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Chapter 3

           Shewassoovercomebythesplendorofhisachievementthatshetookhimintotheclosetandselectedachoiceappleanddeliveredittohim,alongwithanimprovinglectureupontheaddedvalueandflavoratreattooktoitselfwhenitcamewithoutsinthroughvirtuouseffort. AndwhilesheclosedwithahappyScripturalflourish,he"hooked"adoughnut. 

           Thenheskippedout,andsawSidjuststartinguptheoutsidestairwaythatledtothebackroomsonthesecondfloor. Clodswerehandyandtheairwasfulloftheminatwinkling. TheyragedaroundSidlikeahail-storm;andbeforeAuntPollycouldcollecthersurprisedfacultiesandsallytotherescue,sixorsevenclodshadtakenpersonaleffect,andTomwasoverthefenceandgone. Therewasagate,butasageneralthinghewastoocrowdedfortimetomakeuseofit. Hissoulwasatpeace,nowthathehadsettledwithSidforcallingattentiontohisblackthreadandgettinghimintotrouble. 

           Tomskirtedtheblock,andcameroundintoamuddyalleythatledbythebackofhisaunt’scow-stable. Hepresentlygotsafelybeyondthereachofcaptureandpunishment,andhastenedtowardthepublicsquareofthevillage,wheretwo"military"companiesofboyshadmetforconflict,accordingtopreviousappointment. TomwasGeneralofoneofthesearmies,JoeHarper(abosomfriend)Generaloftheother. Thesetwogreatcommandersdidnotcondescendtofightinpersonthatbeingbettersuitedtothestillsmallerfrybutsattogetheronaneminenceandconductedthefieldoperationsbyordersdeliveredthroughaides-de-camp. Tom’sarmywonagreatvictory,afteralongandhard-foughtbattle. Thenthedeadwerecounted,prisonersexchanged,thetermsofthenextdisagreementagreedupon,andthedayforthenecessarybattleappointed; afterwhichthearmiesfellintolineandmarchedaway,andTomturnedhomewardalone. 

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