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Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer
Capítulo 32, Página 1
By
Tuesday
afternoon,
the
day
had
faded
into
twilight.
The
village
of
St.
Petersburg
remained
in
mourning.
The
missing
children
were
still
not
found.
Public
prayers
had
been
offered,
along
with
many
heartfelt
private
ones,
but
no
good
news
came
from
the
cave.
Most
of
the
searchers
had
given
up
and
returned
to
their
daily
lives,
convinced
the
children
were
lost
forever.
Mrs.
Thatcher
was
very
ill,
often
delirious.
People
said
it
was
heartbreaking
to
hear
her
call
for
her
child,
listen
intently,
and
then
lay
down
again
with
a
moan.
Aunt
Polly
had
sunk
into
a
deep
melancholy,
and
her
gray
hair
had
almost
turned
white.
The
village
went
to
sleep
that
Tuesday
night,
feeling
sad
and
hopeless.
In
the
middle
of
the
night,
the
village
bells
rang
wildly,
and
soon
the
streets
were
full
of
frantic,
half-dressed
people
shouting,
“Get
up!
Get
up!
They’re
found!
They’re
found!”
Tin
pans
and
horns
added
to
the
noise,
and
the
crowd
moved
toward
the
river.
They
met
the
children
in
an
open
carriage,
drawn
by
cheering
citizens,
surrounded
it,
and
joined
the
parade
home,
filling
the
main
street
with
loud
cheers.
The
village
was
lit
up;
no
one
went
to
bed
again.
It
was
the
most
remarkable
night
the
little
town
had
ever
experienced.
During
the
first
half-hour,
villagers
streamed
through
Judge
Thatcher’s
house,
hugged
the
saved
children,
squeezed
Mrs.
Thatcher’s
hand,
tried
to
speak
but
couldn’t,
and
left,
shedding
tears
everywhere.
Aunt
Polly’s
happiness
was
complete,
and
Mrs.
Thatcher’s
was
almost
there.
It
would
be
complete
once
the
messenger
sent
with
the
great
news
to
the
cave
reached
her
husband.
Tom
lay
on
a
sofa,
surrounded
by
eager
listeners,
telling
the
story
of
their
incredible
adventure,
adding
many
exciting
details.
He
described
how
he
left
Becky
to
explore
further,
how
he
followed
two
passages
as
far
as
his
kite-line
would
go,
and
then
a
third
until
he
saw
a
distant
speck
of
daylight,
dropped
the
line,
crawled
toward
it,
and
pushed
his
head
through
a
small
hole
to
see
the
Mississippi
River
flowing
by!
If
it
had
been
night,
he
wouldn’t
have
seen
that
daylight
and
wouldn’t
have
explored
further.
He
told
how
he
went
back
for
Becky
and
shared
the
good
news,
but
she
told
him
not
to
bother
her
with
such
nonsense,
as
she
was
tired
and
sure
she
was
going
to
die.
He
described
how
he
convinced
her,
and
how
she
nearly
died
of
joy
when
she
saw
the
blue
speck
of
daylight.
He
pushed
through
the
hole
and
helped
her
out,
and
they
sat
and
cried
with
happiness.
Some
men
came
by
in
a
boat,
and
Tom
called
to
them,
explaining
their
situation
and
hunger.
At
first,
the
men
didn’t
believe
their
wild
story
because
they
were
five
miles
downriver
from
the
cave,
but
then
they
took
them
on
board,
rowed
to
a
house,
fed
them,
let
them
rest
until
late,
and
then
brought
them
home.
Before
dawn,
Judge
Thatcher
and
the
few
searchers
with
him
were
guided
out
of
the
cave
by
the
twine
clues
they
had
left
behind,
and
informed
of
the
wonderful
news.
Three
days
and
nights
of
struggle
and
hunger
in
the
cave
took
a
toll
on
Tom
and
Becky,
as
they
soon
realized.
They
were
bedridden
all
Wednesday
and
Thursday,
growing
more
exhausted
all
the
time.
Tom
managed
to
get
around
a
bit
on
Thursday,
went
downtown
on
Friday,
and
was
nearly
back
to
normal
by
Saturday.
However,
Becky
didn’t
leave
her
room
until
Sunday,
looking
as
if
she
had
been
through
a
severe
illness.
Tom
heard
about
Huck’s
illness
and
visited
him
on
Friday,
but
wasn’t
allowed
into
the
bedroom,
nor
on
Saturday
or
Sunday.
After
that,
he
was
allowed
in
daily
but
was
told
to
avoid
talking
about
his
adventure
or
anything
exciting.
The
Widow
Douglas
stayed
to
ensure
he
followed
the
rules.
At
home,
Tom
learned
about
the
Cardiff
Hill
incident
and
that
the
“ragged
man’s”
body
had
been
found
in
the
river
near
the
ferry,
likely
drowned
while
trying
to
escape.
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