El pobre Huck es trobava en el mateix estat de miseria i terror, perque Tom havia contat tota la historia al curial la nit abans del gran dia de la causa, i Huck tenia una por cruel que la seva participació en el negoci pogués traspuar encara, baldament la fugida de Joe l'Indi li hagués estalviat el neguit de declarar davant el Tribunal.
Poor Huck was in the same state of wretchedness and terror, for Tom had told the whole story to the lawyer the night before the great day of the trial, and Huck was sore afraid that his share in the business might leak out, yet, notwithstanding Injun Joe's flight had saved him the suffering of testifying in court.