Tom Sawyer Page #4

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Well, if'n you knew somethin'

that someone else knew,

but you had to keep mum about it

because there was a blood pact,

and then someone else was in a heap

of trouble 'cause you couldn't tell.

Oh, Tom, I haven't got time for riddles.

What's your problem?

That is my problem.

I can't tell you.

- Well, then how can I help you?

- You can't.

I'll get you some of the remedy.

I was hopin' you'd come.

They got Muff stuck in jail.

Huck, we gotta say somethin' now.

We gotta tell 'em what we know.

We ain't sayin' nothin'.

What do you wanna do, get us killed?

He's dangerous, he's crazy.

- But, Huck...

- We don't say nothin'.

I don't know what you expect me to do

when I get there.

What can I say?

No matter how you plead, Muff,

you ain't got a chance.

They're gonna hang you.

Some defense lawyer

you're gonna make, Clayton.

- How can I defend you if you're guilty?

- Well, that's just it... I ain't.

I mean, in my heart.

Drunk or sober...

...I'd never stick

no knife in no man.

But you was drunk.

I'm an easygoing man

by nature, Clayton.

Whiskey just makes me

more easygoing, you know that.

You'll never prove it, Muff.

You might as well face it,

they gonna hang you.

It occurs to me

that since you ain't gonna make

no money defendin' me,

you'd just as soon

see me hung

so you can fill the coffin

and make some money, you old skinflint.

Never crossed my mind, Muff.

It never crossed my mind.

Muff.

Tom.

I just wanted

to wish you luck tomorrow.

Thanks, lad.

I brought your little old friend

from the woodpile.

Well, bless you, boy.

Bless you.

I gotta go.

Good luck. Bye, Muff.

Bye, Tom.

I'll have a swig of that.

Partial payment.

For defendin' me

or buildin' my coffin?

Whichever.

And now would you repeat

to the court what you told me,

in your own words,

what you saw that morning?

Well, I was down at the brook

borderin' the graveyard,

and I seen him a-washin'

and a-scrubbin' in the water.

- Is that person now in this courtroom?

- Yep.

Would you kindly point

to the person you saw?

It was Muff Potter.

Yeah, we sell

this kind of sheep knife.

Did you ever sell that kind of knife

to Muff Potter?

As a matter of fact, I did.

Could it have been

that very knife?

Yeah.

Now tell me,

on the night after the murder,

was there anything

unusual about his behavior?

Well... no.

He was drunk, as usual.

Order!

Order!

My question was,

was there anything unusual?

Well, I suppose...

He was buyin' drinks all around,

and he had a lot of money on him,

and for Muff Potter,

that's unusual.

I wonder where he got all that money.

From Doc Robinson's pocket.

And I never before seen

a man so filled with hatred.

Before I could stop him,

he was on the Doc,

plungin' that knife in him.

He's a liar, he's a liar!

I seen it!

Didn't happen that way at all!

Order! Order!

I'll have order in my courtroom!

Order!

Now, Tom,

you come up here

and tell us exactly what you saw.

All right, Tom,

now tell me, were you alone?

Well...

Not exactly.

Well, who was with you then?

I was with

the Widder Douglas' dead cat.

Order!

I was tryin' to work the spirit

of Hoss Williams into the dead cat.

Where is that dead cat now?

He's probably still in the gunnysack

about 20 feet away from the grave.

That's where I left it

when I ran away.

And then what happened?

Then they started fightin'.

And as Doc Robinson

fetched up the shovel to shield himself,

he accidentally hit Muff on the head

and knocked him out cold.

And that's when...

...when Injun Joe

picked up a big rock

and knocked Doc Robinson

down into the grave.

That's when he...

picked up Muff's knife,

jumped in after him.

I heard the Doc scream.

After him!

I'm going straight to the county seat

and I'll demand a substantial reward

be posted for that killer.

- I'll go!

- So will I!

Me, too!

Daddy told me how brave you acted

in his courtroom the other day.

I had to.

They was gonna hang Muff.

Do you think they'll

ever catch Injun Joe?

He's probably way out West by now.

- Daddy's not so sure of that.

- I'm positive.

If I was wanted for murder,

I'd be out of the country.

Well, I hope you're right

and Daddy's wrong.

- Anyway, I'm proud of you, Tom.

- You are?

Sure.

I like you.

How come

I hear the sun

Laughin'

Up in the skies?

How come

I see the grass

Growin'

Before my eyes?

Crazy

What's happenin'

Feel like

I'm ten feet high

Nothin's

Impossible

If I try

I could fly

Wonderin'

What's just begun

Tinglin'

Yet sort of numb

How come?

How come?

How come?

Have you ever been engaged, Becky?

No, never.

It's real easy.

All you gotta do is say "I love you,"

and then you kiss.

- And then what?

- Then you're engaged.

You never go to parties

with nobody else,

you never walk to school

with nobody else,

and, of course, you don't

get married to nobody else.

Do you wanna get engaged, Tom?

Sure, if you do.

All right.

I'll say it first.

I love you.

Now it's your turn.

I love you.

Now all that's left

for us to do is to kiss.

It's so nice being engaged.

Why, sure. When me and Amy Lawrence

was engaged, we used to go...

Oh, Tom! Then I'm not the first one

you've been engaged to!

- Philanderer!

- What?

- Well, that's what you are!

- Yeah, but what does it mean?

I'm not sure. But even

if I did know, I wouldn't tell you!

Girls.

It was a blood pact.

You swore to keep mum!

I didn't say your name,

I swear it!

Injun Joe's gonna sneak up on you

one night and cut your throat.

I had to tell!

I couldn't let 'em hang Muff.

And before he kills you, he's gonna

make you tell who was with you.

Then he's gonna cut my throat!

- I ain't gonna tell, Hucky.

- I ain't gonna give you the chance.

I'm gonna hide out on the island

till they catch him.

I'm gonna take my raft over there

tonight, so if'n you wanna come...

Heavenly Father, bless this bounty

so graciously provided

for our physical needs

and make us grateful

for every blessing. Amen.

I just don't understand that boy.

If he'd just come home

for dinner on time once.

Oh, we'll know when Tom gets home.

You didn't!

Mary! You come back

and sit down here this minute.

Tom's home.

Beast!

Aunt Polly, honest,

I didn't have nothin' to do with it.

What happened to you, boy?

Look at you!

Well, there was this

runaway horse, you see,

and this poor old woman

was in the buggy screamin' for help.

So I grabbed the reins

and was drug nearly half a mile

down the street before I could stop it.

Then he kicked me!

You were with Huckleberry Finn.

Why don't you tell the truth for once?

He does tell the truth.

He did it in court and saved

an innocent man's life.

A drunkard. Hanging around

with murderers and grave robbers...

what's to become of you, boy?

You two, downstairs.

Tom, you did a brave thing.

Mary, don't you disobey me, too.

Now, you listen to me.

Your mother

was my favorite sister.

We were very close.

When she was dying,

I promised her

that I would raise you

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