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- # Injun Joe and comrade discussing their plans
## Overview
This scene is a narrative excerpt from [CHAPTER XXVI](arke:01KG16PT8N4Y3JYFS6AHK7P0EF) of the novel [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete](arke:01KG16N2K9058F4BVCSK7DDWHH), extracted from the text file [tom_sawyer.txt](arke:01KG0K71QZ8KK7RGEGSNTB5534). It captures a pivotal moment in which two criminals, Injun Joe and his unnamed companion, discuss what to do with their stolen money while hiding in a haunted house. The scene immediately follows the boys’ tense silence after nearly being discovered and directly precedes the unearthing of a buried treasure chest.
## Context
Situated within the broader narrative of *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer*, this scene unfolds during a suspenseful sequence in which Tom and Huck observe Injun Joe without being seen. The criminals believe they are alone, unaware that the boys are concealed above them. This moment occurs after Injun Joe and his partner have been resting in the abandoned house, having previously discussed a mysterious and dangerous job involving revenge—hinting at deeper criminal intentions beyond mere theft. The setting, a decaying and isolated structure, amplifies the tension and secrecy of their conversation.
## Contents
The scene centers on Injun Joe and his comrade debating how to secure their remaining stolen silver—approximately $650—before leaving town. Initially considering leaving it hidden as before, they ultimately decide to bury it more securely due to the risk of discovery. The comrade retrieves a bag of money from beneath a hearthstone, takes a share for each of them, and hands the rest to Injun Joe, who begins digging a new hiding spot with his knife. Unseen by the men, Tom and Huck watch from above, overcome with excitement at the prospect of recovering the treasure themselves. Their silent, joyful nudges reflect the sudden transformation of fear into exhilarating opportunity, marking a turning point in the treasure-hunting subplot.
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- Now one snore ceased. Injun Joe sat up, stared around—smiled grimly upon
his comrade, whose head was drooping upon his knees—stirred him up with
his foot and said:
“Here! _You’re_ a watchman, ain’t you! All right, though—nothing’s
happened.”
“My! have I been asleep?”
“Oh, partly, partly. Nearly time for us to be moving, pard. What’ll we
do with what little swag we’ve got left?”
“I don’t know—leave it here as we’ve always done, I reckon. No use to
take it away till we start south. Six hundred and fifty in silver’s
something to carry.”
“Well—all right—it won’t matter to come here once more.”
“No—but I’d say come in the night as we used to do—it’s better.”
“Yes: but look here; it may be a good while before I get the right
chance at that job; accidents might happen; ’tain’t in such a very good
place; we’ll just regularly bury it—and bury it deep.”
“Good idea,” said the comrade, who walked across the room, knelt down,
raised one of the rearward hearth-stones and took out a bag that jingled
pleasantly. He subtracted from it twenty or thirty dollars for himself
and as much for Injun Joe, and passed the bag to the latter, who was on
his knees in the corner, now, digging with his bowie-knife.
The boys forgot all their fears, all their miseries in an instant. With
gloating eyes they watched every movement. Luck!—the splendor of it was
beyond all imagination! Six hundred dollars was money enough to make
half a dozen boys rich! Here was treasure-hunting under the happiest
auspices—there would not be any bothersome uncertainty as to where to
dig. They nudged each other every moment—eloquent nudges and easily
understood, for they simply meant—“Oh, but ain’t you glad _now_ we’re
here!”
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