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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

CHAPTERXXVIII

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Don't you see, now, what's the matter with that ha'nted room ?" "How ?" "Why, it's ha'nted with whiskey! Maybe ALL the Temperance Taverns have got a ha'nted room, hey, Huck ?" "Well, I reckon maybe that's so.

Who'd 'a' thought such a thing?
But say, Tom, now's a mighty good time to get that box, if Injun Joe's drunk." "It is, that! You try it!" Huck shuddered.
"Well, no--I reckon not." "And I reckon not, Huck.

Only one bottle alongside of Injun Joe ain't enough.

If there'd been three, he'd be drunk enough and I'd do it." There was a long pause for reflection, and then Tom said: "Lookyhere, Huck, less not try that thing any more till we know Injun Joe's not in there.

It's too scary.


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