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"I dono. But they've GOT to do it. Hermits always do. You'd have to do
that if you was a hermit."
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Dern'd if I would," said Huck.
Well, what would you do?"
I dono. But I wouldn't do that."
Why, Huck, you'd HAVE to. How'd you get around it?"
Why, I just wouldn't stand it. I'd run away."
Run away! Well, you WOULD be a nice old slouch of a hermit. You'd be
a disgrace."
The Red-Handed made no response, being better employed. He had
finished gouging out a cob, and now he fitted a weed stem to it, loaded
it with tobacco, and was pressing a coal to the charge and blowing a
cloud of fragrant smoke--he was in the full bloom of luxurious
contentment. The other pirates envied him this majestic vice, and
secretly resolved to acquire it shortly. Presently Huck said:
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What does pirates have to do?"
Tom said:
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