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The adventures of Tom Sawyer

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TOM SAWYER.<br />

added cruelty <strong>of</strong> a command to remain two hours after school should be dismissed<br />

—for he knew who would wait for him outside till his captivity was done, and not<br />

count the tedious time as loss, either.<br />

<strong>Tom</strong> went to bed that night planning vengeance against Alfred Temple ; for with<br />

shame and repentance Becky had told him all, not forgetting her own treachery;<br />

but even the longing for vengeance had to give way, soon, to pleasanter musings,<br />

and he fell asleep at last, with Becky's latest words lingering dreamily in his ear<br />

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<strong>Tom</strong>, how could you be so noble !

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