literary meme!

[elementalhero]

Stolen from eight or nine people.

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5.Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest (unless it's too troublesome to reach and is really heavy. Then go back to step 1).
6. Tag five people.

"A little bit louder, please.  Don't be afraid.  You were--"

"In the graveyard."

A contemptuous smile flitted across Injun Joe's face.

--from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain.

None of the books that I'm actually currently reading are by my computer.  (I read this one about six years ago.  Dang, now I want to read it again.)