Aunt Alexandra calls for the doctor, and Atticus calls for the sheriff. Scout works to reorient herself and finally sees a strange man carrying Jem to their front door. When she touches the man's stubble, she knows he isn't Jem. She heads toward the breath sounds, feeling for Jem. Scout calls for Jem but gets no answer other than heavy breathing. Someone - Scout assumes it's Jem - pulls the attacker off her. Scout hears Jem scream, and then steel-like arms begin crushing her inside the costume. Jem hears something unusual and tells Scout to be very quiet. When it's time to go home, Scout tells Jem that she would rather leave her costume on than have to face people, and they head for home with Jem guiding Scout. The children enjoy the festivities, but Scout embarrasses herself by making a very late entrance onstage. On the way to the pageant, Cecil Jacobs frightens Jem and Scout. She has a great costume for the pageant, but she can't get out of her ham suit without help.Ītticus and Aunt Alexandra don't go to the pageant because they're tired, so Jem agrees to take Scout and bring her home. The ladies of Maycomb decide to organize a Halloween pageant in the high school auditorium this year. Deas puts an end to that, which makes Ewell angry. Tom Robinson's old boss, Link Deas, gives Helen a job, but Bob Ewell makes it very difficult for her to safely walk to work. Things settle down in Maycomb, although Bob Ewell publicly blames Atticus for him losing his job. Full Glossary for To Kill a Mockingbird.Famous Quotes from To Kill a Mockingbird.Comparing To Kill a Mockingbird to Its Movie Version.Racial Relations in the Southern United States.Aunt Alexandra and Miss Maudie Atkinson.
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