"Well, me and Huck went on hunting for the corpse
after the others quit, and we found it. And was proud,
too; but Uncle Silas he knocked us crazy by telling us
HE killed the man. So we was mighty sorry we found
the body, and was bound to save Uncle Silas's neck if
we could; and it was going to be tough work, too,
because he wouldn't let us break him out of prison the
way we done with our old nigger Jim.
"I done everything I could the whole month to think
up some way to save Uncle Silas, but I couldn't strike
a thing. So when we come into court to-day I come
empty, and couldn't see no chance anywheres. But
by and by I had a glimpse of something that set me
thinking -- just a little wee glimpse -- only that, and
not enough to make sure; but it set me thinking hard
-- and WATCHING, when I was only letting on to think;
and by and by, sure enough, when Uncle Silas was pil-
ing out that stuff about HIM killing Jubiter Dunlap, I
catched that glimpse again, and this time I jumped up
and shut down the proceedings, because I KNOWED
Jubiter Dunlap was a-setting here before me. I knowed
him by a thing which I seen him do -- and I remem-
bered it. I'd seen him do it when I was here a year
ago."
He stopped then, and studied a minute -- laying for
an "effect" -- I knowed it perfectly well. Then he
turned off like he was going to leave the platform, and
says, kind of lazy and indifferent:
"Well, I believe that is all.
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