THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER - online book

Original Illustrated Version By Mark Twain

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	166                                                        TOM SAWYER.
	added cruelty of a command to remain two hours after school should be dismissed —for he knew who would wait for him outside till his captivity was done, and not count the tedious time as loss, either. Tom went to bed that night planning vengeance against Alfred Temple ; for wTith shame and repentance Becky had told him all, not forgetting her own treachery; but even the longing for vengeance had to give way, soon, to pleasanter musings, and he fell asleep at last, with Becky's latest words lingering dreamily in his ear— " Tom, how could you be so noble ! "