Chapter 14

           WhenTomawokeinthemorning,hewonderedwherehewas. Hesatupandrubbedhiseyesandlookedaround. Thenhecomprehended. Itwasthecoolgraydawn,andtherewasadelicioussenseofreposeandpeaceinthedeeppervadingcalmandsilenceofthewoods. Notaleafstirred;notasoundobtrudedupongreatNature’smeditation. Beadeddewdropsstoodupontheleavesandgrasses. Awhitelayerofashescoveredthefire,andathinbluebreathofsmokerosestraightintotheair. JoeandHuckstillslept. 

           Now,farawayinthewoodsabirdcalled;anotheranswered;presentlythehammeringofawoodpeckerwasheard. Graduallythecooldimgrayofthemorningwhitened,andasgraduallysoundsmultipliedandlifemanifesteditself. ThemarvelofNatureshakingoffsleepandgoingtoworkunfoldeditselftothemusingboy. Alittlegreenwormcamecrawlingoveradewyleaf,liftingtwo-thirdsofhisbodyintotheairfromtimetotimeand"sniffingaround,"thenproceedingagain forhewasmeasuring,Tomsaid;andwhenthewormapproachedhim,ofitsownaccord,hesatasstillasastone,withhishopesrisingandfalling,byturns,asthecreaturestillcametowardhimorseemedinclinedtogoelsewhere; andwhenatlastitconsideredapainfulmomentwithitscurvedbodyintheairandthencamedecisivelydownuponTom’slegandbeganajourneyoverhim,hiswholeheartwasglad forthatmeantthathewasgoingtohaveanewsuitofclotheswithouttheshadowofadoubtagaudypiraticaluniform. Nowaprocessionofantsappeared,fromnowhereinparticular,andwentabouttheirlabors; onestruggledmanfullybywithadeadspiderfivetimesasbigasitselfinitsarms,andluggeditstraightupatree-trunk. 

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