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Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer
Capítulo 23, Página 9
“Wait—wait
a
moment.
Never
mind
mentioning
your
companion’s
name.
We
will
produce
him
at
the
proper
time.
Did
you
carry
anything
there
with
you.”
Tom
hesitated
and
looked
confused.
“Speak
out,
my
boy—don’t
be
diffident.
The
truth
is
always
respectable.
What
did
you
take
there?”
“Only
a—a—dead
cat.”
There
was
a
ripple
of
mirth,
which
the
court
checked.
“We
will
produce
the
skeleton
of
that
cat.
Now,
my
boy,
tell
us
everything
that
occurred—tell
it
in
your
own
way—don’t
skip
anything,
and
don’t
be
afraid.”
Tom
began—hesitatingly
at
first,
but
as
he
warmed
to
his
subject
his
words
flowed
more
and
more
easily;
in
a
little
while
every
sound
ceased
but
his
own
voice;
every
eye
fixed
itself
upon
him;
with
parted
lips
and
bated
breath
the
audience
hung
upon
his
words,
taking
no
note
of
time,
rapt
in
the
ghastly
fascinations
of
the
tale.
The
strain
upon
pent
emotion
reached
its
climax
when
the
boy
said:
“—and
as
the
doctor
fetched
the
board
around
and
Muff
Potter
fell,
Injun
Joe
jumped
with
the
knife
and—”
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