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,”saysthean,andididshesays:”takeacheer”
idoneitshelookedalloverhherlittleshinyeyes,andsays:
”ightyouabe”
”sarahs”
”sdoyouliveinthisneighborhood
”noinhookerville,sevenlebelohewayand
illtiredout”
”hungry,too,ireething”
”noiainthungryiilesbelow
hereatafarsoiainthungrynoreitsakessolate
thersdooneyandeverything,andieto
telluncleabnerorehelivesattheupperendofthetown,she
saysihainteverbeenherebeforedoyoukno”
”no;butidontknoihaventlivedherequitetwo
sansiderableotheupperendofthetoter
stayhereallnighttakeoffyourbon”
”no,”isays;”illrestaafeared
ofthedark”
shesaidsheegobyself,butherhusbandwouldbeinby
andby,ybeinahourandahalf,andshedsendhilonge
thenshegottotalkingaboutherhusband,andaboutherrelationsupthe
river,andherrelationsdouchbetteroff
theyusedtoadeastake
ingtoourtoeadoflettingwellaloneandsoonandsoon,
tilliadeastakeingtohertofindoutwas
goingoninthetourder,
andthenityoletherclatterrightalongshetold
aboutandtoahesixthousanddollarsonlyshegotit
tenandallaboutpapandahardlotheahardloti
urderedisays:
”thesegoingsondownin
hookerville,butknohatkilledhuckfinn”
”artchanceofpeopleherethatdlike
toknosothinkoldfinndoneithielf”
”noisthatso”
”steverybodythoughtitatfirsthellneverknoe
togettinglynchedbutbeforenighttheychangedaroundandjudgedit
edji”
”whyhe”
istoppedireckonedibetterkeepstillsherunon,andnever
noticedihadputinatall:
”theniggerrunofftheverynighthuckfinnheresa
rethreehundreddollarsandtheresarefor
oldfinn,tootetotooing
aftertherder,andtoldaboutit,andonthe
ferryboathunt,andrightaerheupandleftbeforenightthey
,buthedaytheyfound
outtheniggerheyfoundouthehadntbenseensenceten
ourder,you
see;andesoldfinn,and
oneytohuntfortheniggerall
overillinoisso,andthateveninghegot
drunk,andidnightighty
hardlookingstrangers,andthen
ebabacktillthisthing
blotle,forpeoplethinksnohathekilledhisboyand
fixedthingssofolkshinkrobbersdoneit,andthenhedget
hucksneyehalapeople
dosayheanytoogoodtodoitoh,hessly,ireckonifhe
dontebackforayearhellbeallrightyoucantproveanything
onhiyouknohingeddohen,andhellwalkin
hucksneyaseasyasnothing”
”yes,ireidontseenothinginthehas
everybodyquitthinkingtheniggerdoneit”
”oh,no,noteverybodyagoodnythinkshedoneitbuttheyllget
theniggerprettysoonnoaybethey”
”yet”
”,aintyoudoesthreehundreddollarslayaround
everydayforpeopletopickupsofolksthinktheniggeraintfar
froereineoftheutihainttalkeditaroundafewdays
agoialkinghanolduplethatlivesnextdoorinthelog
shanty,andtheyhappenedtosayhardlyanybodyevergoestothatisland
overyonderthattheycalljacksonsislanddontanybodylivethere
saysino,nobody,saystheyididntsayanyre,butidoneso
thinkingiokeoverthere,aboutthe
headoftheisland,adayortyself,like
asnotthatniggershidingoverthere;anyshthe
troubletogivetheplaceahuntihaintseenanyskesence,soi
reaybehesgone,ifit;buthusbandsgoingovertosee
hindanotheheheriver;buthegotbacktoday,
anditoldhissoonashegotheretwohoursago”
ihadgotsouneasyiuldntsetstillihadtodosothingy
hands;soitookupaneedleoffofthetableandtothreadingit
handsshook,andiakingabadjobofitheanstopped
talkingilookedup,andsheeprettyiling
alittleiputdoheneedleandthread,andletontobeinterested
andiooandsays:
”threehundreddollarsisapooneyiytheruldget
itisyourhusbandgoingovertheretonight”
”oh,yesheaniellingyouof,togeta
boatandseeiftheyuldborroherguntheyllgooverafter
dnight”
”uldnttheyseebetteriftheye”
”yesanduldnttheniggerseebetter,tooafterdnighthell
likelybeasleep,andtheycansliparoundthroughtheup
hiscafireallthebetterforthedark,ifhesgotone”
”ididntthinkofthat”
theankeptlookingatprettycurious,andididntfeelabit
fortableprettysoonshesays,
”ewas,honey”
”arys”
sohotothatisaiditarybefore,soididnt
lookupseedtoisaiditsortofered,
andaybeianwould
saysothingre;thelongershesetstilltheuneasierinow
shesays:
”honey,ithoughtyousaiditein”
”oh,yesididsarahryssarahsfirstnaso
ery”
”oh,thatsthe”
”yes”
iterthen,but
