one of them had made a special formula to whiten teeth but it takes off too much enamel and the other one was holding fake temperance meetings.
he was putting up a handbill advertising the royal nonesuch
During the night, Huck and Jim were going to proceed ashore to see if Jim was in a free state ultimately gaining his freedom. Before they go ashore they hear shouting, barking or dogs and see torches chasing something. That something was the traveling con men who are later called the Duke and King. Huck and Jim let them come on board because they beg them.
He was putting up a handbill advertising the Royal Nonesuch.
The king went to a local tavern to get drunk while Huck and the duke searched for him in Pikesville. He wasted time and resources, causing more trouble for Huck and the duke.
Huck hides the Wilks family's treasure in the coffin of Peter Wilks before it is buried to keep it safe from the King and the Duke.
Huck posed as a servant boy while the king and duke pretended to be the Duke of Bridgewater and the Dauphin, the long-lost heir to the French throne.
Huck meets the king and the duke in Chapter 19 of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.
the duke and the king
One of the tricks Huck plays on Jim is pretending that their separation and Huck's adventure with the Duke and Dauphin was just a dream, leading Jim to believe that he dreamed about Huck getting lynched. It plays with Jim's emotions and causes him distress before revealing the truth.
Huck's opinion of the king and duke would agree most with the character of Jim. Huck eventually sees through the king and duke's deceitful actions and realizes that they are not to be trusted. Similarly, Jim is initially skeptical of the king and duke's intentions and sees them for who they truly are.
they would both go into town and warn the king and the duke.
Huck helps the king and the duke escape a mob by stealing their raft and leaving them behind. He then lies to a passing steamboat captain, saying that his family is stranded and needs help, which directs the steamboat towards the king and the duke instead. This enables Huck to distance himself from the two frauds.