THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER - online book

Original Illustrated Version By Mark Twain

	morning found Tom \ Sawyer miserable. Monday morning ^ always found him so—because it began another week's slow suffering in school. He generally began that day with wish- d ing he had had no intervening holiday, ;7 it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious. Tom lay thinking. Presently it oc­curred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school. Here was a vague possibility. He canvassed his system. No ailment was found, and he investigated again. This time he thought he could detect colicky symptoms, and he began to encourage them with considerable hope. But they soon grew feeble, and presently died wholly away. He reflected further. 60