? ? ? ? "It ain't a gal at all- it's a girl."
? ? ? ? "It's all the same, I reckon; some says gal, some says girl- both's right, like enough. Anyway, what's her name, Tom?"
? ? ? ? "I'll tell you some time- not now."
? ? ? ? "All right- that'll do. Only if you get married I'll be more lonesomer than ever."
? ? ? ? "No you won't. You'll come and live with me. Now stir out of this and we'll go to digging."
? ? ? ? They worked and sweated for half an hour. No result. They toiled another half-hour. Still no result. Huck said:
? ? ? ? "Do they always bury it as deep as this?"
? ? ? ? "Sometimes- not always. Not generally. I reckon we haven't got the right place."
? ? ? ? So they chose a new spot and began again. The labor dragged a little, but still they made progress. They pegged away in silence for some time.
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