Huck, que encara no s'havia compromes, s'uní a Tom, i el cagadubtes tot seguit oferí explicacions, i es dona per content d'eixir del trencacoll amb tan poca mala anomenada de pollet enyorívol com pogué.
Huck, being uncommitted as yet, joined in with Tom, and the waverer quickly "explained," and was glad to get out of the scrape with as little taint of chicken-hearted home-sickness clinging to his garments as he could.