jist 'tend to your own                                  8,N[1 ,MR4 ,SI4Y1 Y JI/ 'T5D 6YR [N                                           
business. ,What's all this blow-out about, anyway?"                             BUSI;S4 ,:AT'S ALL ? BL[-\T AB1 ANYWAY80                                        
  ",It's one of the widow's parties that she's always                             8,X'S "O (! WID['S "PIES T %E'S ALW                                           
having. ,This time it's for the ,Welshman and his sons, on                      HAV+4 ,? "T X'S =! ,WEL%MAN & 8 SONS1 ON                                        
account of that scrape they helped her out of the other                         A3.T ( T SCRAPE !Y HELP$ H] \ (! O!R                                            
night. ,And say -- ,I can tell you something, if you                            NI<T4 ,& SAY -- ,I C TELL Y "S?+1 IF Y                                          
want to know."                                                                  WANT 6"K40                                                                      
  ",Well, what?"                                                                  8,WELL1 :AT80                                                                 
  ",Why, old ,Mr. ,Jones is going to try to spring                                8,:Y1 OLD ,MR4 ,J"OS IS GO+ 6TRY 6SPR+                                        
some- thing on the people here tonight, but ,I overheard him                    "S- ?+ ON ! P "H TN1 B ,I OV]HE>D HM                                            
tell auntie today about it, as a secret, but ,I                                 TELL AUNTIE TD AB X1 Z A SECRET1 B ,I                                           
reckon it's not much of a secret now. ,Everybody                                RECKON X'S N M* (A SECRET N[4 ,"EYBODY                                          
knows -- the widow, too, for all she tries to let                               "KS -- ! WID[1 TOO1 = ALL %E TRIES 6LET                                         
on she don't. ,Mr. ,Jones was bound ,Huck should be                             ON %E DON'T4 ,MR4 ,J"OS 0 B.D ,HUCK %D 2                                        
here -- couldn't get along with his grand secret without                        "H -- CDN'T GET AL;G ) 8 GR& SECRET )\T                                         
,Huck, you know!"                                                               ,HUCK1 Y "K60                                                                   
  ",Secret about what, ,Sid?"                                                     8,SECRET AB :AT1 ,SID80                                                       
  ",About ,Huck tracking the robbers to the widow's.                              8,AB ,HUCK TRACK+ ! RO2]S 6! WID['S4                                          
,I reckon ,Mr. ,Jones was going to make a grand                                 ,I RECKON ,MR4 ,J"OS 0 GO+ 6MAKE A GR&                                          
time over his surprise, but ,I bet you it will drop                             "T OV] 8 SURPRISE1 B ,I BET Y X W DROP                                          
pretty flat."                                                                   PRETTY FLAT40                                                                   
  ,Sid chuckled in a very contented and satisfied                                 ,SID *UCKL$ 9 A V 3T5T$ & SATISFI$                                            
way.                                                                            WAY4                                                                            
",Sid, was it you that told?"             #342                                  8,SID1 0 X Y T TOLD80             #CDB                                          
  ",Oh, never mind who it was. ,,SOMEBODY told                                    8,OH1 N"E M9D :O X WAS4 ,,"SBODY TOLD                                         
-- that's enough."                                                              -- T'S 5\<40                                                                    
  ",Sid, there's only one person in this town mean                                8,SID1 "!'S ONLY "O P]SON 9 ? T[N M1N                                         
enough to do that, and that's you. ,If you had been in ,Huck's                  5 6D T1 & T'S Y4 ,IF Y _H BE5 9 ,HUCK'S                                         
place you'd 'a' sneaked down the hill and never                                 PLACE Y'D ,8A0' SN1K$ D[N ! HILL & N"E                                          
told anybody on the robbers. ,You can't do any but                              TOLD ANYBODY ON ! RO2]S4 ,Y C'T D ANY B                                         
mean things, and you can't bear to see anybody praised                          M1N ?+S1 & Y C'T BE> 6SEE ANYBODY PRAIS$                                        
for doing good ones. ,There -- no thanks, as the widow                          = DO+ GD "OS4 ,"! -- NO ?ANKS1 Z ! WID[                                         
says" -- and ,Tom cuffed ,Sid's ears and helped                                 SAYS0 -- & ,TOM CU6$ ,SID'S E>S & HELP$                                         
him to the door with several kicks. ",Now go and tell                           HM 6! DOOR ) S"EAL KICKS4 8,N[ G & TELL                                         
auntie if you dare -- and tomorrow you'll catch it!"                            AUNTIE IF Y D>E -- & TM Y'LL CAT* X60                                           
  ,Some minutes later the widow's guests were at the                              ,"S M9UTES LAT] ! WID['S GUE/S 7 AT !                                         
supper-table, and a dozen children were propped up at little                    SUPP]-TA#1 &A DOZ5 *N 7 PROPP$ UP AT LL                                         
side-tables in the same room, after the fashion of that                         SIDE-TA#S 9 ! SAME ROOM1 AF ! FA%ION ( T                                        
country and that day. ,At the proper time ,Mr. ,Jones                           C.TRY & T "D4 ,AT ! PROP] "T ,MR4 ,J"OS                                         
made his little speech, in which he thanked the widow for the                   MADE 8 LL SPEE*1 9 : HE ?ANK$ ! WID[ =!                                         
