The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

How does Huck explain Jim's presence?

Chapter 20: "What Royalty Did to Parkville"?

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He tells them that Jim is the last slave the family owns and that he is traveling south to Orleans to live with his Uncle Ben. Huck also says that he and Jim travel at night because they keep getting harassed by people who think Jim is a runaway slave.

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