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Whenbreakfastwasreadywelolledonthegrassandeatitsmokinghot。
Jimlaiditinwithallhismight，forhewasmostaboutstarved。Thenwhenwehadgotprettywellstuffed，welaidoffandlazied。ByandbyJimsays：
“Butlookyhere，Huck，whowuzitdat”uzkilledindatshantyefitwarn”tyou？“
ThenItoldhimthewholething，andhesaiditwassmart。HesaidTomSawyercouldn”tgetupnobetterplanthanwhatIhad。ThenIsays：
“Howdoyoucometobehere，Jim，andhow”dyougethere？“
Helookedprettyuneasy，anddidn”tsaynothingforaminute。Thenhesays：
“MaybeIbetternottell。”
“Why，Jim？“
“Well，dey”sreasons。Butyouwouldn”tellonmeefIuztotellyou，wouldyou，Huck？“
“BlamedifIwould，Jim。”
“Well，Ib”lieveyou，Huck。I——IRUNOFF。”
“Jim！“
“Butmind，yousaidyouwouldn”tell——youknowyousaidyouwouldn”
tell，Huck。”
“Well，Idid。IsaidIwouldn”t，andI”llsticktoit。HonestINJUN，Iwill。PeoplewouldcallmealowdownAbolitionistanddespisemeforkeepingmum——butthatdon”tmakenodifference。Iain”ta-goingtotell，andIain”ta-goingbackthere，anyways。So，now，le”sknowallaboutit。”
“Well，yousee，it”uzdisway。Olemissus——dat”sMissWatson——shepecksonmealldetime，entreatsmepootyrough，butsheawluzsaidshewouldn”sellmedowntoOrleans。ButInoticeddeywuzaniggertraderroun”deplaceconsidablelately，enIbegintogitoneasy。Well，onenightIcreepstodedo”pootylate，endedo”warn”tquiteshet，enIhearoldmissustelldewiddershegwynetosellmedowntoOrleans，butshedidn”
wantto，butshecouldgiteighthund”ddollarsforme，enit”uzsichabigstacko”moneyshecouldn”resis”。Dewiddershetrytogithertosayshewouldn”doit，butIneverwaitedtohearderes”。Ilitoutmightyquick，Itellyou。
“Ituckoutenshindowndehill，en”spectostealaskift”longdesho”som”ers”bovedetown，butdeywuzpeoplea-stirringyit，soIhidindeoletumble-downcooper-shopondebanktowaitforeverybodytogo”way。Well，Iwuzdahallnight。Deywuzsomebodyroun”alldetime。”Long”boutsixindemawnin”skiftsbegintogoby，en”bouteighternineeveryskiftdatwent”longwuztalkin””bouthowyo”papcomeovertodetownensayyou”skilled。Deselas”skiftswuzfullo”ladiesengenlmena-goin”
overfortoseedeplace。Sometimesdey”dpullupatdesho”entakeares”b”fo”deystartedacrost，sobydetalkIgottoknowall”boutdekillin”。I”uzpowerfulsorryyou”skilled，Huck，butIain”tnomo”now。
“Ilaiddahunderdeshavin”sallday。I”uzhungry，butIwarn”tafeard；
bekaseIknowedolemissusendewidderwuzgoin”tostarttodecampmeet”n”
rightarterbreakfas”enbegoneallday，endeyknowsIgoesoffwiddecattle”boutdaylight，sodeywouldn””spectoseemeroun”deplace，ensodeywouldn”missmetellarterdarkindeevenin”。Deyutherservantswouldn”missme，kasedey”dshinoutentakeholidaysoonasdeolefolks”uzout”ndeway。
“Well，whenitcomedarkItuckoutupderiverroad，enwent”bouttwomileermoretowhahdeywarn”tnohouses。I”dmadeupmymine”boutwhatI”sagwynetodo。Yousee，efIkep”ontryin”togitawayafoot，dedogs”udtrackme；efIstoleaskifttocrossover，dey”dmissdatskift，yousee，endey”dknow”boutwhahI”dlan”ondeyutherside，enwhahtopickupmytrack。SoIsays，araffiswhatI”sarter；itdoan”
MAKEnotrack。
“Iseealighta-comin”roun”dep”intbymeby，soIwade”inenshove”
alogaheado”meenswummore”nhalfwayacrostderiver，engotin”mongstdedriftwood，enkep”myheaddownlow，enkinderswumagindecurrenttellderaffcomealong。DenIswumtodesternuvitentucka-holt。Itcloudedupen”uzpootydarkforalittlewhile。SoIclumbupenlaiddownondeplanks。Demen”uzall”wayyonderindemiddle，whahdelanternwuz。Deriverwuzarisin”，endeywuzagoodcurrent；soIreck”n”d”atbyfo”indemawnin”I”dbetwenty-fivemiledownderiver，endenI”dslipinjisb”fo”daylightenswimasho”，entaketodewoodsondeIllinoisside。
“ButIdidn”havenoluck。Whenwe”uzmos”downtodeheaderdeislan”
amanbegintocomeaftwiddelantern，Iseeitwarn”tnousefertowait，soIslidoverboardenstruckoutferdeislan”。Well，IhadanotionI
couldlan”mos”anywhers，butIcouldn”t——banktoobluff。I”uzmos”
todefooterdeislan”b”fo”Ifound”agoodplace。IwentintodewoodsenjedgedIwouldn”foolwidraffsnomo”，longasdeymovedelanternroun”so。Ihadmypipeenaplugerdog-leg，ensomematchesinmycap，endeywarn”twet，soI”uzallright。”
“Andsoyouain”thadnomeatnorbreadtoeatallthistime？Whydidn”tyougetmud-turkles？“
“Howyougwynetogit”m？Youcan”tslipuponumengrabum；enhow”sabodygwynetohitumwidarock？Howcouldabodydoitindenight？
EnIwarn”tgwynetoshowmysefondebankindedaytime。”
“Well，that”sso。You”vehadtokeepinthewoodsallthetime，ofcourse。
Didyouhear”emshootingthecannon？“
“Oh，yes。Iknoweddeywasarteryou。Iseeumgobyheah——watchedumthoodebushes。”
Someyoungbirdscomealong，flyingayardortwoatatimeandlighting。
Jimsaiditwasasignitwasgoingtorain。Hesaiditwasasignwhenyoungchickensflewthatway，andsohereckoneditwasthesamewaywhenyoungbirdsdoneit。Iwasgoingtocatchsomeofthem，butJimwouldn”tletme。Hesaiditwasdeath。Hesaidhisfatherlaidmightysickonce，andsomeofthemcatchedabird，andhisoldgrannysaidhisfatherwoulddie，andhedid。
AndJimsaidyoumustn”tcountthethingsyouaregoingtocookfordinner，becausethatwouldbringbadluck。Thesameifyoushookthetable-clothaftersundown。Andhesaidifamanownedabeehiveandthatmandied，thebeesmustbetoldaboutitbeforesun-upnextmorning，orelsethebeeswouldallweakendownandquitworkanddie。Jimsaidbeeswouldn”tstingidiots；butIdidn”tbelievethat，becauseIhadtriedthemlotsoftimesmyself，andtheywouldn”tstingme。
Ihadheardaboutsomeofthesethingsbefore，butnotallofthem。
Jimknowedallkindsofsigns。Hesaidheknowedmosteverything。Isaiditlookedtomelikeallthesignswasaboutbadluck，andsoIaskedhimiftherewarn”tanygood-lucksigns。Hesays：
“Mightyfew——an”DEYain”tnousetoabody。Whatyouwanttoknowwhengoodluck”sa-comin”for？Wanttokeepitoff？“Andhesaid：“Efyou”sgothairyarmsenahairybreas”，it”sasigndatyou”sagwynetoberich。
Well，dey”ssomeuseinasignlikedat，”kaseit”ssofurahead。Yousee，maybeyou”sgottobepo”alongtimefust，ensoyoumightgitdiscourage”
enkillyo”sef”fyoudidn”knowbydesigndatyougwynetoberichbymeby。”
“Haveyougothairyarmsandahairybreast，Jim？“
“What”sdeusetoaxdatquestion？Don”tyouseeIhas？“
“Well，areyourich？“
“No，butIbenrichwunst，andgwynetoberichagin。WunstIhadfoteendollars，butItucktospecalat”n”，engotbustedout。”
“Whatdidyouspeculatein，Jim？“
“Well，fustItackledstock。”
“Whatkindofstock？“
“Why，livestock——cattle，youknow。Iputtendollarsinacow。ButIain”gwynetoresknomo”moneyinstock。Decowup”n”diedonmyhan”s。”
“Soyoulostthetendollars。”
“No，Ididn”tloseitall。Ion”ylos””boutnineofit。Isoledehideentallerforadollarentencents。”
“Youhadfivedollarsandtencentsleft。Didyouspeculateanymore？“
“Yes。Youknowthatone-laiggedniggerdatb”longstooldMistoBradish？
Well，hesotupabank，ensayanybodydatputinadollarwouldgitfo”
dollarsmo”atdeen”erdeyear。Well，alldeniggerswentin，butdeydidn”thavemuch。Iwuzdeon”yonedathadmuch。SoIstuckoutformo”
danfo”dollars，enIsaid”fIdidn”gititI”dstartabankmysef。Well，o”coursedatniggerwant”tokeepmeouterdebusiness，bekasehesaysdeywarn”tbusiness”noughfortwobanks，sohesayIcouldputinmyfivedollarsenhepaymethirty-fiveatdeen”erdeyear。
“SoIdoneit。DenIreck”n”dI”dinves”dethirty-fivedollarsrightoffenkeepthingsa-movin”。Deywuzaniggername”Bob，dathadketchedawoodflat，enhismarsterdidn”knowit；enIboughtitoff”nhimentoldhimtotakedethirty-fivedollarswhendeen”erdeyearcome；butsomebodystoledewood-flatdatnight，ennexdaydeone-laiggedniggersaydebank”sbusted。Sodeydidn”noneuvusgitnomoney。”
“Whatdidyoudowiththetencents，Jim？“
“Well，I”uzgwynetospen”it，butIhadadream，endedreamtolemetogiveittoaniggername”Balum——Balum”sAssdeycallhimforshort；
he”soneerdemchuckleheads，youknow。Buthe”slucky，deysay，enIseeIwarn”tlucky。DedreamsayletBaluminves”detencentsenhe”dmakearaiseforme。Well，Balumhetuckdemoney，enwhenhewuzinchurchheheardepreachersaydatwhoevergivetodepo”len”todeLord，enboun”togithismoneybackahund”dtimes。SoBalumhetuckengivedetencentstodepo”，enlaidlowtoseewhatwuzgwynetocomeofit。”
“Well，whatdidcomeofit，Jim？“
“Nuffnnevercomeofit。Icouldn”managetok”leckdatmoneynoway；
