"'Cal,"' said Jem, "'can you come down the sidewalk a minute?"'
"'There's somethin wrong with an old dog down yonder"' (Lee 122).
"'What for, Jem? I can't come down the sidewalk every time you want me."'
Calpurnia stared, then grabbed us by the shoulders and ran us home. She shut the wood door behind us, went to the telephone and shouted,
"'Gimme Mr. Finch's office!"' (Lee 123)
"Calpurnia's message had been received by the neighborhood. Every wood door within our range of vision was closed tight. We saw no trace of Tim Johnson" (Lee 124).
"'Naw sir, he's in the twitchin' stage, Mr. Heck."'
"'Should we go after him, Heck?"'
"'We better wait, Mr. Finch. They usually go in a straight line, but you never can tell. He might follow the curve--hope he does or he'll go straight in the Radley back yard. Let's wait a minute"' (Lee 125).
"'Not runnin', is he?"'
"Nothing is more deadly than a deserted, waiting street. The trees were still, the mockingbirds were silent, the carpenters at Miss Maudie's house had vanished. I heard Mr. Tate sniff, then blow his nose. I saw him shift his gun to the crook of his" (Lee 125).