Chapter 6

           MondaymorningfoundTomSawyermiserable. Mondaymorningalwaysfoundhimsobecauseitbegananotherweek’sslowsufferinginschool. Hegenerallybeganthatdaywithwishinghehadhadnointerveningholiday,itmadethegoingintocaptivityandfettersagainsomuchmoreodious. 

           Tomlaythinking. Presentlyitoccurredtohimthathewishedhewassick; thenhecouldstayhomefromschool. Herewasavaguepossibility. Hecanvassedhissystem. Noailmentwasfound,andheinvestigatedagain. Thistimehethoughthecoulddetectcolickysymptoms,andhebegantoencouragethemwithconsiderablehope. Buttheysoongrewfeeble,andpresentlydiedwhollyaway. Hereflectedfurther.Suddenlyhediscoveredsomething. Oneofhisupperfrontteethwasloose. Thiswaslucky;hewasabouttobegintogroan,asa"starter,"ashecalledit,whenitoccurredtohimthatifhecameintocourtwiththatargument,hisauntwouldpullitout,andthatwouldhurt. Sohethoughthewouldholdthetoothinreserveforthepresent,andseekfurther. Nothingofferedforsomelittletime,andthenherememberedhearingthedoctortellaboutacertainthingthatlaidupapatientfortwoorthreeweeksandthreatenedtomakehimloseafinger. Sotheboyeagerlydrewhissoretoefromunderthesheetandhelditupforinspection. Butnowhedidnotknowthenecessarysymptoms. However,itseemedwellworthwhiletochanceit,sohefelltogroaningwithconsiderablespirit. 

           ButSidsleptonunconscious. 

           Tomgroanedlouder,andfanciedthathebegantofeelpaininthetoe. 

           NoresultfromSid. 

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