honor she was doing himself and his sons, but said that there was               HONOR %E 0 DO+ HMF & 8 SONS1 B SD T "! 0                                        
another person whose modesty --                                                 ANO!R P]SON ^: MODE/Y --                                                        
  ,And so forth and so on. ,He sprung his secret about                            ,& S =? & S ON4 ,HE SPRUNG 8 SECRET AB                                        
,Huck's share in the adventure in the finest                                    ,HUCK'S %>E 9 ! ADV5TURE 9 ! F9E/                                               
dramatic manner he was master of, but the surprise                              DRAMATIC MANN] HE 0 MA/] (1 B ! SURPRISE                                        
it occasioned was largely counterfeit and not as                                X O3A.N$ 0 L>GELY C.T]FEIT & N Z                                                
clamorous and effusive as it might have been under                              CLAMOR\S & E6USIVE Z X MI<T H BE5 "U                                            
happier circumstances. ,However, the widow made a                               HAPPI] CIRCUM/.ES4 ,H["E1 ! WID[ MADE A                                         
pretty fair show of astonishment, and heaped   #343                             PRETTY FAIR %[ ( A/ONI%;T1 & H1P$   #CDC                                        
so many com- pliments and so much gratitude upon                                S _M COM- PLI;TS & S M* GRATITUDE ^U                                            
,Huck that he almost forgot the nearly intolerable                              ,HUCK T HE ALM =GOT ! NE>LY 9TOL]A#                                             
discomfort of his new clothes in the entirely intolerable                       4COM=T ( 8 NEW CLO!S 9 ! 5TIRELY 9TOL]A#                                        
discomfort of being set up as a target for everybody's                          4COM=T ( 2+ SET UP Z A T>GET = "EYBODY'S                                        
gaze and everybody's laudations.                                                GAZE & "EYBODY'S LAUD,NS4                                                       
  ,The widow said she meant to give ,Huck a home                                  ,! WID[ SD %E M1NT 6GIVE ,HUCK A HOME                                         
under her roof and have him educated; and that when she could                   "U H] RO( & H HM $UCAT$2 & T :5 %E CD                                           
spare the money she would start him in business in a                            SP>E ! M"OY %E WD />T HM 9 BUSI;S 9 A                                           
modest way. ,Tom's chance was come. ,He said:                                   MODE/ WAY4 ,TOM'S *.E 0 -E4 ,HE SD3                                             
  ",Huck don't need it. ,Huck's rich."                                            8,HUCK DON'T NE$ X4 ,HUCK'S RI*40                                             
  ,Nothing but a heavy strain upon the good manners of the                        ,NO?+ B A H1VY /RA9 ^U ! GD MANN]S (!                                         
company kept back the due and proper com-                                       -PANY KEPT BACK ! DUE & PROP] COM-                                              
plimentary laugh at this pleasant joke. ,But the                                PLI;T>Y LAU< AT ? PL1SANT JOKE4 ,B !                                            
silence was a little awkward. ,Tom broke it:                                    SIL;E 0 A LL AWKW>D4 ,TOM BROKE X3                                              
  ",Huck's got money. ,Maybe you don't                                            8,HUCK'S GOT M"OY4 ,MAYBE Y DON'T                                             
believe it, but he's got lots of it. ,Oh, you                                   2LIEVE X1 B HE'S GOT LOTS ( X4 ,OH1 Y                                           
needn't smile -- ,I reckon ,I can show you. ,You                                NE$N'T SMILE -- ,I RECKON ,I C %[ Y4 ,Y                                         
just wait a minute."                                                            J WAIT A M9UTE40                                                                
  ,Tom ran out of doors. ,The company looked at                                   ,TOM RAN \ ( DOORS4 ,! -PANY LOOK$ AT                                         
each other with a perplexed interest -- and inquiringly                         EA* O!R )A P]PLEX$ 9T]E/ -- & 9QUIR+LY                                          
at ,Huck, who was tongue-tied.                                                  AT ,HUCK1 :O 0 T;GUE-TI$4                                                       
  ",Sid, what ails ,Tom?" said ,Aunt                                              8,SID1 :AT AILS ,TOM80 SD ,AUNT                                               
,Polly. ",He -- well, there ain't ever any                                      ,POLLY4 8,HE -- WELL1 "! A9'T "E ANY                                            
making of that boy out. ,I never --"                                            MAK+ ( T BOY \4 ,I N"E --0                                                      
,Tom entered, struggling with the weight of his    #344                         ,TOM 5T]$1 /RU7L+ )! WEI<T ( 8    #CDD                                          
sacks, and ,Aunt ,Polly did not finish her                                      SACKS1 & ,AUNT ,POLLY DID N F9I% H]                                             
sentence. ,Tom poured the mass of yellow coin upon the                          S5T;E4 ,TOM P\R$ ! MASS ( YELL[ CO9 ^U !                                        
table and said:                                                                 TA# & SD3                                                                       
  ",There -- what did ,I tell you? ,Half of it's                                  8,"! -- :AT DID ,I TELL Y8 ,HALF ( X'S                                        
,Huck's and half of it's mine!"                                                 ,HUCK'S & HALF ( X'S M9E60                                                      
  ,The spectacle took the general breath away.                                    ,! SPECTACLE TOOK ! G5]AL BR1? AWAY4                                          
