Summary Chapter 16
The boys gather turtle eggs for a meal. They strip until they are nude and run into the water. They amuse themselves a variety of ways. Tom loses a charm of his and goes looking for it. Tom thinks about Becky and is angry at himself for missing her. The boys feel homesick again. Tom tries to cheer them up by proposing that pirates left treasure on the island. Joe finally admits he wants to go home. Tom calls him a baby. Joe gets ready to swim to shore. Huck also admits he wants to return. He gets up to join Joe. Tom is stubborn, but when he sees the other boys leaving, he follows them. He tells them a secret and a plan, and they like it so much they come back. Tom and Joe want to learn how to smoke. They don't really like it, but they feel pride that they can handle it-unlike their fri
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