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           "LinkDeas,"heyelled,"ifyouhaveanythingyouwanttosayyoucansayitunderoathandatthepropertime,butuntilthenyougetoutofthisroom,youhearme?Getoutofthisroom,sir,youhearme?I’llbedamnedifI’lllistentothiscaseagain!"

           JudgeTaylorlookeddaggersatAtticus,asifdaringhimtospeak,butAtticushadduckedhisheadandwaslaughingintohislap.IrememberedsomethinghehadsaidaboutJudgeTaylor’sexcathedraremarkssometimesexceedinghisduty,butthatfewlawyerseverdidanythingaboutthem.IlookedatJem,butJemshookhishead."Itain’tlikeoneofthejurymengotupandstartedtalking,"hesaid."Ithinkit’dbedifferentthen.Mr.Linkwasjustdisturbin’thepeaceorsomething."

           JudgeTaylortoldthereportertoexpungeanythinghehappenedtohavewrittendownafterMr.Finchifyouwereaniggerlikemeyou’dbescaredtoo,andtoldthejurytodisregardtheinterruption.Helookedsuspiciouslydownthemiddleaisleandwaited,Isuppose,forMr.LinkDeastoeffecttotaldeparture.Thenhesaid,"Goahead,Mr.Gilmer."

           "Youweregiventhirtydaysoncefordisorderlyconduct,Robinson?"askedMr.Gilmer.

           "Yessuh."

           "What’dtheniggerlooklikewhenyougotthroughwithhim?"

           "Hebeatme,Mr.Gilmer."

           "Yes,butyouwereconvicted,weren’tyou?"

           Atticusraisedhishead."Itwasamisdemeanorandit’sintherecord,Judge."Ithoughthesoundedtired.