小说的故事发生在19世纪上半世纪美国密西西比河畔的一个普通小镇上。主人公汤姆·索亚天真活泼、敢于探险、追求自由，不堪忍受束缚个性、枯燥乏味的生活，幻想干一番英雄事业。小说的时代在南北战争前，写的虽是圣彼得堡小镇，但该镇某种程度上可以说是当时美国社会的缩影。小说通过主人公的冒险经历，对美国虚伪庸俗的社会习俗、伪善的宗教仪式和刻板陈腐的学校教育进行了讽刺和批判，以欢快的笔调描写了少年儿童自由活泼的心灵。
汤姆·索亚历险记》（The Adventures of Tom Sawyer）是美国小说家马克·吐温1876年发表的长篇小说。
小说的故事发生在19世纪上半世纪美国密西西比河畔的一个普通小镇上。主人公汤姆·索亚天真活泼、敢于探险、追求自由，不堪忍受束缚个性、枯燥乏味的生活，幻想干一番英雄事业。
小说的时代在南北战争前，写的虽是圣彼得堡小镇，但该镇某种程度上可以说是当时美国社会的缩影。小说通过主人公的冒险经历，对美国虚伪庸俗的社会习俗、伪善的宗教仪式和刻板陈腐的学校教育进行了讽刺和批判，以欢快的笔调描写了少年儿童自由活泼的心灵。
第二十六章 真正的强盗找到了一箱金子
到鬼屋不久，逃难中的印第安人乔祖和另一个人也到了此处，两人吓得躲到阁楼上，印第安人乔祖想把抢来的钱埋在地下，他在掘坑的时候，真的掘出了以前的海盗埋下的金银，印第安人乔祖把这些都拿走了，准备藏在另一个地方。
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
The Public House
Three nights later, the boys waited until dark and then went to the public house. There wasn't anyone around when they got there. Everything had been closed about an hour earlier. They went around back to where the door for room number two was.
The plan was for Huck to be the guard while Tom went inside to look around. They silently approached the door. Tom turned the handle and, with a little bit of trouble, he managed to open the door. He went in and Huck stayed outside as planned. He waited for Tom for what seemed to be a very long time. He started to fear that something had happened to him. He began to fear that Tom would never come back out. But then the door suddenly opened and Tom ran out without turning around to look at Huck. He just yelled out, "Run! Run as fast as you can!"
So they ran and they didn't stop running until they had arrived at the opposite end of the village, where their usual hiding place, the old empty building, was.
"I was so frightened, Huck! You remember when I tried opening the door, but couldn't. Well, then it was suddenly very easy to open. I didn't know why. I walked in and soon felt something under my foot. I looked down and saw that it was Indian Joe's hand!"
"No way!"
"I'm telling the truth! He was totally drunk and must have been going to open the door when he heard me trying to get in and then I guess he fell asleep while doing it. Lucky for me!"
"So did you see where that box was?"
"What, are you joking? I just turned and ran! I didn't get to see anything, Huck."
"If he's drunk, we should be able to get that box easily, Tom!"
"OK, then you go and get it from his room. I'm not going near there."
Huckleberry thought about it for a moment, but then said, "No way."
"Listen, Huck. Wait until we know that Indian Joe is not in there. Then we can go fast and get that box."
"We'll just wait until he's not in his room. Then we'll go and get the money."
"Sure, I'll watch the room and then let you know when they're gone."
"OK, you know what to do. Come to my window and make a noise like a cat."
