Tom's excitement enabled him to keep awake until a pretty late hour, and he had good hopes of hearing Huck's "maow," and of having his treasure to astonish Becky and the picnickers with, next day; but he was disappointed.
Tom kon niet slapen van pleizier en hij leefde in de hoop Huck te hooren "miauwen" en zijn schat te krijgen, om daarmede Becky en de pic-nickers den volgenden dag in verbazing te brengen.