enBalumhecouldn”。Iain”gwynetolen”nomo”money”doutIseedesecurity。
Boun”togityo”moneybackahund”dtimes，depreachersays！EfIcouldgitdetenCENTSback，I”dcallitsquah，enbegladerdechanst。”
“Well，it”sallrightanyway，Jim，longasyou”regoingtoberichagainsometimeorother。”
“Yes；enI”srichnow，cometolookatit。Iownsmysef，enI”swutheighthund”ddollars。IwishtIhaddemoney，Iwouldn”wantnomo”。”
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter9Chapter9IWANTEDtogoandlookataplacerightaboutthemiddleoftheislandthatI”dfoundwhenIwasexploring；sowestartedandsoongottoit，becausetheislandwasonlythreemileslongandaquarterofamilewide。
Thisplacewasatolerablelong，steephillorridgeaboutfortyfoothigh。Wehadaroughtimegettingtothetop，thesideswassosteepandthebushessothick。Wetrampedandclumbaroundalloverit，andbyandbyfoundagoodbigcavernintherock，mostuptothetoponthesidetowardsIllinois。Thecavernwasasbigastwoorthreeroomsbunchedtogether，andJimcouldstandupstraightinit。Itwascoolinthere。Jimwasforputtingourtrapsinthererightaway，butIsaidwedidn”twanttobeclimbingupanddownthereallthetime。
Jimsaidifwehadthecanoehidinagoodplace，andhadallthetrapsinthecavern，wecouldrushthereifanybodywastocometotheisland，andtheywouldneverfinduswithoutdogs。And，besides，hesaidthemlittlebirdshadsaiditwasgoingtorain，anddidIwantthethingstogetwet？
Sowewentbackandgotthecanoe，andpaddledupabreastthecavern，andluggedallthetrapsupthere。Thenwehuntedupaplaceclosebytohidethecanoein，amongstthethickwillows。Wetooksomefishoffofthelinesandsetthemagain，andbeguntogetreadyfordinner。
Thedoorofthecavernwasbigenoughtorollahogsheadin，andononesideofthedoorthefloorstuckoutalittlebit，andwasflatandagoodplacetobuildafireon。Sowebuiltitthereandcookeddinner。
Wespreadtheblanketsinsideforacarpet，andeatourdinnerinthere。
Weputalltheotherthingshandyatthebackofthecavern。Prettysoonitdarkenedup，andbeguntothunderandlighten；sothebirdswasrightaboutit。Directlyitbeguntorain，anditrainedlikeallfury，too，andIneverseethewindblowso。Itwasoneoftheseregularsummerstorms。
Itwouldgetsodarkthatitlookedallblue-blackoutside，andlovely；
andtherainwouldthrashalongbysothickthatthetreesoffalittlewayslookeddimandspiderwebby；andherewouldcomeablastofwindthatwouldbendthetreesdownandturnupthepaleundersideoftheleaves；
andthenaperfectripperofagustwouldfollowalongandsetthebranchestotossingtheirarmsasiftheywasjustwild；andnext，whenitwasjustaboutthebluestandblackest——FST！itwasasbrightasglory，andyou”dhavealittleglimpseoftreetopsa-plungingaboutawayoffyonderinthestorm，hundredsofyardsfurtherthanyoucouldseebefore；darkassinagaininasecond，andnowyou”dhearthethunderletgowithanawfulcrash，andthengorumbling，grumbling，tumbling，downtheskytowardstheundersideoftheworld，likerollingemptybarrelsdownstairs——
whereit”slongstairsandtheybounceagooddeal，youknow。
“Jim，thisisnice，“Isays。“Iwouldn”twanttobenowhereelsebuthere。Passmealonganotherhunkoffishandsomehotcorn-bread。”
“Well，youwouldn”tabenhere”fithadn”tabenforJim。You”dabendowndahindewoodswidoutanydinner，engittn”mos”drownded，too；datyouwould，honey。Chickensknowswhenit”sgwynetorain，ensododebirds，chile。”
Theriverwentonraisingandraisingfortenortwelvedays，tillatlastitwasoverthebanks。ThewaterwasthreeorfourfootdeepontheislandinthelowplacesandontheIllinoisbottom。Onthatsideitwasagoodmanymileswide，butontheMissourisideitwasthesameolddistanceacross——ahalfamile——becausetheMissourishorewasjustawallofhighbluffs。
Daytimeswepaddledallovertheislandinthecanoe，Itwasmightycoolandshadyinthedeepwoods，evenifthesunwasblazingoutside。
Wewentwindinginandoutamongstthetrees，andsometimesthevineshungsothickwehadtobackawayandgosomeotherway。Well，oneveryoldbroken-downtreeyoucouldseerabbitsandsnakesandsuchthings；andwhentheislandhadbeenoverflowedadayortwotheygotsotame，onaccountofbeinghungry，thatyoucouldpaddlerightupandputyourhandonthemifyouwantedto；butnotthesnakesandturtles——theywouldslideoffinthewater。Theridgeourcavernwasinwasfullofthem。Wecouldahadpetsenoughifwe”dwantedthem。
Onenightwecatchedalittlesectionofalumberraft——nicepineplanks。Itwastwelvefootwideandaboutfifteenorsixteenfootlong，andthetopstoodabovewatersixorseveninches——asolid，levelfloor。
Wecouldseesaw-logsgobyinthedaylightsometimes，butweletthemgo；wedidn”tshowourselvesindaylight。
Anothernightwhenwewasupattheheadoftheisland，justbeforedaylight，herecomesaframe-housedown，onthewestside。Shewasatwo-story，andtiltedoverconsiderable。Wepaddledoutandgotaboard——clumbinatanupstairswindow。Butitwastoodarktoseeyet，sowemadethecanoefastandsetinhertowaitfordaylight。
Thelightbeguntocomebeforewegottothefootoftheisland。Thenwelookedinatthewindow。Wecouldmakeoutabed，andatable，andtwooldchairs，andlotsofthingsaroundaboutonthefloor，andtherewasclotheshangingagainstthewall。Therewassomethinglayingonthefloorinthefarcornerthatlookedlikeaman。SoJimsays：
“Hello，you！“
Butitdidn”tbudge。SoIholleredagain，andthenJimsays：
“Demanain”tasleep——he”sdead。Youholdstill——I”llgoensee。”
Hewent，andbentdownandlooked，andsays：
“It”sadeadman。Yes，indeedy；naked，too。He”sbenshotindeback。
Ireck”nhe”sbendeadtwoerthreedays。Comein，Huck，butdoan”lookathisface——it”stoogashly。”
Ididn”tlookathimatall。Jimthrowedsomeoldragsoverhim，butheneedn”tdoneit；Ididn”twanttoseehim。Therewasheapsofoldgreasycardsscatteredaroundoverthefloor，andoldwhiskybottles，andacoupleofmasksmadeoutofblackcloth；andalloverthewallswastheignorantestkindofwordsandpicturesmadewithcharcoal。Therewastwoolddirtycalicodresses，andasun-bonnet，andsomewomen”sunderclotheshangingagainstthewall，andsomemen”sclothing，too。Weputthelotintothecanoe——itmightcomegood。Therewasaboy”soldspeckledstrawhatonthefloor；Itookthat，too。Andtherewasabottlethathadhadmilkinit，andithadaragstopperforababytosuck。Wewouldatookthebottle，butitwasbroke。Therewasaseedyoldchest，andanoldhairtrunkwiththehingesbroke。Theystoodopen，buttherewarn”tnothingleftinthemthatwasanyaccount。Thewaythingswasscatteredaboutwereckonedthepeopleleftinahurry，andwarn”tfixedsoastocarryoffmostoftheirstuff。
Wegotanoldtinlantern，andabutcher-knifewithoutanyhandle，andabran-newBarlowknifeworthtwobitsinanystore，andalotoftallowcandles，andatincandlestick，andagourd，andatincup，andarattyoldbedquiltoffthebed，andareticulewithneedlesandpinsandbeeswaxandbuttonsandthreadandallsuchtruckinit，andahatchetandsomenails，andafishlineasthickasmylittlefingerwithsomemonstroushooksonit，andarollofbuckskin，andaleatherdog-collar，andahorseshoe，andsomevialsofmedicinethatdidn”thavenolabelonthem；andjustaswewasleavingIfoundatolerablegoodcurry-comb，andJimhefoundarattyoldfiddle-bow，andawoodenleg。Thestrapswasbrokeoffofit，but，barringthat，itwasagoodenoughleg，thoughitwastoolongformeandnotlongenoughforJim，andwecouldn”tfindtheotherone，thoughwehuntedallaround。
Andso，takeitallaround，wemadeagoodhaul。Whenwewasreadytoshoveoffwewasaquarterofamilebelowtheisland，anditwasprettybroadday；soImadeJimlaydowninthecanoeandcoverupwiththequilt，becauseifhesetuppeoplecouldtellhewasaniggeragoodwaysoff。
IpaddledovertotheIllinoisshore，anddrifteddownmostahalfamiledoingit。Icreptupthedeadwaterunderthebank，andhadn”tnoaccidentsanddidn”tseenobody。Wegothomeallsafe。
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter10Chapter10AFTERbreakfastIwantedtotalkaboutthedeadmanandguessouthowhecometobekilled，butJimdidn”twantto。Hesaiditwouldfetchbadluck；
andbesides，hesaid，hemightcomeandha”ntus；hesaidamanthatwarn”tburiedwasmorelikelytogoaha”ntingaroundthanonethatwasplantedandcomfortable。Thatsoundedprettyreasonable，soIdidn”tsaynomore；
butIcouldn”tkeepfromstudyingoveritandwishingIknowedwhoshottheman，andwhattheydoneitfor。
