where did the adventures of huckleberry finn take place
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
In the next town , the two swindlers then impersonate brothers of Peter Wilks , a recently deceased man of property . To match accounts of Wilks 's brothers , the king attempts an English accent and the duke pretends to be a deaf - mute while starting to collect Wilks 's inheritance . Huck decides that Wilks 's three orphaned nieces , who treat Huck with kindness , do not deserve to be cheated thus and so he tries to retrieve for them the stolen inheritance . In a desperate moment , Huck is forced to hide the money in Wilks 's coffin , which is abruptly buried the next morning . The arrival of two new men who seem to be the real brothers throws everything into confusion , so that the townspeople decide to dig up the coffin in order to determine which are the true brothers , but , with everyone else distracted , Huck leaves for the raft , hoping to never see the duke and king again . Suddenly , though , the two villains return , much to Huck 's despair . When Huck is finally able to get away a second time , he finds to his horror that the swindlers have sold Jim away to a family that intends to return him to his proper owner for the reward . Defying his conscience and accepting the negative religious consequences he expects for his actions -- `` All right , then , I 'll go to hell ! '' -- Huck resolves to free Jim once and for all .
In the next town , the two swindlers then impersonate brothers of Peter Wilks , a recently deceased man of property . To match accounts of Wilks 's brothers , the king attempts an English accent and the duke pretends to be a deaf - mute while starting to collect Wilks 's inheritance . Huck decides that Wilks 's three orphaned nieces , who treat Huck with kindness , do not deserve to be cheated thus and so he tries to retrieve for them the stolen inheritance . In a desperate moment , Huck is forced to hide the money in Wilks 's coffin , which is abruptly buried the next morning . The arrival of two new men who seem to be the real brothers throws everything into confusion , so that the townspeople decide to dig up the coffin in order to determine which are the true brothers , but , with everyone else distracted , Huck leaves for the raft , hoping to never see the duke and king again . Suddenly , though , the two villains return , much to Huck 's despair . When Huck is finally able to get away a second time , he finds to his horror that the swindlers have sold Jim away to a family that intends to return him to his proper owner for the reward . Defying his conscience and accepting the negative religious consequences he expects for his actions -- `` All right , then , I 'll go to hell ! '' -- Huck resolves to free Jim once and for all .