Chapter 23

Atticus and the children discuss the trial, Scout and Aunt Alexandra discuss Walter Cunningham, and Jem and Scout discuss class distinctions.

Vocabulary All page numbers refer to the Warner Books Edition: December, 1982.

"Miss Stephanie said you had to hand it to Atticus Finch, he could be right dry sometimes (p. 220)."

"Atticus smiled wryly (p. 221)."

" 'Something furtive,' Aunt Alexandra said (p. 221)."

" '...unless the Governor commutes his sentence (p. 222).' "

"He didn't have any quarrel with the rape statute...(p. 222)."

"I looked up and his face was vehement (p. 223)."

"Jem waved my question away as being infantile (p. 229)."

"He was going into one of his declines, and I grew wary (p. 230)."