THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER - online book

Original Illustrated Version By Mark Twain

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last the sleepy atmosphere was stirred—and vigorously: the murder trial came on in the court. It be­came the absorbing topic of village talk immediately. Tom could not get away from it. Every reference to the murder sent a shudder to his heart, for his troubled conscience and fears almost persuaded him that these remarks were put forth in his hearing as " feelers; " he did not see how he could be suspected of know­ing anything about the murder, but still he could not be comfortable in the midst of this gossip. It kept him in a cold shiver all the time. He took Huck to a lonely place to
have a talk with him. It would be some relief to unseal his tongue for a little while; to divide his burden of distress with another sufferer. Moreover, he wanted to assure himself that Huck had remained discreet.
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