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“Tom!”Saturday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright andTom presented himself before Aunt Polly, who was sitting by anThe sun rose upon a tranquil world, and beamed down upon the peacefulAbout half-past ten the cracked bell of the small church began to ring,Monday morning found Tom Sawyer miserable. Monday morning always foundThe harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideasTom dodged hither and thither through lanes until he was well out of theAt half-past nine, that night, Tom and Sid were sent to bed, as usual.The two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless withClose upon the hour of noon the whole village was suddenly electrifiedOne of the reasons why Tom’s mind had drifted away from its secretTom’s mind was made up now. He was gloomy and desperate. He was aWhen Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was. He sat up andA few minutes later Tom was in the shoal water of the bar, wading towardAfter dinner all the gang turned out to hunt for turtle eggs on the bar.But there was no hilarity in the little town that same tranquil SaturdayThat was Tom’s great secret—the scheme to return home with his brotherTom arrived at home in a dreary mood, and the first thing his aunt saidThere was something about Aunt Polly’s manner, when she kissed Tom, thatVacation was approaching. The schoolmaster, always severe, grew severerTom joined the new order of Cadets of Temperance, being attracted by theAt last the sleepy atmosphere was stirred—and vigorously: the murderTom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of theThere comes a time in every rightly-constructed boy’s life when he hasAbout noon the next day the boys arrived at the dead tree; they had comeThe adventure of the day mightily tormented Tom’s dreams that night.That night Tom and Huck were ready for their adventure. They hung aboutThe first thing Tom heard on Friday morning was a glad piece ofAs the earliest suspicion of dawn appeared on Sunday morning, Huck cameNow to return to Tom and Becky’s share in the picnic. They tripped alongTuesday afternoon came, and waned to the twilight. The village of St.Within a few minutes the news had spread, and a dozen skiff-loads ofHuck said: “Tom, we can slope, if we can find a rope. The window ain’tThe reader may rest satisfied that Tom’s and Huck’s windfall made a