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plingstotietoipassedthelinearoundoneoftheighton
theedgeofthecutbank,butthereiffcurrent,andtheraft
eboongdooreitoutbytherootsandawayshe
adesosickandscaredi
uldntbudgeforstahalfanuteitseedtoandthenthere
pedinto
thecanoeandrunbacktotheste,andgrabbedthepaddleandsether
backastrokebutshedidntei
untiedherigotupandtriedtountieher,butiy
handsshooksoiuldnthardlydoanything
assoonasigotstarteditookoutaftertheraft,hotandheavy,right
dohetoasfarasit,butthetowhead
inuteiflehefootofitishot
outintothesolidoreideahwayiwas
goingthanadeadn
thinksi,itdotopaddle;firstiknoothebankora
toething;igottosetstillandfloat,andyetitsghty
fidgetybusinesstohavetoholdyourhandsstillatsuchatii
eallwhoop,
andupesspiritsitearingafterit,listeningsharpto
hearitagainthenexttiiteiseeiheadingforit,but
headingaeio
theleftofitandnotgainingonitcheither,foriwasflying
around,thishatandtother,butitraightahead
alltheti
ididhefoolhinktobeatatinpan,andbeatitallthe
ti,butheneverdid,andithestillplacesbethewhoops
thatakingthetroubleforalong,anddirectlyi
hearstheeiebody
elsesuedaround
ithroe
yet,butinadifferentplace;itkepting,andkeptchangingits
place,andikeptanseagain,
andikno,andi
andnotsootherraftsnholleringi
uldnttellnothingaboutvoicesinafog,foothingdontlook
naturalnorsoundnaturalinafog
theinuteieaboongdownona
cutbankokyghostsofbigtreesonit,andthecurrentthroe
offtotheleftandshotby,angstalotofsnagsthatfairlyroared,
thecurrrentsos
inanothersendorteandstillagainiset
perfep,andireckonididnt
drapedahundred
ijustgiveuptheniknoattercutbankwasan
island,andjiadgonedoothersideofititnotowhead
thatyouuldfloatbyintennutesithadthebigtierofa
regularisland;itghtbefiveorsixleslongandrethanhalfa
lewide
ikeptquiet,yearsinutes,ireckoni
ilesanhour;butyoudont
everthinkofthatno,youfeellikeyouarelayingdeadstillonthe
pseofasnagslipsbyyoudontthinkto
yourselfhoy
hoalandloneso
outinafogthathenight,youtryitonceyoull
see
next,foraboutahalfanhour,ihen;atlastihears
theansriestofollo,butiuldntdoit,
anddirectlyijudgedidgotintoanestoftotle
dilisesofthenbothsidesofsotisjustanarrohannel
betethatiuldntseeiknoherebecauseidhear
thehecurrentagainsttheolddeadbrushandtrashthathung
overthebanksthe
toalittleause
ithanchasingajackolanteyouneverknowedasound
dodgearoundso,andsuch
ihadtoes,to
keepfronockingtheislandsoutoftheriver;andsoijudgedtheraft
stbebuttingintothebankeverynohen,orelseit
furtheraheadandclearoutofhearingitingalittlefaster
thaniwas
edtobeintheopenriveragainbyandby,butiuldnt
heaosignofahadfetchedupona
snag,ybe,anditiired,soilaid
dooreididntto
gotosleep,ofurse;butihelpit;soi
thoughtiakejestonelittlecatnap
butireckonitorethanacatnap,forhestars
,thefognabig
bendstefirstfirstididntknohoughtiwas
dreang;andebaedtoeup
diutoflastweek
itonstrousbigriverhere,hthetallestandthethickestkind
oftieronbothbanks;justasolidhe
starsilookeda,andseenablackspeckontheer
itookafterit;buttoititnothingbutaupleof
saadefasttogethertheniseeanotherspeck,andchasedthat;
thenanother,andthistiiitheraft
tingtherehhisheaddoweenhis
knees,asleep,hangingoverthesteeringoarthe
otheroarashedoff,andtherafttereduphleavesand
brane
idefastandlaiddosnoseontheraft,andbegantogap,
andstret,andsays:
”hello,jihaveibeenasleepeup”
”goodnessgracious,isdatyou,huckenyouaindeadyouain
drostoogoodfortrue,honey,itstoo
goodfortrueleelookatyouchile,leefeeloyouno,youain
deadyousbaeolehuckdesaole
huck,thankstogoodness”
”atteryoubeenadrinking”
”drinkinhasibenadrinkinhasihadachancetobeadrinkin”
”hen,akesyoutalksowild”
”hoalkwild”
”hoyingback,andallthat
