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Chapter 18

           Sidhadbetterjudgmentthantoutterthethoughtthatwasinhismindasheleftthehouse. Itwasthis: "Prettythin—aslongadreamasthat,withoutanymistakesinit!" 

           WhataheroTomwasbecome,now! Hedidnotgoskippingandprancing,butmovedwithadignifiedswaggerasbecameapiratewhofeltthatthepubliceyewasonhim. Andindeeditwas; hetriednottoseemtoseethelooksorheartheremarksashepassedalong,buttheywerefoodanddrinktohim. Smallerboysthanhimselfflockedathisheels,asproudtobeseenwithhim,andtoleratedbyhim,asifhehadbeenthedrummerattheheadofaprocessionortheelephantleadingamenagerieintotown. Boysofhisownsizepretendednottoknowhehadbeenawayatall;buttheywereconsumingwithenvy,nevertheless. Theywouldhavegivenanythingtohavethatswarthysuntannedskinofhis,andhisglitteringnotoriety;andTomwouldnothavepartedwitheitherforacircus. 

           AtschoolthechildrenmadesomuchofhimandofJoe,anddeliveredsucheloquentadmirationfromtheireyes,thatthetwoheroeswerenotlonginbecominginsufferably"stuck-up." Theybegantotelltheiradventurestohungrylisteners—buttheyonlybegan; itwasnotathinglikelytohaveanend,withimaginationsliketheirstofurnishmaterial. Andfinally,whentheygotouttheirpipesandwentserenelypuffingaround,theverysummitofglorywasreached. 

           TomdecidedthathecouldbeindependentofBeckyThatchernow. Glorywassufficient. Hewouldliveforglory. Nowthathewasdistinguished,maybeshewouldbewantingto"makeup. "Well,lether—sheshouldseethathecouldbeasindifferentassomeotherpeople. Presentlyshearrived. Tompretendednottoseeher. Hemovedawayandjoinedagroupofboysandgirlsandbegantotalk. 

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