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CHAPTER XXVIII. An Attempt at No. Two—Huck Mounts Guard

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete

Mark Twain · 2004

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  1. 01Front matter
  2. 02CHAPTER V. A Useful Minister—In Church—The Climax
  3. 03CHAPTER VII. A Treaty Entered Into—Early Lessons—A Mistake Made
  4. 04CHAPTER VIII. Tom Decides on his Course—Old Scenes Re-enacted
  5. 05CHAPTER X. The Solemn Oath—Terror Brings Repentance—Mental Punishment
  6. 06CHAPTER XI. Muff Potter Comes Himself—Tom’s Conscience at Work
  7. 07CHAPTER XII. Tom Shows his Generosity—Aunt Polly Weakens
  8. 08CHAPTER XIV. Camp-Life—A Sensation—Tom Steals Away from Camp
  9. 09CHAPTER XV. Tom Reconnoiters—Learns the Situation—Reports at Camp
  10. 10CHAPTER XVII. Memories of the Lost Heroes—The Point in Tom’s Secret
  11. 11CHAPTER XIX. Tom Tells the Truth
  12. 12CHAPTER XX. Becky in a Dilemma—Tom’s Nobility Asserts Itself
  13. 13CHAPTER XXII. Tom’s Confidence Betrayed—Expects Signal Punishment
  14. 14CHAPTER XXVI. The Haunted House—Sleepy Ghosts—A Box of Gold—Bitter Luck
  15. 15CHAPTER XXVII. Doubts to be Settled—The Young Detectives
  16. 16CHAPTER XXVIII. An Attempt at No. Two—Huck Mounts Guard
  17. 17CHAPTER XXXIV. Springing a Secret—Mr. Jones’ Surprise a Failure
  18. 18CHAPTER XXXV. A New Order of Things—Poor Huck—New Adventures Planned
  19. 19PREFACE
  20. 20CHAPTER I
  21. 21CHAPTER II
  22. 22CHAPTER III
  23. 23CHAPTER IV
  24. 24CHAPTER V
  25. 25CHAPTER VI
  26. 26CHAPTER VII
  27. 27CHAPTER VIII
  28. 28CHAPTER IX
  29. 29CHAPTER X
  30. 30CHAPTER XI
  31. 31CHAPTER XII
  32. 32CHAPTER XIII
  33. 33CHAPTER XIV
  34. 34CHAPTER XV
  35. 35CHAPTER XVI
  36. 36CHAPTER XVII
  37. 37CHAPTER XVIII
  38. 38CHAPTER XIX
  39. 39CHAPTER XX
  40. 40CHAPTER XXI
  41. 41CHAPTER XXII
  42. 42CHAPTER XXIII
  43. 43CHAPTER XXIV
  44. 44CHAPTER XXV
  45. 45CHAPTER XXVI
  46. 46CHAPTER XXVII
  47. 47CHAPTER XXVIII
  48. 48CHAPTER XXIX
  49. 49CHAPTER XXX
  50. 50CHAPTER XXXI
  51. 51CHAPTER XXXII
  52. 52CHAPTER XXXIII
  53. 53CHAPTER XXXIV
  54. 54CHAPTER XXXV
  55. 55CONCLUSION
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CHAPTER XXVIII. An Attempt at No. Two—Huck Mounts Guard

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CHAPTER XXVIII. An Attempt at No. Two—Huck Mounts Guard

CHAPTER XXIX. The Pic-nic—Huck on Injun Joe’s Track—The “Revenge” Job—Aid for the Widow

CHAPTER XXX. The Welshman Reports—Huck Under Fire—The Story Circulated —A New Sensation—Hope Giving Way to Despair

CHAPTER XXXI. An Exploring Expedition—Trouble Commences—Lost in the Cave—Total Darkness—Found but not Saved

CHAPTER XXXII. Tom tells the Story of their Escape—Tom’s Enemy in Safe Quarters

CHAPTER XXXIII. The Fate of Injun Joe—Huck and Tom Compare Notes —An Expedition to the Cave—Protection Against Ghosts—“An Awful Snug Place”—A Reception at the Widow Douglas’s