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ILLUSTRATIONS FOREWORD THE WRITING OF TOM SAWYER THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER Preface 1. Y -o-u-u Tom-Aunt Polly Decides Upon her Duty- Tom Practices Music-The Challenge-A Private Entrance 2. Strong Temptations-Strategic Movements-The Innocents Beguiled 3. Tom as a General-Triumph and Reward-Dismal Felicity-Commission and Omission 4. Mental Acrobatics-Attending Sunday-School-The Superintendent-"Showing off"-Tom Lionized 5. A Useful Minister-In Church-The Climax 6. Self-Examination-Dentistry-The Midnight Charm- Witches and Devils-Cautious Approaches-Happy Hours 7. A Treaty Entered Into-Early Lessons-A Mistake Made 8. Tom Decides on his Course-Old Scenes Re-enacted 9. A Solemn Situation-Grave Subjects Introduced- Injun Joe Explains 10. The Solemn Oath-Terror Brings Repentance- Mental Punishment 11. Muff Potter Comes Himself-Tom's Conscience at Work 12. Tom Shows his Generosity-Aunt Polly Weakens 13. The Young Pirates-Going to the Rendezvous-The Camp-Fire Talk 14. Camp-Life-A Sensation-Tom Steals Away from Camp 15. Tom Reconnoiters-Learns the Situation-Reports at Camp 16. A Day's Amusements-Tom Reveals a Secret-The Pirates take a Lesson-A Night Surprise-An Indian War 17. Memories of the Lost Heroes-The Point in Tom's Secret 18. Tom's Feelings Investigated-Wonderful Dream- Becky Thatcher Overshadowed-Tom Becomes Jealous-Black Revenge 19. Tom Tells the Truth 20. Becky in a Dilemma-Tom's Nobility Asserts Itself 21. Youthful Eloquence- Compositions by the Young Ladies-A Lengthy Vision- The Boys' Vengeance Satisfied 22. Tom's Confidence Betrayed-Expects Signal Punishment 23. Old Muff's Friends- Muff Potter in Court-Muff Potter Saved 24. Tom as the Village Hero- Days of Splendor and Nights of Horror-Pursuit of Injun Joe 25. About Kings and Diamonds-Search for the Treasure -Dead People and Ghosts 26. The Haunted House-Sleepy Ghosts-A Box of Gold -Bitter Luck 27. Doubts to be Settled-The Young Detectives 28. An Attempt at No. Two- Huck Mounts Guard 29. The Pic-nic-Huck on Injun Joe's Track-The "Revenge" Job-Aid for the Widow 30. The Welchman Reports- Huck Under Fire- The Story Circulated- A New Sensation- Hope Giving Way to Despair 31. An Exploring Expedition- Trouble Commences- Lost in the Cave-Total Darkness-Found but not Saved 32. Tom tells the Story of their Escape-Tom's Enemy in Safe Quarters 33 . The Fate of Injun Joe-Huck and Tom Compare Notes-An Expedition to the Cave-Protection Against Ghosts-"An Awful Snug Place"-A Reception at the Widow Douglas's 34. Springing a Secret-Mr. Jones' Surprise a Failure 35. A New Order of Things-Poor Huck-New Adventures Planned Conclusion EXPLANATORY NOTES SOURCES FOR CHARACTERS NOTE ON THE TEXT