He was going around the corner. He was carrying Jem.
Jem’s arm was dangling crazily in front of him. By the time I reached the corner the man was crossing our front yard.
Light from our front door framed Atticus for an instant; he ran down the steps, and together, he and the man took Jem inside.
I was at the front door when they were going down the hall.
Aunt Alexandra was running to meet me. “Call Dr. Reynolds!”
Atticus’s voice came sharply from Jem’s room. “Where’s Scout?”
“Here she is,” Aunt Alexandra called, pulling me along with her to the telephone.
She tugged at me anxiously. “I’m all right, Aunty,” I said, “you better call.”
She pulled the receiver from the hook and said, “Eula May, get Dr. Reynolds, quick!”
Agnes, is your father home? Oh God, where is he? Please tell him to come over here as soon as he comes in. Please, it’s urgent!
There was no need for Aunt Alexandra to identify herself, people in Maycomb knew each other’s voices.
Atticus came out of Jem’s room. The moment Aunt Alexandra broke the connection, Atticus took the receiver from her.
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