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Chapter 3
"Why?Jem’nmeain’teverinthehouseunlessit’srainin’."
"Iknow,"shesaid,"Butoneofyou’salwaysincallin’distance.IwonderhowmuchofthedayIspendjustcallin’afteryou.Well,"shesaid,gettingupfromthekitchenchair,"it’senoughtimetomakeapanofcracklin’bread,Ireckon.Yourunalongnowandletmegetsupperonthetable."
Calpurniabentdownandkissedme.Iranalong,wonderingwhathadcomeoverher.Shehadwantedtomakeupwithme,thatwasit.Shehadalwaysbeentoohardonme,shehadatlastseentheerrorofherfractiousways,shewassorryandtoostubborntosayso.Iwaswearyfromtheday’scrimes.
Aftersupper,Atticussatdownwiththepaperandcalled,"Scout,readytoread?"TheLordsentmemorethanIcouldbear,andIwenttothefrontporch.Atticusfollowedme.
"Somethingwrong,Scout?"
ItoldAtticusIdidn’tfeelverywellanddidn’tthinkI’dgotoschoolanymoreifitwasallrightwithhim.
Atticussatdownintheswingandcrossedhislegs.Hisfingerswanderedtohiswatchpocket;hesaidthatwastheonlywayhecouldthink.Hewaitedinamiablesilence,andIsoughttoreinforcemyposition:"Youneverwenttoschoolandyoudoallright,soI’lljuststayhometoo.YoucanteachmelikeGranddaddytaughtyou‘n’UncleJack."
"NoIcan’t,"saidAtticus."Ihavetomakealiving.Besides,they’dputmeinjailifIkeptyouathome—doseofmagnesiaforyoutonightandschooltomorrow."
