Tom and Huck stopped arguing and got to working on escaping Jim. Tom said it would take thirty seven years to get Jim out. Once they saw how hard of a job it is to dig Jim out, Huck said that it would be a thirty-eight years. Wow, that's a long time to bail someone. That would suck, you waiting and waiting to make your escape, thirty seven/eight years later, your really old. I don't think it would be worth it if you were to wait that long. Why not just use a shovel instead of a spoon, its better than getting a blister. Poor Jim if he were to wait that long, he might just die before he escapes.