Werummagedtheclotheswe”dgot，andfoundeightdollarsinsilversewedupintheliningofanoldblanketovercoat。Jimsaidhereckonedthepeopleinthathousestolethecoat，becauseifthey”daknowedthemoneywastheretheywouldn”taleftit。IsaidIreckonedtheykilledhim，too；butJimdidn”twanttotalkaboutthat。Isays：
“Nowyouthinkit”sbadluck；butwhatdidyousaywhenIfetchedinthesnake-skinthatIfoundonthetopoftheridgedaybeforeyesterday？
Yousaiditwastheworstbadluckintheworldtotouchasnake-skinwithmyhands。Well，here”syourbadluck！We”verakedinallthistruckandeightdollarsbesides。Iwishwecouldhavesomebadlucklikethiseveryday，Jim。”
“Neveryoumind，honey，neveryoumind。Don”tyougittoopeart。It”sa-comin”。MindItellyou，it”sa-comin”。”
Itdidcome，too。ItwasaTuesdaythatwehadthattalk。Well，afterdinnerFridaywewaslayingaroundinthegrassattheupperendoftheridge，andgotoutoftobacco。Iwenttothecaverntogetsome，andfoundarattlesnakeinthere。Ikilledhim，andcurledhimuponthefootofJim”sblanket，eversonatural，thinkingthere”dbesomefunwhenJimfoundhimthere。Well，bynightIforgotallaboutthesnake，andwhenJimflunghimselfdownontheblanketwhileIstruckalightthesnake”smatewasthere，andbithim。
Hejumpedupyelling，andthefirstthingthelightshowedwasthevarmintcurledupandreadyforanotherspring。Ilaidhimoutinasecondwithastick，andJimgrabbedpap”swhisky-jugandbeguntopouritdown。
Hewasbarefooted，andthesnakebithimrightontheheel。Thatallcomesofmybeingsuchafoolastonotrememberthatwhereveryouleaveadeadsnakeitsmatealwayscomesthereandcurlsaroundit。Jimtoldmetochopoffthesnake”sheadandthrowitaway，andthenskinthebodyandroastapieceofit。Idoneit，andheeatitandsaiditwouldhelpcurehim。Hemademetakeofftherattlesandtiethemaroundhiswrist，too。Hesaidthatthatwouldhelp。ThenIslidoutquietandthrowedthesnakesclearawayamongstthebushes；forIwarn”tgoingtoletJimfindoutitwasallmyfault，notifIcouldhelpit。
Jimsuckedandsuckedatthejug，andnowandthenhegotoutofhisheadandpitchedaroundandyelled；buteverytimehecometohimselfhewenttosuckingatthejugagain。Hisfootswelledupprettybig，andsodidhisleg；butbyandbythedrunkbeguntocome，andsoIjudgedhewasallright；butI”ddrutherbeenbitwithasnakethanpap”swhisky。
Jimwaslaidupforfourdaysandnights。Thentheswellingwasallgoneandhewasaroundagain。ImadeupmymindIwouldn”tevertakea-holtofasnake-skinagainwithmyhands，nowthatIseewhathadcomeofit。
JimsaidhereckonedIwouldbelievehimnexttime。Andhesaidthathandlingasnakeskinwassuchawfulbadluckthatmaybewehadn”tgottotheendofityet。Hesaidhedrutherseethenewmoonoverhisleftshoulderasmuchasathousandtimesthantakeupasnake-skininhishand。Well，I
wasgettingtofeelthatwaymyself，thoughI”vealwaysreckonedthatlookingatthenewmoonoveryourleftshoulderisoneofthecarelessestandfoolishestthingsabodycando。OldHankBunkerdoneitonce，andbraggedaboutit；
andinlessthantwoyearshegotdrunkandfelloffoftheshot-tower，andspreadhimselfoutsothathewasjustakindofalayer，asyoumaysay；andtheyslidhimedgewaysbetweentwobarndoorsforacoffin，andburiedhimso，sotheysay，butIdidn”tseeit。Paptoldme。Butanywayitallcomeoflookingatthemoonthatway，likeafool。
Well，thedayswentalong，andtheriverwentdownbetweenitsbanksagain；andaboutthefirstthingwedonewastobaitoneofthebighookswithaskinnedrabbitandsetitandcatchacatfishthatwasasbigasaman，beingsixfoottwoincheslong，andweighedovertwohundredpounds。
Wecouldn”thandlehim，ofcourse；hewouldaflungusintoIllinois。Wejustsetthereandwatchedhimripandteararoundtillhedrownded。Wefoundabrassbuttoninhisstomachandaroundball，andlotsofrubbage。
Wesplittheballopenwiththehatchet，andtherewasaspoolinit。Jimsaidhe”dhadittherealongtime，tocoatitoversoandmakeaballofit。ItwasasbigafishaswasevercatchedintheMississippi，Ireckon。
Jimsaidhehadn”teverseenabiggerone。Hewouldabeenworthagooddealoveratthevillage。Theypeddleoutsuchafishasthatbythepoundinthemarkethousethere；everybodybuyssomeofhim；hismeat”saswhiteassnowandmakesagoodfry。
NextmorningIsaiditwasgettingslowanddull，andIwantedtogetastirringupsomeway。IsaidIreckonedIwouldslipovertheriverandfindoutwhatwasgoingon。Jimlikedthatnotion；buthesaidImustgointhedarkandlooksharp。Thenhestudieditoverandsaid，couldn”tIputonsomeofthemoldthingsanddressuplikeagirl？Thatwasagoodnotion，too。Soweshorteneduponeofthecalicogowns，andIturnedupmytrouser-legstomykneesandgotintoit。Jimhitcheditbehindwiththehooks，anditwasafairfit。Iputonthesun-bonnetandtieditundermychin，andthenforabodytolookinandseemyfacewaslikelookingdownajointofstovepipe。Jimsaidnobodywouldknowme，eveninthedaytime，hardly。Ipracticedaroundalldaytogetthehangofthethings，andbyandbyIcoulddoprettywellinthem，onlyJimsaidIdidn”twalklikeagirl；andhesaidImustquitpullingupmygowntogetatmybritches-pocket。
Itooknotice，anddonebetter。
IstarteduptheIllinoisshoreinthecanoejustafterdark。
Istartedacrosstothetownfromalittlebelowtheferry-landing，andthedriftofthecurrentfetchedmeinatthebottomofthetown。I
tiedupandstartedalongthebank。Therewasalightburninginalittleshantythathadn”tbeenlivedinforalongtime，andIwonderedwhohadtookupquartersthere。Islippedupandpeepedinatthewindow。Therewasawomanaboutfortyyearoldinthereknittingbyacandlethatwasonapinetable。Ididn”tknowherface；shewasastranger，foryoucouldn”tstartafaceinthattownthatIdidn”tknow。Nowthiswaslucky，becauseIwasweakening；IwasgettingafraidIhadcome；peoplemightknowmyvoiceandfindmeout。ButifthiswomanhadbeeninsuchalittletowntwodaysshecouldtellmeallIwantedtoknow；soIknockedatthedoor，andmadeupmymindIwouldn”tforgetIwasagirl。
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter11Chapter11“COMEin，“saysthewoman，andIdid。Shesays：“Takeacheer。”
Idoneit。Shelookedmealloverwithherlittleshinyeyes，andsays：
“Whatmightyournamebe？“
“SarahWilliams。”
“Where”boutsdoyoulive？Inthisneighborhood？”
“No”m。InHookerville，sevenmilebelow。I”vewalkedallthewayandI”malltiredout。”
“Hungry，too，Ireckon。I”llfindyousomething。”
“No”m，Iain”thungry。IwassohungryIhadtostoptwomilesbelowhereatafarm；soIain”thungrynomore。It”swhatmakesmesolate。
Mymother”sdownsick，andoutofmoneyandeverything，andIcometotellmyuncleAbnerMoore。Helivesattheupperendofthetown，shesays。
Ihain”teverbeenherebefore。Doyouknowhim？“
“No；butIdon”tknoweverybodyyet。Ihaven”tlivedherequitetwoweeks。It”saconsiderablewaystotheupperendofthetown。Youbetterstayhereallnight。Takeoffyourbonnet。”
“No，“Isays；“I”llrestawhile，Ireckon，andgoon。Iain”tafearedofthedark。”
Shesaidshewouldn”tletmegobymyself，butherhusbandwouldbeinbyandby，maybeinahourandahalf，andshe”dsendhimalongwithme。Thenshegottotalkingaboutherhusband，andaboutherrelationsuptheriver，andherrelationsdowntheriver，andabouthowmuchbetterofftheyusedtowas，andhowtheydidn”tknowbutthey”dmadeamistakecomingtoourtown，insteadoflettingwellalone——andsoonandsoon，tillIwasafeardIhadmadeamistakecomingtohertofindoutwhatwasgoingoninthetown；butbyandbyshedroppedontopapandthemurder，andthenIwasprettywillingtoletherclatterrightalong。ShetoldaboutmeandTomSawyerfindingthesixthousanddollars(onlyshegotitten)andallaboutpapandwhatahardlothewas，andwhatahardlotIwas，andatlastshegotdowntowhereIwasmurdered。Isays：
“Whodoneit？We”veheardconsiderableaboutthesegoingsondowninHookerville，butwedon”tknowwho”twasthatkilledHuckFinn。”
“Well，Ireckonthere”sarightsmartchanceofpeopleHEREthat”dliketoknowwhokilledhim。SomethinkoldFinndoneithimself。”
“No——isthatso？“
“Mosteverybodythoughtitatfirst。He”llneverknowhownighhecometogettinglynched。ButbeforenighttheychangedaroundandjudgeditwasdonebyarunawayniggernamedJim。”
“WhyHE”
Istopped。IreckonedIbetterkeepstill。Sherunon，andnevernoticedIhadputinatall：
