Chapter 9

           Athalf-pastnine,thatnight,TomandSidweresenttobed,asusual. Theysaidtheirprayers,andSidwassoonasleep. Tomlayawakeandwaited,inrestlessimpatience. Whenitseemedtohimthatitmustbenearlydaylight,heheardtheclockstriketen! Thiswasdespair. Hewouldhavetossedandfidgeted,ashisnervesdemanded,buthewasafraidhemightwakeSid. Sohelaystill,andstaredupintothedark. Everythingwasdismallystill. Byandby,outofthestillness,little,scarcelypreceptiblenoisesbegantoemphasizethemselves. Thetickingoftheclockbegantobringitselfintonotice. Oldbeamsbegantocrackmysteriously. Thestairscreakedfaintly. Evidentlyspiritswereabroad. Ameasured,muffledsnoreissuedfromAuntPolly’schamber. Andnowthetiresomechirpingofacricketthatnohumaningenuitycouldlocate,began. Nexttheghastlytickingofadeathwatchinthewallatthebed’sheadmadeTomshudderitmeantthatsomebody’sdayswerenumbered. Thenthehowlofafar-offdogroseonthenightair,andwasansweredbyafainterhowlfromaremoterdistance. Tomwasinanagony. Atlasthewassatisfiedthattimehadceasedandeternitybegun;hebegantodoze,inspiteofhimself; theclockchimedeleven,buthedidnothearit. Andthentherecame,minglingwithhishalf-formeddreams,amostmelancholycaterwauling. Theraisingofaneighboringwindowdisturbedhim. Acryof"Scat!youdevil!" andthecrashofanemptybottleagainstthebackofhisaunt’swoodshedbroughthimwideawake, andasingleminutelaterhewasdressedandoutofthewindowandcreepingalongtheroofofthe"ell"onallfours. He"meow’d"withcautiononceortwice,ashewent; thenjumpedtotheroofofthewoodshedandthencetotheground. HuckleberryFinnwasthere,withhisdeadcat. Theboysmovedoffanddisappearedinthegloom. Attheendofhalfanhourtheywerewadingthroughthetallgrassofthegraveyard. 

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