Chapter 4 makes it clear that trouble is coming Huck's way. Part of this trouble is called Pap. Huck knows that his father has returned to town and he knows he will find him soon, but has no idea what he will want. According to Jim's hair-ball, Pap has no idea what he is going to do either. Jim proclaims to Huck that his hair-ball also says, "You gwyne to have considable trouble in yo' life, en considable joy. Sometimes you gwyne to git hurt, en sometimes you gwyne to git sick; but every time you's gwyne to git well ag'in." (Twain, pg. 27) This allows readers to infer that difficult times will be coming to Huck soon, but he is going to get through it, and he will always be alright.
It turns out in the beginning of chapter 6 that Pap does indeed force himself back into Huck's life. He tries, but fails, to get the money, and takes Huck out of school and moves them to a shanty away from town. At first the conditions of the new life seem awful, as Huck is basically kept prisoner in the little cabin. He begins to enjoy it, however, showing that the trouble could become o.k.. Later in the chapter, when Pap has a dreadful nightmare and attacks his son in his sleep, Huck's outlook is bleak, but he manages to escape, and once again, all things are well.
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