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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
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