Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapter 28 summary
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In Chapter 28, the narrator tells Mary Jane that her supposed uncles are frauds and arranges her absence so he can escape before she exposes them. He covers her departure with lies to her sisters, but the auction ends with a crowd announcing a second set of claimants to Peter Wilks’s estate.
What happens
- Mary Jane cries over an enslaved family’s separation, and the narrator reveals that her supposed uncles are frauds.
- He arranges her departure to Mr. Lothrop’s and asks her to delay exposing the men until he has time to escape.
- He supplies a lead for witnesses in Bricksville and writes that he hides the stolen money in the coffin.
- Mary Jane leaves, and he deceives her sisters with stories about illness and a visit concerning the house sale.
- The king and duke attend the auction, where nearly everything sells.
- A steamboat arrives, and a noisy crowd announces two competing sets of heirs to Peter Wilks.
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Why does the narrator insist that Mary Jane leave before breakfast?
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