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Step-by-step explanation:
The author uses Colonel Sherburn to express the concept that men are more likely to stick with the crowd because there's safety in numbers. In Colonel Sherburn's speech to the angry crowd, everyone in the crowd is cowardly for they all agree with Sherburn, although in reality, lynching is not going to solve anything. Through this speech, Twain illustrates the detrimental effects of mob mentality, that mask the larger theme of avoiding conflict, which ultimately led to Boggs' death.