Chapter 35

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠The reader may rest satisfied that Tom’s and Huck’s windfall made a mighty stir in the poor little village of St. Petersburg. So vast a sum, all in actual cash, seemed next to incredible. It was talked about, gloated over, glorified, until the reason of many of the citizens tottered under the strain of the unhealthy excitement. Every “haunted” house in St. Petersburg and the neighboring villages w