Chapter 28

           ThatnightTomandHuckwerereadyfortheiradventure. Theyhungabouttheneighborhoodofthetavernuntilafternine,onewatchingthealleyatadistanceandtheotherthetaverndoor. Nobodyenteredthealleyorleftit; nobodyresemblingtheSpaniardenteredorleftthetaverndoor. Thenightpromisedtobeafairone;soTomwenthomewiththeunderstandingthatifaconsiderabledegreeofdarknesscameon,Huckwastocomeand"maow,"whereuponhewouldslipoutandtrythekeys. Butthenightremainedclear,andHuckclosedhiswatchandretiredtobedinanemptysugarhogsheadabouttwelve. 

           Tuesdaytheboyshadthesameillluck. AlsoWednesday. ButThursdaynightpromisedbetter. Tomslippedoutingoodseasonwithhisaunt’soldtinlantern,andalargetoweltoblindfolditwith. HehidthelanterninHuck’ssugarhogsheadandthewatchbegan. Anhourbeforemidnightthetavernclosedupanditslights(theonlyonesthereabouts)wereputout. NoSpaniardhadbeenseen. Nobodyhadenteredorleftthealley. Everythingwasauspicious. Theblacknessofdarknessreigned,theperfectstillnesswasinterruptedonlybyoccasionalmutteringsofdistantthunder. 

           Tomgothislantern,lititinthehogshead,wrappeditcloselyinthetowel,andthetwoadventurerscreptinthegloomtowardthetavern. HuckstoodsentryandTomfelthiswayintothealley. ThentherewasaseasonofwaitinganxietythatweigheduponHuck’sspiritslikeamountain. Hebegantowishhecouldseeaflashfromthelanternitwouldfrightenhim,butitwouldatleasttellhimthatTomwasaliveyet. ItseemedhourssinceTomhaddisappeared. Surelyhemusthavefainted;maybehewasdead; maybehishearthadburstunderterrorandexcitement. InhisuneasinessHuckfoundhimselfdrawingcloserandclosertothealley; fearingallsortsofdreadfulthings,andmomentarilyexpectingsomecatastrophetohappenthatwouldtakeawayhisbreath. 

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