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Chapter 13
Jemseizedhisbriefcaseandbag,Ijumpedintohisarms,felthisvaguedrykissandsaid,"’dyoubringmeabook?‘dyouknowAunty’shere?"
Atticusansweredbothquestionsintheaffirmative."How’dyoulikeforhertocomelivewithus?"
IsaidIwouldlikeitverymuch,whichwasalie,butonemustlieundercertaincircumstancesandatalltimeswhenonecan’tdoanythingaboutthem.
"Wefeltitwastimeyouchildrenneeded—well,it’slikethis,Scout,"Atticussaid."Youraunt’sdoingmeafavoraswellasyouall.Ican’tstayherealldaywithyou,andthesummer’sgoingtobeahotone."
"Yessir,"Isaid,notunderstandingawordhesaid.Ihadanidea,however,thatAuntAlexandra’sappearanceonthescenewasnotsomuchAtticus’sdoingashers.AuntyhadawayofdeclaringWhatIsBestForTheFamily,andIsupposehercomingtolivewithuswasinthatcategory.
Maycombwelcomedher.MissMaudieAtkinsonbakedaLanecakesoloadedwithshinnyitmademetight;MissStephanieCrawfordhadlongvisitswithAuntAlexandra,consistingmostlyofMissStephanieshakingherheadandsaying,"Uh,uh,uh."MissRachelnextdoorhadAuntyoverforcoffeeintheafternoons,andMr.NathanRadleywentsofarastocomeupinthefrontyardandsayhewasgladtoseeher.
Whenshesettledinwithusandliferesumeditsdailypace,AuntAlexandraseemedasifshehadalwayslivedwithus.
