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Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer
Capítulo 30, Página 9
"When
did
you
see
him
last?"
Joe
tried
to
remember
but
wasn't
sure.
People
stopped
leaving
the
church.
Whispers
spread,
and
everyone
looked
uneasy.
Children
and
young
teachers
were
asked
if
they
had
seen
Tom
and
Becky
on
the
ferryboat.
It
was
dark,
and
no
one
noticed
if
anyone
was
missing.
Finally,
a
young
man
said
he
feared
they
were
still
in
the
cave!
Mrs.
Thatcher
fainted.
Aunt
Polly
started
crying
and
wringing
her
hands.
The
alarm
spread
quickly,
and
soon
the
bells
were
ringing
loudly.
The
whole
town
was
alert!
The
Cardiff
Hill
event
was
forgotten,
and
the
burglars
were
ignored.
Horses
were
saddled,
boats
were
manned,
and
the
ferryboat
was
sent
out.
Within
half
an
hour,
two
hundred
men
were
heading
to
the
cave.
All
afternoon,
the
village
felt
empty
and
quiet.
Many
women
visited
Aunt
Polly
and
Mrs.
Thatcher
to
comfort
them.
They
cried
with
them,
which
was
better
than
words.
All
night,
the
town
waited
for
news.
But
in
the
morning,
the
message
was,
"Send
more
candles
and
food."
Mrs.
Thatcher
was
almost
out
of
her
mind;
so
was
Aunt
Polly.
Judge
Thatcher
sent
hopeful
messages
from
the
cave,
but
they
didn't
cheer
anyone.
The
old
Welshman
came
home
at
dawn,
covered
in
candle
wax
and
clay,
and
very
tired.
He
found
Huck
still
in
bed,
sick
with
fever.
The
doctors
were
all
at
the
cave,
so
Widow
Douglas
took
care
of
Huck.
She
said
she
would
do
her
best
because,
whether
he
was
good
or
bad,
he
was
the
Lord's,
and
nothing
of
the
Lord's
should
be
neglected.
The
Welshman
said
Huck
had
good
qualities,
and
the
widow
said:
"You
can
trust
that.
It's
the
Lord's
mark.
He
never
leaves
it
off.
He
always
puts
it
somewhere
on
every
creature
from
his
hands."
In
the
morning,
tired
men
began
to
return
to
the
village,
but
the
strongest
kept
searching.
The
news
was
that
parts
of
the
cave
never
visited
before
were
being
searched.
Every
corner
and
crevice
was
checked.
Lights
were
seen
moving
in
the
distance,
and
shouts
and
pistol
shots
echoed
through
the
passages.
In
one
place,
far
from
the
usual
path,
the
names
"BECKY
&
TOM"
were
found
on
the
wall,
written
with
candle
smoke,
and
a
greasy
ribbon
was
nearby.
Mrs.
Thatcher
recognized
the
ribbon
and
cried
over
it.
She
said
it
was
the
last
thing
she
had
from
her
child,
and
nothing
else
would
be
so
precious,
because
it
was
with
her
child
just
before
the
terrible
end.
Sometimes,
a
light
would
appear
in
the
cave,
and
a
shout
would
go
up,
and
men
would
rush
down
the
passage.
But
it
was
always
a
searcher's
light,
not
the
children.
Three
terrible
days
and
nights
passed
slowly,
and
the
village
fell
into
a
hopeless
state.
No
one
felt
like
doing
anything.
The
news
that
the
Temperance
Tavern
had
liquor
barely
caused
a
stir,
even
though
it
was
shocking.
In
a
clear
moment,
Huck
asked
weakly
about
the
tavern,
fearing
the
worst.
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