“TheniggerrunofftheverynightHuckFinnwaskilled。Sothere”sarewardoutforhim——threehundreddollars。Andthere”sarewardoutforoldFinn，too——twohundreddollars。Yousee，hecometotownthemorningafterthemurder，andtoldaboutit，andwasoutwith”emontheferryboathunt，andrightawayafterheupandleft。Beforenighttheywantedtolynchhim，buthewasgone，yousee。Well，nextdaytheyfoundouttheniggerwasgone；theyfoundouthehadn”tbenseensenceteno”clockthenightthemurderwasdone。Sothentheyputitonhim，yousee；andwhiletheywasfullofit，nextday，backcomesoldFinn，andwentboo-hooingtoJudgeThatchertogetmoneytohuntfortheniggeralloverIllinoiswith。Thejudgegavehimsome，andthateveninghegotdrunk，andwasaroundtillaftermidnightwithacoupleofmightyhard-lookingstrangers，andthenwentoffwiththem。Well，hehain”tcomebacksence，andtheyain”tlookingforhimbacktillthisthingblowsoveralittle，forpeoplethinksnowthathekilledhisboyandfixedthingssofolkswouldthinkrobbersdoneit，andthenhe”dgetHuck”smoneywithouthavingtobotheralongtimewithalawsuit。Peopledosayhewarn”tanytoogoodtodoit。Oh，he”ssly，Ireckon。Ifhedon”tcomebackforayearhe”llbeallright。
Youcan”tproveanythingonhim，youknow；everythingwillbequieteddownthen，andhe”llwalkinHuck”smoneyaseasyasnothing。”
“Yes，Ireckonso，”m。Idon”tseenothinginthewayofit。Haseverybodyguitthinkingtheniggerdoneit？“
“Oh，no，noteverybody。Agoodmanythinkshedoneit。Butthey”llgettheniggerprettysoonnow，andmaybetheycanscareitoutofhim。”
“Why，aretheyafterhimyet？“
“Well，you”reinnocent，ain”tyou！Doesthreehundreddollarslayaroundeverydayforpeopletopickup？Somefolksthinktheniggerain”tfarfromhere。I”moneofthem——butIhain”ttalkeditaround。AfewdaysagoIwastalkingwithanoldcouplethatlivesnextdoorinthelogshanty，andtheyhappenedtosayhardlyanybodyevergoestothatislandoveryonderthattheycallJackson”sIsland。Don”tanybodylivethere？saysI。No，nobody，saysthey。Ididn”tsayanymore，butIdonesomethinking。IwasprettynearcertainI”dseensmokeoverthere，abouttheheadoftheisland，adayortwobeforethat，soIsaystomyself，likeasnotthatnigger”shidingoverthere；anyway，saysI，it”sworththetroubletogivetheplaceahunt。Ihain”tseenanysmokesence，soIreckonmaybehe”sgone，ifitwashim；buthusband”sgoingovertosee——himandanotherman。Hewasgoneuptheriver；buthegotbackto-day，andItoldhimassoonashegotheretwohoursago。”
IhadgotsouneasyIcouldn”tsetstill。Ihadtodosomethingwithmyhands；soItookupaneedleoffofthetableandwenttothreadingit。Myhandsshook，andIwasmakingabadjobofit。WhenthewomanstoppedtalkingIlookedup，andshewaslookingatmeprettycuriousandsmilingalittle。Iputdowntheneedleandthread，andletontobeinterested——andIwas，too——andsays：
“Threehundreddollarsisapowerofmoney。Iwishmymothercouldgetit。Isyourhusbandgoingoverthereto-night？“
“Oh，yes。Hewentup-townwiththemanIwastellingyouof，togetaboatandseeiftheycouldborrowanothergun。They”llgooveraftermidnight。”
“Couldn”ttheyseebetteriftheywastowaittilldaytime？“
“Yes。Andcouldn”ttheniggerseebetter，too？Aftermidnighthe”lllikelybeasleep，andtheycansliparoundthroughthewoodsandhuntuphiscampfireallthebetterforthedark，ifhe”sgotone。”
“Ididn”tthinkofthat。”
Thewomankeptlookingatmeprettycurious，andIdidn”tfeelabitcomfortable。Prettysoonshesays“
“Whatdidyousayyournamewas，honey？“
“M——MaryWilliams。”
Somehowitdidn”tseemtomethatIsaiditwasMarybefore，soIdidn”tlookup——seemedtomeIsaiditwasSarah；soIfeltsortofcornered，andwasafearedmaybeIwaslookingit，too。Iwishedthewomanwouldsaysomethingmore；thelongershesetstilltheuneasierIwas。Butnowshesays：
“Honey，IthoughtyousaiditwasSarahwhenyoufirstcomein？“
“Oh，yes”m，Idid。SarahMaryWilliams。Sarah”smyfirstname。SomecallsmeSarah，somecallsmeMary。”
“Oh，that”sthewayofit？“
“Yes”m。”
Iwasfeelingbetterthen，butIwishedIwasoutofthere，anyway。
Icouldn”tlookupyet。
Well，thewomanfelltotalkingabouthowhardtimeswas，andhowpoortheyhadtolive，andhowtheratswasasfreeasiftheyownedtheplace，andsoforthandsoon，andthenIgoteasyagain。Shewasrightabouttherats。You”dseeonestickhisnoseoutofaholeinthecornereverylittlewhile。Shesaidshehadtohavethingshandytothrowatthemwhenshewasalone，ortheywouldn”tgivehernopeace。Sheshowedmeabarofleadtwistedupintoaknot，andsaidshewasagoodshotwithitgenerly，butshe”dwrenchedherarmadayortwoago，anddidn”tknowwhethershecouldthrowtruenow。Butshewatchedforachance，anddirectlybangedawayatarat；butshemissedhimwide，andsaid“Ouch！“ithurtherarmso。Thenshetoldmetotryforthenextone。Iwantedtobegettingawaybeforetheoldmangotback，butofcourseIdidn”tleton。Igotthething，andthefirstratthatshowedhisnoseIletdrive，andifhe”dastayedwherehewashe”dabeenatolerablesickrat。Shesaidthatwasfirst-rate，andshereckonedIwouldhivethenextone。Shewentandgotthelumpofleadandfetcheditback，andbroughtalongahankofyarnwhichshewantedmetohelpherwith。Iheldupmytwohandsandsheputthehankoverthem，andwentontalkingaboutherandherhusband”smatters。Butshebrokeofftosay：
“Keepyoureyeontherats。Youbetterhavetheleadinyourlap，handy。”
Soshedroppedthelumpintomylapjustatthatmoment，andIclappedmylegstogetheronitandshewentontalking。Butonlyaboutaminute。
Thenshetookoffthehankandlookedmestraightintheface，andverypleasant，andsays：
“Come，now，what”syourrealname？“
“Wh——what，mum？“
“What”syourrealname？IsitBill，orTom，orBob？——orwhatisit？“
IreckonIshooklikealeaf，andIdidn”tknowhardlywhattodo。ButIsays：
“Pleasetodon”tpokefunatapoorgirllikeme，mum。IfI”minthewayhere，I”ll”
“No，youwon”t。Setdownandstaywhereyouare。Iain”tgoingtohurtyou，andIain”tgoingtotellonyou，nuther。Youjusttellmeyoursecret，andtrustme。I”llkeepit；and，what”smore，I”llhelpyou。So”llmyoldmanifyouwanthimto。Yousee，you”rearunaway”prentice，that”sall。
Itain”tanything。Thereain”tnoharminit。You”vebeentreatedbad，andyoumadeupyourmindtocut。Blessyou，child，Iwouldn”ttellonyou。Tellmeallaboutitnow，that”sagoodboy。”
SoIsaiditwouldn”tbenousetotrytoplayitanylonger，andI
wouldjustmakeacleanbreastandtellhereverything，butshemusn”tgobackonherpromise。ThenItoldhermyfatherandmotherwasdead，andthelawhadboundmeouttoameanoldfarmerinthecountrythirtymilebackfromtheriver，andhetreatedmesobadIcouldn”tstanditnolonger；hewentawaytobegoneacoupleofdays，andsoItookmychanceandstolesomeofhisdaughter”soldclothesandclearedout，andIhadbeenthreenightscomingthethirtymiles。Itravelednights，andhiddaytimesandslept，andthebagofbreadandmeatIcarriedfromhomelastedmealltheway，andIhada-plenty。IsaidIbelievedmyuncleAbnerMoorewouldtakecareofme，andsothatwaswhyIstruckoutforthistownofGoshen。
“Goshen，child？Thisain”tGoshen。ThisisSt。Petersburg。Goshen”stenmilefurtheruptheriver。WhotoldyouthiswasGoshen？“
“Why，amanImetatdaybreakthismorning，justasIwasgoingtoturnintothewoodsformyregularsleep。HetoldmewhentheroadsforkedI
musttaketherighthand，andfivemilewouldfetchmetoGoshen。”
“Hewasdrunk，Ireckon。Hetoldyoujustexactlywrong。”
“Well，，hedidactlikehewasdrunk，butitain”tnomatternow。Igottobemovingalong。I”llfetchGoshenbeforedaylight。”
“Holdonaminute。I”llputyouupasnacktoeat。Youmightwantit。”
Sosheputmeupasnack，andsays：
“Say，whenacow”slayingdown，whichendofhergetsupfirst？Answeruppromptnow——don”tstoptostudyoverit。Whichendgetsupfirst？“
“Thehindend，mum。”
“Well，then，ahorse？“
“Thefor”rardend，mum。”
“Whichsideofatreedoesthemossgrowon？“
“Northside。”
“Iffifteencowsisbrowsingonahillside，howmanyofthemeatswiththeirheadspointedthesamedirection？“
“Thewholefifteen，mum。”
“Well，IreckonyouHAVElivedinthecountry。Ithoughtmaybeyouwastryingtohocusmeagain。What”syourrealname，now？“
“GeorgePeters，mum。”
“Well，trytorememberit，George。Don”tforgetandtellmeit”sElexanderbeforeyougo，andthengetoutbysayingit”sGeorgeElexanderwhenI
