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           "Sowhat?"Isaid. 

           "Ijustthoughtyou’dliketoknowIcanread. Yougotanythingneedsreadin’Icandoit...." 

           "Howoldareyou,"askedJem,"four-and-a-half?" 

           "Goin’onseven." 

           "Shootnowonder,then,"saidJem,jerkinghisthumbatme. "Scoutyonder’sbeenreadin’eversinceshewasborn,andsheain’tevenstartedtoschoolyet. Youlookrightpunyforgoin’onseven." 

           "I’mlittlebutI’mold,"hesaid. 

           Jembrushedhishairbacktogetabetterlook. "Whydon’tyoucomeover,CharlesBakerHarris?"hesaid. "Lord,whataname." 

           "’snotanyfunnier’nyours. AuntRachelsaysyourname’sJeremyAtticusFinch." 

           Jemscowled. "I’mbigenoughtofitmine,"hesaid. "Yourname’slonger’nyouare. Betit’safootlonger." 

           "FolkscallmeDill,"saidDill,strugglingunderthefence. 

           "Dobetterifyougooveritinsteadofunderit,"Isaid. "Where’dyoucomefrom?" 

           DillwasfromMeridian,Mississippi,wasspendingthesummerwithhisaunt,MissRachel,andwouldbespendingeverysummerinMaycombfromnowon.