Chapter 1

           Youdon’tknowaboutmewithoutyouhavereadabookbythenameofTheAdventuresofTomSawyer;butthatain’tnomatter.ThatbookwasmadebyMr.MarkTwain,andhetoldthetruth,mainly.Therewasthingswhichhestretched,butmainlyhetoldthetruth.Thatisnothing.Ineverseenanybodybutliedonetimeoranother,withoutitwasAuntPolly,orthewidow,ormaybeMary.AuntPolly—Tom’sAuntPolly,sheis—andMary,andtheWidowDouglasisalltoldaboutinthatbook,whichismostlyatruebook,withsomestretchers,asIsaidbefore.

           Nowthewaythatthebookwindsupisthis:Tomandmefoundthemoneythattherobbershidinthecave,anditmadeusrich.Wegotsixthousanddollarsapiece—allgold.Itwasanawfulsightofmoneywhenitwaspiledup.Well,JudgeThatcherhetookitandputitoutatinterest,anditfetchedusadollaradayapiecealltheyearround—morethanabodycouldtellwhattodowith.TheWidowDouglasshetookmeforherson,andallowedshewouldsivilizeme;butitwasroughlivinginthehouseallthetime,consideringhowdismalregularanddecentthewidowwasinallherways;andsowhenIcouldn’tstanditnolongerIlitout.Igotintomyoldragsandmysugar-hogsheadagain,andwasfreeandsatisfied.ButTomSawyerhehuntedmeupandsaidhewasgoingtostartabandofrobbers,andImightjoinifIwouldgobacktothewidowandberespectable.SoIwentback.

           Thewidowshecriedoverme,andcalledmeapoorlostlamb,andshecalledmealotofothernames,too,butshenevermeantnoharmbyit.Sheputmeinthemnewclothesagain,andIcouldn’tdonothingbutsweatandsweat,andfeelallcrampedup.Well,then,theoldthingcommencedagain.

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