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Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer
Capítulo 35, Página 1
The
people
of
St.
Petersburg
were
amazed
by
Tom
and
Huck's
sudden
wealth.
Such
a
huge
amount
of
cash
seemed
almost
unbelievable.
Everyone
talked
about
it,
admired
it,
and
even
got
a
bit
crazy
with
excitement.
All
the
"haunted"
houses
in
town
and
nearby
villages
were
searched
for
treasure—not
by
kids,
but
by
serious
men.
Wherever
Tom
and
Huck
went,
they
were
admired
and
stared
at.
They
could
not
remember
when
their
words
mattered
before,
but
now
everything
they
said
was
important.
Their
actions
were
seen
as
remarkable,
and
their
past
was
found
to
be
interesting.
The
local
newspaper
even
wrote
about
their
lives.
The
Widow
Douglas
invested
Huck's
money
at
six
percent
interest,
and
Judge
Thatcher
did
the
same
with
Tom's
money
for
Aunt
Polly.
Each
boy
now
had
a
big
income—a
dollar
for
every
weekday
and
half
of
the
Sundays.
It
was
the
same
as
what
the
minister
was
supposed
to
get,
though
he
often
couldn't
collect
it.
A
dollar
and
a
quarter
a
week
could
pay
for
a
boy's
board,
lodging,
school,
clothing,
and
washing
in
those
simple
times.
Judge
Thatcher
thought
highly
of
Tom.
He
said
no
ordinary
boy
could
have
saved
his
daughter
from
the
cave.
When
Becky
told
her
father
how
Tom
took
her
punishment
at
school,
the
Judge
was
moved.
When
she
explained
the
lie
Tom
told
to
protect
her,
the
Judge
called
it
a
noble
lie,
worthy
of
being
remembered
like
George
Washington's
famous
honesty.
Becky
thought
her
father
looked
grand
as
he
praised
Tom.
She
quickly
went
to
tell
Tom
about
it.
Judge
Thatcher
hoped
Tom
would
become
a
great
lawyer
or
soldier
one
day.
He
planned
to
help
Tom
get
into
the
National
Military
Academy
and
then
a
top
law
school,
so
he
would
be
ready
for
either
career
or
both.
Huck's
wealth
and
living
with
Widow
Douglas
pushed
him
into
society.
He
wasn't
used
to
it
and
suffered
greatly.
The
widow's
servants
kept
him
clean
and
tidy.
He
had
to
eat
with
a
knife
and
fork,
use
a
napkin,
and
speak
properly.
He
had
to
go
to
church
and
learn
his
lessons.
Everywhere
he
turned,
he
felt
trapped
by
the
rules
of
civilization.
Huck
endured
this
life
for
three
weeks
before
he
disappeared.
The
widow
was
very
worried
and
searched
everywhere
for
him.
The
townspeople
were
concerned
too
and
searched
high
and
low.
On
the
third
morning,
Tom
Sawyer
found
Huck
hiding
in
an
old
barrel
behind
the
slaughterhouse.
Huck
had
been
sleeping
there,
eating
stolen
food,
and
was
lying
comfortably
with
his
pipe.
He
was
back
in
his
old
ragged
clothes.
Tom
told
him
about
the
trouble
he
caused
and
asked
him
to
go
home.
Huck's
happy
face
turned
sad.
He
said:
"Don't
talk
about
it,
Tom.
I've
tried
it,
and
it
doesn't
work;
it
doesn't
work,
Tom.
It's
not
for
me;
I'm
not
used
to
it.
The
widow
is
good
to
me,
but
I
can't
stand
her
ways.
She
makes
me
get
up
at
the
same
time
every
morning;
she
makes
me
wash,
and
they
comb
me
too
much.
I
have
to
wear
those
clothes
that
suffocate
me,
Tom;
they
don't
let
any
air
through.
I
can't
slide
on
cellar
doors
anymore,
and
I
have
to
go
to
church
and
sweat—I
hate
those
sermons!
I
have
to
wear
shoes
all
Sunday.
The
widow
does
everything
by
a
bell—it's
all
too
regular."
"Well,
everybody
lives
like
that,
Huck."
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