[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)]@TWC D-Link bookThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer CHAPTERXXV
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They arrived hot and panting, and threw themselves down in the shade of a neighboring elm to rest and have a smoke. "I like this," said Tom. "So do I." "Say, Huck, if we find a treasure here, what you going to do with your share ?" "Well, I'll have pie and a glass of soda every day, and I'll go to every circus that comes along.
I bet I'll have a gay time." "Well, ain't you going to save any of it ?" "Save it? What for ?" "Why, so as to have something to live on, by and by." "Oh, that ain't any use.
Pap would come back to thish-yer town some day and get his claws on it if I didn't hurry up, and I tell you he'd clean it out pretty quick.
What you going to do with yourn, Tom ?" "I'm going to buy a new drum, and a sure-'nough sword, and a red necktie and a bull pup, and get married." "Married!" "That's it." "Tom, you--why, you ain't in your right mind." "Wait--you'll see." "Well, that's the foolishest thing you could do.
Look at pap and my mother.
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