9581. Her (Aunt Polly's) conscience reproached her, and she yearned to say something kind and loving; but she judged that this would be construed into a confession that she had been in the wrong, and discipline forbade that.
9582. He gathered quite a following of lads interested in the
exhibition; and one that had cut his finger and had been a centre of
fascination and homage up to this time, now found himself suddenly
without an adherent, and shorn of his glory.
9583. One of those omniscient and awe-inspiring marvels, a
detective, came up from St. Louis, moused around, shook his head,
looked wise, and made that sort of astounding success which members of that craft usually achieve. That is to say, he "found a clew." But you
can't hang a "clew" for murder, and so after that detective had got
through and gone home, Tom felt just as insecure as he was before.
9584. In the midst of the prayer a fly had lit on the back of the pew in front of him and tortured his spirit by calmly rubbing its hands together,
embracing its head with its arms, and polishing it so vigorously that it seemed to almost part company with the body,
9585. Tom attempted a diary--but nothing happened during three days, and so he abandoned it
9586. Huck said with some apprehension--for he was long used to being
falsely accused:
9587. Tom promised to abstain from
smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
.
9588. After the hymn had been sung, the Rev. Mr. Sprague turned himself into a bulletin-board, and read off "notices" of meetings and societies and
things till it seemed that the list would stretch out to the crack of
doom--a queer custom which is still kept up in America, even in cities,
away here in this age of abundant newspapers.
9589. When the interest in art began to wane, the two fell to talking. Tom was swimming in bliss. (Tom and Becky)
9590. There are wealthy gentlemen in
England who drive four-horse passenger-coaches twenty or thirty miles
on a daily line, in the summer, because the privilege costs them
considerable money; but if they were offered wages for the service,
that would turn it into work and then they would resign.
CHOICE BOX
abandoned
abstain
abundant
accused
adherent
vigorous
wane
wages
wise
YEARN
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