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- # Discussion about the swag
## Overview
This entity is a scene extracted from the novel [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer](arke:01KG2TP9MA26GMS73H3R2KPN3R), specifically from [CHAPTER XXVI](arke:01KG2TRBJ3N8PQZE3STX3F94JX). It spans lines 6684 to 6713 of the source text file `tom_sawyer.txt` (arke:01KG2T4RHC4E1XKJ12BJRXE8E8) and was identified during automated structure extraction on January 28, 2026. The scene captures a pivotal moment in which two criminals, including Injun Joe, discuss what to do with their remaining stolen money, or "swag," while hiding in a haunted house.
## Context
The scene follows immediately after [Injun Joe wakes up](arke:01KG2TS175WPAVTZFTMH33J87A) from a nap and reprimands his companion for failing to keep watch. It occurs within the larger narrative of [CHAPTER XXVI](arke:01KG2TRBJ3N8PQZE3STX3F94JX), in which Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn secretly observe the criminals from an upstairs room, having previously feared being caught on Friday—their superstitions momentarily overridden by the thrill of witnessing illicit activity. This moment sets the stage for the subsequent [Discovery of the box](arke:01KG2TS17M9725MBG59WMCESBX), where a much larger treasure is unearthed.
## Contents
The dialogue centers on the decision to bury their remaining silver—$650—rather than carry it, due to the risk of exposure and the uncertainty of when they will begin their journey south. One man suggests leaving it as usual, but Injun Joe proposes burying it deeply for safety, anticipating delays in completing a dangerous job tied to revenge. His companion agrees, retrieves the money from beneath a hearthstone, and gives the bag to Injun Joe, who begins digging a hole with his bowie-knife. Unseen above, Tom and Huck watch in awe, realizing they now know exactly where treasure is hidden, rendering traditional treasure-hunting obsolete. Their excitement is palpable as they silently celebrate being present for such a stroke of luck.
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- “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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- Discussion about the swag