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He had but one marring thought; he was willing that the dog should play with his pinchbug, but he did not think it was upright in him to carry it off. MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable. Monday morning always found him so because it began another week's slow suffering in school.
Presently he bethought him of a treasure he had and got it out. It was a large black beetle with formidable jaws a "pinchbug," he called it. It was in a percussion-cap box. The first thing the beetle did was to take him by the finger. A natural fillip followed, the beetle went floundering into the aisle and lit on its back, and the hurt finger went into the boy's mouth.
Presently he bethought him of a treasure he had and got it out. It was a large black beetle with formidable jaws a "pinchbug," he called it. It was in a percussion-cap box. The first thing the beetle did was to take him by the finger. A natural fillip followed, the beetle went floundering into the aisle and lit on its back, and the hurt finger went into the boy's mouth.
He had but one marring thought; he was willing that the dog should play with his pinchbug, but he did not think it was upright in him to carry it off. MONDAY morning found Tom Sawyer miserable. Monday morning always found him so because it began another week's slow suffering in school.
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