On the night of the unseasonable snow in Maycomb, Jem and Scout were awakened by Atticus and hurried from their home. Outside they saw that Miss Maudie's house was on fire. Neighbors were busy saving furniture from the fire, but the house was nearly a total loss. Miss Maudie seemed surprisingly calm and unconcerned.
"Why, I hated that old cow barn. Thought of settin' fire to it a hundred times myself, 'cept they'd lock me up."
Cecil Jacobs was one of Scout's classmates. He became another one of her victims (apparently) after he claimed that "Scout Finch's daddy defended niggers." Cecil will reappear in one of the final chapters of the novel.
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