The boys were all eaten up with envy - but those that suffered the bitterest pangs were those who perceived too late that they themselves had contributed to this hated splendor by trading tickets to tom for the wealth he had amassed in selling whitewashing privileges 可是，现在才发现，后悔已经晚了。这些孩子们现在才明白他们的对手是个诡计多端的骗子，是一条藏在草里狡诈的蛇，而他们自己却是上了当的大傻瓜，因此他们都觉得自惭形秽。
