In church, the minister gives a long, boring sermon about missionaries. Tom entertains himself by letting a pinch-bug (a beetle) crawl on the pew. A stray poodle wanders in, sees the bug, and tries to play with it. The bug pinches the dog’s nose, and the poodle yelps, races around the church, and finally jumps into the lap of a sleeping old lady. The entire congregation shakes with suppressed laughter. Tom is delighted. The sermon ends, and everyone agrees it was the best service in years.
Becky returns to school, but Tom ignores her out of pride. She grows jealous and watches him from afar. tom sojer prepricano po glavama
Tom mašta o romantičnim gestovima i često se trudi da impresionira Beky Tćuč (Becky Thatcher). Njegove nebulozne izjave i teatralni potezi otkrivaju tinejdžersku romantičnost — naivnu ali iskrenu. Ovaj segment knjige donosi humor, ali i emotivnu zrelost kako se Tom suočava sa prvim osećanjima. In church, the minister gives a long, boring