Hello, I'm trying to track down discussions of Jim's motives for keeping from Huck the identity of the dead man in the floating house in chapter 9 of HF. Does anyone happen to know who first suggested that rather than wholesale concern for Huck, the reason Jim withholds the fact that the body is Pap's might be because he understands Huck would be less likely to flee with him (and provide a measure of protection) if Huck knew his father were dead? In addition to the first, what's the best analysis of this topic? Thanks, Joe Csicsila