Coach says if I can gain twenty-five pounds by year after next I can play,” he said. “This is the quickest way.”
“If you don’t throw it all up. Jem,” I said, “I wanta ask you somethin’.” “Shoot.”
He put down his book and stretched his legs. “Miss Gates is a nice lady, ain’t she?”
“Why sure,” said Jem. “I liked her when I was in her room.” “She hates Hitler a lot…” “What’s wrong with that?”
“Well, she went on today about how bad it was him treatin’ the Jews like that. Jem, it’s not right to persecute anybody, is it?
I mean have mean thoughts about anybody, even, is it?” “Gracious no, Scout. What’s eatin’ you?”
“Well, coming out of the courthouse that night Miss Gates was—she was goin’ down the steps in front of us,
you musta not seen her—she was talking with Miss Stephanie Crawford.
I heard her say it’s time somebody taught ’em a lesson, they were gettin’ way above themselves,
an’ the next thing they think they can do is marry us. Jem, how can you hate Hitler so bad an’ then turn around
and be ugly about folks right at home—Jem was suddenly furious.
He leaped off the bed, grabbed me by the collar and shook me. “I never wanta hear about that courthouse again, ever, ever, you hear me?
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