![]() ![]() Meanwhile, the “Scout” of her childhood belongs in Maycomb and has always loved Hank. When she thinks in the present tense as a New Yorker, she has difficulty imagining herself marrying Hank and staying in Maycomb. Jean Louise’s fixation with the past is important to her relationship with Hank. The fact that Hank knows her eccentricities so well startles her. Hank asks why Jean Louise never drinks more than half of her second cup of coffee after dinner. He calls Jean Louise by her childhood name, Scout. A familiar black waiter named Albert briefly interrupts their conversation. ![]() ![]() Hank declares that he is not the wrong man. When Hank questions her sudden cynicism, Jean Louise apologizes, explaining that she is afraid of marrying the wrong man. She learned all this about romance, she says, from watching the failing marriages in New York. She tells him he is being too obvious about his uncertainty, that what women really want is to feel safe, understood, and protected. Hank tells Jean Louise that she is a mystery to him: Every time he thinks he has won her attention, she seems to slip away. They talk about their childhood games and make a plan to go to the river that evening. Things have changed since her childhood, and she tells Hank she doesn’t like the changes. On the way to the restaurant with Hank for their date, Jean Louise thinks about the history and culture of Maycomb. ![]()
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