1 I've done considerble in the doctoring way in my time.
2 THE doctor was an old man; a very nice, kind-looking old man when I got him up.
3 The doctor he led me along by the hand, and was plenty kind enough, but he never let go my hand.
4 The poor girls was hanging to the king and crying; and all of a sudden the doctor ups and turns on them.
5 So I said I would, and left, and Jim was to hide in the woods when he see the doctor coming till he was gone again.
6 I followed the men to see what they was going to do with Jim; and the old doctor and Uncle Silas followed after Tom into the house.
7 It was Tom Sawyer on a mattress; and that old doctor; and Jim, in her calico dress, with his hands tied behind him; and a lot of people.
8 But I better hive it tonight if I can, because the doctor maybe hasn't let up as much as he lets on he has; he might scare them out of here yet.
9 They tackled missionarying, and mesmerizing, and doctoring, and telling fortunes, and a little of everything; but they couldn't seem to have no luck.
10 "All right, doctor," says the king, kinder mocking him; "we'll try and get 'em to send for you;" which made them all laugh, and they said it was a prime good hit.'
11 Well, the king he talked him blind; so at last he give in, and said all right, but said he believed it was blamed foolishness to stay, and that doctor hanging over them.
12 Then the others softened up a little, too, and I was mighty thankful to that old doctor for doing Jim that good turn; and I was glad it was according to my judgment of him, too; because I thought he had a good heart in him and was a good man the first time I see him.
13 We had Jim out of the chains in no time, and when Aunt Polly and Uncle Silas and Aunt Sally found out how good he helped the doctor nurse Tom, they made a heap of fuss over him, and fixed him up prime, and give him all he wanted to eat, and a good time, and nothing to do.
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