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Atticus sighed. “I’m simply defending a Negro ⸻ his name’s Tom Robinson. He lives in that little settlement beyond the town dump. He’s a member of Calpurnia 3) ’s church, and Cal 4) knows his family well. She says they’re clean-living folks. Scout, you aren’t old enough to understand some things yet, but there’s been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn’t do much about defending this man. It’s a peculiar case— it won’t come to trial until summer session. John Taylor 5) was kind enough to give us a postponement...” “If you shouldn’t be defendin’ him, then why are you doin’ it?” “For a number of reasons,” said Atticus. “The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town, I couldn’t represent this county in the legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.” “You mean if you didn’t defend that man, Jem and I wouldn’t have to mind you any more?” “That’s about right.” “Why?” sigh settlement dump high talk peculiar postponement legislature mind 3) the Finch family’s loyal black housekeeper 4) short for Calpurnia 5) the judge of Maycomb 5 10 15 74 I LESSON 3 Novel