【推荐3】On that Saturday afternoon, the Harpers and Aunt Polly’s family were put into mourning. The village was unusually quiet. The villagers talked _________ but sighed（叹气）often. Children had no heart in sports and _________. People were sad to know that Tom, Joe and Huck were drowned（淹死）.

In the afternoon, Becky found herself walking around the yard and feeling very sad. She said to herself, “I haven’t got anything to _________ Tom by. He’s gone now. I’ll never see him any more.”

Then there was a(n) _________ about who saw the dead boys last in life. Many said they did and offered evidence. When it was finally decided who did see the dead boys last, the lucky people took upon themselves as _________ ones and were envied by all the others.

On the next morning, when the bell began to toll（鸣响）, the villagers gathered in the church. None could remember _________ the little church had been so full before. Aunt Polly entered, followed by Sid and Mary, and by the Harper family, _________ in deep black. As the funeral continued, people regretted that they did not treat the boys well before. They _________ saw faults（缺点）in them. People gave way to their feelings and cried.

A moment later, the church door opened. People raised their eyes above handkerchiefs and they were _________. Aunt Polly, Mary and the Harpers threw themselves upon their children and kissed them again and again. The minister（牧师）____________ at the top of his voice, “Let’s praise the God!”

Tom got more kissed that day. Before this, Aunt Polly didn’t know she loved her child so much. And Tom didn’t know he was loved by so many people.