第2章

Simple？I"llsayitis!PositivelynothingcouldbesimplerunlessitbethestarksimplicityofthemindofanauthorwhofiguresthatwhentheAtlanticOceanstartsboringitswaythroughacrackinaseawallyoucanstopitbypluggingtheholeontheinnersideoftheseawallwithasmallboy"sarm。NedBuntlinemayneverhaveenjoyedthevogueamongparentsandteachersthatMr。

McGuffeyenjoyed，butI"llsaythisforhim——heknewmoreaboutthelawsofhydraulicsthanMcGuffeyeverdreamed。

AndtherewasPeterHurdle，theraggedladwhoengagedinalongbuttiresomeconversationwiththephilanthropicandinquisitiveMr。Lenox，duringthecourseofwhichitdevelopedthatPeterdidn"twantanything。Whenitcameontostormhegotunderatree。Whenhewashungryheatearawturnip。Rawturnips，itwouldappear，grewalltheyearroundinthefieldsofthefavoredlandwherePeterresided。IfthechillwindsofautumnblewinthroughoneoftheholesinPeter"strouserstheyblewrightoutagainthroughanotherhole。Andhedidn"tcaretoacceptthedimewhichMr。Lenoxinanexcessofgenerosityofferedhim，because，itseemed，healreadyhadadime。WhenitcametobeingplumbcontentedthereprobablyneverwasasoulonthisearththatwastheequalofMasterHurdle。HeevenwassatisfiedwithhisnamewhichIwouldregardastheultimatetest。

Likewise，therewasthecaseofHughIdleandMr。Toil。Perhapsyourecallthatmovingstory？Hughtriestododgework；whereverhegoeshefindsMr。Toilinoneguiseoranotherbutalwayswiththesameharshvoiceandthesamefrowningeyes，bossingsomejobinamannerwhichwouldcosthimhisboss-shiprightoffthereelinthesetimeswhenunionlaborissotouchy。Andwhatisthemoraltobedrawnfromthisnarrative？IknowthatallmylifeI

havebeentryingtogetawayfromwork，feelingthatIwasintendedforleisure，thoughneverfindingtimesomehowtotakeitupseriously。Butwhatwastheuseoftryingtodiscouragemefromthisagreeableideabackyonderintheformulativeperiodofmyearlieryears？

InHarper"sFourthReader，editionof1888，IfoundanarticleentitledTheDifferenceBetweenthePlantsandAnimals。IttakesupseveralpagesandincludessomeofthefanciestlanguagetheseniorMr。HarpercoulddisinterfromtheUnabridged。Inmyowncase——andIthinkIwasnomoreobservantthantheaverageurchinofmyage——IcanscarcelyrememberatimewhenIcouldnotreadilydeterminecertainbasicdistinctionsbetweensuchplantsandsuchanimalsasachildislikelytoencounterinthetemperatepartsofNorthAmerica。

Whileemergingfrominfancysomeofmycontemporariesmayhavefallenintotheerrorofthelittleboywhocameintothehousewithahauntedlookinhiseyeandaskedhismotherifmulberrieshadsixlegsapieceandranroundinthedustoftheroad，andwhenshetoldhimthatsuchwasnotthecasewithmulberrieshesaid:"Then，mother，IfeelthatIhavemadeamistake。”

Tothebestofmyrecollection，Inevermadethismistake，oratleastifIdidIamsureImadenoinquiryafterwardwhichmighttendfurthertoincreasemydoubts；andinanyeventIamsurethatbythetimeIwasoldenoughtostumbleoverMr。Harper"sfavoritebigwordsIwasoldenoughtotellthedifferencebetweenanordinaryanimal——say，ahousecat——andanyoneofthecommonerformsofplantlife，suchas，forexample，thescaly-barkhickorytree，practicallyataglance。I"lladdthistoo:NickCarterneverwastedanyofthegoldenmomentswhichheandIspenttogetherinelucidatingformetheradicalpointsofdifferencebetweentheplantsandtheanimals。

