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- # CHAPTER XV
## Overview
This entity is [CHAPTER XV](arke:01KG16PT6YJQXFJFCC3WT4ZMCP), a chapter in the novel *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete* (arke:01KG16N2K9058F4BVCSK7DDWHH). It was extracted from the plain text file [tom_sawyer.txt](arke:01KG0K71QZ8KK7RGEGSNTB5534) and is part of the [More Classics](arke:01KFXT0KM64XT6K8W52TDEE0YS) collection. The chapter spans lines 4216 to 4384 of the source file and is divided into three subcomponents, or chunks, for structural processing.
## Context
This chapter follows [CHAPTER XIV](arke:01KG16PT58JK721SZ755Y6383F) and precedes [CHAPTER XVI](arke:01KG16PT8VZSB6AT24CYCK69ZX) in the narrative sequence of Mark Twain’s *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer*. It was processed as part of a digital text extraction workflow by the user "Structure Extraction" (arke:01KFF0H3YRP9ZSM033AM0QJ47H), who also handled related entities. The source file is a Project Gutenberg-style text hosted within a structured digital library environment.
## Contents
This chapter details Tom Sawyer’s secret return to the village while his friends believe him lost. After swimming ashore from Jackson’s Island, Tom overhears his aunt, Polly, grieving for him and expressing deep love, which moves him emotionally. He resists the urge to reveal himself, instead placing a sycamore scroll by her bedside as a silent token. Later, he steals back to the island by skiff and dramatically reappears at camp just before breakfast, reclaiming his status among the "pirates" Joe Harper and Huck Finn. The chapter ends with Tom recounting his adventures—likely embellished—and the boys enjoying a hearty meal, restoring their camaraderie and sense of adventure. The narrative explores themes of guilt, affection, and the tension between mischief and belonging.
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