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- # The Trial Continues
## Overview
This entity is a **scene** extracted from the novel *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer*, specifically from lines 5977 to 5983 of the source text file `tom_sawyer.txt`. It is titled "The Trial Continues" and forms part of [CHAPTER XXIII](arke:01KG2TRBP1EAQE80237ZPQXRC9), a chapter detailing the murder trial of Muff Potter. The scene was programmatically extracted on January 28, 2026, and is included in the [Test Collection](arke:01KG2T49K0H5GDRB0G4YDTPG8H) of textual materials.
## Context
This scene follows [Tom's Troubled Night](arke:01KG2TRYZKEBYXHJ2YY4HMHKH6), which describes Tom Sawyer’s anxiety and sleepless anticipation leading up to the trial. It directly precedes [Courtroom Testimony](arke:01KG2TRZ0D32HA0VHNKQW457K9), where the prosecution builds its case. The full chapter is part of [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer](arke:01KG2TP9MA26GMS73H3R2KPN3R), a novel by Mark Twain, and was derived from the plain-text file [tom_sawyer.txt](arke:01KG2T4RHC4E1XKJ12BJRXE8E8).
## Contents
This scene depicts a pivotal moment in the courtroom drama: a witness testifies that he saw Muff Potter washing in a brook early on the morning the murder was discovered and that Potter fled upon seeing him. This testimony is presented by the prosecution to establish Potter’s suspicious behavior. After brief questioning, the prosecutor declares, “Take the witness,” signaling the end of the examination. The defense does not cross-examine, reinforcing the growing sense of inevitability about Potter’s conviction. The scene sets the stage for the escalating tension that culminates in Tom Sawyer’s dramatic testimony and Injun Joe’s shocking escape.
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- 2026-01-28T17:38:29.879Z
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- The Trial Continues
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- 5983
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- 2026-01-28T17:35:15.780Z
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- 5977
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- Now a witness was called who testified that he found Muff Potter washing
in the brook, at an early hour of the morning that the murder was
discovered, and that he immediately sneaked away. After some further
questioning, counsel for the prosecution said:
“Take the witness.”
- title
- The Trial Continues