,All gazed, nobody spoke for a moment. ,Then there                              ,ALL GAZ$1 NOBODY SPOKE =A MO;T4 ,!N "!                                         
was a unanimous call for an explanation. ,Tom said                              0 A UNANIM\S CALL = AN EXPLAN,N4 ,TOM SD                                        
he could furnish it, and he did. ,The tale was long,                            HE CD FURNI% X1 & HE DID4 ,! TALE 0 L;G1                                        
but brimful of interest. ,There was scarcely an                                 B BRIM;L ( 9T]E/4 ,"! 0 SC>CELY AN                                              
interruption from any one to break the charm of its flow.                       9T]RUP;N F ANY "O 6BR1K ! *>M ( XS FL[4                                         
,When he had finished, ,Mr. ,Jones said:                                        ,:5 HE _H F9I%$1 ,MR4 ,J"OS SD3                                                 
  ",I thought ,I had fixed up a little surprise for                               8,I ?"\ ,I _H FIX$ UP A LL SURPRISE =                                         
this occasion, but it don't amount to anything now. ,This one                   ? O3A.N1 B X DON'T AM.T 6ANY?+ N[4 ,? "O                                        
makes it sing mighty small, ,I'm willing                                        MAKES X S+ MI<TY SMALL1 ,I'M WILL+                                              
to allow."                                                                      6ALL[40                                                                         
  ,The money was counted. ,The sum amounted to a little over                      ,! M"OY 0 C.T$4 ,! SUM AM.T$ 6A LL OV]                                        
twelve thousand dollars. ,It was more than any one                              TWELVE ?\S& DOLL>S4 ,X 0 M ?AN ANY "O                                           
present had ever seen at one time before, though several                        PRES5T _H "E SE5 AT "O "T 2F1 ?\< S"EAL                                         
persons were there who were worth considerably more than that                   P]SONS 7 "! :O 7 WOR? 3SID]ABLY M ?AN T                                         
in property.                                                                    9 PROP]TY4                                                                      
  ,,CHAPTER ,,XXXV                                                                ,,*APT] ,,XXXV                                                                
  ,,THE reader may rest satisfied that ,Tom's                                     ,,! R1D] MAY RE/ SATISFI$ T ,TOM'S                                            
  and ,Huck's windfall made a mighty stir                                         & ,HUCK'S W9DFALL MADE A MI<TY /IR                                            
in the poor little village of ,St.         #345                                 9 ! POOR LL VILLAGE ( ,/4         #CDE                                          
,Petersburg. ,So vast a sum, all in actual                                      ,PET]SBURG4 ,S VA/ A SUM1 ALL 9 ACTUAL                                          
cash, seemed next to incredible. ,It was talked about,                          CA%1 SEEM$ NEXT 69CR$I#4 ,X 0 TALK$ AB1                                         
  gloated over, glorified, until the reason of                                    GLOAT$ OV]1 GLORIFI$1 UNTIL ! R1SON (                                         
many of the citizens tottered under the strain of the                           _M (! CITIZ5S TOTT]$ "U ! /RA9 (!                                               
unhealthy excitement. ,Every "haunted" house in ,St.                            UNH1L?Y EXCITE;T4 ,E 8HAUNT$0 H\SE 9 ,/4                                        
,Petersburg and the neighboring villages was                                    ,PET]SBURG &! NEI<BOR+ VILLAGES 0                                               
dissected, plank by plank, and its foundations dug up                           4SECT$1 PLANK 0PLANK1 & XS F.D,NS DUG UP                                        
and ran- sacked for hidden treasure -- and not                                  & RAN- SACK$ = HI45 TR1SURE -- & N                                              
by boys, but men -- pretty grave, unromantic                                    0BOYS1 B M5 -- PRETTY GRAVE1 UNROMANTIC                                         
men, too, some of them. ,Wherever ,Tom and ,Huck                                M51 TOO1 "S ( !M4 ,:]"E ,TOM & ,HUCK                                            
appeared they were courted, admired, stared at. ,The                            APPE>$ !Y 7 C\RT$1 ADMIR$1 />$ AT4 ,!                                           
boys were not able to remem- ber that their remarks had                         BOYS 7 N A# 6REMEM- B] T _! REM>KS _H                                           
possessed weight before; but now their sayings were                             POSSESS$ WEI<T 2F2 B N[ _! SAY+S 7                                              
treasured and repeated; everything they did seemed                              TR1SUR$ & REP1T$2 "EY?+ !Y DID SEEM$                                            
somehow to be regarded as remarkable; they had                                  "SH[ 6BE REG>D$ Z REM>KA#2 !Y _H                                                
evidently lost the power of doing and saying                                    EVID5TLY LO/ ! P[] ( DO+ & SAY+                                                 
commonplace things; moreover, their past history was                            -MONPLACE ?+S2 MOREOV]1 _! PA/ HI/ORY 0                                         
raked up and discovered to bear marks of conspicuous                            RAK$ UP & 4COV]$ 6BE> M>KS ( 3SPICU\S                                           
originality. ,The village paper published                                       ORIG9AL;Y4 ,! VILLAGE PAP] PUBLI%$                                              
biographical sketches of the boys.                                              BIOGRAPHICAL SKET*ES (! BOYS4                                                   
  ,The ,Widow ,Douglas put ,Huck's money out at                                   ,! ,WID[ ,D\GLAS PUT ,HUCK'S M"OY \ AT                                        