IntherangeofpoetryselectedbythecompilersofthereadersformyespecialbenefitasIprogressedonwardfromtheprimaryclassintothegrammargradesIfindonexaminationoftheseearlierAmericanauthoritiesanevengreaterarrayofchuckleheadsthanappearintheprosedivisions。Ishallpassoverthecelebratedinstance——asreadbyusinclassinaloudtoneofvoiceandwithouthaltforinflectionorthetakingofbreath——oftheTurkwhoatmidnightinhisguardedtentwasdreamingofthehourwhenGreeceherkneesinsuppliancebentwouldtrembleathispower。IrememberhowvaguelyIusedtowonderwhoitwasthatwasgoingtogreaseherkneesandwhysheshouldfeelcalledupontohavethemgreasedatall。Also，IshallpassovertheinstanceofAbouBenAdhem，whosenameledalltherestinthegoldenbookinwhichtheangelwaswriting。Whyshouldn"tithaveledalltherest？AmanwhosefrontnamebeginswithAb，whosemiddleinitialisB，andwhoselastnamebeginswithAdwillbefoundleadingalltherestinanycitydirectoryoranytelephonelistanywhere。Alphabeticallyorganizedashewas，Mr。Adhemjustnaturallyhadtolead；andyetforhoursonendmyteachesconsumedherenergiesandmineinamoreorlessunsuccessfulefforttocausemetomemorizethedetailsassetforthbyMr。LeighHunt。

Inthreeseparateschoolbooks，eachtheworkofadifferentcompilator，IdiscoverSirWalterScott"spoeticcontributiontouchingonYoungLochinvar——YoungLochinvarwhocameoutoftheWest，thesameasthePlumbplansubsequentlycame，andtheHiramJohnsonpresidentialboomandtheinitiativeandthereferendumandtheI。W。W。EveninthoseancienttimestheWestappearstohavebeenafavoriteplaceforupsettingthingstocomefrom；soIcan"ttakeissuewithSirWalterthere。ButIdotakeissuewithhimwherehesays:

Solighttothecroupethefairladyheswung，Solighttothesaddlebeforeherhesprung!

Eveninchildhood"shourIamsureImusthavequestionedtheabilityofYoungLochinvartoperformthisachievement，forI

wasbornandbroughtupinahorseback-ridingcountry。NowinthelightofyetfullerexperienceIwishSirWalterwerealiveto-daysoImightarguethequestionoutwithhim。

Letusconsiderthestatementonitsphysicalmeritssolely。HerewehaveYoungLochinvarswingingtheladytothecroupe，andthenhespringstothesaddleinfrontofher。Nowtodothishemusteithertakealongrunningstartandleapfrogclearoverthelady"sheadasshesitsthere，andlandaccuratelyinthesaddle，whichisscarcelyaproperthingtodotoanylady，asidefromthedifficultyofspringingtenorfifteenfeetintotheairandcomingdown，crotchedout，onagivenspot，orelsehemustcontributeafeatincontortionthelikeofwhichhasneverbeenduplicatedsince。

Tobebrutallyfrankaboutit，thethingjustnaturallyisnotpossible。Idon"tcareifYoungLochinvarwasaslimberasayardoffreshtripe——andhecertainlydidshakealithesomecalfinthemeasuresofthedanceifSirWalter，inanearlierstanza，istobecreditedwithveracity。Evenso，Idenythathecouldhavedonethatcroupetrick。Thereisn"tacroupieratMonteCarlowhocouldhavedoneit。BuffaloBillcouldn"thavedoneit。NedBuntlinewouldn"thavehadBuffaloBilltryingtodoit。DougFairbankscouldn"tdoit。Icouldn"tdoitmyself。

SkippingoverRobertSouthey"stiresomeredundancyinspendingsomuchofhistimeandmine，whenIwasintheFifthReaderstage，intellinghowthewaterscamedownatLadorewhenitwasapetrifiedcinchthatthey，beingwaters，wouldhavetocomedown，anyhow，Iwouldnextdirectyourattentiontotwooftheforemostidiotsinalltherealmofpoesy；oneayoungidiotandoneanolderidiot，probablywithwhiskers，butbothembalmedinverse，andboth，mindyou，stuckintoeveryorthodoxreadertobeglorifiedbeforetheeyesofchildhood。Irefertothatjuvenilechampionamongidiots，theboywhostoodontheburningdeck，andtotheship"scaptaininthepoemcalledTheTempest。Letusbrieflyconsiderthegivenfactsasregardsthelatter:Itwaswinteranditwasmidnightandastormwasonthedeep，andthepassengerswerehuddledinthecabinandnotasoulwoulddaretosleep，andtheywereshudderingthereinsilence——onegathersthesilencewassodeepyoucouldhearthemshuddering——andthestoutestheldhisbreath，whichisconsiderablefeat，asIcantestify，becausethestouterafellowgetstheharderitisforhimtoholdhisbreathforanyconsiderableperiodoftime。Verywell，then，thisistheconditionofaffairs。Ifevertherewasatimewhenthoseinauthorityshouldavoidspreadingalarmthiswasthetime。Byallthetraditionsofthemaritimeserviceitdevolvedupontheskippertoremaincalm，coolandcollected。Butwhatdoesthepoetrevealtoalotoftrustingschoolchildren？

