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Jem said, “How’s Rose Aylmer?” Rose Aylmer was Uncle Jack’s cat. She was a beautiful yellow female Uncle Jack said was one of th ...

packages for Jem and me. Next morning Jem and I dived for them: they were from Atticus, who had written Uncle Jack to get them f ...

There went with the house the usual legend about the Yankees: one Finch female, recently engaged, donned her complete trousseau ...

sunshine in pants just as well, but Aunty said that one had to behave like a sunbeam, that I was born good but had grown progres ...

“That’s exactly who I mean.” “I know all about him,” said Francis. “What about him?” “Grandma says he hasn’t got a home—” “Has t ...

Francis came out on the catwalk. “You gonna take it back, Fra—ancis?” But I was too quick on the draw. Francis shot back into th ...

This time, I split my knuckle to the bone on his front teeth. My left impaired, I sailed in with my right, but not for long. Unc ...

entered the room I retreated to a corner and turned my back on him. “Scout,” he said, “do you still hate me?” “Go on, please sir ...

“Yes sir, he did, an‘ a lot more. Said Atticus’d be the ruination of the family an’ he let Jem an me run wild...” From the look ...

“I shall never marry, Atticus.” “Why?” “I might have children.” Atticus said, “You’ve a lot to learn, Jack.” “I know. Your daugh ...

I waited for Uncle Jack to break his promise. He still didn’t. “Atticus, how bad is this going to be? You haven’t had too much c ...

Contents - Prev / Next Chapter 10 Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty. When Jem and I asked him why he was so old, he said h ...

know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” ...

“Good Lord, Miss Maudie, Jem and me beat him all the time.” “It’s about time you found out it’s because he lets you. Did you kno ...

thing. The Methodists were trying to pay off their church mortgage, and had challenged the Baptists to a game of touch football. ...

Jem gulped like a goldfish, hunched his shoulders and twitched his torso. “He’s goin‘ like that, only not like he means to.” “Ar ...

She ran to the front porch, Jem and I at her heels. “You stay in that house!” she yelled. Calpurnia’s message had been received ...

been less frightened. Nothing is more deadly than a deserted, waiting street. The trees were still, the mockingbirds were silent ...

from beneath her arms. “Take him, Mr. Finch.” Mr. Tate handed the rifle to Atticus; Jem and I nearly fainted. “Don’t waste time, ...

left eye. “You were a little to the right, Mr. Finch,” he called. “Always was,” answered Atticus. “If I had my ‘druthers I’d tak ...