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Chapter 23

           Well,wewon’ttalkaboutthat.Idon’twanttomakeYOUfeelbad;you’vebefriendedme.ButwhatIwanttosay,is,don’tYOUevergetdrunkthenyouwon’tevergethere.Standalitterfurderwestsothat’sit;it’saprimecomforttoseefacesthat’sfriendlywhenabody’sinsuchamuckoftrouble,andtheredon’tnonecomeherebutyourn.Goodfriendlyfacesgoodfriendlyfaces.Gitupononeanother’sbacksandletmetouch’em.That’sit.Shakehandsyourn’llcomethroughthebars,butmine’stoobig.Littlehands,andweakbutthey’vehelpedMuffPotterapower,andthey’dhelphimmoreiftheycould." 

           Tomwenthomemiserable,andhisdreamsthatnightwerefullofhorrors.Thenextdayandthedayafter,hehungaboutthecourt-room,drawnbyanalmostirresistibleimpulsetogoin,butforcinghimselftostayout.Huckwashavingthesameexperience.Theystudiouslyavoidedeachother.Eachwanderedaway,fromtimetotime,butthesamedismalfascinationalwaysbroughtthembackpresently.Tomkepthisearsopenwhenidlerssaunteredoutofthecourt-room,butinvariablyhearddistressingnewsthetoilswereclosingmoreandmorerelentlesslyaroundpoorPotter.AttheendoftheseconddaythevillagetalkwastotheeffectthatInjunJoe’sevidencestoodfirmandunshaken,andthattherewasnottheslightestquestionastowhatthejury’sverdictwouldbe. 

           Tomwasoutlate,thatnight,andcametobedthroughthewindow.Hewasinatremendousstateofexcitement.Itwashoursbeforehegottosleep.Allthevillageflockedtothecourt-housethenextmorning,forthiswastobethegreatday.Bothsexeswereaboutequallyrepresentedinthepackedaudience.Afteralongwaitthejuryfiledinandtooktheirplaces;shortlyafterward,Potter,paleandhaggard,timidandhopeless,wasbroughtin,withchainsuponhim,andseatedwhereallthecuriouseyescouldstareathim;nolessconspicuouswasInjunJoe,stolidasever. 

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