| Quote #1 "Please take it," says I, "and don't ask me nothing – then I won't have to tell no lies." (4.15) |
Although he spends the entire story lying, Huck has an aversion to deception at the beginning.
| Quote #2 "Well, I b'lieve you, Huck. I – I RUN OFF." |
Huck finds it immoral that Jim has run off.
| Quote #3 "But mind, you said you wouldn' tell – you know you said you wouldn' tell, Huck." |
Although he enjoys making up tales, Huck places a great deal of value on keeping his word. In fact, it appears that keeping his word to Jim is more important to Huck than the fate of his own reputation, or abiding the law.