Posing as brothers William and Harvey Wilks, the King and the Duke have bilked the heirs of Peter Wilks out of their fortune in gold and have sold nearly all of their belongings. Just as the auction ends, a jovial crowd arrives from the steamboat landing with two gentlemen who also claim to be the Wilks Brothers. The people are no doubt laughing because they will now get to discover for themselves who the real brothers are. They may also be thinking about the fun they will have dealing with the phony pair of brothers as well.
As for the "false confession," although the King claims to be a higher ranking poseur than the Duke, we find that the King is both a poorer storyteller and less intelligent than his lower-ranking companion.
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