Chapter 35

           ITwouldbemostanhouryettillbreakfast,soweleftandstruckdownintothewoods;becauseTomsaidwegottohaveSOMElighttoseehowtodigby,andalanternmakestoomuch,andmightgetusintotrouble;whatwemusthavewasalotofthemrottenchunksthat’scalledfox-fire,andjustmakesasoftkindofaglowwhenyoulaytheminadarkplace.Wefetchedanarmfulandhiditintheweeds,andsetdowntorest,andTomsays,kindofdissatisfied:

           "Blameit,thiswholethingisjustaseasyandawkwardasitcanbe.Andsoitmakesitsorottendifficulttogetupadifficultplan.Thereain’tnowatchmantobedruggednowthereOUGHTtobeawatchman.Thereain’tevenadogtogiveasleeping-mixtureto.Andthere’sJimchainedbyoneleg,withaten-footchain,tothelegofhisbed:why,allyougottodoistoliftupthebedsteadandslipoffthechain.AndUncleSilashetrustseverybody;sendsthekeytothepunkin-headednigger,anddon’tsendnobodytowatchthenigger.Jimcouldagotoutofthatwindow-holebeforethis,onlytherewouldn’tbenousetryingtotravelwithaten-footchainonhisleg.Why,dratit,Huck,it’sthestupidestarrangementIeversee.YougottoinventALLthedifficulties.Well,wecan’thelpit;wegottodothebestwecanwiththematerialswe’vegot.

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