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Twain, Mark

"The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer"

Peter sprang a couple of yards into the air, and then delivered a war-whoop and set off round and round the room, banging against furniture, upsetting flower-pots and making general havoc. Next he rose on his hind feet and pranced around, in a frenzy of enjoyment, with his head over his shoulder and his voice proclaiming his unappeasable happiness. Then he went tearing around the house again spreading chaos and destruction in his path. Aunt Polly entered in time to see him throw a few double summersets, deliver a final mighty hurrah, and sail through the open window, carrying the rest of the flower-pots with him. The old lady stood petrified with astonishment, peering over her glasses; Tom lay on the floor expiring with laughter.


? ? ? ? "Tom, what on earth ails that cat?"


? ? ? ? "I don't know, aunt," gasped the boy.


? ? ? ? "Why I never see anything like it. What did make him act so?"


? ? ? ? "Deed I don't know Aunt Polly; cats always act so when they're having a good time."


? ? ? ? "They do, do they?" There was something in the tone that made Tom apprehensive.


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