The
weather
turns
____________________
cold
in
Maycomb
,
and
Jem
and
Scout
get
their
first
glimpse
of
snow
.
School
is
canceled
,
so
they
spend
their
day
making
a
snowman
with
mud
and
slush
.
The
snow
stops
in
the
afternoon
but
the
temperature
continues
to
drop
,
prompting
people
to
keep
their
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going
for
warmth
.
Late
that
night
Scout
is
awakened
by
Atticus
and
ordered
to
dress
and
leave
the
house
.
Maudie
Atkinson's
house
is
____________________
____________________
.
Atticus
tells
Scout
and
Jem
to
wait
in
front
of
the
Radley
house
while
he
goes
to
help
the
other
men
____________________
Miss
Maudie's
belongings
and
prevent
the
fire
from
spreading
to
more
homes
.
The
fire
is
finally
brought
under
control
,
although
Miss
Maudie's
home
is
lost
.
When
it
is
safe
to
go
home
,
Atticus
suggests
they
go
inside
for
hot
chocolate
.
Atticus
notices
a
foreign
____________________
around
Scout's
shoulders
and
wonders
where
it
came
from
.
Neither
Scout
nor
Jem
can
remember
how
she
came
to
be
wearing
it
.
It
suddenly
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____________________
them
that
the
elusive
Boo
Radleymust
have
put
the
blanket
on
her
.
When
Atticus
suggests
wrapping
up
the
blanket
to
return
it
,
Jem
____________________
.
Then
,
as
if
the
burden
of
keeping
their
secrets
had
become
too
much
for
him
,
Jem
____________________
____________________
what
he'd
been
holding
back
:
about
the
gifts
in
the
tree
,
the
evening
in
the
Radley
garden
,
and
finding
his
stitched
pants
.
Calming
Jem
,
Atticus
agrees
that
the
blanket
had
best
be
kept
a
story
between
them
.
In
the
morning
Jem
and
Scout
find
Miss
Maudie
in
her
backyard
,
amid
the
ruin
.
They
are
surprised
to
find
she
isn't
grieving
the
loss
of
her
belongings
.
She
admits
she
always
disliked
the
house
and
is
already
planning
the
house
she'll
build
in
its
place
.
When
Scout
looks
confused
as
to
why
she
isn't
more
____________________
,
Miss
Maudie
explains
that
she
was
more
worried
about
her
neighbors
.
