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Chapter 20

           Everydayhetookamysteriousbookoutofhisdeskandabsorbedhimselfinitattimeswhennoclasseswerereciting. Hekeptthatbookunderlockandkey. Therewasnotanurchininschoolbutwasperishingtohaveaglimpseofit,butthechancenevercame. Everyboyandgirlhadatheoryaboutthenatureofthatbook; butnotwotheorieswerealike,andtherewasnowayofgettingatthefactsinthecase. Now,asBeckywaspassingbythedesk,whichstoodnearthedoor,shenoticedthatthekeywasinthelock! Itwasapreciousmoment. Sheglancedaround;foundherselfalone,andthenextinstantshehadthebookinherhands. Thetitle-pageProfessorSomebody’sANATOMYcarriednoinformationtohermind;soshebegantoturntheleaves. Shecameatonceuponahandsomelyengravedandcoloredfrontispieceahumanfigure,starknaked. AtthatmomentashadowfellonthepageandTomSawyersteppedinatthedoorandcaughtaglimpseofthepicture. Beckysnatchedatthebooktocloseit,andhadthehardlucktotearthepicturedpagehalfdownthemiddle. Shethrustthevolumeintothedesk,turnedthekey,andburstoutcryingwithshameandvexation. 

           "TomSawyer,youarejustasmeanasyoucanbe,tosneakuponapersonandlookatwhatthey’relookingat." 

           "HowcouldIknowyouwaslookingatanything?" 

           "Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,TomSawyer;youknowyou’regoingtotellonme, andoh,whatshallIdo,whatshallIdo! I’llbewhipped,andIneverwaswhippedinschool." 

           Thenshestampedherlittlefootandsaid: 

           "BEsomeanifyouwantto! Iknowsomethingthat’sgoingtohappen. Youjustwaitandyou’llsee! Hateful,hateful,hateful!" andsheflungoutofthehousewithanewexplosionofcrying. 

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