Pudd'nhead Wilson Chapter 17: The Judge Utters Dire Prophecy Summary

  • Driscoll and Tom work hard on their mud-slinging campaign to make sure that the twins don't get elected.
  • Sealing the deal, Driscoll makes a final campaign speech against the twins in which he persuades everyone not to vote for them by dropping hints that one of the twins is an assassin.
  • The twins are defeated and Pudd'nhead is elected to mayor. From idiot of the town to ruler of the town!
  • Tom returns to St. Louis.
  • A rumor starts going around that Driscoll and Luigi are going to have another duel.
  • The twins decide to lay low for a while and lick their wounds, only going out late at night when nobody's around.