Scout was twirling that new baton of hers all over the place as we kept on walkin' home. I swear she hit just about every person we passed on the sidewalk with that new baton, but I could care less. I was furious thinking about what that old witch had said about Atticus. I'd kept my promise to him, but I was fed up hearing so many people talk bad about him!
I couldn't hold myself back when we were in front of Miss Dubose's. I caught Scout mid sentence- "JEM! Whatch thi.." I snatched the baton from her hands and charged furiously up to her ugly plants and tore them apart. I went crazy, and trashed her whole yard ! Thrashing around, making a huge mess of all of her flowers. I could hear Scout yelling "QUIT IT Jem!", but I was too indulged in destroying this old hag's yard.