six per cent., and ,Judge ,Thatcher did the same                                SIX P] C5T41 & ,JUDGE ,?AT*] DID ! SAME                                         
with ,Tom's at ,Aunt ,Polly's request. ,Each                                    ) ,TOM'S AT ,AUNT ,POLLY'S REQUE/4 ,EA*                                         
lad had an in- come, now, that was simply                                       LAD _H AN IN- -E1 N[1 T 0 SIMPLY                                                
prodigious -- a dollar for every week-day    #346                               PRODIGI\S -- A DOLL> = E WEEK-"D    #CDF                                        
in the year and half of the ,Sundays. ,It was just what the                     9 ! YE> & HALF (! ,SUN"DS4 ,X 0 J :AT !                                         
minister got -- no, it was what he was promised --                              M9I/] GOT -- NO1 X 0 :AT HE 0 PROMIS$ --                                        
he generally couldn't collect it. ,A dollar and a                               HE G5],Y CDN'T COLLECT X4 ,A DOLL> &A                                           
quarter a week would board, lodge, and school a                                 QU>T] A WEEK WD BO>D1 LODGE1 & S*OOL A                                          
boy in those old simple days -- and clothe him and                              BOY 9 ^? OLD SIMPLE "DS -- & CLO! HM &                                          
wash him, too, for that matter.                                                 WA% HM1 TOO1 = T MATT]4                                                         
  ,Judge ,Thatcher had conceived a great opinion of                               ,JUDGE ,?AT*] _H 3CVD A GRT OP9ION (                                          
,Tom. ,He said that no commonplace boy would ever have                          ,TOM4 ,HE SD T NO -MONPLACE BOY WD "E H                                         
got his daughter out of the cave. ,When ,Becky told                             GOT 8 DAU<T] \ (! CAVE4 ,:5 ,BECKY TOLD                                         
her father, in strict confidence, how ,Tom had taken                            H] "F1 9 /RICT 3FID;E1 H[ ,TOM _H TAK5                                          
her whipping at school, the ,Judge was visibly                                  H] :IPP+ AT S*OOL1 ! ,JUDGE 0 VISIBLY                                           
moved; and when she pleaded grace for the mighty lie which                      MOV$2 & :5 %E PL1D$ GRACE =! MI<TY LIE :                                        
,Tom had told in order to shift that whipping from her                          ,TOM _H TOLD 9 ORD] 6%IFT T :IPP+ F H]                                          
shoulders to his own, the ,Judge said with a fine                               %\LD]S 6HIS [N1 ! ,JUDGE SD )A F9E                                              
outburst that it was a noble, a generous, a mag-                                \TBUR/ T X 0 A NO#1 A G5]\S1 A MAG-                                             
nanimous lie -- a lie that was worthy to hold up                                NANIM\S LIE -- A LIE T 0 WOR?Y 6HOLD UP                                         
its head and march down through history breast to breast with                   XS H1D & M>* D[N "? HI/ORY BR1/ 6BR1/ )                                         
,George ,Washington's lauded ,Truth about the                                   ,GEORGE ,WA%+TON'S LAUD$ ,TRU? AB !                                             
hatchet! ,Becky thought her father had never looked so                          HAT*ET6 ,BECKY ?"\ H] "F _H N"E LOOK$ S                                         
tall and so superb as when he walked the floor and                              TALL & S SUP]B Z :5 HE WALK$ ! FLOOR &                                          
stamped his foot and said that. ,She went straight off and                      /AMP$ 8 FOOT & SD T4 ,%E W5T /RAI<T (F &                                        
told ,Tom about it.                                                             TOLD ,TOM AB X4                                                                 
  ,Judge ,Thatcher hoped to see ,Tom a great                                      ,JUDGE ,?AT*] HOP$ 6SEE ,TOM A GRT                                            
lawyer or a great soldier some day. ,He said he                                 LAWY] OR A GRT SOLDI] "S "D4 ,HE SD HE                                          
meant to look to it that ,Tom should be admitted   #347                         M1NT 6LOOK 6X T ,TOM %D 2 ADMITT$   #CDG                                        
to the ,National ,Military ,Academy and afterward trained                       6! ,N,NAL ,MILIT>Y ,ACADEMY & AFW TRA9$                                         
in the best law school in the country, in order that he                         9 ! BE/ LAW S*OOL 9 ! C.TRY1 9 ORD] T HE                                        
might be ready for either career or both.                                       MI<T 2 R1DY = EI C>E] OR BO?4                                                   
  ,Huck ,Finn's wealth and the fact that he was now under                         ,HUCK ,F9N'S W1L? &! FACT T HE 0 N[ "U                                        
the ,Widow ,Douglas' protection introduced him                                  ! ,WID[ ,D\GLAS' PROTEC;N 9TRODUC$ HM                                           
into society -- no, dragged him into it, hurled him                             96SOCIETY -- NO1 DRA7$ HM 96X1 HURL$ HM                                         
into it -- and his sufferings were almost more than he could bear.              96X -- & 8 SU6]+S 7 ALM M ?AN HE CD BE>4                                        
,The widow's servants kept him clean and neat,                                  ,! WID['S S]VANTS KEPT HM CL1N & N1T1                                           
combed and brushed, and they bedded him nightly in                              -B$ & BRU%$1 & !Y B$D$ HM NI<TLY 9                                              
unsympathetic sheets that had not one little spot or                            UNSYMPA!TIC %EETS T _H N "O LL SPOT OR                                          
stain which he could press to his heart and know for a friend.                  /A9 : HE CD PRESS 6HIS HE>T & "K =A FR4                                         