"Wearelost!"thecaptainshouted，Ashestaggereddownthestair。

Hedidn"twhisperit；hedidn"ttellittoafriendinconfidence；

hebelloweditoutatthetopofhisvoicesoallthepassengerscouldhearhim。Theonlypossibleexcusewhichcanbeofferedforthatcaptain"sbehavioristhathisstaggeringwasduenottothemotionoftheshipbuttoalcoholicstimulant。CouldyouimagineLittleSureShot，theTerrorofthePawnees，drunkorsober，doinganasininethinglikethat？Notintenthousandyears，youcouldn"t。

ButthenwemustrememberthatLittleSureShot，beingamoraldime-novelhero，neverindulgedinalcoholicbeveragesunderanycircumstances。

TheboywhostoodontheburningdeckhasbeenplayedupasanexampleofyouthfulheroismforthebenefitoftheyoungofourraceeversinceMrs。FeliciaDorotheaHemanssethimdowninblackandwhite。Idenythathewasheroic。Iinsistthathemerelywasfeeble-minded。Letusgivethisyouththecarefulonce-over:

ThesceneistheBattleoftheNile。ThetimeisAugust，1798。

Whentheactionofthepiecebeginstheboystandsontheburningdeckwhenceallbuthimhadfled。Yousee，everyoneelseaboardhadhadsenseenoughtobeatit，buthestuckbecausehisfatherhadpostedhimthere。Therewasnogoodpurposehemightservebysticking，excepttofurnishaddedmaterialforthepoetess，butliketheleather-headedyoungimbecilethathewashestoodtherewithhisfeetgettingwarmerallthetime，whiletheflamethatlitthebattle"swreckshoneroundhimo"erthedead。Afterwhich:

Therecameaburstofthundersound；

Theboy——oh!wherewashe？

Askofthewinds，thatfararoundWithfragmentsstrewedthesea——

Askthewaves。Askthefragments。AskMrs。Hemans。Or，tosavetime，inquireofme。

Hehasbecometotallyextinct。Heisnomoreandheneverwasverymuch。Stillweneednotworry。Mentallyhemusthavebeenfromtheveryoutsetaliabilityratherthananasset。Hadhelived，undoubtedlyhewouldhavewoundupinahomeforthefeeble-minded。Itisbetterso，asitis——betterthatheshouldbespreadaboutoverthesurfaceoftheoceaninabroadgeneralway，thussavingalltheexpenseandtroubleofgatheringhimupandburyinghimandputtingatombstoneoverhim。Hewasoneoftheincurables。

Onceuponatime，writingalittlepieceonanothersubject，I

advancedtheclaimthatthechampionhalf-witofallpoeticanthologywasSweetAlice，who，asdescribedbyMr。English，weptwithdelightwhenyougaveherasmile，andtrembledinfearatyourfrown。ThisofcoursewaslongbeforeProhibitioncamein。Thesetimestherearemanyreadytoweepwithdelightwhenyouoffertogivethemasmile；butinMr。English"stimeandAlice"stherewereplentyofsaloonshandy。Iremarked，whatanawfulkill-joyAlicemusthavebeen，weepinginadisconcertingmannerwhensomebodysmiledinherdirectionandtremblingviolentlyshouldanybodysomuchasmerelyknithisbrow!

