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                                        Tom Sawyer 37holefloorcoinfireplacecrossan empty space in the ground or on a surface the bottom surface of a room that you walk ona small, flat, round piece of metal used as money a space in a wall where a fire can be made for warmth a shape made of two lines that cross each other:::::GlossaryOn upstairs, Tom suddenly said, %u201cShh! Be quiet!%u201d%u201cWhat is happening? Are they ghosts?%u201d whispered Huck.%u201cNo! Don%u2019t move,%u201d said Tom. %u201cLet%u2019s sit down.%u201dThere were holes in the floor, and they could see the rooms downstairs.%u201cOh no!%u201d Tom whispered. %u201cThere are two men down there.%u201dOne man was old with long, white hair and a big hat. The other was short and dirty.%u201cLet%u2019s listen to them,%u201d Tom whispered. The two men sat on the floor. %u201cIt%u2019s hot in here, and I%u2019m tired,%u201d said the old man.When the boys heard his voice, they were scared. %u201cThat%u2019s Injun Joe!%u201d whispered Huck.%u201cWhat are we going to do with the $650 in silver coins? That robbery went well,%u201d said the small man. %u201cLet%u2019s take about $30 now and hide the rest here. We can come back soon,%u201d said Injun Joe.The small man moved a big stone in the fireplace and pulled out a bag of money. Injun Joe decided to dig near the fireplace with his knife.Suddenly, Injun Joe said, %u201cThere%u2019s something here! It%u2019s a box!%u201d He opened the box and shouted, %u201cIt%u2019s money! Look at all the gold coins!%u201dTom and Huck were excited. There was real treasure downstairs! The boys smiled.%u201cThis is the treasure of the old Murrel family. Now it%u2019s our treasure!%u201d said Injun Joe.%u201cWhere should we hide the gold?%u201d asked the small man.%u201cWe can%u2019t put it back under the stone. Someone might find it. Let%u2019s hide it under the cross tonight,%u201d said Injun Joe.As it got dark, the men took the treasure away. Tom and Huck didn%u2019t follow them because they were too scared of Injun Joe. But now they wanted to find out where the cross was and get the treasure!

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