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Chapter 9
"Atticus,you’veneverlaidahandonher."
"Iadmitthat.SofarI’vebeenabletogetbywiththreats.Jack,shemindsmeaswellasshecan.Doesn’tcomeuptoscratchhalfthetime,butshetries."
"That’snottheanswer,"saidUncleJack.
"No,theanswerissheknowsIknowshetries.That’swhatmakesthedifference.WhatbothersmeisthatsheandJemwillhavetoabsorbsomeuglythingsprettysoon.I’mnotworriedaboutJemkeepinghishead,butScout’djustassoonjumponsomeoneaslookathimifherpride’satstake...."
IwaitedforUncleJacktobreakhispromise.Hestilldidn’t.
"Atticus,howbadisthisgoingtobe?Youhaven’thadtoomuchchancetodiscussit."
"Itcouldn’tbeworse,Jack.Theonlythingwe’vegotisablackman’swordagainsttheEwells’.Theevidenceboilsdowntoyou-did-I-didn’t.Thejurycouldn’tpossiblybeexpectedtotakeTomRobinson’swordagainsttheEwells’—areyouacquaintedwiththeEwells?"
UncleJacksaidyes,herememberedthem.HedescribedthemtoAtticus,butAtticussaid,"You’reagenerationoff.Thepresentonesarethesame,though."
"Whatareyougoingtodo,then?"
"BeforeI’mthrough,Iintendtojarthejuryabit—Ithinkwe’llhaveareasonablechanceonappeal,though.