ButwhenIgaveAlicefirstplaceinthelistIactedtoohastily。

SecondthoughtshouldhaveinformedmethatundeniablythepostofhonorbelongedtothecentralfigureofMr。HenryW。Longfellow"spoem，Excelsior。Iranacrossit——Excelsior，Imean——inthreedifferentreaderstheotherdaywhenIwascompilingsomeofthedataforthistreatise。Naturallyitwouldbefeaturedinallthree。Itwouldn"tdotoleaveMr。Longfellow"sherooutofavolumeinwhichspacewasgiventosuchlesservillageidiotsasCasabiancaandtheSpartanyouth。Letustakeupthissadcaseversebyverse:

Theshadesofnightwerefallingfast，AsthroughanAlpinevillagepassedAyouth，whobore，"midsnowandice，Abannerwiththestrangedevice，Excelsior!

Therewegetanaccuratepenpictureofhisyoungman"sdeplorablestate。Heisclimbingamountaininthedeadofwinter。Itismadeplainlateronthatheisastrangerintheneighborhood，consequentlyitisfairtoassumethatthemountaininquestionisonehehasneverclimbedbefore。Nobodyhiredhimtoclimbanymountain；heisn"tclimbingitonabetorbecausesomebodydaredhimtoclimbone。Heisnotdressedformountainclimbing。

Apparentlyheiswearingthecostumeinwhichheescapedfromtheinstitutionwherehehadbeenaninmate——acostumeconsistingsimplyoflowstockings，sandalsandakindofflowingwoolennightshirt，cutshorttobeginwithandbadlyshrunkeninthewash。

Hehasonnorubberboots，nosweater，notevenapairofearmuffs。Healsoisbare-headed。Well，anytimethewearingofhatswentoutoffashionhecouldhavehadnouseforhishead，anyhow。

IgrantyouthatinthepoemMr。Longfellowdoesnotgointodetailsregardingthepatient"sgarb。Iamgoingbytheillustrationinthereader。TheoriginalMr。McGuffeywasverystrongforillustrations。Hestuckthemineverywhereinhisreaders，whethertheymatchedthethemesornot。Beingasfondofpicturesasheundoubtedlywas，itseemsalmostapityhedidnotmarrythetattooedladyinacircusandthenwhenhegottiredofstudyingherpictoriallyononesidehecouldaskhertoturnaroundandlethimseewhatshehadtosayontheotherside。Perhapshedid。InevergleanedmuchregardingthefamilyhistoryoftheMcGuffeys。

Bethatasitmay，thewardrobeisentirelyunsuitedfortherigorsoftheclimateinSwitzerlandinwintertime。Symptomaticallyitmarksthewearerasapersonwhoismentallylacking。Heneedsakeeperalmostasbadlyasheneedssomeheavyunderwear。Butthisisn"ttheworstofit。Takethebanner。Itbearsthesingleword"Excelsior。”Theyouthisgoingthroughastrangetownlateintheeveninginhisnightie，anditwintertime，carryingabanneradvertisingashreddedwood-fibercommoditywhichwon"tbeinventeduntilahundredandfiftyyearsafterheisdead!

Canyoubeatit？Youcan"teventieit。

Letuslookfurtherintothematter:

Hisbrowwassad；hiseyesbeneathFlashedlikeafalchionfromitssheath，AndlikeasilverclarionrungTheaccentsofthatunknowntongue，Excelsior!

Getit，don"tyou？Evenhisfeaturesfailtojibe。Hisbrowiscorrugatedwithgrief，buttheflashingoftheeyedenotesalackofintellectualcoherencewhichanyalienistwoulddiagnoseataglanceasevidenceoftotaldementia，evenwerenotconfirmatoryproofofferedbyhisactioninhucksteringforaproductwhichdoesn"texist，inalanguagewhichnoonepresentcanunderstand。

Themostdelirioustyphoidfeverpatientyoueversawwouldknowbetterthanthat。

Tocontinue:

InhappyhomeshesawthelightOfhouseholdfiresgleamwarmandbright；

Above，thespectralglaciersshone，Andfromhislipsescapedagroan，Excelsior!

Thelastlinegiveshimawaystillmorecompletely。Heisgroaningnow，whereamomentbeforehewasclarioning。Abitlater，withoneofthoseshiftscharacteristicofthementallyunbalanced，hismoodchangesandagainheisshouting。He"sworsethanacuckooclock，thatboy。

"TrynotthePass，"theoldmansaid；

"Darklowersthetempestoverhead，Theroaringtorrentisdeepandwide!"

Andloudthatclarionvoicereplied，Excelsior!

"Ohstay，"themaidensaid，andrestThywearyheaduponthisbreast!"

Atearstoodinhisbrightblueeye，Butstillheanswered，withasigh，Excelsior!

"Bewarethepine-tree"switheredbranch!

Bewaretheawfulavalanche!"

Thiswasthepeasant"slastGoodnight；

Avoicereplied，faruptheheight，Excelsior!

Thesethreeversesroundoutthepicture。ThevenerablecitizenwarnshimagainstthePass；passprivilegesupthatmountainhaveallbeensuspended。Akind-heartedmaidentendershospitalitiesofamostgenerousnature，consideringthatsheneversawtheyoungmanbefore。Somepeoplemightevengosofarastosaythatsheshouldhavebeenashamedofherself；others，thatMr。

Longfellow，ingivingheraway，wasguiltyofanindelicacy，tosaytheleastofit。PossiblyshewaspracticinguptoqualifyformembershiponthereceptioncommitteethenexttimethevisitingfiremencametohertownorwhentherewasgoingtobeanElks"

reunion；soIforoneshallnotquestionhermotives。Shewashospitable——letitgoatthat。Thepeasantcoupleswithhisgood-nightmessageareferencetothedangeroffallingpinewoodandalsoavalanches，whichhaveneverbeenpleasantthingstomeetupwithwhenoneistravelingonamountaininanoppositedirection。

Allabouthimfirelightsaregleaming，happyfamiliesaregatheredbeforethehearthstone，andthroughthewindowstheeveningyodelmaybeheardpercolatingpleasantly。Thereiseveryinducementfortheyouthtodropinandresthispoor，tired，foolishfaceandhandsandthawouthiskneejointsandgivethemaidenachancetomakegoodonthatpropositionofhers。Butno，highupabovetimberlinehehasanengagementwithhimselfandMr。

Longfellowtobefrozenasstiffasadriedherring；andso，nowgroaning，nowwithhiseyeflashing，nowwithatear——undoubtedlyafrozentear——standingintheeye，nowclarioning，nowsighing，onwardandupwardhegoes:

Atbreakofday，asheavenwardThepiousmonksofSaintBernardUtteredtheoft-repeatedprayer，Avoicecriedthroughthestartledair，Excelsior!

I"llsaythismuchforhim:Hecertainlyishardtokill。Hecanstayoutallnightinthoseclothes，withthethermometerbelowzero，andatdawnstillbeabletochirptheonlywordthatisleftinhisvocabulary。Hecan"tlastforeverthough。Therehastobeafinishtothislamentablefiascosometime。Wegetit:

Atraveler，bythefaithfulhound，Halfburiedinthesnowwasfound，StillgraspinginhishandoficeThatbannerwiththestrangedevice，Excelsior!

Thereinthetwilightcoldandgray，Lifeless，butbeautiful，helay，Andfromtheskysereneandfar，Avoicefell，likeafallingstar，Excelsior!

Themeteoricvoicesaid"Excelsior!"Itshouldhavesaid"Bonehead!"

Itwouldhavesaidit，too，ifNedBuntlinehadbeenhandlingthesubject，forhehadasenseofverities，hadNed。Probablythatwasoneofthereasonswhytheybarredhisworksoutofalltheschoolbooks。

WiththepassageofyearsIratherimaginethatLieutenantG——，oftheUnitedStatesNavy，whowenttosomuchtroubleandtooksomanyneedlesspainsinordertobecomeacorpsemayhavevanishedfromtheschoolreaders。IadmitIfailedtofindhiminanyofthemoderneditionsthroughwhichIglanced，butIamabletoreport，asaresultofmyresearches，thatthewell-knowncroupespecialist，YoungLochinvar，isstillthereandsolikewiseisCasabianca，thetotalloss；andasIsaidbefore，IranacrossExcelsiorthreetimes。

Justheretheotherday，whenIwaspreparingthematerialforthislittlebook，IhappeneduponanadvertisementinaNewYorkpaperofanauctionsaleofacollectionofso-calleddimenovels，datingbacktotheoldBeadle"sBoy"sLibraryintheearlyeightiesandcomingondownthroughtheyearsintothegenerationwhenNickandOldCapweresucceedingsomeoftheearlierfavorites。I

readoffafewoftheleadingtitlesuponthelist:

BronzeJack，theCaliforniaThoroughbred；or，TheLostCityoftheBasalticButtes。Astrangestoryofadesperateadventureafterfortuneintheweird，wildApacheland。ByAlbertW。Aiken。

TombstoneDick，theTrainPilot；or，TheTraitor"sTrail。AstoryoftheArizonaWilds。ByNedBuntline。

TheTarantulaofTaos；or，GiantGeorge"sRevenge。AtaleofSardine-boxCity，Arizona。ByMajorSamS。(BuckskinSam)Hall。

RedtopRube，theVigilantePrince；or，TheBlackRegulatorsofArizona。ByMajorE。L。St。Vrain。

OldGrizzlyAdams，theBearTamer；or，TheMonarchoftheMountains。

DeadlyEyeandthePrairieRover。

ArizonaJoe，theBoyPardofTexasJack。

PacificPete，thePrinceoftheRevolver。

KitCarson，KingoftheGuides。

LeadvilleNick，theBoySport；or，TheMadMiner"sRevenge。

LighthouseLige；or，TheFirebrandoftheEverglades。

TheDesperateDozen；or，TheFairFiend。

NighthawkKit；or，TheDaughteroftheRanch。

Joaquin，theSaddleKing。

MustangSam，theWildRiderofthePlains。

AdventuresofWildBill，thePistolPrince，fromYouthtohisDeathbyAssassination。DeedsofDaring，AdventureandThrillingIncidentsintheLifeofJ。B。Hickok，knowntotheWorldasWildBill。

ThesetitlesandmanyanotherdidIread，andreadingthemmymindslidbackalongagrooveinmybraintoacertainstableloftinacertainKentuckytown，andIsaidtomyselfthatifIhadaboy——say，abouttwelveorfourteenyearsold——IwouldgotothisauctionandbidinthesebooksandIwouldbackthemupandreenforcethemwithsomeofthebestofthecollectedworksofNickCarterandCapCollierandNickCarter，Jr。，andFrankReade，andIwouldbuy，ifIcouldfinditanywhere，acertainpaper-backedvolumedealingwiththelifeoftheJamesboys——notHenryandWilliam，butJesseandFrank——whichIreadeversolongago；andIwouldconferthewholelotofthemuponthatoffspringofmineandI

wouldsaytohim:

"Here，myson，issomethingforyou；arareandpreciousgift。

Readthesevolumesopenly。Nevermindthecrudestyleinwhichmostofthemarewritten。Itcan"tbeanyworsethanthestiltedandartificialstyleinwhichyourschoolreaderiswritten；and，anyhow，ifyouareevergoingtobeawriter，styleisathingwhichyoulaboriouslymustlearn，andthenhavingacquiredaddedwisdomyouwillforgetpartofitandchucktherestofitoutofthewindowandacquireastyleofyourown，whichmerelyisanotherwayofsayingthatifyouhavegoodtastetostartwithyouwillhavewhatiscalledstyleinwriting，andifyouhaven"tthatsenseofgoodtasteyouwon"thaveastyleandnothingcangiveittoyou。

"Readthemforthethrillsthatareinthem。Readthem，rememberingthatifthiscountryhadnothadapioneerbreedofBuckskinSamsandDeadwoodDicksweshouldhavehadnonativeschoolofdimenovelists。Readthemfortheirbriskandstirringmovement；forthespiritofoutdooradventureandlifewhichcrowdsthem；fortheirswiftbutlogicalprocessionsofsequences；forthephasesofpioneerAmericanismtheyrawlybutgraphicallyportray，andfortheirmoralvalues。ReadthemalongwithyourCoopersandyourIvanhoeandyourMayneReids。Readthemthrough，andperhapssomeday，iffortuneiskindertoyouthaneveritwastoyourfather，withabackgroundbehindyouandavisionbeforeyou，youmaybeinspiredtositdownandwriteadimenovelofyourownalmostgoodenoughtobeworthyofmentioninthesamebreathwiththetwogreatestadventurestories——dollar-sizeddimenovelsiswhattheyreallyare——thateverwerewritten；written，bothofthem，bysure-enoughwritingmen，who，I"msure，musthavebasedtheirmoodsandtheirmodesuponthememoriesofthedimenovelswhichthey，theyintheirturn，readwhentheywereboysofyourage。

"Irefer，myson，toabookcalledHuckleberryFinn，andtoabookcalledTreasureIsland。”