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I says: ssssssssss

"What do we want of a moat, when we're going to snake him out from under

the cabin?" ssssssssss

But he never heard me. He had forgot me and everything else. He had his

chin in his hand, thinking. Pretty soon, he sighs, and shakes his head; then

sighs again, and says: ssssssssss

"No, it wouldn't do -- there ain't necessity enough for it."

"For what?" I says.

"Why, to saw Jim's leg off," he says.

"Good land!" I says, "why, there ain't no necessity for it. And what

would you want to saw his leg ssssssssss

off for, anyway?" ssssssssss

"Well, some of the best

authorities has done it. They ssssssssss

couldn't get the chain off, so ssssssssss

they just cut their hand off, and ssssssssss

shoved. And a leg would be ssssssssss

better still. But we got to let ssssssssss

that go. There ain't necessity ssssssssss

enough in this case; and besides, ssssssssss

Jim's a nigger and wouldn't ssssssssss

understand the reasons for it, ssssssssss

and how it's the custom in Eu- ssssssssss

rope; so we'll let it go. But ssssssssss

there's one thing -- he can have a ssssssssss

rope-ladder; we can tear up our ssssssssss

sheets and make him a rope- ssssssssss

ladder easy enough. And we ssssssssss

can send it to him in a pie; it's ssssssssss

mostly done that way. And I've et worse pies."

"Why, Tom Sawyer, how you talk," I says, "Jim ain't got no use for a rope-

ladder." ssssssssss

ssssssssss

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