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Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer
Capítulo 20, Página 2
“You
should
be
ashamed,
Tom
Sawyer;
you
know
you’re
going
to
tell
on
me.
Oh,
what
should
I
do,
what
should
I
do?
I’ll
be
punished,
and
I’ve
never
been
punished
at
school.”
Then
she
stamped
her
foot
and
said:
“Be
mean
if
you
want!
I
know
something’s
going
to
happen.
Just
wait
and
see!
Hateful,
hateful,
hateful!”—and
she
ran
out
of
the
room
crying
again.
Tom
stood
there,
a
bit
confused
by
her
outburst.
He
thought
to
himself:
“Girls
are
such
strange
fools!
Never
been
punished
at
school!
Huh!
What’s
a
little
punishment?
That’s
just
like
a
girl—they’re
so
sensitive
and
scared.
Well,
I’m
not
going
to
tell
Mr.
Dobbins
about
this
silly
girl,
because
there
are
other
ways
to
get
back
at
her
that
aren’t
so
mean;
but
what
does
it
matter?
Mr.
Dobbins
will
ask
who
tore
his
book.
No
one
will
answer.
Then
he’ll
ask
each
one,
and
when
he
gets
to
the
right
girl,
he’ll
know
it,
without
being
told.
Girls’
faces
always
give
them
away.
They
don’t
have
any
courage.
She’ll
get
punished.
Well,
it’s
a
tough
spot
for
Becky
Thatcher,
because
there’s
no
way
out.”
Tom
thought
about
it
a
bit
more,
then
added:
“All
right,
though;
she’d
like
to
see
me
in
the
same
trouble—let
her
worry
about
it!”
Tom
joined
the
group
of
playful
students
outside.
Soon
the
teacher
arrived,
and
school
started.
Tom
wasn’t
very
interested
in
his
lessons.
Every
time
he
glanced
at
the
girls’
side
of
the
room,
Becky’s
face
bothered
him.
Despite
everything,
he
didn’t
want
to
feel
sorry
for
her,
but
he
couldn’t
help
it.
He
couldn’t
feel
any
real
joy
about
her
trouble.
Soon
the
torn
spelling-book
was
discovered,
and
Tom
was
busy
with
his
own
problems
for
a
while.
Becky
snapped
out
of
her
sadness
and
paid
attention
to
what
was
happening.
She
didn’t
think
Tom
could
escape
trouble
by
denying
he
spilled
ink
on
the
book,
and
she
was
right.
Denying
it
only
made
things
worse
for
him.
Becky
thought
she
should
feel
happy
about
this
and
tried
to
convince
herself
she
was,
but
she
wasn’t
sure.
When
things
got
really
bad,
she
felt
like
standing
up
and
telling
on
Alfred
Temple,
but
she
held
back,
thinking
to
herself,
“He’ll
tell
about
me
tearing
the
picture
for
sure.
I
wouldn’t
say
a
word,
not
to
save
his
life!”
Tom
took
his
punishment
and
returned
to
his
seat,
not
too
upset,
because
he
thought
maybe
he
did
spill
the
ink
on
the
spelling-book
during
some
playful
moment—he
had
denied
it
out
of
habit
and
because
it
was
expected.
An
hour
passed,
the
teacher
nodded
off
in
his
chair,
and
the
room
was
filled
with
the
sound
of
studying.
Eventually,
Mr.
Dobbins
sat
up,
yawned,
then
unlocked
his
desk,
and
reached
for
his
book,
unsure
whether
to
take
it
out
or
not.
Most
students
looked
up
lazily,
but
two
watched
him
closely.
Mr.
Dobbins
touched
the
book
absent-mindedly
for
a
while,
then
took
it
out
and
settled
in
his
chair
to
read!
Tom
glanced
at
Becky.
She
looked
like
a
frightened
rabbit
with
a
gun
pointed
at
it.
He
immediately
forgot
their
quarrel.
Quick—something
had
to
be
done!
And
fast!
But
the
urgency
made
him
freeze.
Suddenly,
he
had
an
idea!
He
would
run,
grab
the
book,
dash
out
the
door,
and
escape.
But
he
hesitated
for
just
a
moment,
and
the
chance
was
gone—the
teacher
opened
the
book.
If
only
he
could
get
that
moment
back!
Too
late.
There
was
no
help
for
Becky
now,
he
thought.
The
next
moment
the
teacher
faced
the
class.
Every
eye
dropped
under
his
gaze.
There
was
something
in
it
that
scared
even
the
innocent.
Silence
filled
the
room
for
ten
seconds—the
teacher
was
gathering
his
anger.
Then
he
spoke:
“Who
tore
this
book?”
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