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Chapter 3
Thatboy’syo’comp’nyandifhewantstoeatupthetableclothyoulethim,youhear?"
"Heain’tcompany,Cal,he’sjustaCunningham—"
"Hushyourmouth!Don’tmatterwhotheyare,anybodysetsfootinthishouse’syo’comp’ny,anddon’tyouletmecatchyouremarkin’ontheirwayslikeyouwassohighandmighty!Yo’folksmightbebetter’ntheCunninghamsbutitdon’tcountfornothin’thewayyou’redisgracin’‘em—ifyoucan’tactfittoeatatthetableyoucanjustsethereandeatinthekitchen!"
Calpurniasentmethroughtheswingingdoortothediningroomwithastingingsmack.Iretrievedmyplateandfinisheddinnerinthekitchen,thankful,though,thatIwassparedthehumiliationoffacingthemagain.ItoldCalpurniatojustwait,I’dfixher:oneofthesedayswhenshewasn’tlookingI’dgooffanddrownmyselfinBarker’sEddyandthenshe’dbesorry.Besides,Iadded,she’dalreadygottenmeintroubleoncetoday:shehadtaughtmetowriteanditwasallherfault."Hushyourfussin’,"shesaid.
JemandWalterreturnedtoschoolaheadofme:stayingbehindtoadviseAtticusofCalpurnia’siniquitieswasworthasolitarysprintpasttheRadleyPlace."ShelikesJembetter’nshelikesme,anyway,"Iconcluded,andsuggestedthatAtticuslosenotimeinpackingheroff.
"HaveyoueverconsideredthatJemdoesn’tworryherhalfasmuch?"Atticus’svoicewasflinty."I’venointentionofgettingridofher,noworever.Wecouldn’toperateasingledaywithoutCal,haveyoueverthoughtofthat?YouthinkabouthowmuchCaldoesforyou,andyoumindher,youhear?"
