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Chapter 10

           "Well,it’sanextraordinarything,Tom,"answeredtheother;"butI’mblestifthereisn’tamaninmybed,too!" 

           "Whatareyougoingtodo?"askedGeorge’sfather. 

           "Well,I’mgoingtochuckhimout,"repliedJoe. 

           "SoamI,"saidGeorge’sfather,valiantly. 

           Therewasabriefstruggle,followedbytwoheavybumpsonthefloor,andthenaratherdolefulvoicesaid: 

           "Isay,Tom!" 

           "Yes!" 

           "Howhaveyougoton?" 

           "Well,totellyouthetruth,myman’schuckedmeout." 

           "So’smine!Isay,Idon’tthinkmuchofthisinn,doyou?" 

           "Whatwasthenameofthatinn?"saidHarris. 

           "ThePigandWhistle,"saidGeorge."Why?" 

           "Ah,no,thenitisn’tthesame,"repliedHarris. 

           "Whatdoyoumean?"queriedGeorge. 

           "Whyit’ssocurious,"murmuredHarris,"butpreciselythatverysamethinghappenedtomyfatheronceatacountryinn. I’veoftenheardhimtellthetale.Ithoughtitmighthavebeenthesameinn." 

           Weturnedinattenthatnight,andIthoughtIshouldsleepwell,beingtired;butIdidn’t.Asarule,Iundressandputmyheadonthepillow,andthensomebodybangsatthedoor,andsaysitishalf-pasteight: but,to-night,everythingseemedagainstme; thenoveltyofitall,thehardnessoftheboat,thecrampedposition(Iwaslyingwithmyfeetunderoneseat,andmyheadonanother),thesoundofthelappingwaterroundtheboat,andthewindamongthebranches,keptmerestlessanddisturbed. 

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