Tom did play hookey, and he had a very good time. He got back home barely in season to helpJim, the small colored boy, saw nextdays wood and split the kindlings before supperat least hewas there in time to tell his adventures to Jim while Jim did threefourths of the work. Tomsyounger brother (or rather halfbrother) Sid was already through with his part of the work (pickingup chips), for he was a quiet boy, and had no adventurous, troublesome ways.While Tom was eating his supper, and stealing sugar as opportunity offered, Aunt Polly asked himquestions that were full of guile, and very deepfor she wanted to trap him into damagingrevealments. Like many other simplehearted souls, it was her pet vanity to believe she was endowedwith a talent for dark and mysterious diplomacy, and she loved to contemplate her most transparentdevices as marvels of low cunning. Said she "Tom, it was middling warm in school, warnt it?""Yesm.""Powerful warm, warnt it?""Yesm.""Didnt you want to go in aswimming, Tom?

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