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           "Itwasn’ta—agang?"Jemwaslookingfromthecornersofhiseyes.

           Atticustriedtostifleasmilebutdidn’tmakeit."No,wedon’thavemobsandthatnonsenseinMaycomb.I’veneverheardofaganginMaycomb."

           "KuKluxgotaftersomeCatholicsonetime."

           "NeverheardofanyCatholicsinMaycombeither,"saidAtticus,"you’reconfusingthatwithsomethingelse.Waybackaboutnineteen-twentytherewasaKlan,butitwasapoliticalorganizationmorethananything.Besides,theycouldn’tfindanybodytoscare.TheyparadedbyMr.SamLevy’shouseonenight,butSamjuststoodonhisporchandtold‘emthingshadcometoaprettypass,he’dsold‘emtheverysheetsontheirbacks.Sammade‘emsoashamedofthemselvestheywentaway."

           TheLevyfamilymetallcriteriaforbeingFineFolks:theydidthebesttheycouldwiththesensetheyhad,andtheyhadbeenlivingonthesameplotofgroundinMaycombforfivegenerations.

           "TheKuKlux’sgone,"saidAtticus."It’llnevercomeback."

           IwalkedhomewithDillandreturnedintimetooverhearAtticussayingtoAunty,"...infavorofSouthernwomanhoodasmuchasanybody,butnotforpreservingpolitefictionattheexpenseofhumanlife,"apronouncementthatmademesuspecttheyhadbeenfussingagain.

           IsoughtJemandfoundhiminhisroom,onthebeddeepinthought."Havetheybeenatit?"Iasked.

           "Sortof.Shewon’tlethimaloneaboutTomRobinson.