Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about? - Harper Lee

Apparently, Mayella's recital had given her confidence, but it was not her father's brash kind: there was something stealthy about hers, like a steady-eyed cat with a twitchy tail.

Well, they’re Southern people, and if they know you are working at home they think nothing of walking right in for coffee. But they wouldn’t dream of interrupting you at golf.

He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.