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Mary is modelled after Mark Twain's sister Pamela, who was eight years older than him. Twain and two of his friends were the inspiration for Tom, so it is reasonable to assume that mary was about 18. Her age is not needed because she, like her namesake the Virgin Mary, are meant to be ageless.

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