Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapter Twenty Summary

Huck makes up a story to explain Jim’s presence. He’s not a runaway slave, he says, but since everyone thinks he is it’s just easier for them to travel at night.
The con-men inspect the raft and decide that, being royalty and all, they deserve the best sleeping spots inside the makeshift wigwam.
That night there’s a lightning storm, and Huck and Jim have to sit outside on the raft to keep watch while the "royalty" sleep.
Huck doesn’t mind; he likes watching the storm. He ends up going to sleep while Jim takes over the watch.
Shortly after, the duke and the king start planning their con, a series of Shakespearian performances.
The king says he doesn’t know anything about "play-actin’," so the duke explains to him all about Romeo and Juliet. They decide that the king will play Juliet and the duke Romeo.
The two cons head into town, informing Huck that they’re going to set up a way for them to travel in the daylight without worrying about Jim.
Huck, wisely, elects to go with them. Not that these guys aren’t trustworthy or anything.
The town is nearly deserted, and the men are informed that everyone is at a "camp-meeting" about two miles away. (It’s a religious gathering.)
Huck and the king leave the duke at a printing-office (which is part of the plan to help Jim) and head to this camp-meeting.
When they get there, the preacher is preaching, with lots of "Amen!" and "Hallelujah!" responses.
The king simply can’t resist. He begins preaching and shouting himself, and soon enough he’s got everyone worked up in a religious frenzy and taking up a collection on his behalf (because he is a "reformed" and "changed" man, thanks to the Lord, etc., etc).
And that’s how the king returns to the raft with $87.75 , and a three-gallon jug of whisky.
The duke shows up and for three seconds is all proud of himself for conning about nine bucks – that is, until he sees the king’s score.
He’s also printed up a bill for Jim that declares a $200 reward for him as a runaway slave. This way, he says, if anyone stops their raft, they can claim they’ve already captured him and are bringing him back to capture their reward.
That night, Jim tells Huck he hopes they’re not going to meet any more dukes or kings – he thinks two is plenty.
Turns out, he’s been trying to get the king (of France, remember) to speak French. Unfortunately, Louis XVII has been in this country so long he plain old forgot his language.

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