Part Two Chapter 16
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jem heard me. He thrust his head around the connecting door. As he
came to my bed Atticus's light flashed on. We stayed where we were
until it went off; we heard him turn over, and we waited until he
was still again.
Jem took me to his room and put me in bed beside him. "Try to go
to sleep," he said, "It'll be all over after tomorrow, maybe."
We had come in quietly, so as not to wake Aunty. Atticus killed
the engine in the driveway and coasted to the carhouse; we went in the
back door and to our rooms without a word. I was very tired, and was
drifting into sleep when the memory of Atticus calmly folding his
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jem heard me. He thrust his head around the connecting door. As he
came to my bed Atticus's light flashed on. We stayed where we were
until it went off; we heard him turn over, and we waited until he
was still again.
Jem took me to his room and put me in bed beside him. "Try to go
to sleep," he said, "It'll be all over after tomorrow, maybe."
We had come in quietly, so as not to wake Aunty. Atticus killed
the engine in the driveway and coasted to the carhouse; we went in the
back door and to our rooms without a word. I was very tired, and was
drifting into sleep when the memory of Atticus calmly folding his
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