? ? ? ? "Well, I've been pretty much so, too, Huck. They most always put in a dead man when they bury a treasure under a tree, to look out for it."
? ? ? ? "Lordy!"
? ? ? ? "Yes, they do. I've always heard that."
? ? ? ? "Tom I don't like to fool around much where there's dead people. A body's bound to get into trouble with 'em, sure."
? ? ? ? "I don't like to stir 'em up, either, Huck. S'pose this one here was to stick his skull out and say something!"
? ? ? ? "Don't, Tom! It's awful."
? ? ? ? "Well it just is. Huck, I don't feel comfortable a bit."
? ? ? ? "Say, Tom, let's give this place up, and try somewheres else."
? ? ? ? "All right, I reckon we better."
? ? ? ? "What'll it be?"
? ? ? ? Tom considered a while; and then said-
? ? ? ? "The ha'nted house. That's it!"
? ? ? ? "Blame it, I don't like ha'nted houses, Tom.
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