Why does becky stop coming to school

Tom played a prank on his aunt and gave the painkillers to her cat " Peter ". Peter reacted mysteriously , and aunt saw them all. When confronted Tom, said that he was trying to be the cat's aunt.

Aunt Polly felt bad for him and stopped him from taking medicines further. Previous theory. Exit to the topic. Next theory. At about two in the morning they arrive on the island, build a fire, and eat some bacon that Joe has stolen for them.

For the rest of the night they sit around and discuss pirate conduct. Eventually, however, they think about the meat they stole and reflect on the shamefulness of their petty crime—after all, the Bible explicitly forbids stealing.

We learn that Dr. SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Temple gets angry and ruins Tom's spelling book — while Becky watches — but Becky decides not to tell Tom. The next day, Tom tries to apologize to Becky, but she won't hear of it. Becky takes a look at Mr.

Dobbins's anatomy book, but she rips a page when Tom comes up behind her. She begins to cry, because she knows she will be beaten for ripping the book. When Mr. Dobbins starts asking who ripped the page, and Becky begins to fold under pressure, Tom stands up and takes credit for the misdeed.

Tom is whipped, and Becky falls helplessly back into love. A long time passes. The day of the picnic arrives. He put his hoop away, and his bat; there was no joy in them any more. His aunt was concerned. She began to try all manner of remedies on him. She was one of those people who are infatuated with patent medicines and all new-fangled methods of producing health or mending it.

She was an inveterate experimenter in these things. When something fresh in this line came out she was in a fever, right away, to try it; not on herself, for she was never ailing, but on anybody else that came handy.