She figures out that he is a boy instead of the girl who dresses as.
Mrs. Judith Loftus is the name of the lady that Huck visited in town in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
When Huck visits Mrs. Loftus, he pretends to be a girl named Sarah Williams from Hookerville, who is visiting relatives in the town. This disguise allows him to gather information discreetly about the search for Jim.
Mrs loftus packs huck some snacks
Huck learns from Mrs. Loftus that there is a reward for Jim's capture. Authorities are planning to search Jackson's Island immediately.
Mrs. Loftus helps Huck disguise himself as a girl so he can gather information about the town without being recognized. This allows Huck to navigate society more freely and sets the stage for his further adventures. Mrs. Loftus also provides insight into the town's reaction to Huck's supposed drowning, revealing more about the characters and dynamics in the story.
Mrs. Loftus is a character in Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." She is a kind widow who takes care of Huck when he pretends to be a girl named Sarah Williams. Mrs. Loftus figures out Huck's true identity but promises to keep his secret.
That the Widow Douglas had freed him in her will.
Mrs. Loftus knew Huck was a boy because he couldn't remember his previous name, he had an ill-fitting dress on, and he didn't thread a needle like a girl would.
He tells Mrs. Loftus that he is an orphan that was being abused by his step-father so he decided to run away.
In 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' Huck learned that Mrs. Loftus' husband was going to use a gun to capture and turn in his friend, Jim for the reward money. While she was compassionate toward Huck's plight as a runaway child, she had no such compassion for a runaway slave.
Mrs. Loftus figures out that Huck is not a girl by the way he threads a needle and catches a lump of lead by clamping his legs together. Huck had dressed himself like a girl so no one would recognize him.
Mrs. Phelps think Huck is Tom Sawyer