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,”saysthean,andididshesays:”takeacheer”
idoneitshelookedalloverhherlittleshinyeyes,andsays:
”ightyouabe”
”sarahs”
”sdoyouliveinthisneighborhood
”noinhookerville,sevenlebelohewayand
illtiredout”
”hungry,too,ireething”
”noiainthungryiilesbelow
hereatafarsoiainthungrynoreitsakessolate
thersdooneyandeverything,andieto
telluncleabnerorehelivesattheupperendofthetown,she
saysihainteverbeenherebeforedoyoukno”
”no;butidontknoihaventlivedherequitetwo
sansiderableotheupperendofthetoter
stayhereallnighttakeoffyourbon”
”no,”isays;”illrestaafeared
ofthedark”
shesaidsheegobyself,butherhusbandwouldbeinby
andby,ybeinahourandahalf,andshedsendhilonge
thenshegottotalkingaboutherhusband,andaboutherrelationsupthe
river,andherrelationsdouchbetteroff
theyusedtoadeastake
ingtoourtoeadoflettingwellaloneandsoonandsoon,
tilliadeastakeingtohertofindoutwas
goingoninthetourder,
andthenityoletherclatterrightalongshetold
aboutandtoahesixthousanddollarsonlyshegotit
tenandallaboutpapandahardlotheahardloti
urderedisays:
”thesegoingsondownin
hookerville,butknohatkilledhuckfinn”
”artchanceofpeopleherethatdlike
toknosothinkoldfinndoneithielf”
”noisthatso”
”steverybodythoughtitatfirsthellneverknoe
togettinglynchedbutbeforenighttheychangedaroundandjudgedit
edji”
”whyhe”
istoppedireckonedibetterkeepstillsherunon,andnever
noticedihadputinatall:
”theniggerrunofftheverynighthuckfinnheresa
rethreehundreddollarsandtheresarefor
oldfinn,tootetotooing
aftertherder,andtoldaboutit,andonthe
ferryboathunt,andrightaerheupandleftbeforenightthey
,buthedaytheyfound
outtheniggerheyfoundouthehadntbenseensenceten
ourder,you
see;andesoldfinn,and
oneytohuntfortheniggerall
overillinoisso,andthateveninghegot
drunk,andidnightighty
hardlookingstrangers,andthen
ebabacktillthisthing
blotle,forpeoplethinksnohathekilledhisboyand
fixedthingssofolkshinkrobbersdoneit,andthenhedget
hucksneyehalapeople
dosayheanytoogoodtodoitoh,hessly,ireckonifhe
dontebackforayearhellbeallrightyoucantproveanything
onhiyouknohingeddohen,andhellwalkin
hucksneyaseasyasnothing”
”yes,ireidontseenothinginthehas
everybodyquitthinkingtheniggerdoneit”
”oh,no,noteverybodyagoodnythinkshedoneitbuttheyllget
theniggerprettysoonnoaybethey”
”yet”
”,aintyoudoesthreehundreddollarslayaround
everydayforpeopletopickupsofolksthinktheniggeraintfar
froereineoftheutihainttalkeditaroundafewdays
agoialkinghanolduplethatlivesnextdoorinthelog
shanty,andtheyhappenedtosayhardlyanybodyevergoestothatisland
overyonderthattheycalljacksonsislanddontanybodylivethere
saysino,nobody,saystheyididntsayanyre,butidoneso
thinkingiokeoverthere,aboutthe
headoftheisland,adayortyself,like
asnotthatniggershidingoverthere;anyshthe
troubletogivetheplaceahuntihaintseenanyskesence,soi
reaybehesgone,ifit;buthusbandsgoingovertosee
hindanotheheheriver;buthegotbacktoday,
anditoldhissoonashegotheretwohoursago”
ihadgotsouneasyiuldntsetstillihadtodosothingy
hands;soitookupaneedleoffofthetableandtothreadingit
handsshook,andiakingabadjobofitheanstopped
talkingilookedup,andsheeprettyiling
alittleiputdoheneedleandthread,andletontobeinterested
andiooandsays:
”threehundreddollarsisapooneyiytheruldget
itisyourhusbandgoingovertheretonight”
”oh,yesheaniellingyouof,togeta
boatandseeiftheyuldborroherguntheyllgooverafter
dnight”
”uldnttheyseebetteriftheye”
”yesanduldnttheniggerseebetter,tooafterdnighthell
likelybeasleep,andtheycansliparoundthroughtheup
hiscafireallthebetterforthedark,ifhesgotone”
”ididntthinkofthat”
theankeptlookingatprettycurious,andididntfeelabit
fortableprettysoonshesays,
”ewas,honey”
”arys”
sohotothatisaiditarybefore,soididnt
lookupseedtoisaiditsortofered,
andaybeianwould
saysothingre;thelongershesetstilltheuneasierinow
shesays:
”honey,ithoughtyousaiditein”
”oh,yesididsarahryssarahsfirstnaso
ery”
”oh,thatsthe”
”yes”
iterthen,but
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