“There—what did I tell you?Half of it's Huck's and half of it's mine!”
The spectacle took the general breath away.All gazed,nobody spoke for a moment.Then there was a unanimous call for an explanation.Tom said he could furnish it,and he did.The tale was long,but brimful of interest.There was scarcely an interruption from anyone to break the charm of its flow.When he had finished,Mr.Jones said:
“I thought I had fixed up a little surprise for this occasion,but it don't amount to anything now.This one makes it seem mighty small,I'm willing to allow.”
The money was counted.The sum amounted to a little over twelve thousand dollars.It was more than anyone present had ever seen at one time before,though several persons were there who were worth considerably more than that in property.
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