Huck Finn Chapter 32-33

In these chapters Huck finds his way to Silas' farm and meets Aunt Sally. After talking to Sally for a while, Huck realizes that their nephew Tom is coming to visit them. Huck pretends to be Tom not realizing that the Tom they are referring to is Tom Sawyer. Huck leaves their house and runs to meet Tom before he gets to their house. He goes to the dock but Tom is not there. On his way home Tom passes him in a buggy. Huck jumps in the buggy and explains everything to him. Tom agrees to pretend to be a guest of Huck who is pretending to be Tom. Tom also agrees to help Huck free Jim. During this chapter Huck sees the Duke and King being tarred and feathered and he says the line, "Human beings can be aweful cruel to one another." Him saying this is completely ironic because the Duke and King are the cruelest characters in the book and he shows pitty towards them. I think Mark Twain has Huck say this to emphasize that irony.