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           "Youcan’tdothat,Scout,"Atticussaid."Sometimesit’sbettertobendthelawalittleinspecialcases.Inyourcase,thelawremainsrigid.Sotoschoolyoumustgo."

           "Idon’tseewhyIhavetowhenhedoesn’t."

           "Thenlisten."

           AtticussaidtheEwellshadbeenthedisgraceofMaycombforthreegenerations.Noneofthemhaddoneanhonestday’sworkinhisrecollection.HesaidthatsomeChristmas,whenhewasgettingridofthetree,hewouldtakemewithhimandshowmewhereandhowtheylived.Theywerepeople,buttheylivedlikeanimals."Theycangotoschoolanytimetheywantto,whentheyshowthefaintestsymptomofwantinganeducation,"saidAtticus."Therearewaysofkeepingtheminschoolbyforce,butit’ssillytoforcepeopleliketheEwellsintoanewenvironment—"

           "IfIdidn’tgotoschooltomorrow,you’dforcemeto."

           "Letusleaveitatthis,"saidAtticusdryly."You,MissScoutFinch,areofthecommonfolk.Youmustobeythelaw."HesaidthattheEwellsweremembersofanexclusivesocietymadeupofEwells.IncertaincircumstancesthecommonfolkjudiciouslyallowedthemcertainprivilegesbythesimplemethodofbecomingblindtosomeoftheEwells’activities.Theydidn’thavetogotoschool,foronething.Anotherthing,Mr.BobEwell,Burris’sfather,waspermittedtohuntandtrapoutofseason.

           "Atticus,that’sbad,"Isaid.InMaycombCounty,huntingoutofseasonwasamisdemeanoratlaw,acapitalfelonyintheeyesofthepopulace.