catchyou。Anddon”tgoaboutwomeninthatoldcalico。Youdoagirltolerablepoor，butyoumightfoolmen，maybe。Blessyou，child，whenyousetouttothreadaneedledon”tholdthethreadstillandfetchtheneedleuptoit；holdtheneedlestillandpokethethreadatit；that”sthewayawomanmostalwaysdoes，butamanalwaysdoest”otherway。Andwhenyouthrowataratoranything，hitchyourselfupatiptoeandfetchyourhandupoveryourheadasawkwardasyoucan，andmissyourrataboutsixorsevenfoot。Throwstiff-armedfromtheshoulder，liketherewasapivotthereforittoturnon，likeagirl；notfromthewristandelbow，withyourarmouttooneside，likeaboy。And，mindyou，whenagirltriestocatchanythinginherlapshethrowsherkneesapart；shedon”tclapthemtogether，thewayyoudidwhenyoucatchedthelumpoflead。Why，Ispottedyouforaboywhenyouwasthreadingtheneedle；andIcontrivedtheotherthingsjusttomakecertain。Nowtrotalongtoyouruncle，SarahMaryWilliamsGeorgeElexanderPeters，andifyougetintotroubleyousendwordtoMrs。JudithLoftus，whichisme，andI”lldowhatIcantogetyououtofit。Keeptheriverroadalltheway，andnexttimeyoutramptakeshoesandsockswithyou。Theriverroad”sarockyone，andyourfeet”llbeinaconditionwhenyougettoGoshen，Ireckon。”
Iwentupthebankaboutfiftyyards，andthenIdoubledonmytracksandslippedbacktowheremycanoewas，agoodpiecebelowthehouse。I
jumpedin，andwasoffinahurry。Iwentup-streamfarenoughtomaketheheadoftheisland，andthenstartedacross。Itookoffthesun-bonnet，forIdidn”twantnoblindersonthen。WhenIwasaboutthemiddleIheardtheclockbegintostrike，soIstopsandlistens；thesoundcomefaintoverthewaterbutclear——eleven。WhenIstrucktheheadoftheislandIneverwaitedtoblow，thoughIwasmostwinded，butIshovedrightintothetimberwheremyoldcampusedtobe，andstartedagoodfirethereonahighanddryspot。
ThenIjumpedinthecanoeanddugoutforourplace，amileandahalfbelow，ashardasIcouldgo。Ilanded，andsloppedthroughthetimberanduptheridgeandintothecavern。ThereJimlaid，soundasleepontheground。Irousedhimoutandsays：
“Gitupandhumpyourself，Jim！Thereain”taminutetolose。They”reafterus！“
Jimneveraskednoquestions，heneversaidaword；butthewayheworkedforthenexthalfanhourshowedabouthowhewasscared。Bythattimeeverythingwehadintheworldwasonourraft，andshewasreadytobeshovedoutfromthewillowcovewhereshewashid。Weputoutthecampfireatthecavernthefirstthing，anddidn”tshowacandleoutsideafterthat。
Itookthecanoeoutfromtheshorealittlepiece，andtookalook；
butiftherewasaboataroundIcouldn”tseeit，forstarsandshadowsain”tgoodtoseeby。Thenwegotouttheraftandslippedalongdownintheshade，pastthefootoftheislanddeadstill——neversayingaword。
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter12Chapter12ITmustabeencloseontooneo”clockwhenwegotbelowtheislandatlast，andtheraftdidseemtogomightyslow。IfaboatwastocomealongwewasgoingtotaketothecanoeandbreakfortheIllinoisshore；anditwaswellaboatdidn”tcome，forwehadn”teverthoughttoputtheguninthecanoe，orafishing-line，oranythingtoeat。Wewasinruthertoomuchofasweattothinkofsomanythings。Itwarn”tgoodjudgmenttoputEVERYTHINGontheraft。
IfthemenwenttotheislandIjustexpecttheyfoundthecampfireIbuilt，andwatcheditallnightforJimtocome。Anyways，theystayedawayfromus，andifmybuildingthefireneverfooledthemitwarn”tnofaultofmine。IplayeditaslowdownonthemasIcould。
WhenthefirststreakofdaybegantoshowwetieduptoatowheadinabigbendontheIllinoisside，andhackedoffcottonwoodbrancheswiththehatchet，andcovereduptheraftwiththemsoshelookedliketherehadbeenacave-ininthebankthere。Atowheadisasandbarthathascottonwoodsonitasthickasharrow-teeth。
WehadmountainsontheMissourishoreandheavytimberontheIllinoisside，andthechannelwasdowntheMissourishoreatthatplace，sowewarn”tafraidofanybodyrunningacrossus。Welaidthereallday，andwatchedtheraftsandsteamboatsspindowntheMissourishore，andup-boundsteamboatsfightthebigriverinthemiddle。ItoldJimallaboutthetimeIhadjabberingwiththatwoman；andJimsaidshewasasmartone，andifshewastostartafterusherselfshewouldn”tsetdownandwatchacampfire——no，sir，she”dfetchadog。Well，then，Isaid，whycouldn”tshetellherhusbandtofetchadog？Jimsaidhebetshedidthinkofitbythetimethemenwasreadytostart，andhebelievedtheymustagoneup-towntogetadogandsotheylostallthattime，orelsewewouldn”tbehereonatowheadsixteenorseventeenmilebelowthevillage——no，indeedy，wewouldbeinthatsameoldtownagain。SoIsaidIdidn”tcarewhatwasthereasontheydidn”tgetusaslongastheydidn”t。
Whenitwasbeginningtocomeondarkwepokedourheadsoutofthecottonwoodthicket，andlookedupanddownandacross；nothinginsight；
soJimtookupsomeofthetopplanksoftheraftandbuiltasnugwigwamtogetunderinblazingweatherandrainy，andtokeepthethingsdry。
Jimmadeafloorforthewigwam，andraiseditafootormoreabovetheleveloftheraft，sonowtheblanketsandallthetrapswasoutofreachofsteamboatwaves。Rightinthemiddleofthewigwamwemadealayerofdirtaboutfiveorsixinchesdeepwithaframearounditfortoholdittoitsplace；thiswastobuildafireoninsloppyweatherorchilly；
thewigwamwouldkeepitfrombeingseen。Wemadeanextrasteering-oar，too，becauseoneoftheothersmightgetbrokeonasnagorsomething。
Wefixedupashortforkedsticktohangtheoldlanternon，becausewemustalwayslightthelanternwheneverweseeasteamboatcomingdown-stream，tokeepfromgettingrunover；butwewouldn”thavetolightitforup-streamboatsunlessweseewewasinwhattheycalla“crossing“；fortheriverwasprettyhighyet，verylowbanksbeingstillalittleunderwater；soup-boundboatsdidn”talwaysrunthechannel，buthuntedeasywater。
Thissecondnightwerunbetweensevenandeighthours，withacurrentthatwasmakingoverfourmileanhour。Wecatchedfishandtalked，andwetookaswimnowandthentokeepoffsleepiness。Itwaskindofsolemn，driftingdownthebig，stillriver，layingonourbackslookingupatthestars，andwedidn”teverfeelliketalkingloud，anditwarn”toftenthatwelaughed——onlyalittlekindofalowchuckle。Wehadmightygoodweatherasageneralthing，andnothingeverhappenedtousatall——thatnight，northenext，northenext。
Everynightwepassedtowns，someofthemawayuponblackhillsides，nothingbutjustashinybedoflights；notahousecouldyousee。ThefifthnightwepassedSt。Louis，anditwaslikethewholeworldlitup。
InSt。PetersburgtheyusedtosaytherewastwentyorthirtythousandpeopleinSt。Louis，butIneverbelievedittillIseethatwonderfulspreadoflightsattwoo”clockthatstillnight。Therewarn”tasoundthere；everybodywasasleep。
EverynightnowIusedtoslipashoretowardsteno”clockatsomelittlevillage，andbuytenorfifteencents”worthofmealorbaconorotherstufftoeat；andsometimesIliftedachickenthatwarn”troostingcomfortable，andtookhimalong。Papalwayssaid，takeachickenwhenyougetachance，becauseifyoudon”twanthimyourselfyoucaneasyfindsomebodythatdoes，andagooddeedain”teverforgot。Ineverseepapwhenhedidn”twantthechickenhimself，butthatiswhatheusedtosay，anyway。
MorningsbeforedaylightIslippedintocornfieldsandborrowedawatermelon，oramushmelon，orapunkin，orsomenewcorn，orthingsofthatkind。
Papalwayssaiditwarn”tnoharmtoborrowthingsifyouwasmeaningtopaythembacksometime；butthewidowsaiditwarn”tanythingbutasoftnameforstealing，andnodecentbodywoulddoit。Jimsaidhereckonedthewidowwaspartlyrightandpapwaspartlyright；sothebestwaywouldbeforustopickouttwoorthreethingsfromthelistandsaywewouldn”tborrowthemanymore——thenhereckoneditwouldn”tbenoharmtoborrowtheothers。Sowetalkeditoverallonenight，driftingalongdowntheriver，tryingtomakeupourmindswhethertodropthewatermelons，orthecantelopes，orthemushmelons，orwhat。Buttowardsdaylightwegotitallsettledsatisfactory，andconcludedtodropcrabapplesandp”simmons。
Wewarn”tfeelingjustrightbeforethat，butitwasallcomfortablenow。
Iwasgladthewayitcomeout，too，becausecrabapplesain”tevergood，andthep”simmonswouldn”tberipefortwoorthreemonthsyet。
Weshotawater-fowlnowandthenthatgotuptooearlyinthemorningordidn”tgotobedearlyenoughintheevening。Takeitallround，welivedprettyhigh。
ThefifthnightbelowSt。Louiswehadabigstormaftermidnight，withapowerofthunderandlightning，andtherainpoureddowninasolidsheet。
Westayedinthewigwamandlettherafttakecareofitself。Whenthelightningglaredoutwecouldseeabigstraightriverahead，andhigh，rockybluffsonbothsides。ByandbysaysI，“Hel-LO，Jim，lookyyonder！“
Itwasasteamboatthathadkilledherselfonarock。Wewasdriftingstraightdownforher。Thelightningshowedherverydistinct。Shewasleaningover，withpartofherupperdeckabovewater，andyoucouldseeeverylittlechimbly-guycleanandclear，andachairbythebigbell，withanoldslouchhathangingonthebackofit，whentheflashescome。
