Miss Rachel’s cook asked Calpurnia why didn’t Atticus just say yes, you’ll go free,
and leave it at that —seemed like that’d be a big comfort to Tom.
Calpurnia said, “Because you ain’t familiar with the law.”
First thing you learn when you’re in a lawin’ family is that there ain’t any definite answers to anything.
Mr. Finch couldn’t say somethin’s so when he doesn’t know for sure it’s so.
The front door slammed and I heard Atticus’s footsteps in the hall. Automatically I wondered what time it was.
Not nearly time for him to be home, and on Missionary Society days he usually stayed downtown until black dark.
He stopped in the doorway. His hat was in his hand, and his face was white.
“Excuse me, ladies,” he said. “Go right ahead with your meeting, don’t let me disturb you.”
“Alexandra, could you come to the kitchen a minute? I want to borrow Calpurnia for a while.”
He didn’t go through the diningroom, but went down the back hallway and entered the kitchen from the rear door.
Aunt Alexandra and I met him. The diningroom door opened again and Miss Maudie joined us. Calpurnia had half risen from her chair.
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