Chapter 30

Atticus is sure that it was Jem who stabbed Bob Ewell, but the sheriff tells Atticus that he intends to report that Ewell fell on his own knife. Atticus is sure that Tate is trying to protect Jem, until it finally dawns on him that it was really someone else who killed Ewell.

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

"If Atticus could blandly introduce me to Boo Radley at a time like this...(p. 273)."

"He looked at the wisteria vine (p. 276).

"...if I connived at something like this, frankly I couldn't meet his eye...(p. 276)."

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

" '...taking the one man who's done you and this town a great service an' draggin' him with his shy ways into the limelight...(p. 279).' "