In chapter eight, one character in this novel "practices sycophancy" after his mother reveals his true origins. That character later sells his mother down the river to pay off a gambling debt, and uses a dagger stolen from an Italian assassin to murder a judge. After being questioned why he said "I wish I owned half of that dog," the title character is given his nickname for replying, "Because I would kill my half." Excerpts from that character's calendar form the beginning of each chapter, and during the trial of Luigi and Angelo Capello he proves that Roxy switched the infants Valet de Chambre and Tom Driscoll by analyzing their fingerprints. Set in Dawson's Landing, FTP, name this novel published in 1894 by Mark Twain whose title refers to a lawyer thought to be a fool.
In chapter eight, one character in this novel "practices sycophancy" after his mother reveals his true origins. That character later sells his mother down the river to pay off a gambling debt, and uses a dagger stolen from an Italian assassin to murder a judge. After being questioned why he said "I wish I owned half of that dog," the title character is given his nickname for replying, "Because I would kill my half." Excerpts from that character's calendar form the beginning of each chapter, and during the trial of Luigi and Angelo Capello he proves that Roxy switched the infants Valet de Chambre and Tom Driscoll by analyzing their fingerprints. Set in Dawson's Landing, FTP, name this novel published in 1894 by Mark Twain whose title refers to a lawyer thought to be a fool.
In chapter eight, one character in this novel "practices sycophancy" after his mother reveals his true origins.
{Pudd’nhead Wilson}