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Chapter 25
"Lemmeknowwhenyouchangeyourmind.Tellyouonething,though,Iain’tgonnasitaroundandnotscratcharedbug."
"Awdryup,"heanswereddrowsily.
Jemwastheonewhowasgettingmorelikeagirleveryday,notI.Comfortable,Ilayonmybackandwaitedforsleep,andwhilewaitingIthoughtofDill.Hehadleftusthefirstofthemonthwithfirmurancesthathewouldreturntheminuteschoolwasout—heguessedhisfolkshadgotthegeneralideathathelikedtospendhissummersinMaycomb.MissRacheltookuswiththeminthetaxitoMaycombJunction,andDillwavedtousfromthetrainwindowuntilhewasoutofsight.Hewasnotoutofmind:Imissedhim.Thelasttwodaysofhistimewithus,Jemhadtaughthimtoswim—
Taughthimtoswim.Iwaswideawake,rememberingwhatDillhadtoldme.
Barker’sEddyisattheendofadirtroadofftheMeridianhighwayaboutamilefromtown.Itiseasytocatcharidedownthehighwayonacottonwagonorfromapassingmotorist,andtheshortwalktothecreekiseasy,buttheprospectofwalkingallthewaybackhomeatdusk,whenthetrafficislight,istiresome,andswimmersarecarefulnottostaytoolate.
AccordingtoDill,heandJemhadjustcometothehighwaywhentheysawAtticusdrivingtowardthem.Helookedlikehehadnotseenthem,sotheybothwaved.Atticusfinallysloweddown;whentheycaughtupwithhimhesaid,"You’dbettercatcharideback.Iwon’tbegoinghomeforawhile."Calpurniawasinthebackseat.