Well，itbeingawayinthenightandstormy，andallsomysterious-like，IfeltjustthewayanyotherboywouldafeltwhenIseethatwrecklayingtheresomournfulandlonesomeinthemiddleoftheriver。Iwantedtogetaboardofherandslinkaroundalittle，andseewhattherewasthere。
SoIsays：
“Le”slandonher，Jim。”
ButJimwasdeadagainstitatfirst。Hesays：
“Idoan”wanttogofool”n”longernowrack。We”sdoin”blame”well，enwebetterletblame”wellalone，asdegoodbooksays。Likeasnotdey”sawatchmanondatwrack。”
“Watchmanyourgrandmother，“Isays；“thereain”tnothingtowatchbutthetexasandthepilothouse；anddoyoureckonanybody”sgoingtoreskhislifeforatexasandapilot-housesuchanightasthis，whenit”slikelytobreakupandwashoffdowntheriveranyminute？“Jimcouldn”tsaynothingtothat，sohedidn”ttry。“Andbesides，“Isays，“wemightborrowsomethingworthhavingoutofthecaptain”sstateroom。Seegars，Ibetyou——andcostfivecentsapiece，solidcash。Steamboatcaptainsisalwaysrich，andgetsixtydollarsamonth，andTHEYdon”tcareacentwhatathingcosts，youknow，longastheywantit。Stickacandleinyourpocket；Ican”trest，Jim，tillwegiveherarummaging。DoyoureckonTomSawyerwouldevergobythisthing？Notforpie，hewouldn”t。He”dcallitanadventure——that”swhathe”dcallit；andhe”dlandonthatwreckifitwashislastact。Andwouldn”thethrowstyleintoit？——wouldn”thespreadhimself，nornothing？Why，you”dthinkitwasChristopherC”lumbusdiscoveringKingdom-Come。IwishTomSawyerWAShere。”
Jimhegrumbledalittle，butgivein。Hesaidwemustn”ttalkanymorethanwecouldhelp，andthentalkmightylow。Thelightningshowedusthewreckagainjustintime，andwefetchedthestabboardderrick，andmadefastthere。
Thedeckwashighouthere。Wewentsneakingdowntheslopeofittolabboard，inthedark，towardsthetexas，feelingourwayslowwithourfeet，andspreadingourhandsouttofendofftheguys，foritwassodarkwecouldn”tseenosignofthem。Prettysoonwestrucktheforwardendoftheskylight，andclumbontoit；andthenextstepfetchedusinfrontofthecaptain”sdoor，whichwasopen，andbyJimminy，awaydownthroughthetexas-hallweseealight！andallinthesamesecondweseemtohearlowvoicesinyonder！
Jimwhisperedandsaidhewasfeelingpowerfulsick，andtoldmetocomealong。Isays，allright，andwasgoingtostartfortheraft；butjustthenIheardavoicewailoutandsay：
“Oh，pleasedon”t，boys；IswearIwon”tevertell！“
Anothervoicesaid，prettyloud：
“It”salie，JimTurner。You”veactedthiswaybefore。Youalwayswantmore”nyourshareofthetruck，andyou”vealwaysgotit，too，becauseyou”veswore”tifyoudidn”tyou”dtell。Butthistimeyou”vesaiditjestonetimetoomany。You”rethemeanest，treacherousesthoundinthiscountry。”
BythistimeJimwasgonefortheraft。Iwasjusta-bilingwithcuriosity；
andIsaystomyself，TomSawyerwouldn”tbackoutnow，andsoIwon”teither；I”ma-goingtoseewhat”sgoingonhere。SoIdroppedonmyhandsandkneesinthelittlepassage，andcreptaftinthedarktilltherewarn”tbutonestateroombetwixtmeandthecross-hallofthetexas。TheninthereIseeamanstretchedonthefloorandtiedhandandfoot，andtwomenstandingoverhim，andoneofthemhadadimlanterninhishand，andtheotheronehadapistol。Thisonekeptpointingthepistolattheman”sheadonthefloor，andsaying：
“I”dLIKEto！AndIorter，too——ameanskunk！“
Themanonthefloorwouldshrivelupandsay，“Oh，pleasedon”t，Bill；
Ihain”tevergoin”totell。”
Andeverytimehesaidthatthemanwiththelanternwouldlaughandsay：
“”DeedyouAIN”T！Youneversaidnotruerthing”nthat，youbetyou。”
Andoncehesaid：“Hearhimbeg！andyitifwehadn”tgotthebestofhimandtiedhimhe”dakilledusboth。AndwhatFOR？Jistfornoth”n。JistbecausewestoodonourRIGHTS——that”swhatfor。ButIlayyouain”ta-goin”tothreatennobodyanymore，JimTurner。PutUPthatpistol，Bill。”
Billsays：
“Idon”twantto，JakePackard。I”mforkillin”him——anddidn”thekilloldHatfieldjistthesameway——anddon”thedeserveit？“
“ButIdon”tWANThimkilled，andI”vegotmyreasonsforit。”
“Blessyo”heartforthemwords，JakePackard！I”llneverforgityoulong”sIlive！“saysthemanonthefloor，sortofblubbering。
Packarddidn”ttakenonoticeofthat，buthunguphislanternonanailandstartedtowardswhereIwasthereinthedark，andmotionedBilltocome。IcrawfishedasfastasIcouldabouttwoyards，buttheboatslantedsothatIcouldn”tmakeverygoodtime；sotokeepfromgettingrunoverandcatchedIcrawledintoastateroomontheupperside。Themancameapawingalonginthedark，andwhenPackardgottomystateroom，hesays：
“Here——comeinhere。”
Andinhecome，andBillafterhim。ButbeforetheygotinIwasupintheupperberth，cornered，andsorryIcome。Thentheystoodthere，withtheirhandsontheledgeoftheberth，andtalked。Icouldn”tseethem，butIcouldtellwheretheywasbythewhiskythey”dbeenhaving。
IwasgladIdidn”tdrinkwhisky；butitwouldn”tmademuchdifferenceanyway，becausemostofthetimetheycouldn”tatreedmebecauseIdidn”tbreathe。Iwastooscared。And，besides，abodyCOULDN”Tbreatheandhearsuchtalk。Theytalkedlowandearnest。BillwantedtokillTurner。Hesays：
“He”ssaidhe”lltell，andhewill。IfwewastogivebothoursharestohimNOWitwouldn”tmakenodifferenceaftertherowandthewaywe”veservedhim。Shore”syou”reborn，he”llturnState”sevidence；nowyouhearME。I”mforputtinghimoutofhistroubles。”
“So”mI，“saysPackard，veryquiet。
“Blameit，I”dsorterbeguntothinkyouwasnÕ；t。Well，then，that”sallright。Le”sgoanddoit。”
“Holdonaminute；Ihain”thadmysayyit。Youlistentome。Shooting”sgood，butthere”squieterwaysifthething”sGOTtobedone。ButwhatIsayisthis：itain”tgoodsensetogocourt”naroundafterahalterifyoucangitatwhatyou”reuptoinsomewaythat”sjistasgoodandatthesametimedon”tbringyouintonoresks。Ain”tthatso？“
“Youbetitis。Buthowyougoin”tomanageitthistime？“
“Well，myideaisthis：we”llrustlearoundandgatherupwhateverpickinswe”veoverlookedinthestaterooms，andshoveforshoreandhidethetruck。
Thenwe”llwait。NowIsayitain”ta-goin”tobemore”ntwohoursbefo”
thiswrackbreaksupandwashesoffdowntheriver。See？He”llbedrownded，andwon”thavenobodytoblameforitbuthisownself。Ireckonthat”saconsiderblesightbetter”nkillin”ofhim。I”munfavorabletokillin”
amanaslongasyoucangitaroun”it；itain”tgoodsense，itain”tgoodmorals。Ain”tIright？“
“Yes，Ireck”nyouare。Buts”posesheDON”Tbreakupandwashoff？“
“Well，wecanwaitthetwohoursanywayandsee，can”twe？“
“Allright，then；comealong。”
Sotheystarted，andIlitout，allinacoldsweat，andscrambledforward。
Itwasdarkaspitchthere；butIsaid，inakindofacoarsewhisper，“Jim！“andheansweredup，rightatmyelbow，withasortofamoan，andIsays：
“Quick，Jim，itain”tnotimeforfoolingaroundandmoaning；there”sagangofmurderersinyonder，andifwedon”thuntuptheirboatandsetherdriftingdowntheriversothesefellowscan”tgetawayfromthewreckthere”soneof”emgoingtobeinabadfix。ButifwefindtheirboatwecanputALLof”eminabadfix——forthesheriff”llget”em。Quick——hurry！I”llhuntthelabboardside，youhuntthestabboard。Youstartattheraft，and”
“Oh，mylordy，lordy！RAF”？Deyain”noraf”nomo”；shedonebrokelooseengoneI——enhereweis！“
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter13Chapter13WELL，Icatchedmybreathandmostfainted。Shutuponawreckwithsuchagangasthat！Butitwarn”tnotimetobesentimentering。We”dGOTtofindthatboatnow——hadtohaveitforourselves。Sowewenta-quakingandshakingdownthestabboardside，andslowworkitwas，too——seemedaweekbeforewegottothestern。Nosignofaboat。Jimsaidhedidn”tbelievehecouldgoanyfurther——soscaredhehadn”thardlyanystrengthleft，hesaid。ButIsaid，comeon，ifwegetleftonthiswreckweareinafix，sure。Soonweprowledagain。Westruckforthesternofthetexas，andfoundit，andthenscrabbledalongforwardsontheskylight，hangingonfromshuttertoshutter，fortheedgeoftheskylightwasinthewater。Whenwegotprettyclosetothecross-halldoortherewastheskiff，sureenough！Icouldjustbarelyseeher。Ifelteversothankful。
InanothersecondIwouldabeenaboardofher，butjustthenthedooropened。Oneofthemenstuckhisheadoutonlyaboutacoupleoffootfromme，andIthoughtIwasgone；buthejerkeditinagain，andsays：
“Heavethatblamelanternouto”sight，Bill！“
Heflungabagofsomethingintotheboat，andthengotinhimselfandsetdown。ItwasPackard。ThenBillHEcomeoutandgotin。Packardsays，inalowvoice：
“Allready——shoveoff！“
