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           AsfarbackasIcouldremember,therewasalwaysaChevroletinexcellentconditioninthecarhouse,andAtticusputmanymilesonitinbusinesstrips,butinMaycombhewalkedtoandfromhisofficefourtimesaday,coveringabouttwomiles.Hesaidhisonlyexercisewaswalking.InMaycomb,ifonewentforawalkwithnodefinitepurposeinmind,itwascorrecttobelieveone’smindincapableofdefinitepurpose.

           Lateron,IbademyauntandbrothergoodnightandwaswellintoabookwhenIheardJemrattlingaroundinhisroom.Hisgo-to-bednoisesweresofamiliartomethatIknockedonhisdoor:"Whyain’tyougoingtobed?"

           "I’mgoin’downtownforawhile."Hewaschanginghispants.

           "Why?It’salmostteno’clock,Jem."

           Heknewit,buthewasgoinganyway.

           "ThenI’mgoin’withyou.Ifyousaynoyou’renot,I’mgoin’anyway,hear?"

           Jemsawthathewouldhavetofightmetokeepmehome,andIsupposehethoughtafightwouldantagonizeAunty,sohegaveinwithlittlegrace.

           Idressedquickly.WewaiteduntilAunty’slightwentout,andwewalkedquietlydownthebacksteps.Therewasnomoontonight.

           "Dill’llwantacome,"Iwhispered.

           "Sohewill,"saidJemgloomily.

           Weleapedoverthedrivewaywall,cutthroughMissRachel’ssideyardandwenttoDill’swindow.Jemwhistledbob-white.Dill’sfaceappearedatthescreen,disappeared,andfiveminuteslaterheunhookedthescreenandcrawledout.