Answer:
the girl who distracts Santiago from his dreams, She is so beautiful to him that he rather be with her and stay in oasis with her than go find the treasure.
Explanation
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1. Tom feels noble and important because he likes to hear them say nice things about him, but he is also sad that he caused his aunt pain.
2. He does not leave his aunt the note like he planned to because he hears about the funeral planned for Sunday
...hope this helped :)