[Tom Sawyer was sitting on the bed, breaking the bed that Aunt Polly, Cousin Sidney and Mary are heard]
Cousin Sidney:
Tom's home.
Cousin Mary:
Beast!
[Aunt Polly, Cousin Sidney and Mary began to walking upstairs to Tom's Room]
Tom Sawyer:
Aunt Polly, honest, I didn't have nothing to do with it!
Aunt Polly:
What happened to you, boy? Look at you!
Tom Sawyer:
Well, there was this runaway horse, you see. And this poor old woman was in the buggy screaming for help. So I grabbed the reins and was drug nearly half a mile down the street before I could stop it. Then, he kicked me!
Aunt Polly:
You were with Huckleberry Finn. Why don't you tell the truth for once?
Cousin Mary:
He does tell the truth! He did it in court and saved an innocent man's life!
Aunt Polly:
A drunkard. Hanging around with murderers and grave robbers... what's to become of you, boy?
[to Cousin Sidney and Mary]
Aunt Polly:
You two, downstairs.
Cousin Mary:
Tom, you did a brave thing.
Aunt Polly:
Mary, don't you disobey me too.
[Cousin Sidney and Mary began to downstairs. Aunt Polly closes the door and turns back to Tom Sawyer]
Aunt Polly:
Now, you listen to me. Your mother was my favorite sister. We were very close. When she was dying, I promised her that I would raise you as if you were my own. Now, God knows I have tried. But you continue to disobey me, to lie to me, to cavort with the trash in this town. I'm afraid you're gonna grow up to be a wastrel like your father was, God forbid.
Tom Sawyer:
Don't you talk about my father like that.
Aunt Polly:
Well, that's what he was, a no-good, irresponsible bum, leaving your mother and you, a tiny baby. No use lying to yourself about him, too. I am not gonna let you turn into what he was, as God is my witness.
Tom Sawyer:
Well, If'n I was God -
[Aunt Polly slap Tom Sawyer's face]
Aunt Polly:
Don't you dare to take the name of the Lord in vain! May God forgive you.
[Aunt Polly walks away from him, closes the door]
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