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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Twain, Mark

Twain, Mark
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer: Chapters 22 - 26

Chapter XXII

Summer Vacation

Because he likes their uniforms, Tom joins a church group known as the
Cadets of Temperance. He promises not to smoke, swear or drink as long as he
is a member. No sooner does he pledge, than he discovers an infallible truth
about human nature: to not be permitted to do a thing makes you want to do it
all the more. The only thing that keeps Tom from breaking his pledge is the
hope that he can parade in his red sash. July Fourth is a long way in the
future, so he places his hopes on ...

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