The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 4
Why does the fact that his Sunday suit is called his "other clothes" tell us the size of his wardrobe?
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Tom's wardrobe is very small. He only has the amount of clothing he needs. Needs rather than wants.
Then Mary got out a suit of his clothing that had been used only on Sundays during two years — they were simply called his ‘other clothes’ — and so by that we know the size of his wardrobe.
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