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           "Mr.Ewell?"Mymemorystirred."DoeshehaveanythingtodowiththoseEwellsthatcomeeveryfirstdayofschoolan’thengohome?Why,Atticussaidtheywereabsolutetrash—IneverheardAtticustalkaboutfolksthewayhetalkedabouttheEwells.Hesaid—"

           "Yeah,thosearetheones."

           "Well,ifeverybodyinMaycombknowswhatkindoffolkstheEwellsarethey’dbegladtohireHelen...what’srape,Cal?"

           "It’ssomethin’you’llhavetoaskMr.Finchabout,"shesaid."HecanexplainitbetterthanIcan.Youallhungry?TheReverendtookalongtimeunwindin’thismorning,he’snotusuallysotedious."

           "He’sjustlikeourpreacher,"saidJem,"butwhydoyouallsinghymnsthatway?"

           "Linin’?"sheasked.

           "Isthatwhatitis?"

           "Yeah,it’scalledlinin’.They’vedoneitthatwayaslongasIcanremember."

           Jemsaiditlookedliketheycouldsavethecollectionmoneyforayearandgetsomehymn-books.

           Calpurnialaughed."Wouldn’tdoanygood,"shesaid."Theycan’tread."

           "Can’tread?"Iasked."Allthosefolks?"

           "That’sright,"Calpurnianodded."Can’tbutaboutfourfolksinFirstPurchaseread...I’moneof‘em."

           "Where’dyougotoschool,Cal?"askedJem.