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Chapter 22
Stopeatingandstartthinking,Jem.DiditeverstrikeyouthatJudgeTaylornamingAtticustodefendthatboywasnoaccident?ThatJudgeTaylormighthavehadhisreasonsfornaminghim?"
Thiswasathought.Court-appointeddefenseswereusuallygiventoMaxwellGreen,Maycomb’slatestadditiontothebar,whoneededtheexperience.MaxwellGreenshouldhavehadTomRobinson’scase.
"Youthinkaboutthat,"MissMaudiewassaying."Itwasnoaccident.Iwassittin’thereontheporchlastnight,waiting.Iwaitedandwaitedtoseeyouallcomedownthesidewalk,andasIwaitedIthought,AtticusFinchwon’twin,hecan’twin,buthe’stheonlymaninthesepartswhocankeepajuryoutsolonginacaselikethat.AndIthoughttomyself,well,we’remakingastep—it’sjustababy-step,butit’sastep."
"’t’sallrighttotalklikethat—can’tanyChristianjudgesan’lawyersmakeupforheathenjuries,"Jemmuttered."Soon’sIgetgrown—"
"That’ssomethingyou’llhavetotakeupwithyourfather,"MissMaudiesaid.
WewentdownMissMaudie’scoolnewstepsintothesunshineandfoundMr.AveryandMissStephanieCrawfordstillatit.TheyhadmoveddownthesidewalkandwerestandinginfrontofMissStephanie’shouse.MissRachelwaswalkingtowardthem.
"IthinkI’llbeaclownwhenIgetgrown,"saidDill.
JemandIstoppedinourtracks.
"Yessir,aclown,"hesaid
