Then I thought a minute, and says to myself, hold on- s'pose you'd a done right and give Jim up; would you felt better than what you do now? No, says I, I'd feel bad- I'd feel just the same way I do now. Well, then, says I, what's the use you learning to do right, when it's troublesome to do right and ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same? I was stuck. I couldn't answer that. So I reckoned I wouldn't bother no more about it, but after this always do whichever comes handiest at the time.
? ? ? ? I went into the wigwam; Jim warn't there. I looked all around; he warn't anywhere. I says:
? ? ? ? "Jim!"
? ? ? ? "Here I is, Huck. Is dey out o' sight yit? Don't talk loud."
? ? ? ? He was in the river, under the stern oar, with just his nose out. I told him they was out of sight, so he come aboard. He says:
? ? ? ? "I was a-listenin' to all de talk, en I slips into de river en was gwyne to shove for sho' if dey come aboard. Den I was gwyne to swim to de raf' agin when dey was gone. But lawsy, how you did fool 'em, Huck! Dat wuz de smartes' dodge! tell you, chile, I 'speck it save' ole Jim- ole Jim ain' gwyne to forgit you for dat, honey.
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