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? ? ? ? The Welchman's sons departed at once. As they were leaving the room Huck sprang up and exclaimed:

? ? ? ? "O, please don't tell anybody it was me that blowed on them! O, please!"

? ? ? ? "All right if you say it, Huck, but you ought to have the credit of what you did."

? ? ? ? "O, no, no! Please don't tell!"

? ? ? ? When the young men were gone, the old Welchman said-

? ? ? ? "They won't tell- and I won't. But why don't you want it known?"

? ? ? ? Huck would not explain, further than to say that he already knew too much about one of those men and would not have the man know that he knew anything against him for the whole world- he would be killed for knowing it, sure.

? ? ? ? The old man promised secrecy once more, and said:

? ? ? ? "How did you come to follow these fellows, lad? Were they looking suspicious?"

? ? ? ? Huck was silent while he framed a duly cautious reply.


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