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THEfirsttimeIcatchedTomprivateIaskedhimwhatwashisidea,timeoftheevasion?
–whatitwashe’dplannedtodoiftheevasionworkedallrightandhemanagedtosetaniggerfreethatwasalreadyfreebefore?
Andhesaid,whathehadplannedinhisheadfromthestart,ifwegotJimoutallsafe,wasforustorunhimdowntheriverontheraft,andhaveadventuresplumbtothemouthoftheriver,andthentellhimabouthisbeingfree,andtakehimbackuphomeonasteamboat,instyle,andpayhimforhislosttime,andwritewordaheadandgetoutalltheniggersaround,andhavethemwaltzhimintotownwithatorchlightprocessionandabrass-band,andthenhewouldbeahero,andsowouldwe.
ButIreckoneditwasaboutaswellthewayitwas.
WehadJimoutofthechainsinnotime,andwhenAuntPollyandUncleSilasandAuntSallyfoundouthowgoodhehelpedthedoctornurseTom,theymadeaheapoffussoverhim,andfixedhimupprime,andgivehimallhewantedtoeat,andagoodtime,andnothingtodo.
Andwehadhimuptothesick-room,andhadahightalk;andTomgiveJimfortydollarsforbeingprisonerforussopatient,anddoingitupsogood,andJimwaspleasedmosttodeath,andbustedout,andsays:
“DAH,now,Huck,whatItellyou?–whatItellyouupdahonJacksonislan’?
ITOLEyouIgotahairybreas’,enwhat’sdesignunit;enITOLEyouIbenrichwunst,engwinetertoberichAGIN;enit’scometrue;enheahsheis!DAH,now!
doan’talktoME–signsisSIGNS,mineItellyou;enIknowedjis’’swell‘atI‘uzgwineterberichaginasI’sastannin’heahdisminute!”
AndthenTomhetalkedalongandtalkedalong,andsays,le’sallthreeslideoutofhereoneofthesenightsandgetanoutfit,andgoforhowlingadventuresamongsttheInjuns,overintheTerritory,foracoupleofweeksortwo;andIsays,allright,thatsuitsme,butIain’tgotnomoneyfortobuytheoutfit,andIreckonIcouldn’tgetnonefromhome,becauseit’slikelypap’sbeenbackbeforenow,andgotitallawayfromJudgeThatcheranddrunkitup.
“No,hehain’t,”Tomsays;“it’sallthereyet–sixthousanddollarsandmore;andyourpaphain’teverbeenbacksince.Hadn’twhenIcomeaway,anyhow.”
Jimsays,kindofsolemn:
“Heain’ta-comin’backnomo’,Huck.”
Isays:
“Why,Jim?”
“Nemminewhy,Huck–butheain’tcomin’backnomo.”
ButIkeptathim;soatlasthesays:
“Doan’you‘memberdehousedatwasfloat’ndownderiver,endeywuzamanindah,kiveredup,enIwentinenunkiveredhimanddidn’letyoucomein?
Well,den,youkingityo’moneywhenyouwantsit,kasedatwuzhim.”
Tom’smostwellnow,andgothisbulletaroundhisneckonawatch-guardforawatch,andisalwaysseeingwhattimeitis,andsothereain’tnothingmoretowriteabout,andIamrottengladofit,becauseifI’daknowedwhatatroubleitwastomakeabookIwouldn’tatackledit,andain’ta-goingtonomore.
ButIreckonIgottolightoutfortheTerritoryaheadoftherest,becauseAuntSallyshe’sgoingtoadoptmeandsivilizeme,andIcan’tstandit.Ibeentherebefore.
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