Both Uses of
contrived
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Tom contrived to scarify the cupboard with it, and was arranging to begin on the bureau, when he was called off to dress for Sunday-school.†
Chpt 4 *contrived = unnatural or arranged
- He had also contrived to catch a few bats, and these, also, he had eaten, leaving only their claws.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
unnatural seeming (due to careful planning)
or more rarely:
arranged (that something should happen)
or more rarely:
arranged (that something should happen)