Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. stood by the duke at the door, and I see that every man that went in had his pockets bulging, or something
muffled up under his coat-and I see it warn't no perfumery, neither, not by a long sight. I smelt sickly a eggs by
the barrel, and rotten
cabbages, and such things; and if I know the signs of a dead cat being around, and I bet
I do, there was sixty-four of them went in.
How does Huck's use of dialect to describe the setting affect this part of the story?
• The expressions ne uses decrease the conflict by showing that Huck and the others will be good sports about the
townspeople's retaliation.
• The expressions he uses increase the conflict by revealing how frightened Huck and the others are at the thought
Of the townspeople's revenge
The expressions he uses add humor and lessen the tension that is building as the townspeople file in to exact
their revenge on Huck and the others.
O The expressions he uses heighten the suspense that is building as the townspeople file in to exact their
on Huck and the others.
revenge