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Chapter 14

           Therewereagreatmanyskiffsrowingaboutorfloatingwiththestreamintheneighborhoodoftheferryboat,buttheboyscouldnotdeterminewhatthemeninthemweredoing. Presentlyagreatjetofwhitesmokeburstfromtheferryboat’sside,andasitexpandedandroseinalazycloud,thatsamedullthrobofsoundwasbornetothelistenersagain. 

           "Iknownow!"exclaimedTom;"somebody’sdrownded!" 

           "That’sit!"saidHuck; "theydonethatlastsummer,whenBillTurnergotdrownded; theyshootacannonoverthewater,andthatmakeshimcomeuptothetop. Yes,andtheytakeloavesofbreadandputquicksilverin’emandset’emafloat,andwhereverthere’sanybodythat’sdrownded,they’llfloatrightthereandstop." 

           "Yes,I’veheardaboutthat,"saidJoe."Iwonderwhatmakesthebreaddothat." 

           "Oh,itain’tthebread,somuch,"saidTom; "Ireckonit’smostlywhattheySAYoveritbeforetheystartitout." 

           "Buttheydon’tsayanythingoverit,"saidHuck. "I’veseen’emandtheydon’t." 

           "Well,that’sfunny,"saidTom. "Butmaybetheysayittothemselves. OfCOURSEtheydo. Anybodymightknowthat." 

           TheotherboysagreedthattherewasreasoninwhatTomsaid,becauseanignorantlumpofbread,uninstructedbyanincantation,couldnotbeexpectedtoactveryintelligentlywhensetuponanerrandofsuchgravity. 

           "Byjings,IwishIwasoverthere,now,"saidJoe. 

           "Idotoo"saidHuck"I’dgiveheapstoknowwhoitis." 

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