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Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer
Capítulo 1, Página 3
“I
don’t
know,
aunt.”
“Well,
I
know.
It’s
jam—that’s
what
it
is.
Forty
times
I’ve
said
if
you
didn’t
let
that
jam
alone
I’d
skin
you.
Hand
me
that
switch.”
The
switch
hovered
in
the
air—the
peril
was
desperate—
“My!
Look
behind
you,
aunt!”
The
old
lady
whirled
round,
and
snatched
her
skirts
out
of
danger.
The
lad
fled
on
the
instant,
scrambled
up
the
high
board-fence,
and
disappeared
over
it.
His
aunt
Polly
stood
surprised
a
moment,
and
then
broke
into
a
gentle
laugh.
“Hang
the
boy,
can’t
I
never
learn
anything?
Ain’t
he
played
me
tricks
enough
like
that
for
me
to
be
looking
out
for
him
by
this
time?
But
old
fools
is
the
biggest
fools
there
is.
Can’t
learn
an
old
dog
new
tricks,
as
the
saying
is.
But
my
goodness,
he
never
plays
them
alike,
two
days,
and
how
is
a
body
to
know
what’s
coming?
He
’pears
to
know
just
how
long
he
can
torment
me
before
I
get
my
dander
up,
and
he
knows
if
he
can
make
out
to
put
me
off
for
a
minute
or
make
me
laugh,
it’s
all
down
again
and
I
can’t
hit
him
a
lick.
I
ain’t
doing
my
duty
by
that
boy,
and
that’s
the
Lord’s
truth,
goodness
knows.
Spare
the
rod
and
spile
the
child,
as
the
Good
Book
says.
I’m
a
laying
up
sin
and
suffering
for
us
both,
I
know.
He’s
full
of
the
Old
Scratch,
but
laws-a-me!
he’s
my
own
dead
sister’s
boy,
poor
thing,
and
I
ain’t
got
the
heart
to
lash
him,
somehow.
Every
time
I
let
him
off,
my
conscience
does
hurt
me
so,
and
every
time
I
hit
him
my
old
heart
most
breaks.
Well-a-well,
man
that
is
born
of
woman
is
of
few
days
and
full
of
trouble,
as
the
Scripture
says,
and
I
reckon
it’s
so.
He’ll
play
hookey
this
evening,and
I’ll
just
be
obleeged
to
make
him
work,
tomorrow,
to
punish
him.
It’s
mighty
hard
to
make
him
work
Saturdays,
when
all
the
boys
is
having
holiday,
but
he
hates
work
more
than
he
hates
anything
else,
and
I’ve
got
to
do
some
of
my
duty
by
him,
or
I’ll
be
the
ruination
of
the
child.”
Tom
did
play
hookey,
and
he
had
a
very
good
time.
He
got
back
home
barely
in
season
to
help
Jim,
the
small
colored
boy,
saw
next-day’s
wood
and
split
the
kindlings
before
supper—at
least
he
was
there
in
time
to
tell
his
adventures
to
Jim
while
Jim
did
three-fourths
of
the
work.
Tom’s
younger
brother
(or
rather
half-brother)
Sid
was
already
through
with
his
part
of
the
work
(picking
up
chips),
for
he
was
a
quiet
boy,
and
had
no
adventurous,
trouble-some
ways.
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