Icouldn”thardlyhangontotheshutters，Iwassoweak。ButBillsays：
“Holdon——”dyougothroughhim？“
“No。Didn”tyou？“
“No。Sohe”sgothisshareo”thecashyet。”
“Well，then，comealong；nousetotaketruckandleavemoney。”
“Say，won”thesuspicionwhatwe”reupto？“
“Maybehewon”t。Butwegottohaveitanyway。Comealong。”
Sotheygotoutandwentin。
Thedoorslammedtobecauseitwasonthecareenedside；andinahalfsecondIwasintheboat，andJimcometumblingafterme。Ioutwithmyknifeandcuttherope，andawaywewent！
Wedidn”ttouchanoar，andwedidn”tspeaknorwhisper，norhardlyevenbreathe。Wewentglidingswiftalong，deadsilent，pastthetipofthepaddlebox，andpastthestern；theninasecondortwomorewewasahundredyardsbelowthewreck，andthedarknesssoakedherup，everylastsignofher，andwewassafe，andknowedit。
Whenwewasthreeorfourhundredyardsdownstreamweseethelanternshowlikealittlesparkatthetexasdoorforasecond，andweknowedbythatthattherascalshadmissedtheirboat，andwasbeginningtounderstandthattheywasinjustasmuchtroublenowasJimTurnerwas。
ThenJimmannedtheoars，andwetookoutafterourraft。NowwasthefirsttimethatIbeguntoworryaboutthemen——IreckonIhadn”thadtimetobefore。Ibeguntothinkhowdreadfulitwas，evenformurderers，tobeinsuchafix。Isaystomyself，thereain”tnotellingbutImightcometobeamurderermyselfyet，andthenhowwouldIlikeit？SosaysItoJim：
“Thefirstlightweseewe”lllandahundredyardsbelowitoraboveit，inaplacewhereit”sagoodhiding-placeforyouandtheskiff，andthenI”llgoandfixupsomekindofayarn，andgetsomebodytogoforthatgangandgetthemoutoftheirscrape，sotheycanbehungwhentheirtimecomes。”
Butthatideawasafailure；forprettysoonitbeguntostormagain，andthistimeworsethanever。Therainpoureddown，andneveralightshowed；everybodyinbed，Ireckon。Weboomedalongdowntheriver，watchingforlightsandwatchingforourraft。Afteralongtimetherainletup，butthecloudsstayed，andthelightningkeptwhimpering，andbyandbyaflashshowedusablackthingahead，floating，andwemadeforit。
Itwastheraft，andmightygladwaswetogetaboardofitagain。Weseenalightnowawaydowntotheright，onshore。SoIsaidIwouldgoforit。Theskiffwashalffullofplunderwhichthatganghadstolethereonthewreck。Wehustleditontotheraftinapile，andItoldJimtofloatalongdown，andshowalightwhenhejudgedhehadgoneabouttwomile，andkeepitburningtillIcome；thenImannedmyoarsandshovedforthelight。AsIgotdowntowardsitthreeorfourmoreshowed——uponahillside。Itwasavillage。Iclosedinabovetheshorelight，andlaidonmyoarsandfloated。AsIwentbyIseeitwasalanternhangingonthejackstaffofadouble-hullferryboat。Iskimmedaroundforthewatchman，awonderingwhereaboutsheslept；andbyandbyIfoundhimroostingonthebittsforward，withhisheaddownbetweenhisknees。Igavehisshouldertwoorthreelittleshoves，andbeguntocry。
Hestirredupinakindofastartlishway；butwhenheseeitwasonlymehetookagoodgapandstretch，andthenhesays：
“Hello，what”sup？Don”tcry，bub。What”sthetrouble？“
Isays：
“Pap，andmam，andsis，and”
ThenIbrokedown。Hesays：
“Oh，dangitnow，DON”Ttakeonso；weallhastohaveourtroubles，andthis”n”llcomeoutallright。What”sthematterwith”em？“
“They”re——they”re——areyouthewatchmanoftheboat？“
“Yes，“hesays，kindofpretty-well-satisfiedlike。“I”mthecaptainandtheownerandthemateandthepilotandwatchmanandheaddeck-hand；
andsometimesI”mthefreightandpassengers。Iain”tasrichasoldJimHornback，andIcan”tbesoblame”generousandgoodtoTom，Dick，andHarryaswhatheis，andslamaroundmoneythewayhedoes；butI”vetoldhimamanyatime”tIwouldn”ttradeplaceswithhim；for，saysI，asailor”slife”sthelifeforme，andI”mdernedifI”Dlivetwomileouto”town，wherethereain”tnothingevergoin”on，notforallhisspondulicksandasmuchmoreontopofit。SaysI”
Ibrokeinandsays：
“They”reinanawfulpeckoftrouble，and”
“WHOis？“
“Why，papandmamandsisandMissHooker；andifyou”dtakeyourferryboatandgoupthere”
“Upwhere？Wherearethey？“
“Onthewreck。”
“Whatwreck？“
“Why，thereain”tbutone。”
“What，youdon”tmeantheWalterScott？“
“Yes。”
“Goodland！whataretheydoin”THERE，forgracioussakes？“
“Well，theydidn”tgotherea-purpose。”
“Ibettheydidn”t！Why，greatgoodness，thereain”tnochancefor”emiftheydon”tgitoffmightyquick！Why，howinthenationdidtheyevergitintosuchascrape？“
“Easyenough。MissHookerwasa-visitinguptheretothetown”
“Yes，Booth”sLanding——goon。”
“Shewasa-visitingthereatBooth”sLanding，andjustintheedgeoftheeveningshestartedoverwithherniggerwomaninthehorse-ferrytostayallnightatherfriend”shouse，MissWhat-you-may-call-herIdisrememberhername——andtheylosttheirsteeringoar，andswungaroundandwenta-floatingdown，sternfirst，abouttwomile，andsaddle-baggsedonthewreck，andtheferrymanandtheniggerwomanandthehorseswasalllost，butMissHookershemadeagrabandgotaboardthewreck。Well，aboutanhourafterdarkwecomealongdowninourtrading-scow，anditwassodarkwedidn”tnoticethewrecktillwewasrightonit；andsoWEsaddle-baggsed；
butallofuswassavedbutBillWhipple——andoh，heWASthebestcretur！——Imostwish”tithadbeenme，Ido。”
“MyGeorge！It”sthebeatenestthingIeverstruck。AndTHENwhatdidyoualldo？“
“Well，weholleredandtookon，butit”ssowidetherewecouldn”tmakenobodyhear。Sopapsaidsomebodygottogetashoreandgethelpsomehow。
Iwastheonlyonethatcouldswim，soImadeadashforit，andMissHookershesaidifIdidn”tstrikehelpsooner，comehereandhuntupheruncle，andhe”dfixthething。Imadethelandaboutamilebelow，andbeenfoolingalongeversince，tryingtogetpeopletodosomething，buttheysaid，”What，insuchanightandsuchacurrent？Thereain”tnosenseinit；
goforthesteamferry。”Nowifyou”llgoand”
“ByJackson，I”dLIKEto，and，blameit，Idon”tknowbutIwill；butwhointhedingnation”sa-going”toPAYforit？Doyoureckonyourpap”
“WhyTHAT”Sallright。MissHookershetoleme，PARTICULAR，thatheruncleHornback”
“Greatguns！isHEheruncle？Lookyhere，youbreakforthatlightoveryonder-way，andturnoutwestwhenyougitthere，andaboutaquarterofamileoutyou”llcometothetavern；tell”emtodartyououttoJimHornback”s，andhe”llfootthebill。Anddon”tyoufoolaroundany，becausehe”llwanttoknowthenews。TellhimI”llhavehisnieceallsafebeforehecangettotown。Humpyourself，now；I”magoinguparoundthecornerheretoroustoutmyengineer。”
Istruckforthelight，butassoonasheturnedthecornerIwentbackandgotintomyskiffandbailedherout，andthenpulledupshoreintheeasywateraboutsixhundredyards，andtuckedmyselfinamongsomewoodboats；
forIcouldn”tresteasytillIcouldseetheferryboatstart。Buttakeitallaround，Iwasfeelingruthercomfortableonaccountsoftakingallthistroubleforthatgang，fornotmanywouldadoneit。Iwishedthewidowknowedaboutit。Ijudgedshewouldbeproudofmeforhelpingtheserapscallions，becauserapscallionsanddeadbeatsisthekindthewidowandgoodpeopletakesthemostinterestin。
Well，beforelongherecomesthewreck，dimanddusky，slidingalongdown！Akindofcoldshiverwentthroughme，andthenIstruckoutforher。Shewasverydeep，andIseeinaminutetherewarn”tmuchchanceforanybodybeingaliveinher。Ipulledallaroundherandholleredalittle，buttherewasn”tanyanswer；alldeadstill。Ifeltalittlebitheavy-heartedaboutthegang，butnotmuch，forIreckonediftheycouldstanditIcould。
Thenherecomestheferryboat；soIshovedforthemiddleoftheriveronalongdown-streamslant；andwhenIjudgedIwasoutofeye-reachI
laidonmyoars，andlookedbackandseehergoandsmellaroundthewreckforMissHooker”sremainders，becausethecaptainwouldknowheruncleHornbackwouldwantthem；andthenprettysoontheferryboatgiveitupandwentfortheshore，andIlaidintomyworkandwenta-boomingdowntheriver。
ItdidseemapowerfullongtimebeforeJim”slightshowedup；andwhenitdidshowitlookedlikeitwasathousandmileoff。BythetimeIgottheretheskywasbeginningtogetalittlegrayintheeast；sowestruckforanisland，andhidtheraft，andsunktheskiff，andturnedinandsleptlikedeadpeople。
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter14Chapter14BYandby，whenwegotup，weturnedoverthetrucktheganghadstoleoffofthewreck，andfoundboots，andblankets，andclothes，andallsortsofotherthings，andalotofbooks，andaspyglass，andthreeboxesofseegars。Wehadn”teverbeenthisrichbeforeinneitherofourlives。
