Tom Sawyer – Part Seventy-four

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Tom Sawyer – Part Seventy-five

Before you read the text, read the following comprehension questions.
 

Now read the text and answer the questions.
 

On Saturday, just after midday, the boys were back at the dead tree again. They had a smoke and a chat in the shade, and then dug a little in their last hole, not with great hope or enthusiasm, but because Tom said there were so many cases where people had given up finding a treasure after getting within six inches of it, and then somebody else had come along and found it after only digging for a minute. This time, however, they had no luck, so the boys picked up their tools and went away feeling that they had not given up on luck, but had done everything they could as far as the business of treasure-hunting was concerned. When they arrived at the haunted house there was something very weird and strange about the complete silence there under the baking sun, and something so depressing about the loneliness and desolation of the place, that they were afraid, for a moment, to go in. Eventually, they walked silently up to the door and looked inside. They saw a room with no floor that was full of weeds, an ancient, broken fireplace, windows with no glass, part of an old staircase. There were cobwebs everywhere. They quietly went inside, nervously talking in whispers. They listened intently to catch the slightest sound, ready for instant retreat. After a while, they began to relax and became curious. Their confidence grew and they decided to look upstairs. They put their tools in a corner and climbed the old staircase. The upstairs part of the house was just a badly ruined as downstairs. They found a wardrobe that promised mystery, but there was nothing in it. By this time, the boys were full of courage. They were about to go downstairs andbegin work when suddenly, "Shh!" said Tom. "What is it?" whispered Huck, turning white with fright. "Sh! ... There! ... Do you hear it?" "Yes! ... Oh, C’mon! Let's run!" "No! Stay still! Don't run! Stay still! They're coming right toward the door." The boys lay down on the floor and looked through small holes in the wood. "They've stopped.... No, they’re still coming.... Here they are. Don't say another word, Huck." ... to be continued! * The text has been adapted from the Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain   Download the original book for free   *Consulta un PDF con la información y resumen de 100 libros en inglés que puedes descargar en 1 único archivo.