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           "Soon’sschoolstartsI’mgonnaaskWalterhometodinner,"Iplanned,havingforgottenmyprivateresolvetobeathimupthenexttimeIsawhim."Hecanstayoversometimesafterschool,too.AtticuscoulddrivehimbacktoOldSarum.Maybehecouldspendthenightwithussometime,okay,Jem?"

           "We’llseeaboutthat,"AuntAlexandrasaid,adeclarationthatwithherwasalwaysathreat,neverapromise.Surprised,Iturnedtoher."Whynot,Aunty?They’regoodfolks."

           Shelookedatmeoverhersewingglasses."JeanLouise,thereisnodoubtinmymindthatthey’regoodfolks.Butthey’renotourkindoffolks."

           Jemsays,"Shemeansthey’reyappy,Scout."

           "What’sayap?"

           "Aw,tacky.Theylikefiddlin’andthingslikethat."

           "WellIdotoo—"

           "Don’tbesilly,JeanLouise,"saidAuntAlexandra."Thethingis,youcanscrubWalterCunninghamtillheshines,youcanputhiminshoesandanewsuit,buthe’llneverbelikeJem.Besides,there’sadrinkingstreakinthatfamilyamilewide.Finchwomenaren’tinterestedinthatsortofpeople."

           "Aun-ty,"saidJem,"sheain’tnineyet."

           "Shemayaswelllearnitnow."

           AuntAlexandrahadspoken.Iwasremindedvividlyofthelasttimeshehadputherfootdown.Ineverknewwhy.ItwaswhenIwasabsorbedwithplanstovisitCalpurnia’shouse—Iwascurious,interested;Iwantedtobeher"company,"toseehowshelived,whoherfriendswere.Imightaswellhavewantedtoseetheothersideofthemoon.