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Chapter 6
Atfirstwesawnothingbutakudzu-coveredfrontporch,butacloserinspectionrevealedanarcofwaterdescendingfromtheleavesandsplashingintheyellowcircleofthestreetlight,sometenfeetfromsourcetoearth,itseemedtous.JemsaidMr.Averymisfigured,Dillsaidhemustdrinkagallonaday,andtheensuingcontesttodeterminerelativedistancesandrespectiveprowessonlymademefeelleftoutagain,asIwasuntalentedinthisarea.
Dillstretched,yawned,andsaidaltogethertoocasually."Iknowwhat,let’sgoforawalk."
Hesoundedfishytome.NobodyinMaycombjustwentforawalk."Whereto,Dill?"
Dilljerkedhisheadinasoutherlydirection.
Jemsaid,"Okay."WhenIprotested,hesaidsweetly,"Youdon’thavetocomealong,AngelMay."
"Youdon’thavetogo.Remember—"
Jemwasnotonetodwellonpastdefeats:itseemedtheonlymessagehegotfromAtticuswasinsightintotheartofcrossexamination."Scout,weain’tgonnadoanything,we’rejustgoin’tothestreetlightandback."
Westrolledsilentlydownthesidewalk,listeningtoporchswingscreakingwiththeweightoftheneighborhood,listeningtothesoftnight-murmursofthegrownpeopleonourstreet.OccasionallyweheardMissStephanieCrawfordlaugh.
"Well?"saidDill.
