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Chapter 28
"Thoughtyou’dbecomin’alongthisway!"
"Whatareyoudoin’wayoutherebyyourself,boy?Ain’tyouscaredofBooRadley?"
Cecilhadriddensafelytotheauditoriumwithhisparents,hadn’tseenus,thenhadventureddownthisfarbecauseheknewgoodandwellwe’dbecomingalong.HethoughtMr.Finch’dbewithus,though.
"Shucks,ain’tmuchbutaroundthecorner,"saidJem."Who’sscaredtogoaroundthecorner?"WehadtoadmitthatCecilwasprettygood,though.Hehadgivenusafright,andhecouldtellitallovertheschoolhouse,thatwashisprivilege.
"Say,"Isaid,"ain’tyouacowtonight?Where’syourcostume?"
"It’supbehindthestage,"hesaid."Mrs.Merriweathersaysthepageantain’tcomin’onforawhile.Youcanputyoursbackofthestagebymine,Scout,andwecangowiththerestof‘em."
Thiswasanexcellentidea,Jemthought.HealsothoughtitagoodthingthatCecilandIwouldbetogether.Thisway,Jemwouldbelefttogowithpeoplehisownage.
Whenwereachedtheauditorium,thewholetownwasthereexceptAtticusandtheladieswornoutfromdecorating,andtheusualoutcastsandshut-ins.Mostofthecounty,itseemed,wasthere:thehallwasteemingwithslicked-upcountrypeople.Thehighschoolbuildinghadawidedownstairshallway;peoplemilledaroundboothsthathadbeeninstalledalongeachside.
"OhJem.Iforgotmymoney,"Isighed,whenIsawthem.
"Atticusdidn’t,"Jemsaid."Here’sthirtycents,youcandosixthings.Seeyoulateron."
