? ? ? ? "No, it wouldn't do- there ain't necessity enough for it."
? ? ? ? "For what?" I says.
? ? ? ? "Why, to saw Jim's leg off," he says.
? ? ? ? "Good land!" I says, "why, there ain't no necessity for it. And what you want to saw his leg off for, anyway?"
? ? ? ? "Well, some of the best authorities has done it. They couldn't get the chain off, so they just cut their hand off, and shoved. And a leg would be better still. But we got to let that go. There ain't necessity enough in this case; and besides, Jim's a nigger and wouldn't understand the reasons for it, and how it's the custom in Europe; so we'll let it go. But there's one thing- he can have a rope-ladder; we can tear up our sheets and make him a rope-ladder easy enough. And we can send it to him in a pie; it's mostly done that way. And I've et worse pies."
? ? ? ? "Why, Tom Sawyer, how you talk," I says; "Jim ain't got no use for a rope-ladder.
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