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Reading a novel by Mark Twain isn't all laughs; we've also got some work to do.
Now, following the story of Pudd'nhead Wilson itself shouldn't give you too much trouble. But the one thing that may slow your reading down a bit is the frequent use of dialect, or those snatches of dialogue that literally spell out how a character's speech would sound if actually spoken. Here's a little sample:
Fust time I runs acrost yo' marster, I's gwine to tell him so. (2.11)
We're not going to lie: long paragraphs of dialect can be a little daunting. If it helps, you might want to say them out loud to hear how they would sound (don't feel silly—we promise we won't listen). With some practice reading passages brimming with dialect will get a lot easier and even—dare we say it—fun.