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Chapter 31

           ButIcouldn’tcometonothing.IthoughttillIworemyheadsore,butIcouldn’tseenowayoutofthetrouble.Afterallthislongjourney,andafterallwe’ddoneforthemscoundrels,hereitwasallcometonothing,everythingallbustedupandruined,becausetheycouldhavethehearttoserveJimsuchatrickasthat,andmakehimaslaveagainallhislife,andamongststrangers,too,forfortydirtydollars.

           OnceIsaidtomyselfitwouldbeathousandtimesbetterforJimtobeaslaveathomewherehisfamilywas,aslongashe’dGOTtobeaslave,andsoI’dbetterwritealettertoTomSawyerandtellhimtotellMissWatsonwherehewas.ButIsoongiveupthatnotionfortwothings:she’dbemadanddisgustedathisrascalityandungratefulnessforleavingher,andsoshe’dsellhimstraightdowntheriveragain;andifshedidn’t,everybodynaturallydespisesanungratefulnigger,andthey’dmakeJimfeelitallthetime,andsohe’dfeelorneryanddisgraced.AndthenthinkofME!ItwouldgetallaroundthatHuckFinnhelpedaniggertogethisfreedom;andifIwasevertoseeanybodyfromthattownagainI’dbereadytogetdownandlickhisbootsforshame.That’sjusttheway:apersondoesalow-downthing,andthenhedon’twanttotakenoconsequencesofit.Thinksaslongashecanhide,itain’tnodisgrace.Thatwasmyfixexactly.ThemoreIstudiedaboutthisthemoremyconsciencewenttogrindingme,andthemorewickedandlow-downandorneryIgottofeeling.

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