{"id":"01KG1772XN1EYEDJWJQ2ACTNYA","cid":"bafkreia7m5tfmhvuvao3khssegpiagd7ndd2l5wjws5fpexiewfjdbgoum","type":"scene","properties":{"description":"# Encounter with Injun Joe  \n## Overview  \nThis entity is a **scene** titled \"Encounter with Injun Joe,\" extracted from line 6585 to 6625 of the text file [tom_sawyer.txt](arke:01KG0K71QZ8KK7RGEGSNTB5534). It forms part of [CHAPTER XXVI](arke:01KG176GP4F0CB9EKDD7GP8249) in the novel *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete* (arke:01KG17620ND2Q83R02B18E9MJZ) and is included in the collection [More Classics](arke:01KFXT0KM64XT6K8W52TDEE0YS). The scene was extracted on January 28, 2026, and captures a pivotal moment of suspense involving the protagonists Tom and Huck.\n\n## Context  \nThis scene occurs during Tom and Huck’s exploration of a haunted house in search of treasure, following their earlier decision to delay the adventure due to superstition about Friday. It immediately follows the scene titled [Exploring the haunted house](arke:01KG1772XHT4VG678AN2WHSGZ0), in which the boys gather their courage to enter and investigate the decaying structure. The events here set the stage for the subsequent [Dialogue between Injun Joe and his comrade](arke:01KG1772XEXB62WBTXK7EZPE3H), where further plot details are revealed.\n\n## Contents  \nThe scene depicts Tom and Huck hiding on the upper floor of the haunted house as two men enter below. The boys initially believe one to be a deaf and dumb Spaniard, but are terrified when he speaks—revealing himself to be the villainous Injun Joe. The moment is marked by intense fear and suspense as the boys lie motionless, listening through knotholes in the floorboards. Injun Joe argues with his companion about the dangers of their current location, expressing anger at having to hide there after a failed criminal endeavor. The revelation of his identity shocks the boys and dramatically shifts the tone from adventure to peril, marking a turning point in the narrative.","description_generated_at":"2026-01-28T02:39:15.530Z","description_model":"Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507","description_title":"Encounter with Injun Joe","end_line":6625,"extracted_at":"2026-01-28T02:34:12.448Z","extracted_by":"structure-extraction-lambda","label":"Encounter with Injun Joe","source_file":"01KG0K71QZ8KK7RGEGSNTB5534","start_line":6585,"text":"\r\n“Sh!” said Tom.\r\n\r\n“What is it?” whispered Huck, blanching with fright.\r\n\r\n“Sh!... There!... Hear it?”\r\n\r\n“Yes!... Oh, my! Let’s run!”\r\n\r\n“Keep still! Don’t you budge! They’re coming right toward the door.”\r\n\r\nThe boys stretched themselves upon the floor with their eyes to\r\nknotholes in the planking, and lay waiting, in a misery of fear.\r\n\r\n“They’ve stopped.... No—coming.... Here they are. Don’t whisper another\r\nword, Huck. My goodness, I wish I was out of this!”\r\n\r\nTwo men entered. Each boy said to himself: “There’s the old deaf and\r\ndumb Spaniard that’s been about town once or twice lately—never saw\r\nt’other man before.”\r\n\r\n“T’other” was a ragged, unkempt creature, with nothing very pleasant\r\nin his face. The Spaniard was wrapped in a serape; he had bushy white\r\nwhiskers; long white hair flowed from under his sombrero, and he wore\r\ngreen goggles. When they came in, “t’other” was talking in a low voice;\r\nthey sat down on the ground, facing the door, with their backs to the\r\nwall, and the speaker continued his remarks. His manner became less\r\nguarded and his words more distinct as he proceeded:\r\n\r\n“No,” said he, “I’ve thought it all over, and I don’t like it. It’s\r\ndangerous.”\r\n\r\n“Dangerous!” grunted the “deaf and dumb” Spaniard—to the vast surprise\r\nof the boys. “Milksop!”\r\n\r\nThis voice made the boys gasp and quake. It was Injun Joe’s! There was\r\nsilence for some time. Then Joe said:\r\n\r\n“What’s any more dangerous than that job up yonder—but nothing’s come of\r\nit.”\r\n\r","title":"Encounter with Injun Joe"},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KG176GP4F0CB9EKDD7GP8249","peer_label":"CHAPTER XXVI","peer_type":"chapter","predicate":"in"},{"peer":"01KG0K71QZ8KK7RGEGSNTB5534","peer_label":"tom_sawyer.txt","peer_type":"file","predicate":"extractedFrom"},{"peer":"01KFXT0KM64XT6K8W52TDEE0YS","peer_label":"More Classics","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"},{"peer":"01KG1772XHT4VG678AN2WHSGZ0","peer_label":"Exploring the haunted house","peer_type":"scene","predicate":"prev"},{"peer":"01KG1772XEXB62WBTXK7EZPE3H","peer_label":"Dialogue between Injun Joe and his comrade","peer_type":"scene","predicate":"next"}],"ver":3,"created_at":"2026-01-28T02:34:13.087Z","ts":"2026-01-28T02:39:15.839Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFF5C36SQEVDHC9CBNZZJH9K"}}