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Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer
Capítulo 23, Página 4
"And
they
would
do
it,
too."
The
boys
talked
for
a
long
time,
but
it
didn’t
help
much.
As
it
got
dark,
they
stayed
near
the
small
jail.
Maybe
they
hoped
something
would
happen
to
help.
But
nothing
did;
no
angels
or
fairies
helped
the
poor
prisoner.
The
boys
did
what
they
had
done
before.
They
went
to
the
cell
window
and
gave
Potter
some
tobacco
and
matches.
He
was
on
the
ground
floor,
and
there
were
no
guards.
He
was
always
thankful
for
their
gifts.
It
made
them
feel
even
worse
this
time.
They
felt
cowardly
when
Potter
said:
"You
boys
have
been
good
to
me—better
than
anyone
else
here.
I
don’t
forget
it.
I
often
think,
‘I
used
to
help
the
boys
with
kites
and
show
them
fishing
spots,
and
now
they’ve
all
forgotten
old
Muff
in
trouble;
but
Tom
and
Huck
haven’t.’
I
did
a
terrible
thing—drunk
and
crazy
then—that’s
how
I
explain
it—and
now
I
have
to
pay
for
it,
and
it’s
right.
But
I
don’t
want
to
make
you
feel
bad;
you’ve
helped
me.
Don’t
get
drunk—then
you
won’t
end
up
here.
Stand
a
little
further
west—yes—that’s
it;
it’s
nice
to
see
friendly
faces
when
in
trouble,
and
no
one
comes
here
but
you.
Good
friendly
faces.
Climb
up
and
let
me
touch
them.
That’s
it.
Shake
hands—yours
can
come
through
the
bars,
but
mine
are
too
big.
Little
hands,
but
they’ve
helped
Muff
Potter
a
lot,
and
they’d
help
more
if
they
could."
Tom
went
home
feeling
terrible,
and
his
dreams
were
full
of
nightmares.
The
next
day
and
the
day
after,
he
stayed
near
the
courtroom,
feeling
he
had
to
go
in,
but
he
stopped
himself.
Huck
felt
the
same
way.
They
avoided
each
other.
They
wandered
away
sometimes,
but
something
always
brought
them
back.
Tom
listened
when
people
came
out
of
the
courtroom.
He
always
heard
bad
news—things
were
getting
worse
for
poor
Potter.
By
the
end
of
the
second
day,
people
said
Injun
Joe’s
story
was
strong
and
the
jury
would
surely
decide
against
Potter.
Tom
stayed
out
late
that
night
and
came
to
bed
through
the
window.
He
was
very
excited.
He
couldn’t
sleep
for
hours.
Everyone
went
to
the
courthouse
the
next
morning.
It
was
the
big
day.
The
crowd
was
full
of
men
and
women.
After
a
long
wait,
the
jury
came
in
and
sat
down.
Soon,
Potter
came
in,
pale
and
tired,
with
chains
on
him.
Everyone
stared
at
him.
Injun
Joe
was
there,
too,
looking
the
same
as
always.
Then
the
judge
came,
and
the
sheriff
started
the
court.
The
lawyers
whispered
and
gathered
papers.
This
made
the
room
feel
serious
and
interesting.
A
witness
was
called.
He
said
he
saw
Muff
Potter
washing
in
the
brook
early
on
the
morning
of
the
murder,
and
then
sneaking
away.
After
some
questions,
the
lawyer
for
the
prosecution
said:
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