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Chapter 7

           Ididn’tlosenotime.ThenextminuteIwasa-spinningdownstreamsoftbutquickintheshadeofthebank.Imadetwomileandahalf,andthenstruckoutaquarterofamileormoretowardsthemiddleoftheriver,becauseprettysoonIwouldbepassingtheferrylanding,andpeoplemightseemeandhailme.Igotoutamongstthedriftwood,andthenlaiddowninthebottomofthecanoeandletherfloat.Ilaidthere,andhadagoodrestandasmokeoutofmypipe,lookingawayintothesky;notacloudinit.Theskylookseversodeepwhenyoulaydownonyourbackinthemoonshine;Ineverknoweditbefore.Andhowfarabodycanhearonthewatersuchnights!Iheardpeopletalkingattheferrylanding.Iheardwhattheysaid,tooeverywordofit.Onemansaiditwasgettingtowardsthelongdaysandtheshortnightsnow.T’otheronesaidTHISwarn’toneoftheshortones,hereckonedandthentheylaughed,andhesaiditoveragain,andtheylaughedagain;thentheywakedupanotherfellowandtoldhim,andlaughed,buthedidn’tlaugh;herippedoutsomethingbrisk,andsaidlethimalone.Thefirstfellowsaidhe’lowedtotellittohisoldwomanshewouldthinkitwasprettygood;buthesaidthatwarn’tnothingtosomethingshehadsaidinhistime.Iheardonemansayitwasnearlythreeo’clock,andhehopeddaylightwouldn’twaitmorethanaboutaweeklonger.Afterthatthetalkgotfurtherandfurtheraway,andIcouldn’tmakeoutthewordsanymore;butIcouldhearthemumble,andnowandthenalaugh,too,butitseemedalongwaysoff.

           Iwasawaybelowtheferrynow.Iroseup,andtherewasJackson’sIsland,abouttwomileandahalfdownstream,heavytimberedandstandingupoutofthemiddleoftheriver,biganddarkandsolid,likeasteamboatwithoutanylights.Therewarn’tanysignsofthebarattheheaditwasallunderwaternow.

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