La nit prometia d'ésser clara: així és que Tom se n'ana cap a casa, amb el ben entes que, si sobrevenia algun grau considerable de fosquedat, Huck vindria i miolaria, i ell aleshores lliscaria enfora i provaria les claus.
The night promised to be a fair one; so Tom went home with the understanding that if a considerable degree of darkness came on, Huck was to come and "maow," whereupon he would slip out and try the keys.