,He had to eat with a knife and fork; he had to use                             ,HE _H 6EAT )A KNIFE & =K2 HE _H 6USE                                           
napkin, cup, and plate; he had to learn his book,                               NAPKIN1 CUP1 & PLATE2 HE _H 6LE>N 8 BOOK1                                       
he had to go to church; he had to talk so properly that                         HE _H 6G 6*UR*2 HE _H 6TALK S PROP]LY T                                         
speech was become insipid in his mouth; whitherso- ever                         SPEE* 0 2COME 9SIPID 9 8 M\?2 :I!RSO- "E                                        
he turned, the bars and shackles of civilization                                HE TURN$1 ! B>S & %ACKLES ( CIVILIZ,N                                           
shut him in and bound him hand and foot.                                        %UT HM 9 & B.D HM H& & FOOT4                                                    
  ,He bravely bore his miseries three weeks,                                      ,HE BRAVELY BORE 8 MIS]IES ?REE WEEKS1                                        
and then one day turned up missing. ,For forty-eight                            & !N "O "D TURN$ UP MISS+4 ,= =TY-EI<T                                          
hours the widow hunted for him everywhere in great                              H\RS ! WID[ HUNT$ = HM "EY": 9 GRT                                              
distress. ,The public were profoundly concerned; they                           4TRESS4 ,! PUBLIC 7 PROF.DLY 3C]N$2 !Y                                          
searched high and low, they dragged the river for his                           SE>*$ HI< & L[1 !Y DRA7$ ! RIV] = 8                                             
body. ,Early the third morning ,Tom ,Sawyer                                     BODY4 ,E>LY ! ?IRD MORN+ ,TOM ,SAWY]                                            
wisely went poking among some old empty                                         WISELY W5T POK+ AM;G "S OLD EMPTY                                               
hogsheads down behind the abandoned            #348                             HOGSH1DS D[N 2H ! AB&ON$            #CDH                                        
slaughter-house, and in one of them he found the                                SLAU<T]-H\SE1 & 9 "O ( !M HE F.D !                                              
refugee. ,Huck had slept there; he had just                                     REFUGEE4 ,HUCK _H SLEPT "!2 HE _H J                                             
breakfasted upon some stolen odds and ends of food, and                         BR1KFA/$ ^U "S /OL5 O4S & 5DS ( FOOD1 &                                         
was lying off, now, in comfort, with his pipe. ,He was                          0 LY+ (F1 N[1 9 -=T1 ) 8 PIPE4 ,HE 0                                            
unkempt, uncombed, and clad in the same old                                     UNKEMPT1 UNCOMB$1 & CLAD 9 ! SAME OLD                                           
ruin of rags that had made him picturesque in the                               RU9 ( RAGS T _H MADE HM PICTURESQUE 9 !                                         
days when he was free and happy. ,Tom routed him                                "DS :5 HE 0 FREE & HAPPY4 ,TOM R\T$ HM                                          
out, told him the trouble he had been causing, and                              \1 TOLD HM ! TR\# HE _H BE5 CAUS+1 &                                            
urged him to go home. ,Huck's face lost its                                     URG$ HM 6G HOME4 ,HUCK'S FACE LO/ XS                                            
tranquil content, and took a melancholy cast.                                   TRANQUIL 3T5T1 & TOOK A MELAN*OLY CA/4                                          
,He said:                                                                       ,HE SD3                                                                         
  ",Don't talk about it, ,Tom. ,I've tried it,                                    8,DON'T TALK AB X1 ,TOM4 ,I'VE TRI$ X1                                        
and it don't work; it don't work, ,Tom. ,It ain't                               & X DON'T "W2 X DON'T "W1 ,TOM4 ,X A9'T                                         
for me; ,I ain't used to it. ,The widder's good to me,                          = ME2 ,I A9'T US$ 6X4 ,! WI4]'S GD 6ME1                                         
and friendly; but ,I can't stand them ways. ,She makes                          & FRLY2 B ,I C'T /& !M WAYS4 ,%E MAKES                                          
me get up just at the same time every morning; she                              ME GET UP J AT ! SAME "T E MORN+2 %E                                            
makes me wash, they comb me all to thunder; she                                 MAKES ME WA%1 !Y -B ME ALL 6?"U2 %E                                             
won't let me sleep in the woodshed; ,I got                                      WON'T LET ME SLEEP 9 ! WOOD%$2 ,I GOT                                           
to wear them blamed clothes that just smothers me, ,Tom;                        6WE> !M BLAM$ CLO!S T J S"MS ME1 ,TOM2                                          
they don't seem to any air git through 'em,                                     !Y DON'T SEEM 6ANY AIR GIT "? 'EM1                                              
somehow; and they're so rotten nice that ,I can't set                           "SH[2 & !Y'RE S ROTT5 NICE T ,I C'T SET                                         
down, nor lay down, nor roll around anywher's;                                  D[N1 NOR LAY D[N1 NOR ROLL >.D ANY:]'S2                                         
,I hain't slid on a cellar-door for -- well,                                    ,I HA9'T SLID ON A CELL>-DOOR = -- WELL1                                        
it 'pears to be years; ,I got to go to church and sweat                         X 'PE>S 6BE YE>S2 ,I GOT 6G 6*UR* & SW1T                                        
and sweat -- ,I hate them ornery          #349                                  & SW1T -- ,I HATE !M ORN]Y          #CDI                                        
sermons! ,I can't ketch a fly in there, ,I can't                                S]MONS6 ,I C'T KET* A FLY 9 "!1 ,I C'T                                          
