Pudd'nhead Wilson Women and Femininity Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

For a whole week [Tom] was not able to sleep well, so much the villainy which he had played upon his trusting mother preyed upon his rag of a conscience; but after that he began to get comfortable again, and was presently able to sleep like any other miscreant. (16.14)

Wow, a whole week of tossing and turning for Tom—poor guy. Tom certainly doesn't lose a whole lot of sleep over exploiting Roxy's blind motherly devotion.