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The spectacle took the general breath away. All gazed,
nobody spoke for a moment. Then there was a unanimous
call for an explanation. Tom said he could furnish it, and
he did. The tale was long, but brimful of interest. There was
scarcely an interruption from any one to break the charm of
its flow. When he had finished, Mr. Jones said:
‘I thought I had fixed up a little surprise for this occasion,
but it don’t amount to anything now. This one makes it sing
mighty small, I’m willing to allow.’
The money was counted. The sum amounted to a little
over twelve thousand dollars. It was more than any one
present had ever seen at one time before, though several
persons were there who were worth considerably more than
that in property.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer