"Tell me, what are dead cats good for, Huck?"

"Good for? Cure warts with."

"No! Really? Is that true? I know something that's better."

"I bet you don't. What is it?"

"Why, spunk-water."

"Spunk-water! I couldn’t care less about spunk-water."

"You wouldn't, wouldn't you? Have you ever tried it?"

"No, I haven't. But Bob Tanner did."

"Who told you?"

"Why, he told Jeff Thatcher, and Jeff told Johnny Baker, and Johnny told Jim Hollis, and Jim told Ben Rogers, and Ben told me. So there!"

"Well, so what? They'll all lie. Now you tell me how Bob Tanner done it, Huck."

"Well, he put his hand in a rotten stump where the rain-water was."

"During the day?"

"Certainly."

"With his face to the stump?"

"Yes. At least I suppose so."

"Did he say anything?"

"I don't think he did. I don't know."