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- # CHAPTER XX
## Overview
This entity is **CHAPTER XX** of the novel *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* by Mark Twain. It is a structured digital chapter extracted from a plain text file (`tom_sawyer.txt`) and spans lines 5318 to 5500 of the source document. The chapter was automatically identified and segmented by a structure extraction process on January 28, 2026, and is part of a larger digital collection known as the [Test Collection](arke:01KG2T49K0H5GDRB0G4YDTPG8H). It is positioned between [CHAPTER XIX](arke:01KG2TRBERNKGG1ZDNXVQDXA3K) and [CHAPTER XXI](arke:01KG2TRBHWJHR8JAS9YZ8PHRN2) in the narrative sequence.
## Context
The chapter is part of the full digital text of [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer](arke:01KG2TP9MA26GMS73H3R2KPN3R), a classic American novel first published in 1876. This digital version was derived from the file [tom_sawyer.txt](arke:01KG2T4RHC4E1XKJ12BJRXE8E8), likely sourced from Project Gutenberg or a similar public domain repository. The segmentation into chapters and further into text chunks was performed by an automated system labeled "Structure Extraction" ([arke:01KFF0H3YRP9ZSM033AM0QJ47H](arke:01KFF0H3YRP9ZSM033AM0QJ47H)), and the entity was manually reviewed and edited by the same user.
## Contents
This chapter details a pivotal moment in Tom Sawyer’s emotional and moral development. After reconciling with his Aunt Polly, Tom attempts to make amends with Becky Thatcher, only to be rebuffed. The narrative centers on a schoolroom crisis when Becky accidentally tears a page in the schoolmaster Mr. Dobbins’ forbidden anatomy book. Fearing punishment, she is overwhelmed with guilt and fear. When the master investigates, Tom, witnessing her distress, makes a selfless decision and falsely confesses to the act to protect her. His public declaration—“I done it!”—is portrayed as a noble and courageous act, earning him Becky’s profound gratitude and admiration, expressed in her whispered words: “Tom, how _could_ you be so noble!” The chapter ends with Tom planning revenge on Alfred Temple but ultimately drifting to sleep, comforted by Becky’s praise. The text is divided into three content chunks ([Chunk 1](arke:01KG2TSH0PQEGK2DHRCVT4J3Q7), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG2TSH5C0142W6E4DSY65NVJ), [Chunk 3](arke:01KG2TSH4VZ3ZBMNRBR4Q1C4R5)) for processing and analysis.
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