... up to the old lady. Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose is terminally ill and when she dies a month later, she leaves Jem a single white camellia in her Will. For Christmas the children receive air rifles from Atticus to their great surprise. Atticus admits "I merely bowed to the inevitable" accepting ... in an old building called "First Purchase" because it was bought with the first earnings of the freed slaves. One of the congregation criticizes Calpurnia for bringing white children to a black church, but generally the congregation are friendly and the Rev. Sykes gives them a warm welc...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School