And at the zenith of his fame, how he would suddenly appear at the old village and stalk into church, brown and weather-beaten, in his black velvet doublet and trunks, his great jack-boots, his crimson sash, his belt bristling with horse-pistols, his crime-rusted cutlass at his side, his slouch hat with waving plumes, his black flag unfurled, with the skull and crossbones on it, and hear with swelling ecstasy the whisperings, "It's Tom Sawyer the Pirate!--the Black Avenger of the Spanish Main!"
És dicsőségének csúcspontján hirtelen megjelenne az öreg faluban, viharverten és barnára cserzetten, fekete bársonyzekében és nadrágban, magas szárú csizmában, vörös ingben, öve megrakva nehéz pisztolyokkal, oldalán a vérben fürdött karddal, széles kalapján díszes tollakkal, vállán a kibontott, fekete halálfejes lobogóval a templom felé ballagna. Milyen mámoros örömmel hallaná az emberek suttogását: - Tom Sawyer, a kalóz!