Jem stared at me so long I asked what was the matter, but got “Nothing, Scout” for an answer.
When we went home, Jem put the dolls in his trunk. Less than two weeks later we found a whole package of chewing gum, which we enjoyed,
the fact that everything on the Radley Place was poison having slipped Jem’s memory.
The following week the knot-hole yielded a tarnished medal.
Jem showed it to Atticus, who said it was a spelling medal,
that before we were born the Maycomb County schools had spelling contests and awarded medals to the winners.
Atticus said someone must have lost it, and had we asked around? Jem camel-kicked me when I tried to say where we had found it.
Jem asked Atticus if he remembered anybody who ever won one, and Atticus said no.
Our biggest prize appeared four days later. It was a pocket watch that wouldn’t run, on a chain with an aluminum knife.
“You reckon it’s white gold, Jem?” “Don’t know. I’ll show it to Atticus.”
Atticus said it would probably be worth ten dollars, knife, chain and all, if it were new.
Did you swap with somebody at school?he asked. “Oh, no sir!”
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