Summary Chapter 10
Huck and Tom flee, horrified. They make sure they aren't being followed. They are out of breath when they reach the tannery. Huck imagines a hanging will result from this if the doctor is dead. Tom wonders if they should tell, but Huck worries about Injun Joe coming after them. He is willing to let Muff Potter take the risk, for he is foolish and drunk enough to spill it. Tom points out that Potter was unconscious when the murder happened. He may even be dead. Huck insists they have to keep quiet. He proposes they swear on it. A swear like this requires pricking their fingers to draw blood. They perform an entire solemn ritual to bind their tongues. Huck asks later if it means they can't ever tell, and Tom says yes. A stray dog howling upsets the boys, who believe it is a messenger of th
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