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Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer
Capítulo 1, Página 7
Within
two
minutes,
or
even
less,
he
had
forgotten
all
his
troubles.
Not
because
his
troubles
were
one
whit
less
heavy
and
bitter
to
him
than
a
man’s
are
to
a
man,
but
because
a
new
and
powerful
interest
bore
them
down
and
drove
them
out
of
his
mind
for
the
time—just
as
men’s
misfortunes
are
forgotten
in
the
excitement
of
new
enterprises.
This
new
interest
was
a
valued
novelty
in
whistling,
which
he
had
just
acquired
from
a
negro,
and
he
was
suffering
to
practise
it
undisturbed.
It
consisted
in
a
peculiar
bird-like
turn,
a
sort
of
liquid
warble,
produced
by
touching
the
tongue
to
the
roof
of
the
mouth
at
short
intervals
in
the
midst
of
the
music—the
reader
probably
remembers
how
to
do
it,
if
he
has
ever
been
a
boy.
Diligence
and
attention
soon
gave
him
the
knack
of
it,
and
he
strode
down
the
street
with
his
mouth
full
of
harmony
and
his
soul
full
of
gratitude.
He
felt
much
as
an
astronomer
feels
who
has
discovered
a
new
planet—no
doubt,
as
far
as
strong,
deep,
unalloyed
pleasure
is
concerned,
the
advantage
was
with
the
boy,
not
the
astronomer.
The
summer
evenings
were
long.
It
was
not
dark,
yet.
Presently
Tom
checked
his
whistle.
A
stranger
was
before
him—a
boy
a
shade
larger
than
himself.
A
new-comer
of
any
age
or
either
sex
was
an
impressive
curiosity
in
the
poor
little
shabby
village
of
St.
Petersburg.
This
boy
was
well
dressed,
too—well
dressed
on
a
week-day.
This
was
simply
astounding.
His
cap
was
a
dainty
thing,
his
close-buttoned
blue
cloth
roundabout
was
new
and
natty,
and
so
were
his
pantaloons.
He
had
shoes
on—and
it
was
only
Friday.
He
even
wore
a
necktie,
a
bright
bit
of
ribbon.
He
had
a
citified
air
about
him
that
ate
into
Tom’s
vitals.
The
more
Tom
stared
at
the
splendid
marvel,
the
higher
he
turned
up
his
nose
at
his
finery
and
the
shabbier
and
shabbier
his
own
outfit
seemed
to
him
to
grow.
Neither
boy
spoke.
If
one
moved,
the
other
moved—but
only
sidewise,
in
a
circle;
they
kept
face
to
face
and
eye
to
eye
all
the
time.
Finally
Tom
said:
“I
can
lick
you!”
“I’d
like
to
see
you
try
it.”
“Well,
I
can
do
it.”
“No
you
can’t,
either.”
“Yes
I
can.”
“No
you
can’t.”
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