The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Chapter 13 Page 13

temple, and upon the varnished foliage and festooning vines.

When the last crisp slice of bacon was gone, and the last allowance of corn pone devoured, the boys stretched themselves out on the grass, filled with contentment. They could have found a cooler place, but they would not deny themselves such a romantic feature as the roasting campfire.

“Ain’t it gay?” said Joe.

“It’s nuts!” said Tom. “What would the boys say if they could see us?”

“Say?

Well, they’d just die to be here — hey, Hucky!”

“I reckon so,” said Huckleberry; “anyways, I’m suited. I don’t want nothing better’n