So I left, and ran for the back country. I ran for a mile and then stopped, turned around, and went back towards Phelps's. So I made my way towards the back. All of a sudden, about a six or seven dogs were on me. I was about to run out of there til I saw a slave women running out of the kitchen yelling, "Run on out of here you dogs!" The dogs ran right on out of there so fast before I could even blink. The woman didn't say nothin' to me, just looked confused. Then a white lady come runnin' out of the house and grabbed me in joy. "At last Tom Sawyer, I'm so glad you made it. Wow, you got here fast, I wasn't expecting you for a few more days." I just sat there with a little grin on my face and says to her, "I know I tried to get here as fast as I could.
             The Phelps's was very nice people, they even gave me my own room. When the lights went off in the house, I made my way for the window. It would be a mighty high jump since I was on the second story, so I figured I would just go right out the front door. So I walked as slow and quiet as I could. I made my way down the old stairs and just then I thought I heard somethin'. I stopped and listen for a short while. I figured it was just my imagination since I was tryin' to be as quiet as I could. Then I made my way to the door. Just as I went to open it I heard someone walkin' around upstairs. I listened then heard someone walkin' right over my head. Then it stopped. A short while after that I heard the footsteps walk back over to where they had started from. I waited a while just to makes sure nobody was walkin' around anymo'. I stood by the front door for about ten minutes then figured whoever was walkin' around up them stairs had went back to sleep. So I opened the door and slipped on out of there. I thought back on those dogs and hoped they wouldn't hear me and come after me. So I ran as fa
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