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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