About a fortnight after Tom's rescue from the cave, he started off to visit Huck, who had grown plenty strong enough, now, to hear exciting talk, and Tom had some that would interest him, he thought.
De kleine vagebond was thans genoegzaam hersteld om een opwekkend verhaal te mogen aanhooren, en Tom had hem iets te vertellen, dat, naar hij meende, zijne belangstelling gaande zou maken.