The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Chapter 27 Page 5

“Number Two — yes, that’s it. I been thinking ’bout that. But I can’t make nothing out of it.

What do you reckon it is?”

“I dono. It’s too deep. Say, Huck — maybe it’s the number of a house!”

“Goody!... No, Tom, that ain’t it. If it is, it ain’t in this one-horse town. They ain’t no numbers here.”

“Well, that’s so. Lemme think a minute. Here — it’s the number of a room — in a tavern, you know!”

“Oh, that’s the trick! They ain’t only two taverns. We can find out quick.”

“You stay here, Huck, till I come.”