chaw. ,I got to wear shoes all ,Sunday. ,The                                    *AW4 ,I GOT 6WE> %OES ALL ,SUN"D4 ,!                                            
widder eats by a bell; she goes to bed by a bell;                               WI4] EATS 0A BELL2 %E GOES 6B$ 0A BELL2                                         
she gits up by a bell -- everything's so awful                                  %E GITS UP 0A BELL -- "EY?+'S S AW;L                                            
reg'lar a body can't stand it."                                                 REG'L> A BODY C'T /& X40                                                        
  ",Well, everybody does that way, ,Huck."                                        8,WELL1 "EYBODY DOES T WAY1 ,HUCK40                                           
  ",Tom, it don't make no difference. ,I ain't                                    8,TOM1 X DON'T MAKE NO DI6];E4 ,I A9'T                                        
every- body, and ,I can't ,,STAND it. ,It's awful to be                         E- BODY1 & ,I C'T ,,/& X4 ,X'S AW;L 6BE                                         
tied up so. ,And grub comes too easy -- ,I                                      TI$ UP S4 ,& GRUB -ES TOO EASY -- ,I                                            
don't take no interest in vittles, that way. ,I                                 DON'T TAKE NO 9T]E/ 9 VITTLES1 T WAY4 ,I                                        
got to ask to go a-fishing; ,I got to ask to go in                              GOT 6ASK 6G A-FI%+2 ,I GOT 6ASK 6G 9                                            
a-swimming -- dern'd if ,I hain't got to ask                                    A-SWIMM+ -- D]N'D IF ,I HA9'T GOT 6ASK                                          
to do everything. ,Well, ,I'd got to talk so nice it                            6D "EY?+4 ,WELL1 ,I'D GOT 6TALK S NICE X                                        
wasn't no comfort -- ,I'd got to go up in the                                   WASN'T NO -=T -- ,I'D GOT 6G UP 9 !                                             
attic and rip out awhile, every day, to git a taste in                          ATTIC & RIP \ A:ILE1 E "D1 6GIT A TA/E 9                                        
my mouth, or ,I'd a died, ,Tom. ,The widder                                     MY M\?1 OR ,I'D A DI$1 ,TOM4 ,! WI4]                                            
wouldn't let me smoke; she wouldn't let me                                      WDN'T LET ME SMOKE2 %E WDN'T LET ME                                             
yell, she wouldn't let me gape, nor stretch,                                    YELL1 %E WDN'T LET ME GAPE1 NOR /RET*1                                          
nor scratch, before folks --" [,Then with a spasm                               NOR SCRAT*1 2F FOLKS --0 ,7,!N )A SPASM                                         
of special irritation and injury] -- ",And dad                                  ( SPECIAL IRRIT,N & 9JURY7' -- 8,& DAD                                          
fetch it, she prayed all the time! ,I never see such                            FET* X1 %E PRAY$ ALL ! "T6 ,I N"E SEE S*                                        
a woman! ,I ,,HAD to shove, ,Tom -- ,I just had                                 A WOMAN6 ,I ,,_H 6%OVE1 ,TOM -- ,I J _H                                         
to. ,And besides, that school's going to open, and ,I'd a                       TO4 ,& 2SS1 T S*OOL'S GO+ 6OP51 & ,I'D A                                        
had to go to it -- well, ,I wouldn't stand ,,THAT, ,Tom.                        _H 6G 6X -- WELL1 ,I WDN'T /& ,,T1 ,TOM4                                        
,Looky- here, ,Tom, being rich ain't what   #350                                ,LOOKY- "H1 ,TOM1 2+ RI* A9'T :AT   #CEJ                                        
it's cracked up to be. ,It's just worry and worry,                              X'S CRACK$ UP 6BE4 ,X'S J WORRY & WORRY1                                        
and sweat and sweat, and a-wishing you was dead all the                         & SW1T & SW1T1 & A-WI%+ Y 0 D1D ALL !                                           
time. ,Now these clothes suits me, and this bar'l                               "T4 ,N[ ^! CLO!S SUITS ME1 & ? B>'L                                             
suits me, and ,I ain't ever going to shake 'em any                              SUITS ME1 & ,I A9'T "E GO+ 6%AKE 'EM ANY                                        
more. ,Tom, ,I wouldn't ever got into all this trouble if                       M4 ,TOM1 ,I WDN'T "E GOT 96ALL ? TR\# IF                                        
it hadn't 'a' ben for that money; now you just take my                          X _HN'T ,8A0' B5 = T M"OY2 N[ Y J TAKE MY                                       
sheer of it along with your'n, and gimme a ten-center                           %E] ( X AL;G ) YR'N1 & GIMME A T5-C5T]                                          
sometimes -- not many times, becuz ,I don't give a                              "S"TS -- N _M "TS1 2CUZ ,I DON'T GIVE A                                         
dern for a thing 'thout it's tollable hard to git -- and                        D]N =A ?+ '?\T X'S TOLLA# H>D 6GIT -- &                                         
you go and beg off for me with the widder."                                     Y G & BEG (F = ME )! WI4]40                                                     
  ",Oh, ,Huck, you know ,I can't do that. ',Tain't                                8,OH1 ,HUCK1 Y "K ,I C'T D T4 ',TA9'T                                         
fair; and besides if you'll try this thing just a while                         FAIR2 & 2SS IF Y'LL TRY ? ?+ J A :ILE                                           
longer you'll come to like it."                                                 L;G] Y'LL -E 6L X40                                                             
  ",Like it! ,Yes -- the way ,I'd like a hot stove                                8,L X6 ,YES -- ! WAY ,I'D L A HOT /OVE                                        
if ,I was to set on it long enough. ,No, ,Tom, ,I                               IF ,I 0 6SET ON X L;G 5\<4 ,NO1 ,TOM1 ,I                                        
won't be rich, and ,I won't live in them cussed                                 WON'T 2 RI*1 & ,I WON'T LIVE 9 !M CUSS$                                         
