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Chapter 21
"Don’tyouwanttohearaboutit,Cal?"
"Hushyourmouth,sir!Whenyououghtabehangin’yourheadinshameyougoalonglaughin’—"CalpurniarevivedaseriesofrustythreatsthatmovedJemtolittleremorse,andshesailedupthefrontstepswithherclassic,"IfMr.Finchdon’twearyouout,Iwill—getinthathouse,sir!"
Jemwentingrinning,andCalpurnianoddedtacitconsenttohavingDillintosupper."YouallcallMissRachelrightnowandtellherwhereyouare,"shetoldhim."She’srundistractedlookin’foryou—youwatchoutshedon’tshipyoubacktoMeridianfirstthinginthemornin’."
AuntAlexandrametusandnearlyfaintedwhenCalpurniatoldherwherewewere.IguessithurtherwhenwetoldherAtticussaidwecouldgoback,becauseshedidn’tsayawordduringsupper.Shejustrearrangedfoodonherplate,lookingatitsadlywhileCalpurniaservedJem,Dillandmewithavengeance.Calpurniapouredmilk,dishedoutpotatosaladandham,muttering,"’shamedofyourselves,"invaryingdegreesofintensity."Nowyoualleatslow,"washerfinalcommand.
ReverendSykeshadsavedourplaces.Weweresurprisedtofindthatwehadbeengonenearlyanhour,andwereequallysurprisedtofindthecourtroomexactlyaswehadleftit,withminorchanges:thejuryboxwasempty,thedefendantwasgone;JudgeTaylorhadbeengone,buthereappearedaswewereseatingourselves.
"Nobody’smoved,hardly,"saidJem.
"Theymovedaroundsomewhenthejurywentout,"saidReverendSykes.