Theseegarswasprime。Welaidoffalltheafternooninthewoodstalking，andmereadingthebooks，andhavingageneralgoodtime。ItoldJimallaboutwhathappenedinsidethewreckandattheferryboat，andIsaidthesekindsofthingswasadventures；buthesaidhedidn”twantnomoreadventures。
HesaidthatwhenIwentinthetexasandhecrawledbacktogetontheraftandfoundhergonehenearlydied，becausehejudgeditwasallupwithHIManywayitcouldbefixed；forifhedidn”tgetsavedhewouldgetdrownded；andifhedidgetsaved，whoeversavedhimwouldsendhimbackhomesoastogetthereward，andthenMissWatsonwouldsellhimSouth，sure。Well，hewasright；hewasmostalwaysright；hehadanuncommonlevelheadforanigger。
IreadconsiderabletoJimaboutkingsanddukesandearlsandsuch，andhowgaudytheydressed，andhowmuchstyletheyputon，andcalledeachotheryourmajesty，andyourgrace，andyourlordship，andsoon，”steadofmister；andJim”seyesbuggedout，andhewasinterested。Hesays：
“Ididn”knowdeywassomanyunum。Ihain”thearn”boutnoneunum，skasely，butoleKingSollermun，onlessyoucountsdemkingsdat”sinapackerk”yards。Howmuchdoakinggit？“
“Get？“Isays；“why，theygetathousanddollarsamonthiftheywantit；theycanhavejustasmuchastheywant；everythingbelongstothem。”
“AIN”datgay？Enwhatdeygottodo，Huck？“
“THEYdon”tdonothing！Why，howyoutalk！Theyjustsetaround。”
“No；isdatso？“
“Ofcourseitis。Theyjustsetaround——except，maybe，whenthere”sawar；thentheygotothewar。Butothertimestheyjustlazyaround；
orgohawking——justhawkingandsp——Sh！——d”youhearanoise？“
Weskippedoutandlooked；butitwarn”tnothingbuttheflutterofasteamboat”swheelawaydown，comingaroundthepoint；sowecomeback。
“Yes，“saysI，“andothertimes，whenthingsisdull，theyfusswiththeparlyment；andifeverybodydon”tgojustsohewhackstheirheadsoff。Butmostlytheyhangroundtheharem。”
“Roun”dewhich？“
“Harem。”
“What”sdeharem？“
“Theplacewherehekeepshiswives。Don”tyouknowabouttheharem？
Solomonhadone；hehadaboutamillionwives。”
“Why，yes，dat”sso；I——I”ddoneforgotit。Aharem”sabo”d”n-house，Ireck”n。Mos”likelydeyhasracketytimesindenussery。EnIreck”ndewivesquarrelsconsidable；endat”creasederacket。YitdeysaySollermundewises”mandateverlive”。Idoan”takenostockindat。Bekasewhy：
wouldawisemanwanttoliveindemids”ersichablim-blammin”alldetime？No——”deedhewouldn”t。Awiseman”udtakeenbuil”abiler-factry；
endenhecouldshetDOWNdebiler-factrywhenhewanttores”。”
“Well，butheWASthewisestman，anyway；becausethewidowshetoldmeso，herownself。”
“Idoank”yerwhatdewiddersay，heWARN”Tnowisemannuther。Hehadsomeerdedad-fetchedes”waysIeversee。Doesyouknow”boutdatchiledathe”uzgwynetochopintwo？“
“Yes，thewidowtoldmeallaboutit。”
“WELL，den！Warn”datdebeatenes”notionindeworl”？Youjes”takeenlookatitaminute。Dah”sdestump，dah——dat”soneerdewomen；heah”syou——dat”sdeyutherone；I”sSollermun；endishyerdollarbill”sdechile。Bofeunyouclaimsit。WhatdoesIdo？DoesIshinaroun”mongs”
deneighborsenfineoutwhichunyoudebillDOb”longto，enhan”itovertoderightone，allsafeensoun”，dewaydatanybodydathadanygumptionwould？No；ItakeenwhackdebillinTWO，engivehalfunittoyou，endeyutherhalftodeyutherwoman。Dat”sdewaySollermunwasgwynetodowiddechile。NowIwanttoastyou：what”sdeuseerdathalfabill？——can”tbuynoth”nwidit。Enwhatuseisahalfachile？Iwouldn”
giveadernforamillionunum。”
“Buthangit，Jim，you”vecleanmissedthepoint——blameit，you”vemisseditathousandmile。”
“Who？Me？Go”long。Doan”talktome”boutyo”pints。Ireck”nIknowssensewhenIseesit；endeyain”nosenseinsichdoin”sasdat。De”sputewarn”t”boutahalfachile，de”sputewas”boutawholechile；endemandatthinkhekinsettlea”spute”boutawholechilewidahalfachiledoan”knowenoughtocomeinout”nderain。Doan”talktome”boutSollermun，Huck，Iknowshimbydeback。”
“ButItellyouyoudon”tgetthepoint。”
“Blamedepoint！Ireck”nIknowswhatIknows。Enmineyou，deREAL
pintisdownfurder——it”sdowndeeper。ItlaysindewaySollermunwasraised。Youtakeamandat”sgoton”yoneortwochillen；isdatmangwynetobewasefulo”chillen？No，heain”t；hecan”t”fordit。HEknowhowtovalue”em。Butyoutakeamandat”sgot”boutfivemillionchillenrunnin”
roun”dehouse，enit”sdiffunt。HEassoonchopachileintwoasacat。
Dey”splentymo”。Achileertwo，mo”erless，warn”tnoconsekenstoSollermun，dadfatchhim！“
Ineverseesuchanigger。Ifhegotanotioninhisheadonce，therewarn”tnogettingitoutagain。HewasthemostdownonSolomonofanyniggerIeversee。SoIwenttotalkingaboutotherkings，andletSolomonslide。ItoldaboutLouisSixteenththatgothisheadcutoffinFrancelongtimeago；andabouthislittleboythedolphin，thatwouldabeenaking，buttheytookandshuthimupinjail，andsomesayhediedthere。
“Po”littlechap。”
“Butsomesayshegotoutandgotaway，andcometoAmerica。”
“Dat”sgood！Buthe”llbepootylonesome——deyain”nokingshere，isdey，Huck？“
“No。”
“Denhecain”tgitnosituation。Whathegwynetodo？“
“Well，Idon”tknow。Someofthemgetsonthepolice，andsomeofthemlearnspeoplehowtotalkFrench。”
“Why，Huck，doan”deFrenchpeopletalkdesamewaywedoes？“
“NO，Jim；youcouldn”tunderstandawordtheysaid——notasingleword。”
“Well，now，Ibeding-busted！Howdodatcome？“
“Idon”tknow；butit”sso。Igotsomeoftheirjabberoutofabook。
S”poseamanwastocometoyouandsayPolly-voo-franzy——whatwouldyouthink？“
“Iwouldn”thinknuff”n；I”dtakeenbusthimoverdehead——datis，ifhewarn”twhite。Iwouldn”t”lownoniggertocallmedat。”
“Shucks，itain”tcallingyouanything。It”sonlysaying，doyouknowhowtotalkFrench？“
“Well，den，whycouldn”theSAYit？“
“Why，heISa-sayingit。That”saFrenchman”sWAYofsayingit。”
“Well，it”sablameridicklousway，enIdoan”wanttohearnomo””boutit。Deyain”nosenseinit。”
“Lookyhere，Jim；doesacattalklikewedo？“
“No，acatdon”t。”
“Well，doesacow？“
“No，acowdon”t，nuther。”
“Doesacattalklikeacow，oracowtalklikeacat？“
“No，deydon”t。”
“It”snaturalandrightfor”emtotalkdifferentfromeachother，ain”tit？“
“Course。”
“Andain”titnaturalandrightforacatandacowtotalkdifferentfromUS？“
“Why，mos”sholyitis。”
“Well，then，whyain”titnaturalandrightforaFRENCHMANtotalkdifferentfromus？Youanswermethat。”
“Isacataman，Huck？“
“No。”
“Well，den，deyain”tnosenseinacattalkin”likeaman。Isacowaman？——erisacowacat？“
“No，sheain”teitherofthem。”
“Well，den，sheain”tgotnobusinesstotalklikeeitheroneertheyutherof”em。IsaFrenchmanaman？“
“Yes。”
“WELL，den！Dadblameit，whydoan”heTALKlikeaman？YouanswermeDAT！“
Iseeitwarn”tnousewastingwords——youcan”tlearnaniggertoargue。SoIquit。
TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn-Chapter15Chapter15WEjudgedthatthreenightsmorewouldfetchustoCairo，atthebottomofIllinois，wheretheOhioRivercomesin，andthatwaswhatwewasafter。
WewouldselltheraftandgetonasteamboatandgowayuptheOhioamongstthefreeStates，andthenbeoutoftrouble。
Well，thesecondnightafogbeguntocomeon，andwemadeforatowheadtotieto，foritwouldn”tdototrytoruninafog；butwhenIpaddledaheadinthecanoe，withthelinetomakefast，therewarn”tanythingbutlittlesaplingstotieto。Ipassedthelinearoundoneofthemrightontheedgeofthecutbank，buttherewasastiffcurrent，andtheraftcomeboomingdownsolivelyshetoreitoutbytherootsandawayshewent。
Iseethefogclosingdown，anditmademesosickandscaredIcouldn”tbudgeformostahalfaminuteitseemedtome——andthentherewarn”tnoraftinsight；youcouldn”tseetwentyyards。Ijumpedintothecanoeandrunbacktothestern，andgrabbedthepaddleandsetherbackastroke。
Butshedidn”tcome。IwasinsuchahurryIhadn”tuntiedher。Igotupandtriedtountieher，butIwassoexcitedmyhandsshooksoIcouldn”thardlydoanythingwiththem。
AssoonasIgotstartedItookoutaftertheraft，hotandheavy，rightdownthetowhead。Thatwasallrightasfarasitwent，butthetowheadwarn”tsixtyyardslong，andtheminuteIflewbythefootofitIshotoutintothesolidwhitefog，andhadn”tnomoreideawhichwayIwasgoingthanadeadman。
ThinksI，itwon”tdotopaddle；firstIknowI”llrunintothebankoratowheadorsomething；Igottosetstillandfloat，andyetit”smightyfidgetybusinesstohavetoholdyourhandsstillatsuchatime。Iwhoopedandlistened。AwaydowntheresomewheresIhearsasmallwhoop，andupcomesmyspirits。Iwenttearingafterit，listeningsharptohearitagain。