smothery houses. ,I like the woods, and the river, and                          S"MY H\SES4 ,I L ! WOODS1 &! RIV]1 &                                            
hogsheads, and ,I'll stick to 'em, too.                                         HOGSH1DS1 & ,I'LL /ICK TO 'EM1 TOO4                                             
,Blame it all! just as we'd got guns, and a                                     ,BLAME X ALL6 J Z WE'D GOT GUNS1 &A                                             
cave, and all just fixed to rob, here this dern                                 CAVE1 & ALL J FIX$ 6ROB1 "H ? D]N                                               
foolishness has got to come up and spile it all!"                               FOOLI%;S HAS GOT 6-E UP & SPILE X ALL60                                         
  ,Tom saw his opportunity --                                                     ,TOM SAW 8 OPPORTUN;Y --                                                      
  ",Lookyhere, ,Huck, being rich ain't going                                      8,LOOKY"H1 ,HUCK1 2+ RI* A9'T GO+                                             
to keep me back from turning robber."                                           6KEEP ME BACK F TURN+ RO2]40                                                    
",No! ,Oh, good-licks; are you in real   #351                                   8,NO6 ,OH1 GD-LICKS2 >E Y 9 R1L   #CEA                                          
dead-wood earnest, ,Tom?"                                                       D1D-WOOD E>NE/1 ,TOM80                                                          
  ",Just as dead earnest as ,I'm sitting here. ,But                               8,J Z D1D E>NE/ Z ,I'M SITT+ "H4 ,B                                           
,Huck, we can't let you into the gang if you ain't                              ,HUCK1 WE C'T LET Y 96! GANG IF Y A9'T                                          
re- spectable, you know."                                                       RE- SPECTA#1 Y "K40                                                             
  ,Huck's joy was quenched.                                                       ,HUCK'S JOY 0 QU5*$4                                                          
  ",Can't let me in, ,Tom? ,Didn't you let                                        8,C'T LET ME IN1 ,TOM8 ,DIDN'T Y LET                                          
me go for a pirate?"                                                            ME G =A PIRATE80                                                                
  ",Yes, but that's different. ,A robber is more high-                            8,YES1 B T'S DI6]5T4 ,A RO2] IS M HI<-                                        
toned than what a pirate is -- as a general                                     TON$ ?AN :AT A PIRATE IS -- Z A G5]AL                                           
thing. ,In most countries they're awful high up in the                          ?+4 ,9 MO/ C.TRIES !Y'RE AW;L HI< UP 9 !                                        
nobility -- dukes and such."                                                    NOBIL;Y -- DUKES & S*40                                                         
  ",Now, ,Tom, hain't you always ben friendly to me?                              8,N[1 ,TOM1 HA9'T Y ALW B5 FRLY 6ME8                                          
,You wouldn't shet me out, would you, ,Tom? ,You wouldn't                       ,Y WDN'T %ET ME \1 WD Y1 ,TOM8 ,Y WDN'T                                         
do that, now, ,,WOULD you, ,Tom?"                                               D T1 N[1 ,,WD Y1 ,TOM80                                                         
  ",Huck, ,I wouldn't want to, and ,I ,,DON'T                                     8,HUCK1 ,I WDN'T WANT TO1 & ,I ,,DON'T                                        
want to -- but what would people say? ,Why, they'd                              WANT TO -- B :AT WD P SAY8 ,:Y1 !Y'D                                            
say, ',Mph! ,Tom ,Sawyer's ,Gang! pretty                                        SAY1 ',MPH6 ,TOM ,SAWY]'S ,GANG6 PRETTY                                         
low characters in it!' ,They'd mean you, ,Huck. ,You                            L[ "*S 9 X6' ,!Y'D M1N Y1 ,HUCK4 ,Y                                             
wouldn't like that, and ,I wouldn't."                                           WDN'T L T1 & ,I WDN'T40                                                         
  ,Huck was silent for some time, engaged in a mental                             ,HUCK 0 SIL5T = "S "T1 5GAG$ 9 A M5TAL                                        
struggle. ,Finally he said:                                                     /RU7LE4 ,F9,Y HE SD3                                                            
  ",Well, ,I'll go back to the widder for a month and                             8,WELL1 ,I'LL G BACK 6! WI4] =A MON? &                                        
tackle it and see if ,I can come to stand it, if you'll                         TACKLE X & SEE IF ,I C -E 6/& X1 IF Y'LL                                        
let me b'long to the gang, ,Tom."                                               LET ME B'L;G 6! GANG1 ,TOM40                                                    
",All right, ,Huck, it's a whiz! ,Come   #352                                   8,ALL "R1 ,HUCK1 X'S A :IZ6 ,-E   #CEB                                          
along, old chap, and ,I'll ask the widow to let                                 AL;G1 OLD *AP1 & ,I'LL ASK ! WID[ 6LET                                          
up on you a little, ,Huck."                                                     UP ON Y A LL1 ,HUCK40                                                           
  ",Will you, ,Tom -- now will you? ,That's good. ,If                             8,W Y1 ,TOM -- N[ W Y8 ,T'S GD4 ,IF                                           
she'll let up on some of the roughest things, ,I'll                             %E'LL LET UP ON "S (! R\<E/ ?+S1 ,I'LL                                          
smoke private and cuss private, and crowd through                               SMOKE PRIVATE & CUSS PRIVATE1 & CR[D "?                                         
or bust. ,When you going to start the gang and turn                             OR BU/4 ,:5 Y GO+ 6/>T ! GANG & TURN                                            
