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Chapter 1
Jemthoughtaboutitforthreedays.Isupposehelovedhonormorethanhishead,forDillworehimdowneasily:"You’rescared,"Dillsaid,thefirstday."Ain’tscared,justrespectful,"Jemsaid.ThenextdayDillsaid,"You’retooscaredeventoputyourbigtoeinthefrontyard."Jemsaidhereckonedhewasn’t,he’dpassedtheRadleyPlaceeveryschooldayofhislife.
"Alwaysrunnin’,"Isaid.
ButDillgothimthethirdday,whenhetoldJemthatfolksinMeridiancertainlyweren’tasafraidasthefolksinMaycomb,thathe’dneverseensuchscaryfolksastheonesinMaycomb.
ThiswasenoughtomakeJemmarchtothecorner,wherehestoppedandleanedagainstthelight-pole,watchingthegatehangingcrazilyonitshomemadehinge.
"Ihopeyou’vegotitthroughyourheadthathe’llkilluseachandeveryone,DillHarris,"saidJem,whenwejoinedhim."Don’tblamemewhenhegougesyoureyesout.Youstartedit,remember."
"You’restillscared,"murmuredDillpatiently.
JemwantedDilltoknowonceandforallthathewasn’tscaredofanything:"It’sjustthatIcan’tthinkofawaytomakehimcomeoutwithouthimgettin’us."Besides,Jemhadhislittlesistertothinkof.
Whenhesaidthat,Iknewhewasafraid.JemhadhislittlesistertothinkofthetimeIdaredhimtojumpoffthetopofthehouse:"IfIgotkilled,what’dbecomeofyou?"heasked.Thenhejumped,landedunhurt,andhissenseofresponsibilitylefthimuntilconfrontedbytheRadleyPlace.