stuff,asifidbeeng
... </P></TD>
plingstotietoipassedthelinearoundoneoftheighton
theedgeofthecutbank,butthereiffcurrent,andtheraft
eboongdooreitoutbytherootsandawayshe
adesosickandscaredi
uldntbudgeforstahalfanuteitseedtoandthenthere
pedinto
thecanoeandrunbacktotheste,andgrabbedthepaddleandsether
backastrokebutshedidntei
untiedherigotupandtriedtountieher,butiy
handsshooksoiuldnthardlydoanything
assoonasigotstarteditookoutaftertheraft,hotandheavy,right
dohetoasfarasit,butthetowhead
inuteiflehefootofitishot
outintothesolidoreideahwayiwas
goingthanadeadn
thinksi,itdotopaddle;firstiknoothebankora
toething;igottosetstillandfloat,andyetitsghty
fidgetybusinesstohavetoholdyourhandsstillatsuchatii
eallwhoop,
andupesspiritsitearingafterit,listeningsharpto
hearitagainthenexttiiteiseeiheadingforit,but
headingaeio
theleftofitandnotgainingonitcheither,foriwasflying
around,thishatandtother,butitraightahead
alltheti
ididhefoolhinktobeatatinpan,andbeatitallthe
ti,butheneverdid,andithestillplacesbethewhoops
thatakingthetroubleforalong,anddirectlyi
hearstheeiebody
elsesuedaround
ithroe
yet,butinadifferentplace;itkepting,andkeptchangingits
place,andikeptanseagain,
andikno,andi
andnotsootherraftsnholleringi
uldnttellnothingaboutvoicesinafog,foothingdontlook
naturalnorsoundnaturalinafog
theinuteieaboongdownona
cutbankokyghostsofbigtreesonit,andthecurrentthroe
offtotheleftandshotby,angstalotofsnagsthatfairlyroared,
thecurrrentsos
inanothersendorteandstillagainiset
perfep,andireckonididnt
drapedahundred
ijustgiveuptheniknoattercutbankwasan
island,andjiadgonedoothersideofititnotowhead
thatyouuldfloatbyintennutesithadthebigtierofa
regularisland;itghtbefiveorsixleslongandrethanhalfa
lewide
ikeptquiet,yearsinutes,ireckoni
ilesanhour;butyoudont
everthinkofthatno,youfeellikeyouarelayingdeadstillonthe
pseofasnagslipsbyyoudontthinkto
yourselfhoy
hoalandloneso
outinafogthathenight,youtryitonceyoull
see
next,foraboutahalfanhour,ihen;atlastihears
theansriestofollo,butiuldntdoit,
anddirectlyijudgedidgotintoanestoftotle
dilisesofthenbothsidesofsotisjustanarrohannel
betethatiuldntseeiknoherebecauseidhear
thehecurrentagainsttheolddeadbrushandtrashthathung
overthebanksthe
toalittleause
ithanchasingajackolanteyouneverknowedasound
dodgearoundso,andsuch
ihadtoes,to
keepfronockingtheislandsoutoftheriver;andsoijudgedtheraft
stbebuttingintothebankeverynohen,orelseit
furtheraheadandclearoutofhearingitingalittlefaster
thaniwas
edtobeintheopenriveragainbyandby,butiuldnt
heaosignofahadfetchedupona
snag,ybe,anditiired,soilaid
dooreididntto
gotosleep,ofurse;butihelpit;soi
thoughtiakejestonelittlecatnap
butireckonitorethanacatnap,forhestars
,thefognabig
bendstefirstfirstididntknohoughtiwas
dreang;andebaedtoeup
diutoflastweek
itonstrousbigriverhere,hthetallestandthethickestkind
oftieronbothbanks;justasolidhe
starsilookeda,andseenablackspeckontheer
itookafterit;buttoititnothingbutaupleof
saadefasttogethertheniseeanotherspeck,andchasedthat;
thenanother,andthistiiitheraft
tingtherehhisheaddoweenhis
knees,asleep,hangingoverthesteeringoarthe
otheroarashedoff,andtherafttereduphleavesand
brane
idefastandlaiddosnoseontheraft,andbegantogap,
andstret,andsays:
”hello,jihaveibeenasleepeup”
”goodnessgracious,isdatyou,huckenyouaindeadyouain
drostoogoodfortrue,honey,itstoo
goodfortrueleelookatyouchile,leefeeloyouno,youain
deadyousbaeolehuckdesaole
huck,thankstogoodness”
”atteryoubeenadrinking”
”drinkinhasibenadrinkinhasihadachancetobeadrinkin”
”hen,akesyoutalksowild”
”hoalkwild”
”hoyingback,andallthat
stuff,asifidbeeng
... </P></TD>