Summary Chapter 18
Tom had proposed the scheme of attending their own funerals. Aunt Polly chides Tom for making her suffer an entire week. He could have left her a clue that he was alive. They assume the thought never occurred to him. Sid would have considered it. Aunt Polly tells Tom that one day he'll regret the pain he has caused her. Tom tells Aunt Polly that he loves her. He reveals the knowledge of the scene he had witnessed when he had come over the first night from the island. However, he claims it was a dream. It seems everyone but Sid believes it. Aunt Polly gives Tom an apple. She tells Mrs. Harper about Tom's dream. Tom is famous and tries to act dignified. Young boys follow him. Older boys envy him. Tom and Joe tell their tales to admiring schoolchildren and show off their ability to smoke.
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