Chapter III
Tom as a general • Triumph and reward • dismal and felicity • Commission and omission
SummaryAunt Polly is pleasantly surprised to find the fence all done and covered in three coats, so she allows Tom to go play with his friends. On his way to his neighborhood army, he throws clods of dirt at Sid for revealing that he played hooky a couple days before. He then hurries into town, where a group of boys were planning on fighting a simulated battle. Tom and his friend Joe Harper act as generals and Tom's army victorious.
On his way home, Tom passes by the Thatcher house and sees a beautiful, majestic girl in their yard. He falls in love with her at first sight, immediately forgetting about his other girlfriend, Amy Lawrence. Tom then spends the rest of the evening “showing off” on the street. The girl tosses him a flower, which makes his heart swell, and reluctantly turns for home, after "showing off a little more. At dinner that night, the sugar bowl slips out of Sid's hands, and smashes on the floor. Tom is then harshly blamed for his mistake, which causes Tom’s mood to decline drastically. He runs out after dinner, feeling dramatically mistreated. He then imagines how terrible Aunt Polly would feel if he were to die. Eventually, he makes his way back to the beautiful girl’s house and prepares to die beneath her window, but just then, a maid opens the window and accidentally dumps a bucket of water on his head. Soaking wet, Tom runs home and climbs in bed as Sid watches him in silence. |
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