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- # CHAPTER XII
## Overview
This entity is **CHAPTER XII** of the novel *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete* (arke:01KG17620ND2Q83R02B18E9MJZ), a structured textual division extracted from the plain text file *tom_sawyer.txt* (arke:01KG0K71QZ8KK7RGEGSNTB5534). It spans lines 3529 to 3713 of the source file and was processed on January 28, 2026, as part of the digital collection [More Classics](arke:01KFXT0KM64XT6K8W52TDEE0YS). The chapter is sequentially positioned between [CHAPTER XI](arke:01KG176GJZE0TPM2T1FBEFV5HM) and [CHAPTER XIII](arke:01KG176GY0G09F4HM8B67HG4MD), and it is subdivided into three content chunks for granular text access.
## Context
This chapter forms part of a digitized edition of Mark Twain’s classic novel, originally published in 1876. The text was extracted from a plain-text file sourced from Project Gutenberg or a similar digital library, and organized within the [More Classics](arke:01KFXT0KM64XT6K8W52TDEE0YS) collection, which curates canonical Western literature. The structural metadata was generated by an automated extraction process ("structure-extraction-lambda") and later manually refined by a user (arke:01KFF0H3YRP9ZSM033AM0QJ47H), ensuring accurate segmentation of the novel into chapters and subcomponents.
## Contents
This chapter centers on Tom Sawyer’s emotional distress over Becky Thatcher’s absence from school due to illness. As Tom grows increasingly melancholy, his Aunt Polly subjects him to a series of extreme and comically ineffective home remedies, including cold-water dousings, wet-sheet wraps, and a strict diet of quack medicines. The narrative humor peaks when Tom begins secretly administering the painful “Pain-killer” to his aunt’s cat, Peter, who reacts with frenzied acrobatics before leaping through a window. This incident prompts Aunt Polly to reflect on her treatment of Tom, leading to a moment of remorse and gentle reconciliation. The chapter concludes with Tom returning to school early, desperately hoping to catch Becky’s attention through exaggerated displays of energy and daring—only to be dismissed by her as a show-off, leaving him humiliated and heartbroken.
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