...and Tom, who gladly broke every law of the tribe to protect and rescue Nigger Jim? Mark Twain's boys "not manly enough nor brave enough" to do a generous action when there was a chance that it could get them into trouble? Can we, in the light of this, continue to say that Mark Twain's pessimism was due...

...to inpdify their doings. We boys wanted to warn them, but we backed down when it came to the pinch, being afraid. We found that we were not manly enough...would have done — dropped the subject and talked about]something else. And I know we all felt mean, eating and drinking Marget's fine things along with...

...wanted to warn them, but we backed down when it came to the pinch, being afraid. We found that \ve were not manly enough nor brave enough to do a generous...would have done — dropped the subject and talked about'somethingelse. And I know we all felt mean, eating and drinking Marget's fine things along with...