robbers?"                                                                       RO2]S80                                                                         
  ",Oh, right off. ,We'll get the boys together and have                          8,OH1 "R (F4 ,WE'LL GET ! BOYS TGR & H                                        
the initiation tonight, maybe."                                                 ! 9ITI,N TN1 MAYBE40                                                            
  ",Have the which?"                                                              8,H ! :80                                                                     
  ",Have the initiation."                                                         8,H ! 9ITI,N40                                                                
  ",What's that?"                                                                 8,:AT'S T80                                                                   
  ",It's to swear to stand by one another, and never tell                         8,X'S 6SWE> 6/& 0"O ANO!R1 & N"E TELL                                         
the gang's secrets, even if you're chopped all                                  ! GANG'S SECRETS1 EV5 IF Y'RE *OPP$ ALL                                         
to flinders, and kill anybody and all his family that                           6FL9D]S1 & KILL ANYBODY & ALL 8 FAMILY T                                        
hurts one of the gang."                                                         HURTS "O (! GANG40                                                              
  ",That's gay -- that's mighty gay, ,Tom, ,I                                     8,T'S GAY -- T'S MI<TY GAY1 ,TOM1 ,I                                          
tell you."                                                                      TELL Y40                                                                        
  ",Well, ,I bet it is. ,And all that swearing's                                  8,WELL1 ,I BET X IS4 ,& ALL T SWE>+'S                                         
got to be done at midnight, in the lonesomest,                                  GOT 6BE D"O AT MIDNI<T1 9 ! L"O"S/1                                             
awfulest place you can find -- a ha'nted house                                  AWFULE/ PLACE Y C F9D -- A HA'NT$ H\SE                                          
is the best, but they're all ripped up now."                                    IS ! BE/1 B !Y'RE ALL RIPP$ UP N[40                                             
  ",Well, midnight's good, anyway, ,Tom."                                         8,WELL1 MIDNI<T'S GD1 ANYWAY1 ,TOM40                                          
  ",Yes, so it is. ,And you've got to swear on a                                  8,YES1 S X IS4 ,& Y'VE GOT 6SWE> ON A                                         
coffin, and sign it with blood."            #353                                C(F91 & SIGN X ) BLOOD40            #CEC                                        
  ",Now, that's something ,,LIKE! ,Why, it's a million                            8,N[1 T'S "S?+ ,,L6 ,:Y1 X'S A MILLION                                        
times bullier than pirating. ,I'll stick to the                                 "TS BULLI] ?AN PIRAT+4 ,I'LL /ICK 6!                                            
widder till ,I rot, ,Tom; and if ,I git to be                                   WI4] TILL ,I ROT1 ,TOM2 & IF ,I GIT 6BE                                         
a reg'lar ripper of a robber, and everybody talking                             A REG'L> RIPP] (A RO2]1 & "EYBODY TALK+                                         
'bout it, ,I reckon she'll be proud she snaked                                  'B\T X1 ,I RECKON %E'LL 2 PR\D %E SNAK$                                         
me in out of the wet."                                                          ME 9 \ (! WET40                                                                 
  ,,CONCLUSION                                                                    ,,3CLU.N                                                                      
  ,,SO endeth this chronicle. ,It being strictly a                                ,,S 5DE? ? *RONICLE4 ,X 2+ /RICTLY A                                          
history of a ,,BOY, it must stop here; the story could                          HI/ORY (A ,,BOY1 X M/ /OP "H2 ! /ORY CD                                         
not go much further without                                                     N G M* FUR!R )\T                                                                
  becoming the history of a ,,MAN. ,When                                          2COM+ ! HI/ORY (A ,,MAN4 ,:5                                                  
  one writes a novel about grown people, he knows                                 "O WRITES A NOVEL AB GR[N P1 HE "KS                                           
exactly where to stop -- that is,                                               EXACTLY ": 6/OP -- T IS1                                                        
  with a marriage; but when he writes of juveniles,                               )A M>RIAGE2 B :5 HE WRITES ( JUV5ILES1                                        
he must stop where he best can.                                                 HE M/ /OP ": HE BE/ C4                                                          
  ,Most of the characters that perform in this book still live, and               ,MO/ (! "*S T P]=M 9 ? BOOK / LIVE1 &                                         
are prosperous and happy. ,Some day it may seem                                 >E PROSP]\S & HAPPY4 ,"S "D X MAY SEEM                                          
worth while to take up the story of the younger ones again                      WOR? :ILE 6TAKE UP ! /ORY (! "Y] "OS AG                                         
and see what sort of men and women they turned out                              & SEE :AT SORT ( M5 & WOM5 !Y TURN$ \                                           
to be; therefore it will be wisest not to reveal any of that                    6BE2 "!=E X W 2 WISE/ N 6REV1L ANY ( T                                          
part of their lives at present.                                                 "P ( _! LIVES AT PRES5T4                                                        
