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Tom Sawyer 19That night, Tom and Sid went to bed at half past nine. Sid fell asleep quickly, but Tom stayed awake. At eleven o%u2019clock, he heard Huck meow like a cat. Tom got dressed quickly and climbed out the window.%u201cIt is time to go!%u201d Huck whispered. Tom and Huck walked down the dark road for about half an hour. The graveyard was on a hill with lots of trees and graves.%u201cIt is too dark and everything is scary,%u201d said Tom.%u201cCalm down, Tom! There are only dark clouds in the sky and the wind is making strange noises,%u201d said Huck.%u201cLet%u2019s find Hoss Williams%u2019 grave,%u201d said Huck.Soon, they found it.%u201cHere it is. He died last week,%u201d said Huck.%u201cDo you think Hoss Williams can hear us?%u201d Tom asked.%u201cI think his ghost can,%u201d Huck answered.%u201cThen we should call him Mr. Williams,%u201d Tom said.%u201cOkay, but everyone called him Hoss,%u201d Huck replied.%u201cDo you hear that noise? Look over there, Huck! Oh, no!%u201d Tom said.%u201cDon%u2019t be scared. We have to be very quiet,%u201d said Tom.The three ghosts got closer to Tom and Huck.%u201cTom!%u201d whispered Huck. %u201cThey%u2019re not ghosts. They%u2019re people. One of them is Muff Potter.%u201d%u201cAnd there%u2019s Injun Joe and Dr Robinson. But what are they doing here?%u201d asked Tom. %u201cThey%u2019re grave robbers,%u201d said Huck. %u201cThe doctor wants a dead body for his work.%u201dLater, something bad happened. Injun Joe killed the doctor after they argued with each other. Tom and Huck ran away, and they promised not to tell anyone about what happened.awakehillrobberto killnot sleeping a raised area of land, smaller than a mountaina person who steals from others, often using force or threats to cause the death of a living being::::Glossary